Saying Waiting to Complete First Backup after finishing backup M1 Max Monterey?

sparcly,

If you have tried the suggestions found in the article we shared in the previous message, and you still see the "Waiting to complete", then we recommend reaching out to Apple Support. They can be reached by going to Get Support.

Let us know anytime you have questions.

Take care!

Hello sparcly,

We're happy to help in Apple Support Communities with backing up your Mac.

Back up your Mac with Time Machine, it looks like you posted your question to us from that article. It’s a good one to follow for backing up. If this is your first time backing up, and there is a large amount of data, it may take a while.

How long have you seen the message “Waiting to complete backup”? Have you seen and tried the steps found in If a Time Machine backup takes longer than you expect? 

Just reach back out to us if you still need assistance.

Cheers!