After backing up successfully over extended periods of time I start getting error messages that the scheduled backup failed because of a difference in case sensitivity of backup device and the files being backed up. What goes?
Mac Pro, iOS 7
Hmmmm, is one or more of your volumes formatted Case Sensative?
That generally leads to problems & is not recommeded by Apple as I recall, the problem is, a Case Sensitive volume could have both a file called test.jpg & Test.jpg on it & tell the difference, a Case Insensitive would see both files as the same one.
When the problem first occurred I reformatted my backup disk to make it case-sensitive like the disk that I was backing up. Each time I change it, after a while it gets changed back to what it was before. For me the issue is how can case-sensitivity get changed all by itself after working properly for months. Mind you, during formatting I see nothing about case. The option that I select is "MAC OS Extended (Journaled)"
The specific error message that I keep getting is:
"A Time Machine couldnât complete the backup to âWD20EARSâ.
"A disk you are backing up is case-sensitive, but the backup disk is not."
"Open Time Machine preferences to select a different backup disk or to choose not to back up the case-sensitive disk."
So, you never formatted a drive Case Sensitive at all?
That is the question. My backups were working well until the error message suggesting that backup disk was not case-sensitive. If it was not why was it working well before? Taking the error message as correct (that the backup disk was not case-sensitive), I reformatted the backup disk as "MAC OS Extended (Journaled)" thinking that this was making it case-sensitive. Was it not?
Here is where I am. Your interaction has helped to focus me on the main issue. Instead of making my backup disk case-sensitive, perhaps I should make the disk being backed up case-insensitive. Now, how do I do that?
I think you cannot do that without erasing it! đ
I'd get another drive & clone it myelf.
Get carbon copy cloner to make an exact copy of your old HD to the New one...
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
Or SuperDuper...
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/
Or the most expensive one & my favorite, Tri-Backup...
I'm in no way sure of this, but what I suspect is that you recently made/saved some file on the case sensirive volume that had the same name but different capitalization as a previous file.
So I clone my case-sensitive disk and then reclone it back as case-insensitive?
Yes, I think cloning to a Case Insensitive disk will work... never tried it.
I discovered that I had not been formatting my backup disk as case-sensitive afterall. So, rather than take a chance on cloning my case-sensitive disk and recloning it back as case-insensitive, I simply reformatted my backup disk as case-sensitive and that solved the problem. I realize that making all my disks case-insensitive is the recommended solution but I will wait for a catastrophic failure before going that route. Your advice brought me to this resolution of my problem. Many thanks! Bill
Great news Bill, thanks! đ
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