Hey,
So I tried backing up my computer with Time Machine. I have an external harddrive that connects to my Mac Air via USB. I'm getting an "Error code: 92" whenever I try to back it up. I don't know anything about error codes at all. I safely disconnected my drive and restarted and it's still the same error message. Any suggestions? Please state the steps as clearly as you can. I'm a complete newb.
Thanks
MacBook Air 11", macOS 10.15
I had the same problem after upgrading to MacOS Catalina (10.15.1)
I do my backups to a Synology NAS via Wifi without problem. After upgrading to Catalina the first backup was OK, but after all I got the "Error code: 92" message. The next backups were unsuccessful.
I have solved the problem this way:
tmutil listlocalsnapshots /
tmutil deletelocalsnapshots /
After all the next backup was successful!
I hope it helps!
I had the same problem after upgrading to MacOS Catalina (10.15.1)
I do my backups to a Synology NAS via Wifi without problem. After upgrading to Catalina the first backup was OK, but after all I got the "Error code: 92" message. The next backups were unsuccessful.
I have solved the problem this way:
tmutil listlocalsnapshots /
tmutil deletelocalsnapshots /
After all the next backup was successful!
I hope it helps!
I'm sorry, maybe it's my fault for not being specific enough. I will try and remedy this. I am not "trying to create" a Time Machine backup. I had been using a Time Machine backup, quite successfully, for many years. It was immediately after updating my computer to Catalina where I could no longer back up my computer and the error code 92 popped up. Nothing about my backup procedure had changed in any way besides the OS update. After reading through some forums online, it appears I may not be the only user with this problem.
Thank you. Just so you know, after downloading the newest software update for the OS, just a moment ago, the error message went away and I was able to backup my computer. Seems whatever was in that update may have had an impact on Time Machine. Thanks again.
Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities ErrorCode92,
I see that you're getting an error code when trying to create a Time Machine backup. I know how important it is to be able to backup your data, and I'd be happy to provide you with some information that can help.
Take a look at the following two articles with some great troubleshooting steps that can help if you're having an issue creating a Time Machine backup.
Time Machine troubleshooting on Mac
If you can't back up or restore your Mac using Time Machine
If you go through these articles and the issue still remains, you'll want to reach out to Apple Support.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
I'm still having this issue. Apple, this is horribly annoying!!! After I changed the quota on the NAS (to unlimited, 4TB free!!), it worked for a few days and then came back to stay! No idea what else I could do!
No problems with iCloud Drive though... Maybe try resetting the iCloud accounts as described for the Apple Music Topic, might solve other AppleID related issues as well: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250828009?answerId=251639444022#251639444022
Apple, please fix TM!!!
Hello ErrorCode92,
Thanks for clarifying that for us. Since the issue still persists, you'll want to reach out to Apple Support. You can use the link that was previously provided, if needed.
Have a great day!
Same here– Catalina 10.15.1 and now persistently getting "Error code 92"! ***** badly! I'm backing up to a Synology NAS with the latest DSM installed. And nope, I don't think that's the problem, as others reported this error on various targets (all Catalina though!!)
Please fix or help to solve, Apple!
Thanks,
Marco
I also am having this issue with the same Error Code 92.
I have used two different external hard drives. The initial backup will work fine and is successful. The subsequent backups will return the error code.
I am concurrently having issues with iCloud Drive not syncing after updating (clean install) to 10.15.1.
Just wondering if the issue is related to iCloud Drive ?
Hello ErrorCode92,
Thanks for the update! Glad everything is back to normal.
In my case, the failure to backup to an external hard drive using Time Machine, and the appearance of the error code 92, only appeared AFTER I carried out the latest upgrade to Catalina 10.15.1!
Thanks so much, this is helping so far, I don't have a lot of trust that it will continue to help, but several backups have run successfully.
Did not help for me, unfortunately :-/ Still error 92...
Just to let others know: the problem persists also with the latest update (10.15.1).... for me (see below) it worked for a few days again and now I'm back to error 92, for good, it seems :-(
Error code: 92
