Time Machine Couldn't Complete Backup.

[Skeptical.me]

macOS Catalina
2017 iMac 27" 3.5Ghz i5


I'm having an issue where I cannot backup to Time Machine (WD 4TB external HDD) because apparently I have 2 Disks named "Recovery" but I am not sure where to find these disks. I can't see them in Disk Utility, nor anywhere else.

Maybe someone here understands this issue, and any help will very appreciated.

(Sorry, I don't have much more information than this).

 

[HDFan]

What do you see in disk utility?

Do you see the WD disk in the finder sidebar? If you see 2 disks named recovery there, do a get info in the finder to find out which one is the 4 TB WD. Then rename that disk to something like "TM Backup".

 

[Fishrrman]

Here I go again with my "broken record" advice:
If you want a backup app that works and one upon which you can rely, try either CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper.

'Nuff said 'bout that!

 

[Skeptical.me]

What do you see in disk utility?

Do you see the WD disk in the finder sidebar? If you see 2 disks named recovery there, do a get info in the finder to find out which one is the 4 TB WD. Then rename that disk to something like "TM Backup".

No, in Disk Utility I couldn't see any partition on the drive or anywhere else that said 'Recovery', that's why I came here. It was strange. I had rebooted the iMac and the issue persisted. I rebooted one last time and the issue went away. However, I'm thinking as I type and maybe it had something to do with Parallels which I run Windows 10 in. I have no idea. If the issue returns I'll take screenshots and update this thread.
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Here I go again with my "broken record" advice:
If you want a backup app that works and one upon which you can rely, try either CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper.

'Nuff said 'bout that!

Do either of those take hourly backups? (I need hourly backups)

 

[george_i]

Please run the command diskutil list and post the output.