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when attempting a backup to Time Machine, backup failed due to "an error occurred while creating the backup folder". I have previously been able to backup successfully on this same computer and external disk. What could have changed to cause this?

When attempting a backup to Time Machine, backup failed due to "Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while creating the backup folder". I have previously successfully backed up, same computer, same disk drive, same everything. Can someone please assist?

Posted on Nov 12, 2013 1:55 PM

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Posted on Nov 12, 2013 4:42 PM

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when attempting a backup to Time Machine, backup failed due to "an error occurred while creating the backup folder". I have previously been able to backup successfully on this same computer and external disk. What could have changed to cause this?

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