I have been using Time Machine to back up my files for ages but since updating to Catalina I keep getting the error message 'Backup Failed There isn't enough space on ...'
There is enough space on my disk as far as I can tell but after reading countless articles online, I still can't seem to find a simple solution. Is someone able to help me please? Thank you
iMac Pro, macOS 10.14
goto System Preferences > Time Machine > Options
and show what you have there.
It will show the Estimated size of full backup
goto System Preferences > Time Machine > Options
and show what you have there.
It will show the Estimated size of full backup
Why should this be consider to help solve the issue?
Since Upgrade to 10.15.3 I am not able anymore to complete TimeMachine backup.
The issue persists with last update 10.15.4.
It starts the download of 1.32 TB on a 2TB LaCie disk and after 1GB written and 6-7 hours it keeps running without transferring any new bit. The LaCie disk is still visible and shouwing enough free space to complete but nothing happens in 4-5 hours of activity.
The same happened with a LaCie 6TB which by the way after trying and retrying was even definitely damaged.
Is there an underground fight against LaCie disks? I read plenty of similar issues claimed by other mac users...
Please fix that ASAP or I certainly will not continue to spend one more penny on beautiful things lacking in rapid response.
LibAdri wrote:
Is there an underground fight against LaCie disks?
No
Please fix that ASAP or I certainly will not continue to spend one more penny on beautiful things lacking in rapid response.
Apple is not here. This is a users forum. Make sure the drive is formatted correctly. Mac OS Extended (Journaled), GUID partition scheme.
Hi dialabrain, thank you for your reply. The disk is formatted correctly as indicated and both disks were currently using successfully with previous versions!
This is a space hosted (and under control of Apple) so I am sure Apple gets the messages from here. If not, it should.
Thank you
I suspect that the backup process is constantly comparing the initial size of the backup (1.3 TB) with the space remaining available on the target disk, during the transfer of files and then finally after a while when some amount of files has been transferred so that the space available in the target disk is lower than the initial (total) size of the current backup, the process enters an infinite loop without any error/alert/message, waiting for more space which is not necessary and will never be available...
Just to add, Apple sells more than a dozen LaCie drives in the Apple Store so it's unlikely there is "an underground fight against LaCie disks".
You should still double check. In any case, you may have to erase the drive and start a new backup.
Time Machine Backup fail on Catalina
