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  1. M

    Time Machine Suddenly has Error

    I'm using Time Machine on my iMac (running OS X Yosemite) with a Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0. I've been using it since February of 2013 on my Macbook Pro, and more recently on my iMac. I got home from work today and there was a notice that the last Time Machine backup failed. When I checked...
    • Melodeath
    • Thread
    • backup stuck error help time machine
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: macOS
  2. nick19

    Time Machine/Synology NAS

    Does anyone have Time Machine successfully backing up to a Synology NAS? I have a Synology NAS running DSM 6.0.1-7393 but Time Machine fails with the following error: The necessary capabilities are not fully supported on the selected network backup disk.
  3. O

    Time Machine volume on NAS corrupt once a month

    Hi community! I own a WD MyCloud EX2 which I use for Time Machine Backups. Unfortunately, there is an issue with backing up to NASs in Time Machine and I keep getting an error message which says something like: "Time Machine completed a verification of your backups. To improve reliability, Time...
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    How do I set up Time Capsule just for Time Machine?

    I have a current gen Time Capsule, but want to use a newer router instead that improves my WiFi coverage inside my home. However, I want to still use the Time Capsule for backups/Time Machine purposes. Is this possible? If anyone has done it, would you be kind enough to give me instructions on...
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    Network Drive Backup

    I have a small company that uses a drive connected to an Airport extreme that everyone shares. Everyone in the office keeps all their files on this drive. (we have both mac & pc users). We need a way to keep this drive backed up without having to manually move the files to another drive. Is...
    • TayOneThree
    • Thread
    • airport airport extreme backup drive network drive newtwork time machine
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Networking
  6. jgelin

    inProgress file stuck in Trash

    Hello all I am having quite some trouble emptying the Trash from my iMac. I deleted an inProgress file from a hungup time machine backup and now it is stuck in the trashcan. I have followed these steps here: http://pondini.org/TM/E6.html but to no avail, and the file still persists. When I run...
    • jgelin
    • Thread
    • backup help inprogress storage stuck time machine trash troubleshooting wont delete
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
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    Best 3.5 Internal Hard Drive for Time Machine

    Hey everyone, Im looking at getting a new drive/drives for internal time machine in my Mac Pro 2010. Ill probably be backing up a few large files (100gb+) so was thinking to maybe RAID 0 them. Trying to decide between the WD Black because its 7200rpm or the Seagate SSHD but I'm not sure if Time...
  8. E

    Backing up and organizing photos on EXTERNAL hard drive

    Hey guys! I run my time machine once a month to back up my data. And I have Google Photos Backup in the cloud. At the end of each year I also export my iPhoto (yes, I have an old Mac)into external hard drive. However I noticed that once I transfer my iPhoto library onto the external hard drive...
    • edavt04
    • Thread
    • back up external hard drive iphoto photo back up photo organization time machine
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Photography
  9. Apple fanboy

    Time Capsule issue

    I'm running a late 2012 iMac running 10.9.5 with a similar aged Time capsule connected via ethernet. Been set up like this since I bought it. On Sunday I get an error message saying my back up failed. Error code 999. So I looked and saw that it was just one or two back ups that had failed but...
  10. chelz910

    Backing up Time Machine to external drive

    Hello, I've researched and looked at other forums here but no one's situation seems to be like mine regarding backing up Time Machine to my external drive. I have plenty of backups I've done in the past on this drive with no problem. The drive has plenty of space and is partitioned. It...
  11. RevanUK

    Resolved Transfer Microsoft Office to new Mac

    5 years ago, I bought a MacBook Pro and installed Microsoft Office 2011 on to it from a disc that cost about £100 I think. This week, I'm getting the new MacBook because my Pro is old and slow now. I was wondering how I get Microsoft Office on my new MacBook. Would Time Machine do it? Or can I...
  12. MRxROBOT

    Resolved Anybody here using Time Machine over WiFi with a DD-WRT router?

    I would love to hear experiences with this setup.
  13. D

    Need help with LR5 and time machine/mac book pro..?

    As this is my first post, please forgive me if i'm doing this all wrong. I am using a mid 2010 Mac Book Pro running Yosemite 10.10.5 and LR5. I have a 3rd Generation time machine 2GB (the upright one) and have a specific question regarding all the above. When i am storing my LR catalogs on my...
  14. -hh

    Time Machine & hardware changes

    Had a SMART alert show up yesterday that one of my drives has hit its limit for reallocated sectors, so its time to replace the hardware before it fails. New drives should arrive via FedEx today; I'll do a clone and swap. Now here's the question: how dumb/smart is Time Machine? What I want...
  15. Jacob_DK

    Constant password request

    Dear Mac experts. I have a problem that I can't solve. Please help. 1. My setup: iMac 27" 4GHz quad. core i7 (two weeks old) + OS El Capitan + LaCie 6Tbyte external HD. 2. My problem: Two weeks ago I got my new IMac. Used migration assistant to move all files from my MBP to the new iMac...
  16. K

    OSX constantly accessing Backup HD

    iMac 5k, 10.11.3, Time Machine Off, TimeMachineEditor I have a USB HDD dedicated only for my backups, nothing else. TimeMachineEditor has been set to: Interval, back up once per day, do not back up between 11pm and 8am. Time Machine is set to OFF (I assume the TimeMachineEditor does that). For...
  17. C

    Restore from Time Machine

    Dear all, I have one 480GB SSD and 1T HDD in my Mac Mini. Previously, the SSD was for booting the Mac Mini, and the 1T HDD was named as "media" and used for storage of photos and mp3. All those files were backup by Time Machine. Recently, I fresh install the Mac OS X El Capitan. The New OS...
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    early 2011 MBP SSD replacement and time machine

    Hi, Im thinking about changing the hard drive for my early 2011 MBP from a 320GB HDD to an SSD. My question is... can I simply get an SSD, replace it with the old HDD and use Time Machine to reinstall the OS? Or do I need to use the OS installation DVD and then can use time machine only after I...
    • sjwon322
    • Thread
    • 2011 early 2011 mbp replacement sdd time machine
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  19. R

    Will Time Machine encrypt the entire backup disk?

    I want to backup my computer to my NAS (Synology). The hard drive isn't partitioned, but I did create a separate user account for Time Machine so it does not use up all my space. If I chose to encrypt backups - will Time Machine encrypt the whole drive (which I use for other things) or just...
    • Russell Bell
    • Thread
    • encryption nas synology time machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
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    Time Capsule Slow Back Up - El Capitan 12-inch Macbook

    Recently purchased a 4th Gen Time Machine 3TB (A1409) but cannot complete a first backup over WiFi Macbook 12-inch Retina (210GB of data to be backed up) Sky Router (UK) Have tried the following but with no success; Standard backup over WiFi - Left overnight and managed 22GB, meaning...
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