Time machine icon in finder menu bar used to rotate as the back up was proceeding. With mavericks, at least with my Mac Pro, it does not.
Is there a way to make it spin so I know when it is working, and when stopped.
MacPro, Mac OS X (10.5.2), Also MacBook pro
It does not spin. There is no fix. However, it does in the sidebar of the Finder.
It does not spin. There is no fix. However, it does in the sidebar of the Finder.
Thanks. Will be happy with what I have.
You can file a request at Apple Feedback. Perhaps they will fix it in a future version.
In a previous discussion about this "feature", it was later observed that the 'spinning of the circular arrow in the MenuBar' has been replaced with a 'tiny triangle appearing at the break in the Time Macine circle part of the Icon' when the Backup is in progress.
The icons are show in this thread from 1-Dec-2013:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5619273?answerId=23972811022#23972811022
I haven't seen that on my system. Must be spinning so fast as to become invisible.
I just triggered a backup to see. No rotating triangle. However, even if there were one it wold be too small to see with human eyes making it a worthless indicator. If the programmers are going to spin a teeny tiny triangle, then why not leave it as it was?
The tiny triangle is said to appear, (but not rotate), when the Backup is in progress, then disappear when no Backup is in progress.
I wouldn't be able to see that anymore than I can see the arrowhead. It's a worthless indicator unlike the previous indicator which was visible and unambiguous.
Furthermore, they still provide the rotating indicator in the sidebar.
Time machine icon does not rotate with mavericks. Is that normal ?
