Problems copying Time Machine folder from one HD to new HD

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Problems copying Time Machine folder from one HD to new HD

Hi Everyone,

I need help!!!!! I am trying to transfer the Time Machine folder from a 2TB external HD to a 3TB external HD. I have been following the instructions from Apple given here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5096?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US I am getting the following error messages after Finder runs for 12 hours and 800K+ items "Preparing to copy to" the new HD and another 2-3 hours of copying the files to the new HD.

The error messages are:

The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items.

The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8062)

It repeats both of these, then stops. The new HD will show the backups.backupdb folder, but it can not tell me what the size of the folder is. (I know it's close to 2TB since the HD was busting at the seams!) 😁

I have tried to copy this now twice, with the same result. I am now going a third time, but hoping maybe someone can give me some direction. I have erased and re-formated the new HD, so in a sense it is back to a brand new state.

Someone please help me out with this.

Thanks in advance!

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on May 7, 2014 12:00 AM

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Answer 1

May 7, 2014 1:24 AM in response to Blueman46

Hi Blue, try following the steps on this excellent Time Machine site:

http://pondini.org/TM/18.html#id11

When formatting, you should use the GUID Partition scheme, not APM

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Linc Davis

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May 7, 2014 12:38 PM in response to Blueman46

Although the documentation says you can copy Time Machine backups in the Finder, it's very slow and sometimes doesn't work at all.

First, open the Time Machine preference pane and click the Options button. You may have to unlock the settings first by clicking the padlock icon in the lower left corner of the window. Authenticate as an administrator.

Delete the volume you're going to copy from the list of backup destinations. Then turn Time Machine OFF.

Launch Disk Utility, open the built-in help, and search for the term "Duplicate." Follow the instructions. All existing data on the destination volume will be erased. That shouldn't be a problem, because you don't want to mix backup and non-backup data on the same drive anyway.

In the TM preference pane, select the new volume as a backup destination.

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Answer 3

Blueman46 Author

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May 7, 2014 10:52 PM in response to SilverSkyRat

Checked this... couldn't find any help.

Thanks.

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Answer 4

Blueman46 Author

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May 7, 2014 10:53 PM in response to Linc Davis

Thanks Linc, I'm going to try this to see if it works. Will let you know.

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Blueman46 Author

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May 7, 2014 11:18 PM in response to Linc Davis

OK. Just started to "Restore" from the 2TB to the 3TB. Of course the estimated time is 1 day and 8 hours. Will let you know if it works.

Did have a "Unable to restore" error earlier, but I restarted and as of right now, I have gotten much farther with this.

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Blueman46 Author

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May 8, 2014 7:49 AM in response to Linc Davis

Let it go "Overnight", and I got a "Restore Failure - Could not restore - Input/Output error". Will start it up again and see. I have the Computer sleep set to never, but the display sleep set to 15 minutes.

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Linc Davis

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May 8, 2014 8:09 AM in response to Blueman46

Input/Output error

That indicates a drive malfunction. Check the log for "I/O error" messages to see which drive is at fault.

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Answer 8

Blueman46 Author

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May 8, 2014 8:35 AM in response to Linc Davis

Looks like both are having problems??? Both drives unmounted. 😕 Doing a repair on the 2TB drive now then will do another repair on the 3TB drives. Then will retry it again.

I'm going to get this darn thing done somehow!!!!

Thanks for your help Linc!

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