rayterry
Level 1
(4 points)
Q: Time Machine, Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException'
I just noticed that Time Machine stopped backing up a few days ago. Running Disk Util ends error code 0. Time Machine Verify Backups ends ok. Rebooted, etc. No change. It just prepares for backup and then stops. Mac OS X 10.11.6. Any ideas as to what is going on?
Log file from console shows;
Crashed Thread: 2 Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.background-qos
Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY
Application Specific Information:
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[__NSCFBoolean length]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7fff78850e50'
abort() called
terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
Application Specific Backtrace 1:
0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff89d044f2 __exceptionPreprocess + 178
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff91ae173c objc_exception_throw + 48
2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff89d6e1ad -[NSObject(NSObject) doesNotRecognizeSelector:] + 205
3 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff89c74571 ___forwarding___ + 1009
4 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff89c740f8 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 + 120
5 backupd 0x0000000103ec5726 backupd + 157478
6 backupd 0x0000000103eb2091 backupd + 77969
7 backupd 0x0000000103eb0f1c backupd + 73500
8 backupd 0x0000000103eb03de backupd + 70622
9 backupd 0x0000000103eaa030 backupd + 45104
10 backupd 0x0000000103ea56d1 backupd + 26321
11 backupd 0x0000000103ea53a0 backupd + 25504
12 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8ef0393d _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
13 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8eef840b _dispatch_client_callout + 8
14 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8eefc29b _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 1890
15 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8eefbb00 _dispatch_worker_thread3 + 91
16 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8f6d74de _pthread_wqthread + 1129
17 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8f6d5341 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff9c172f72 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff9c1723b3 mach_msg + 55
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff89c791c4 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 212
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff89c7868c __CFRunLoopRun + 1356
4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff89c77ed8 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 296
5 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff89cb99b1 CFRunLoopRun + 97
6 backupd 0x0000000103eaf92a 0x103e9f000 + 67882
7 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff90b175ad start + 1
Thread 1:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff9c179efa kevent_qos + 10
1 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8eefe165 _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 216
2 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8eefddcd _dispatch_mgr_thread + 52
Thread 2 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.background-qos
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff9c178f06 __pthread_kill + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8f6da4ec pthread_kill + 90
2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8ea736df abort + 129
3 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff8ac61c11 abort_message + 257
4 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff8ac87e17 default_terminate_handler() + 267
5 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff91ae5491 _objc_terminate() + 103
6 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff8ac8500e std::__terminate(void (*)()) + 8
7 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff8ac85083 std::terminate() + 51
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8eef841f _dispatch_client_callout + 28
9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8eefc29b _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 1890
10 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8eefbb00 _dispatch_worker_thread3 + 91
11 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8f6d74de _pthread_wqthread + 1129
12 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8f6d5341 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 3:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff9c1795e2 __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8f6d7578 _pthread_wqthread + 1283
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8f6d5341 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 4:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff9c1795e2 __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8f6d7578 _pthread_wqthread + 1283
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8f6d5341 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 5:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff9c1795e2 __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8f6d7578 _pthread_wqthread + 1283
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8f6d5341 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 2 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
rax: 0x0000000000000000 rbx: 0x0000000000000006 rcx: 0x0000700000080848 rdx: 0x0000000000000000
rdi: 0x000000000000380f rsi: 0x0000000000000006 rbp: 0x0000700000080870 rsp: 0x0000700000080848
r8: 0x0000000000000003 r9: 0x00007fff8ac88e4c r10: 0x000000000c000000 r11: 0x0000000000000206
r12: 0x00007000000809d0 r13: 0x00007fff796a9f40 r14: 0x0000700000081000 r15: 0x00007000000808b0
rip: 0x00007fff9c178f06 rfl: 0x0000000000000206 cr2: 0x0000000107184000
Logical CPU: 0
Error Code: 0x02000170
Trap Number: 133
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)
norm123
Community Specialists
Thanks for that info and choosing the Apple Support Communities. I know how important being able to backup your Mac with Time Machine is to you! Based on what you stated, it seems you may be having issues with Time Machine not finishing backing up and just stops at the preparing for backup step. Since you have already tried restarting your Mac, I would recommend using safe mode to start up your Mac so that it performs certain checks, delete system cache files, verifies your startup disk, and attempts to repair directory issues if needed. Log into your user account and test the issue while in safe mode and then restart normally and test the issue again.
Try safe mode if your Mac doesn't finish starting up
Limited graphics performance in OS X recovery or safe mode
If your issue with Time Machine is still not resolved, I would recommend walking through the steps in this Apple article on Time Machine issues to help resolve your issue and get your Mac backing up again.
If you can't back up or restore your Mac using Time Machine
Cheers!
