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Time Machine backup on macOS Sequoia cannot be completed

Hello everyone,


since the upgrade to 15.0 the Time Machine backup fails. The reason is some individual system files that cannot be backed up. Mostly some db files, such as the Library/Safari/History.db or files in the Firefox profiles. I have already excluded some files from the backup, but then Time Machine finds another file that cannot be backed up. The backup process is then canceled.


“Time Machine could not complete the backup to “Time Machine Backup”. Backup of “Library/Safari/History.db” could not be created.“


After switching from Intel to M, I had only created one backup under Sonoma so far, which worked without any problems. The two years of “Intel” history and previous OSs were also transferred. No matter which OS, Time Machine always worked without any problems.


Any ideas? Many thanks in advance!

Pi-Jay

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.0

Posted on Oct 1, 2024 12:36 AM

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Posted on Oct 10, 2024 9:16 AM

  • I had no success backing up to my Western Digital (MyCloudEX2Ultra) since upgrading to Sequoia. Updated to 15.0.1 with same problems.
  • I found an old post that suggested running this command in Terminal: sudo rm -f /etc/nsmb.conf (note: you may need to provide the password used to sign into Sequoia before Terminal will run the command)
  • Since doing so, Time Machine has passed the prior errors and appears to be completing a backup on my MyCloudEX2Ultra via wireless network. As of this post, it reports 5 hours remaining (took <45 minutes to back up to a standard USB drive)
  • Hope this helps
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Time Machine backup on macOS Sequoia cannot be completed

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