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Time machine not working

When I plug in my external hard drive and go to system preferences > time machine, I get a pop-up that says “Could not load Time Machine preference pane”. I have tried the 32 bit fix and it’s still happening. I’ve also tried rebooting already.

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.13

Posted on Feb 6, 2020 1:54 PM

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Posted on Feb 6, 2020 2:51 PM

What is the 32 bit fix?


Are you running 10.15 or what?


To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...


Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.


Does it work in the new account?

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Feb 6, 2020 2:51 PM in response to tessalauren89

What is the 32 bit fix?


Are you running 10.15 or what?


To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...


Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.


Does it work in the new account?

Time machine not working

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