Time Machine Preparation OS Catalina 10.15.7

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Time Machine Preparation OS Catalina 10.15.7

Hi, for other reasons I deleted my TM backups by erasing the 2tb disk and run "repair" in disk utility, then started a new TM backup of 450gb. The "preparing to backup" has taken more than 24hrs and is still in that process.

I know thats a lots of files, photos, music, etc, but is that a normal length of time to prepare backup?

Any info appreciated

iMac 27″, 10.15

Posted on Jan 18, 2023 3:21 AM

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7812b Author

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Jan 18, 2023 12:06 PM in response to WheelieNick

Hi, thank you for your response.

I stopped the backup, erased the disk and ran "repair" again on disk utility then tried again. "prepare backup" ran for 4 hours and it's now backing up with est. 10 hours to run.

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WheelieNick

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Jan 18, 2023 3:53 AM in response to 7812b

This can be normal, but if it will take up to 48 hours, cancel the backup and try again

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