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    Mackintosh HD snapshot

    Hi, I have set up Time Machine with an external hard drive on my Mac, and I have decided to delete it soon afterwards. I managed to delete all the snapshots using the Terminal, but still I see a Mackintosh HD snapshot. Is this used to load the operating system, or is this still a leftover from...
    • discover86
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    • snapshot time machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
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    iCloud iCloud Drive and the "Keep Downloaded" details...

    Was wondering if someone could shed a little light on whats going on exactly with the "Keep Downloaded" feature. 1. Where are the files? They don't seem to be in any normal location in the file structure - only accessible from iCloud Drive, which makes it "feel" like it's not actually saved...
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    Is It possible to backup an iSCSI drive via Time Machine?

    Hi folks. It seems ATTO folks have developed a iSCSI Initiator for current macOS versions. This solves a lot of problems for me, but I am thinking about backups. The iSCSI volume will be backup-up on the server, but it would also be nice to have a separate copy of the data in a different format...
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    Extended attributes related to Time Machine

    A statement is to encounter in the field that extended attributes (file system) exist to set Time Machine exclusion rules. I got that those attributes are to be set on backup source side to exclude file system items from being backed up by Time Machine. Myself was however not lucky to find a...
    • Arak
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    • attributes extended time machine
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
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    External Drive - Time Capsule - Time Machine Restoration

    Hi, Hopefully someone can help me out! I used an external passport device [4tb] to back up my data via time machine and have been periodically backing up since Jan 2023. When I was conducting some maintenance on my MBA 2017 [which has the adapter / 2tb NVME M2 drive installed], after I...
    • JF117
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    • .plist backups.backupdb time machine time machine deleted backups
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  6. dataharvested

    MP 1,1-5,1 Ventura Boot Loop After OCLP Install & Time Machine Restoration

    I just reinstalled macOS Ventura via OCLP due to a graphics card change. Everything went well until I restored my Time Machine backup from the same machine via an external hard drive. I got the message that the Time Machine restoration was completed and that the computer was going to restart...
  7. kcrossley

    iMac Pro Backup Drive

    Hi guys. I need a little help. I have an iMac Pro with (2) Samsung 990 Pro M.2 SSDs. I use the internal Apple 1TB SSD for the Mac OS and my apps, (1) Samsung 990 Pro 4TB external SSD for my client files, and (1) Samsung 990 Pro 4TB external SSD for my media. I probably use about half of the...
    • kcrossley
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    • imac pro time machine
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iMac
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    Time Machine hangs "connecting to backup disk…"

    I've rarely had any problems with Time Machine on a 4th gen Time Capsule. However after upgrading from Ventura to Sonoma 14.5, TM just sits there saying "connecting to backup disk…" and never progresses. When I enter TM it shows – not surprisingly – no backup history. Looking at a Finder...
  9. DominikHoffmann

    TrueNAS Scale Dragonfish 24.04.1 released today

    TrueNAS Scale Dragonfish 24.04.1 was released today. Release notes are available. TrueNAS Scale is now my network Time Machine destination of choice. It works great!
  10. Apple fanboy

    Resolved Drive wiped now can’t install MacOS

    So my 2018 Mac mini decided to act up this week. I thought I’d upgrade to Sonoma. Big mistake. Unfortunately it got stuck in a loop trying to download then would crash. I decided to reinstall from my Time Machine back up. That just lead to more issues. Ended up with Ventura (but not very...
    • Apple fanboy
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    • bootdrive crash download mac mini mac os security access startup time machine update
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: macOS
  11. SkweeBop

    Can't delete folders from backups?!

    Are you telling me APFS prevents deletion of folders from backups now? My drive has plenty of space, but says there isn't enough. I don't need portions of an old backup, so I go to delete like any normal human being would and then..."cannot be modified"?! Surely there's a Terminal override?
    • SkweeBop
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    • delete override time machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
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    Time Machine backup - encrypt or not

    Should I encrypt my Time Machine backup? Also, how do I find out if a current Time Machine backup is encrypted or not?
  13. jagooch

    Migration Assistant doesn’t prompt for credentials

    I’m trying to use migration assistant to restore data from a network time machine share? but it just says “connecting” and doesn’t prompt me for the required credentials to connect to the share and decrypt the backup. I let it sit there for an hour with no change! However, if I add the time...
  14. Chria James

    Time Machine discrepency

    IMac running Monterey. I can open Time Machine from two locations, one from the top menu icon to the TM itself and one via a desktop icon opening to a finder window that shows the files. I was trying to restore a damaged external drive. I have TM set to back up my three external drives (one had...
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    TimeMachine - Lets try to cleanup

    I noticed that Apple has not updated the exclusion list for a long time, which now appears outdated (based on the current structure of the operating system) Try to compare the latest backups, you will notice that a myriad of short or very short-lived files are saved. Perhaps only useful for...
    • testato
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    • backup time machine
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  16. Alvin777

    Any Terminal Trick or 3rd Party Trick to Make Time Machine See a Networked Drive as an External Drive

    Hi Mac friends. I'd like to temporarily make an unused networked 2TB drive from someone else's PC (I have permission) as the Time Machine backup (I'm just backing up 1TB maximum but they say it' best to have double for allowance) while budget is allocated for softwares like SuperDuper! or...
  17. Alvin777

    Will HFS+ Damage SSDs?

    Hello Mac friends, Will using HFS+ damage SSDs (understanding that APFS was made of SSDs and HFS+ is for hardisks, for mechanical drives)? This is for Time Machine (speed is not a priority). If HFS+ won't damage the SSD, I'm switching from APFS to HFS+ hoping I won't get the 'not enough space'...
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    Keychain Backup Not Loading

    Macbook Pro mid-2012 I'm using a Western Digital Elements 2TB external hard drive as my main drive for the time being. So far so good, surprisingly speedy for a hard drive. The only hitch is I haven't been able to get my Time Machine keychain backup added. I go to the library of my backup hard...
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    Open Core Legacy Patcher and Time Machine Restore

    OCLP 1.3.0 OSX Sonoma 14.2 Macbook Pro 13" early 2011 2TB Crucial SSD Using Open Core Legacy Patcher for a year. All works great except having trouble with Time Machine Restore The backup function of Time Machine works great. Issue: click "Browse Time Machine Backups" which opens the Time...
    • aceaceace
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    • open core legacy patcher opencore 1.3.0 time machine time machine backup time machine restore
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: macOS
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    Best way to migrate to new machine while keeping it clean (no Time Machine, Intel -> M3)

    I'm finally moving to Apple Silicon and ever since my first Macbook in 2011 I've done migrations using Time Machine. There's probably a lot of useless fluff, incomplete uninstall files and so on, so I will try to a manual move this time. Also because I think it's a good idea to manually make...
    • somndrom
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    • macos time machine
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: macOS
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