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    TIME MACHINE - old backup access

    Hey! I want to enter an old time machine backup I have, but since I switched to another hard drive (because the hard drive I was using run out of space and I didn't want it to delete old backups on it), it seems I no longer have access to the old one. is there any way to reconnect the old hard...
  2. R

    Time Machine: inherited backups and freeing space

    I moved to a new machine, and in or just after the migration process one is presented with a dialog asking if one wants to inherit the old backup. Meaning the backup continues on with the new machine added to the old machines backups, as opposed to starting anew and either keeping or deleting...
  3. jwatters579

    Running Catalina on Main Machine

    I was wondering how stable it is to run Catalina on a main machine? I have an updated Time Machine (running Mojave) but, it is not in a HFS format (the backup). Can I install Catalina and have all my current files on there (from Mojave) without an issue?
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    Time Machine broken

    Hey so i've been doing time machine backups for a while but when i connected my drive for a backup a couple weeks ago it just said "not enough space on the backup drive" which was weird as the size it was quating was basically a full disk backup again which i assumed time machine never does...
  5. R

    How to keep latest copy of previous Time machine?

    How does Time machine work? I have a Time machine backup of my old system before I formatted and reinstalled the OS and everything. I want to keep a copy of the latest backup from previous backups and set up a new Time machine for the current setup. This is what's in the previous Time machine...
  6. djc6

    Resolved The given disk is in use by a driver - Time Machine

    I purchased a Samsung T5 portable SSD for time machine. When I went to go use it, I selected encrypted backups. I received the following error: There was an error preparing the Time Machine backup disk "Untitled". The given disk is in use by a driver. I found other mentions of this issue...
  7. C

    How to Backup RAID 5 to an external hard drive

    Hello and thanks for your help! I have a Mac Pro and work off an external RAID 5 array. I would like to backup the RAID array onto an external hardrive to have a copy in a remote location. I am unable to do this in time machine. Suggestions? THanks! Catherine
    • Catherine hall
    • Thread
    • backup external backup raid 5 time machine
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  8. S

    Stuck emptying Time Machine backups from Trash

    I have Time Machine backups going to a 3TB hard drive. I also have stored many other files there. Recently the 3TB drive filled up. To create space for more of those "other" files, I decided to delete some of the oldest backups. I moved them to the Trash, then tried to Empty the Trash. That...
  9. Slix

    Mac Mini miniStack v2 Hard Drive Size?

    Hi guys! A while ago I got a 2005 Mac Mini G4, and the seller threw in an external hard drive/FireWire+USB hub. I believe it's this model: http://www.mymac.com/2006/04/ministack-v2-review/ I recently set it up and tried using it to back up my Mac Mini running Mac OS X Server, but noticed the...
    • Slix
    • Thread
    • firewire drive hard drive mac mini ministack time machine
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
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    Migrate disk contents from earlier Time Machine backup

    Hi — I have a new iMac running High Sierra and I want to load it with the entire contents of my vintage 2009 MacBook Pro, from a Time Machine backup. But NOT from the latest backup; I want to select an earlier one from maybe a year ago, because I think the MacBook is infected with malware...
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    Migrating to a new mac- time machine or clean install ?

    Hello everyoneת First of all sorry for posting so much in the past few days - new mac so a lot of questions . I'm waiting for my new 2019 iMac to arrive and thinking what is the best way for migrating . I have a 2011 iMac ,backed up to time machine so it seems like the logical way but I'm...
    • igilphoto
    • Thread
    • imac time machine
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: iMac
  12. L

    Time Machine question

    i'm just doing my first time machine backup to a dedicated backup drive, its got nearly 8TB to do, i don't fancy leaving my mac on for about 5 days straight, is it possible to turn it off each night and Time machine will pick up where it left off? Thanks
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    help recovering disk space. system taking up 200GB

    past few days my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) running mojave 10.14.3 has been slow and overheating. i then realized a new os version came out and maybe i needed to update. i tried to update and my mac has run out of storage (4 GB free disk space remaining) and my system was taking...
    • shulzach
    • Thread
    • backup delete disk space documentrevisions-v100 system storage time machine trash update
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
  14. dawindmg08

    Turn USB RAID enclosure into backup solution; RAID or JBOD?

    Been juggling a few different backup solutions in my home, limping by on scattered USB drives and an old Time Capsule that we've outgrown. Don't want to spend the money on a full NAS like a QNAP, thought it might be cheaper to trick out an old USB3 RAID enclosure to handle Time Machine backups...
    • dawindmg08
    • Thread
    • backup diy nas time capsule time machine
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Networking
  15. dawindmg08

    Turn USB RAID enclosure into backup solution; RAID or JBOD?

    Been juggling a few different backup solutions in my home, limping by on scattered USB drives and an old Time Capsule that we've outgrown. Don't want to spend the money on a full NAS like a QNAP, thought it might be cheaper to trick out an old USB3 RAID enclosure to handle Time Machine backups...
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    Time Machine auto backup not working

    My Time Machine backup stopped doing automatic backups. If I start a manual backup, it works fine, and it schedules the next backup. But when the time comes, nothing happens. It does not even try to do a backup. I am using Yosemite (10.10.5) on a late 2013 iMac. I have tried deselecting and...
  17. Laisha

    Numerous Problems: Time Machine, Carbonite, Faulty Structure & More!

    I know that this is going to be long, but I have a multitude of problems with my Mac Mini, and I have no idea what to do. Should I try to fix this mess of spaghetti, or manually back everything up on a fresh external drive, format the drive and start over? Or is there something else I can do...
  18. Stephen.R

    Mojave TM on High Sierra shared drive?

    Hey all, I’ve reurposed my old 2011 MBP as a home “server” to run iTunes etc, and it’d also be nice if I could use it to share a drive for a Time Machine network share. I’ve tried sharing both a whole disk and a folder on it, with the TM option set in the shares “advanced” dialog, and tried...
    • Stephen.R
    • Thread
    • high sierra mojave network time machine
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
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    Time machine backups

    I've got a 1TB external hard drive that I use as both my time machine backup and external storage, being new to macOS I didn't realise that OS creates snapshots rather than add to the initial backup I think. My question is what is the easiest way to trim all the old snapshots and just have the...
  20. Stephen.R

    7200 vs 5400 rpm for TM

    So for a general use spinning rust drive, higher RPM means lower latency, but it used to be the case that 5400rpm drives used higher density platters, and thus could actually give better speed for sustained sequential activity. My intended use for this specific drive (actually pair of drives...
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