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Time Machine cannot back up because some iCloud Drive files have not finished syncing.

Hello.


I upgraded my MacOS to Sequoia 15.1 and I tried to do a Time Machine BackUP and it is not working.


"Syncing happens when your Mac is turned on and connected to the Internet. Syncing may take a few days. Syncing will happen more quickly while your Mac is connected to a power source."


Some help?


Thanks


MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.1

Posted on Nov 17, 2024 5:37 PM

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Nov 22, 2024 3:51 PM in response to Barney-15E

I had this same problem and there were no unsynched files on either account. I disabled iCloud Drive on both accounts and Time Machine immediately started backing up my iMac. I then enabled iCloud Drive on both accounts and further backups continued without a problem. I saw another thread on here that gave me the idea of disabling iCloud Drive.

Time Machine cannot back up because some iCloud Drive files have not finished syncing.

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