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what does "preparing backup" mean the first time you use Time Machine?

I'm using Time Machine for the first time and it seems to be stuck on "preparing backup". Is this normal?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 3, 2022 12:53 PM

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Posted on Feb 3, 2022 1:12 PM

It's building an index of the files that need to backup.

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