MacOS Sierra - time machine stuck preparing backup on Network devices

TakomaFan wrote:

I'm a long time distributed systems architect and developer

And a security expert. You forgot the security expert part this time.

AFP protocol and networked Time Machine protocols are supported by Apple. The issue as reported applies to all networked Time Machines, both Apple and other vendors.

I realize your point of view, and I too am a fan of Apple and their products. Can I ask that we keep this professional and factual so that we can get to the bottom of the issue for all impacted users? I am here to get and provide help and I believe that this is true for most all of us.

Don't mistake me for a fan, Apple are simply the best of a bad lot.

Apple supported products were reportedly impacted. It is established that AFP and Time Machine application layer network protocols were broken and remediate in the maintenance release.

Believe whatever floats your particular boat.

If you haven't yet done so, update to the latest Sierra release. Apple has successfully remediate several application layer network protocols. Sophos' work is probably beginning now.

The latest Mac Update hasn't fixed my own particular issue with a WD MyCloud NAS drive, still work in progress. I'm in contact with the folks at WD but progress is slow

I would keep checking for Sierra (and Sophos updates if you use it). Apple is definitely all over this.

Unfortunately my responses are deleted when I eventually respond in kind. Hopefully you will be able to help Apple users through these issues. Good luck in all of your support efforts.

Thank you for your detailed and thoughtful posts to a real problem that many users are experiencing. I am using Sophos and my workaround is to turn off live scanning, do a manual backup and turn scanning back on, not the best solution but it is working for me. I am following a thread on Sophos and they are actively working on this.

TakomaFan wrote:

Unfortunately my responses are deleted when I eventually respond in kind. Hopefully you will be able to help Apple users through these issues. Good luck in all of your support efforts.

Regarding Csound1 I feel his postings on this thread are antagonistic and not helpful, in my opinion he should stop posting here. I did notice that at least one of your postings was deleted, oh, and I am an Apple fan.

Thanks again. 🙂

Thank you for your kind words. I am not sure that I will be posting any further on these forums for obvious reasons, but I really do appreciate your response.

keep at it mate, at least your helpful

I had the same issue but no antivirus running as other have reported. I resolved by logging out my user and logging in again, the backup continued from the point it got stuck before and finished successfully.

You should keep posting. Don't let the person targeting you keep you from sharing what you know about the issue.

I still have exactly the same and many other issues.

Doing pram and smc reset doesn't work.

reinstalling macos sierra doesn't work. Possibly this would't solve any Problem and is not the Egg-Laying, milk-bearing, wooly-sow.... Software Problems are Software Problems and a chip doesn't save all Setting from Such a big System!!!

I reinstall macos Sierra - doesn't solve my problems.

What i recognize is, when the macbook goes into screensaver mode with password, time machine won't backup.

But when i disable screensaver with password, i have exactly the same problem.

Next Problem is, when i activate the option "deactivate Trackpad when a mouse is plugged in" in Access Settings, it works fine up to a reboot. After it the trackpade is active.

What the **** is Apple doing today??? The most stable OS was el capitan, since release it runs fine, never had any issues.