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time machine backup

  1. halloleo

    Big trouble to copy a Time machine folder via Finder

    I try to copy via Finder a Time Machine folder (Backups.backupdb) from an external physical volume to another external volume. First I tried to copy it to a sparse bundle, but I got a strange "The destination has not enough space" error (although sparse bundles can grow as needed and the...
    • halloleo
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    • carbon copy cloner copying folder issues finder app time machine backup
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    • Forum: macOS
  2. halloleo

    Time Machine to a NAS stuck on "Backed Up: XXX GB" just before it finishes

    I try my first backup to my (Synology) NAS. I have created a SMB share as Synology recomends for Time Machine backups. My MacBook running Catalina started the backup perfectly and 15 hours later it has copied all data, but now it is stuck on "Backed Up: XXX GB" (see attached screenshot)...
    • halloleo
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    • inprogress nas time machine backup
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  3. J

    Time Machine prevents me to upgrade to Monterey

    I have gotten into huge dilemma first safari stopped working need to upgrade to Monterey. Then my hardrive is almost full. Turned out I manually uploaded content from my iPhone to the Mac and to free up space on the phone. Moved it to a harddrive I deleted it on the Mac so think it stays in Time...
  4. gow75

    time machine with Qnap NAS - 8 bay - proper backup

    Hello, i have 3 client MAC computers were they are using a Qnap NAS to backup with time machine. however one of the users thinks it is a good idea to backup all 3 of their mac computers to one backup using time machine. the users want real time restore with time machine. my question is what is a...
    • gow75
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    • mac nas qnap time machine backup
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  5. C

    Is there a way to 'freeze' Time Machine Backup

    Dear all I would like to 'freeze' a time machine backup. I want that this backup will never be overwritten or deleted. Is there a way to do it? I want to mantain the current state of the system to use it in the future and also use this space on the time machine disk that's a 16tb one. Is is...
  6. Z

    when the TM migrating data will not fit

    I want to use my TMachine backup to migrate/transfer files i had in my iMac using 2ssds (1TB and 500GB) to my Mac Mini that only has a 250GB ssd. What are my options cause obviously the data from the 2 ssds will not fit.
    • zoran
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    • data migrating ssds time machine backup
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
  7. TimPa

    Restore time machine backup

    Hello, I want to restore from my time machine backup. My time machine backups where saved on a QNAP NAS. After a clean install (forgot password) off my macbook I wanted to reinstall from my time machine backups. This was not possible because the file was corrupted. I couldn't fix it with disk...
    • TimPa
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    • restore time machine backup
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  8. DinkThifferent

    Time Machine disc crashed?

    After updating to 11.5.1 tonight, I didn't use my 2019 5K iMac any further. I just woke it up from sleep and got an unpleasant surprise. My Time Machine external drive (just a normal 1TB external drive, no Apple time capsule) has suddenly crashed?! Anyone else having this issue? It is coming...
  9. korn3l

    TM not updating files - Local snapshot does

    Hi, I have configured my TM to a NAS and I noticed that the files don't get updated. Every new Backup has the same files/folders and filestamps like the initial backup. When I browse through the TM tree I have for every Backup 2 entries with the same time > one is pointing to the backup on NAS...
    • korn3l
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    • local snapshots time machine time machine backup timemachine
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    • Forum: macOS Big Sur (11)
  10. J

    wireless HD backups?

    Might be a better topic for one of the hardware forums, but to me arguably the strangest thing about the current Apple ecosystem is the lack of an AirPort Time Capsule-type wireless backup solution to work with Time Machine, at a time when almost everything else has gone wireless. Having to...
  11. J

    Please help! Corrupt External HDD in MSDOS format not mounting osX Catalina after black screen crash, how do I use terminal fsck or diskutil?

    Hello I think my partition map is corrupted? can anyone help with my hard drive and using fsck or similar as disk utility cannot repair and I have tried fsck but need help with the process of it And to see if disk is being held by fsck_msdos or fsck_exfat command - tried ps aux | grep to see...
  12. 1

    MP All Models Time Machine on infrequently mounted internal volume?

    Possibly this belongs in another forum but I thought the MPers might be best placed to answer... My system drive is on a PCIe NVMe and I have a scratch drive on an SSD RAID 0 on a sonnet PCIe card. The internal slots have an a;ternative system drive (used for working from home) and a 2TB...
    • 14UG
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    • innie internal drive raid 0 mac pro time machine backup
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  13. kwpcreative72

    Time Machine for 2 Macs

    I have a MacBook and a MacPro with 2 external drives attached to the MacPro. One external drive is for "current work" while the other attached drive is strictly backup. I'd like to set the backup drive to be a backup for my MacBook internal drive, MacPro internal drive, and "current work" drive...
  14. B

    Looking for a good SSD external Drive for 2020 27' Retina 5k iMac

    I'm new to Macs and I'm looking for advice on an external drive for my iMac. 2020 27" Retina 5K. It currently has a 1TB internal SSD and I use 2TB of cloud storage. I am in the process of copying data from my old PC to this iMac and it includes a lot of photos so I can't really proceed until I...
    • BababooHi
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    • external hard drive imac ssd drive ssd external hard drive time machine backup
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  15. agraden

    How to find files created after a specific date?

    Hi all, I want to restore my Mac to my last Time Machine backup of Catalina. I'm currently on Big Sur and don't want to lose any new data since upgrading. Is there a way I can view every file I've created, downloaded, saved etc. after a specific date (that date being after upgrading to Big Sur)...
    • agraden
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    • big sur catalina cleanmymac data downgrade files finder restore time machine backup upgrade
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS Big Sur (11)
  16. cosmo811

    200GB 'hidden space' in DaisyDisk

    Hi there, I'm trying to clean up my MacBook Pro's drive. I've transferred a bunch of the bigger items like games and videos over to my external SSD. I've run a DaisyDisk scan to see why I somehow only have about 290GB free of the 512GB internal SSD, and DaisyDisk says there's 212.8GB of...
    • cosmo811
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    • storage space time machine backup
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  17. M

    Help! Multiple HDs With the Same Name?!

    I'm trying to run a Time Machine backup, but my iMac won't do it because it says that there are two internal volumes with the same name?! I backed it up before with the same names, so I'm not sure why it's giving me a hard time now. That said...I'm not sure why there are two internal HDs in the...
  18. D

    Issue with moving Time Machine backup to new external drive

    Hi, I work on macOS Mojave 10.14.6 with latest Security Update 2020-004. I am following this article by Apple to move my Time Machine backup to a new USB disk: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202380 My old Time Machine backup is on a 500 GB external HDD called "macOS Time Machine": As...
  19. Mrjoedot

    External HD for Time Machine Wirelessly

    Hi, I managed to set up my HD for Time Machine. the pain point I had is to connect the Time Machine HD to my Mac every time I get home. Does anyone have a way to set it up like a Time Capsule via Wifi Router or other wireless method?
    • Mrjoedot
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    • time capsule time machine time machine backup
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS
  20. M

    Multiple backups?

    Anyone know why I would have so many backup folders after running Time Machine? I was not on the computer at the time. I left it to run the backup overnight and woke up to see all these folders on my external hard drive.
    • micnsu
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    • backup multiple backups time machine backup
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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