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  1. J

    Time Machine Missing Files and Discrepancies

    The bug where Time Machine fails to backup files that tmutil say are included, or fails to identify changed files, seems to be back in 10.13 High Sierra. The bug was introduced around 10.10, persisted through 10.11, was fixed in 10.12, and now seems to have regressed. Has anyone else done their...
  2. spyran

    Downgraded High Sierra -> Sierra - Can't restore photos?

    I finally managed to downgrade from that atrocious os that is High Sierra back to Sierra on my late 2013 15" mbp. Unfortunately i had not made a time machine backup from when i was on Sierra, however i made one from High Sierra just incase and did a clean install of Sierra. However the problem...
    • spyran
    • Thread
    • backup downgrade high sierra photos restore sierra time machine
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: macOS
  3. james bow

    My Time Capsule Drive Has Died. What Should I Do Now?

    Hello, folks! Long time lurker, first time poster... So, I have an older generation Apple Time Capsule (I think the one before they went tall and thin), and while it continues to access the Internet just fine and provides good WiFi, the Time Capsule drive no longer works. I'd like to hear some...
  4. L

    Solution: Reclaim storage back from "System"

    After upgrading to High Sierra the "System" storage was 260GB (About This Mac -> Storage). I also used DaisyDisk to confirm that there were "200GB of hidden system files" that can't be shown or deleted. Turned to our good friend Google and I found that Time Machine local backups were the...
  5. H

    Time Machine local snapshot fills drive

    Hello, I upgraded 2017 MBP to HS (and AFPS). I have ~550Gb on 1TB drive. In 24 hours I am left with 40Gb free, rest is in /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupd (~400Gb) I thought I'll just disable local backups as I found on line, but that keyword does not seem to be on my OSX 10.13...
  6. LillaK

    How can I reformat my external hard drive without losing data?

    Hi all :), With my previous laptops (PCs), I've always stored my data on an external hard drive. Now, I have a new MacBook Pro and all my data is still on that external HD. I realized soon that there's a little problem: can't move files from MacBook to external HD. Read about it and found that...
    • LillaK
    • Thread
    • data external hard drive macbook pro (13" late 2016) reformat time machine
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  7. MjWoNeR

    Use Time Capsule exclusively for Time Machine? Questions, questions.

    TC=Time Capsule, TM=Time Machine No new Airport products are on the timeline. Maybe Apple is moving to the cloud? I don't know, but my ~4 year old TC is showing it's age and I'm now planning to upgrade my network to the Asus RT-AC68U. The question is what do I do with TM? I like backups. Do I...
  8. D

    TimeMachine after OS upgrade

    I have recently upgraded from Mavericks to Sierra. Before the upgrade I turned off TimeMachine. Can I just turn it back on now or should I start over by erasing the drive and letting TimeMachine start fresh?
    • danqi
    • Thread
    • backup mavericks sierra time machine timemachine update upgrade
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
  9. M

    Time Machine with Netgear Router

    Dear Community, I'm using an Apple iMac and I just purchased a Netgear Router (model R7800 - Nighthawk X4S AC2600) and I connected to it an external USB Harddisk to be used for Time Machine. The setup was ok and the first back up started as expected. Unfortunately, after several hours from the...
  10. TDF

    Backup Archive / CrashPlan / Carbonite?

    Hey all, I am a musician and content creator with years of video, photo and music content. Some of my Photos Libraries are as big as 450GB and I have multiple others that are around 200GB. I am looking to add a cloud based storage incase I do get a lightning strike or power surge or...
    • TDF
    • Thread
    • archive backup carbonite crashplan external icloud library photos time machine video
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  11. T

    Where to find Time Machine Backups on old HD?

    Hi, With my old Mac Hard Drive plugged into my new mac as an external HD, is it possible to locate Time Machine Backups from the old hard drive? If so, where? Thanks.
    • tobyy42
    • Thread
    • backups hard drive time machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  12. C

    Time Machine quirk/bug? – Create New Backup, or Inherit Backup History

    I treasure this community, and strive to not post regarding a topic I can learn about from FAQs and the like, but this remains vexing. Admire and am well-acquainted with Pondini.org and others, but believe confusion arises over ambiguity in the simplest of terms –– in my case, under just...
    • Carl Perkins
    • Thread
    • macbook 13" 2007 os x os x 10.7.5 time machine
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  13. Q

    Assistance on setting up my Time Machine backup on my friend's MacBook

    Hello, I'm soon going on vacation and I'm planning to take an external hard drive, which contains my MacBook's Time Machine backup in it, but I won't take the MacBook itself with me. I will leave it back home so my brother (and business partner) can use it. For the next couple of months I will...
  14. dianeoforegon

    Time Machine works in PB2 (17A306f)

    Time Machine ran successfully today after updating to PB2 10.13 Beta (17A306f). CCC has been running as well. Have not tried yet to boot from a clone backup yet to verify.
  15. N

    Unplugged Time Machine backup without ejecting! What now?

    I accidentally unplugged my Time Machine backup hard drive today without ejecting it first :-/ It had successfully finished making a backup a couple of minutes before this happened and so I hope that this hasn’t corrupted the drive. I checked to see if I could retrieve files from my backups and...
  16. G

    Trouble restoring from Time Machine on a RAID device

    Hey all, I've been to the Genius Bar twice about this along with posting on the Apple discussion forums and haven't had any luck so far. Hopefully someone here might know something I can try. I'm upgrading my hard drive. I have the new hard drive in a separate enclosure and the Time Machine...
  17. H

    Macintosh HD drive excluded from TM and grayed out.

    The main hard drive for my iMac which is named as Macintosh HD is included in the "Exclude these items from backups" list in Time Machine. It's currently grayed out and I cannot remove it, therefore my backups aren't running.
  18. DarkoDonnie

    iCloud Drive vs Time Machine Restore

    This hypothetical has been wracking my brain since I recently migrated to iCloud Drive: all files, Desktop, Documents, App containers, etc Lets say, hypothetically: I back up my Mac on Monday with Time Machine I work all week long, modifying and creating 100's of files, all stored in iCloud...
    • DarkoDonnie
    • Thread
    • icloud drive time machine
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  19. Bethany03

    Issues with System Storage 200 GB of unidentified usage

    I am hoping someone can help me. I just upgraded to the 2017 imac from a time machine backup. Before doing so I had around 200 GB's of free space but now my new system is completely maxed @ 1 TB! The system storage shows 289 GB's being used and I do not know what for. I can identify all my other...
    • Bethany03
    • Thread
    • disk space hd issues help storage system storage time machine troubleshoot
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
  20. V

    New router for wireless Time Machine backups?

    Hi folks, I'm looking to replace my first-generation Time Capsule (circa 2008) with something new that supports 802.11ac. I'd like to keep the convenience of wireless Time Machine backups, but the most recent Time Capsule is really expensive (~$300) and likely to be discontinued soon. Is there...
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