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How long until it begins

I am trying to restore my MacBook Pro from a time machine backup and it seems stuck “preparing to transfer user documents”. How long is too long?

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Posted on Jul 30, 2022 10:31 AM

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Posted on Jul 30, 2022 4:58 PM

EmmaD wrote:

I am trying to restore my MacBook Pro from a time machine backup and it seems stuck “preparing to transfer user documents”. How long is too long?


Maybe it is best if you just state how long has it been for you....


or you talking hours, days, weeks?



see If Time Machine remains in the “preparing” stage on Mac


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Jul 30, 2022 4:58 PM in response to EmmaD

EmmaD wrote:

I am trying to restore my MacBook Pro from a time machine backup and it seems stuck “preparing to transfer user documents”. How long is too long?


Maybe it is best if you just state how long has it been for you....


or you talking hours, days, weeks?



see If Time Machine remains in the “preparing” stage on Mac


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