Under MacOS X safe mode, how can i mount usb harddisk to backup system using time machine.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Might not be doable. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564 for details. IIRC, TM won't run in safe mode, but I might be mistaken. BTW, why?
Hi Balwo,
I recently have a problem with my imac 27 inch. If i log in more than a 1 min, it will freeze with marks of distorted color square appears on the screen. However when I logged into Safe Boot, its working fine.
The reason why i want to mount USB drive, is so that i can use TIME machine to backup my system before i take it to repair.
Thanks
Thanks for clarifying.
…when I logged into Safe Boot, its working fine.
Since it works in safe mode, then there's a conflict with 3rd-party software. Step one is to log into a newly created admin user account and see if the problem persists.
The reason why i want to mount USB drive, is so that i can use TIME machine to backup my system before i take it to repair.
AFAIK, if that's possible do it, but I don't think that will matter at all, since TM will just backup the boot volume, whether or not components are loaded into RAM.
Random00 wrote:
If i log in more than a 1 min, it will freeze with marks of distorted color square appears on the screen.
However when I logged into Safe Boot, its working fine.
Could be a video card or driver software issue, find out here, should be fixed by #8 if it's a software issue in OS X only.
Random00 wrote:
The reason why i want to mount USB drive, is so that i can use TIME machine to backup my system before i take it to repair.
Use another blank powered USB drive instead and use the drag and drop copy methods of "Emergency Quick Copy" here
mount external usb under safe mode
