Time Machine is Apple's built-in backup software. Time Machine was first introduced on OS 10.5 Leopard.
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Where do Safari or Chrome store the flash media data
Where do Safari and Chrome store the flash media files? For example, I use Safari/Chrome to listen Pandora during work time, and all my work is done through ssh to other computers. However, in such ...
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Can I use the same Time Machine drive with OS X 10.5 and 10.8?
I have an external 500 GB hard drive that I used to use for Time Machine backups with my PowerBook G4 running OS X 10.5 (Leopard). However, I now use it with a white MacBook running 10.8 (Mountain ...
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Backup MBP to a network attached Disk Drive
Im kind of stuck with this... im following this link?
I get these errors that are in the image.
aka they timed out for some reason.
im upto 5b, stackexchange wont let me put a image...
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Mac OS X Server: automount encrypted drive before login
I have a 4TB Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) hard drive hanging off a Mac OS X Lion (soon to be Mountain Lion) Server that is dedicated to networked Time Machine backups.
I'd like to be able ...
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Why does Time Machine estimate a 109GB backup size, but then need 235 GB?
I'm running Time Machine on a new NAS. Until today, I used to run it on an USB drive. I am reusing the old job using the new 10.8 feature that allows me to add new backup targets.
When I configure ...
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How to open time machine progress bar window
I know that there is a window where time machine can display its current progress, along with an estimate about how long it will likely take till the current backup is complete. This window did ...
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Can I use a time machine volume to store additional data?
I have a large external hard drive that I am using as a time machine backup volume. Since I don't need all the storage space for backups, I'm considering storing additional data on the drive. Is there ...
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Requirements for backuping large OSx to some larger external storage? Some easy Apple way to do it? [closed]
My iTunes stores my OS X, iPhone and iPad settings. I got this kind of problem in OS X that stores the essential things such as settings and backups. According to this thread here, I need to format ...
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How effective is a Time Machine backup?
I'm having a problem with Office not installing correctly and not being able to update. I have one last resort which is Backing up and formatting my system.
However I would like to know how effective ...
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How to restructure TM backup drive without losing backups?
I had some hard drive problems a little while ago, so installed a new drive system, and restored data from my Time Machine Backup. However, the mount point is very different from the one originally ...
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How to detect from a script that a TimeMachine backup is running? [duplicate]
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Is there a bash command to check to see if Time Machine has finished backing up?
To run some syncs to remote servers to have their data included in TimeMachine backups I ...
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Is there anything to worry about with time machine on my macbook pro laptop?
I have a macbook pro laptop using mountain lion. I just setup time machine onto a WD My Passport and it worked fine (took about 2 hours over USB 3.0 for 333 GB of stuff). My question is, given its a ...
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Why does time machine backup take “3 days” over USB 3?
I have an external hard drive connected using USB3 to my macbook pro retina and I am running time machine for the first time. It is going very slow and estimate says "3 days". I don't understand why ...
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How to make Time Machine backups over network without OS X server?
At our institute, we have several Macs (from 10.6 to 10.8) but not one is running a server version. In the one running 10.8 there are 4.5 TB of hard-drives from which 2 x 2 TB are raided together ...
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Time Machine - Is it backing up system files, preferences, etc?
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My iMac is one which falls under a hard disk replacement program due to a possibly faulty disk made by Seagate in 2010. Because of that I will be soon sending it off to Apple for the disk to ...
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“tmutil” claims many files are different, but Time Machine doesn't back them up?
I was trying to use the "tmutil" utility in Terminal to diagnose a Time Machine problem I had. This utility is used to compare two Time Machine snapshots to see what files are different between the ...
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Time Machine thinks “Latest Backup” is same as current version even though its not?
I've noticed an interesting thing with Time Machine and how it compares the current version of a folder with the Latest Backup version. I have a folder with a single text file. For some reason, when I ...
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One text file is not being backed up by Time Machine
I have this strange problem where a single text file (Notes.txt, where I keep random notes) is, as of yesterday, not being backed up by Time Machine. It exists in the many backups that I have dating ...
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SSD lifetime, hibernation, and mobile TM
I've recently gotten a 2012 MacBook Air 13". It is wonderful, however, I've been stressing about the life of the SSD. I understand that Apple probably would not sell an SSD machine with defaults that ...
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Time machine freezes mac?
I had just installed new SSD on main bay and move HDD instead of SuperDrive on my 2011 MBP. All works perfectly but Time Machine. It freezes entire mac when I trying open Options on Time machine ...
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What to do when Time Machine backup is taking forever?
Yesterday I bought a 500Gb external USB drive for the sole purpose of backing up my laptop, which has 45Gb of data. After turning on Time Machine, it began the first backup, but after an hour or so ...
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My OS X Mac Mini server crashed - How can I restore it?
I have a 2011 Mac Mini Server. It is the unibody model that has two hard drives and no optical drive. I got this second hand so I don't have anything other than the machine itself.
The way I ...
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Need to retore applications folder from an old time machine backup
I have a macbook air running OSX 10.7.5. I have had a problem with the App Store not connecting. Apple could not resolve it, so I have done a clean install. Now I wish to restore various folders from ...
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Where does a Fusion Drive store Time Machine local backups? Should I disable local backups?
Time Machine in OS X does store local backups (snapshots) on the local harddrive if you have Time Machine enabled.
Even if you backup regularly, the size of the local backups increases steadily. In a ...
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Time Machine backup permissions set to 711 after a restore
Had to erase and restore my internal drive on my MacBook Pro. I selected restore from Time Machine my settings, User accounts, and Applications after doing a fresh install of 10.8. Now my Time Machine ...
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How to get rid of nuisance time machine popup dialog
Every hour the Time machine pops up a dialog window. It takes the focus off of what I am doing and is generally a nuisance. The external disk drive is connected via a thunderbolt cable. It is an ...
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Time Machine deleting backups from several months ago (but not the oldest)?
During its "Cleanup" phase, Time Machine has recently been deleting backups from several months ago—even though these aren't the oldest backups, and my backup drive isn't full.
My backups go back to ...
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MobileBackups not being backed up
My .MobileBackups folder is 32GB. I've plugged in my Macbook Air to the power and have already forced time machine to backup. However, the folder is still 32GB even after restarting...Did Time Machine ...
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How to cleanup HDD after installing a new OS X version using TimeMachine?
A very nice feature of TimeMachine is the possibility to configure a new Mac automatically. Nevertheless, when you switch from OS 10.6 to OS 10.8 using TimeMachine during installation, there are a lot ...
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How can an iPhoto Library be shared between users in a way that facilitates backing up to Time Machine?
I'm aware that there has been a similar question that points towards Apple's own guidance on sharing iPhoto Libraries.
Apple's solutions aren't compatible with Time Machine - it can't be used to back ...
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Is it easy to mount my Time Capsule after a clean install (without any restore) so that I can copy individual files from it?
People say it is possible but I am suspicious. I want to clean install and start fresh with nothing. Then I can access my Time Capsule that has my backup and copy any files I want. How easy or ...
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Apple Time Capsule will not start -up, light stays amber
I unplugged my Time Capsule today to tidy up the wires. After plugging back in it refuses to start.
Have tried resetting by sticking pencil in the back
Tried leaving, it's been stuck in Amber for 3 ...
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How do I erase an encrypted TimeMachine drive on Mountain Lion if I've forgotten the password?
My question is similar to this question. I have a USB drive that contains an old encrypted backup. I don't remember the password and don't care about loosing the backup - I just want to be able to use ...
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i think my harddrive died? did an internet recovery, whats the status of my computer? can't restore from backup until i get home
so for some reason my 2011 MBP died on my way to work this morning? when i got in and booted it up, it froze. i restarted it and got a flashing folder with a question mark on it.
what does this mean ...
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Backing up a disk image with Time Machine
I'm storing backup of my Gmail account in a disk image, to cut on number of files on the main HFS+ volume. This makes Time Machine ignore the existence of this volume, just because it's in a disk ...
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Time Machine External Backup Disk Icon
I bought a new external hard drive to use with Time Machine: The Western Digital "My Passport for Mac" 1TB USB 3.0 Hard Disk Drive. This is the second hard drive Time Machine uses, the first one being ...
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access and recover leopard time machine backups in mountain lion
I will be upgrading a MacBook Pro (late 2008) from leopard to mountain lion soon with a a complete wipe by booting and installing from a self made mountain lion USB stick.
That MacBook Pro has ...
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Time Machine backups - files greyed out in some file paths
My files are greyed out in some paths in Time Machine.
I am backing up to my Dlink sharecenter NAS box.
Here is a screenshot:
I can't click on, or restore these files on my Desktop. Selecting ...
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Time machine: network hard drive vs Time Capsule
I read that is possible to set up a Network Hard Disk in order to connect it to the router and perform wireless Time Machine backups on the Hard Disk.
What are the pros and cons of using a Network ...
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Time Machine Error - The backup disk is not available
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My automatic backups for my Macs have recently started failing with the following message (same error if I attempt to "Backup Now"):
Time Machine couldn't complete the backup to ...
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Permissions for /Volumes are different with Network vs Local Time Machine folders?
I've been running local Time Machine backups to an external FireWire drive since I got my MacBook a few months ago. But now that my wife picked up a MacBook as well, I'd like to move to a solution ...
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Browse another encrypted time machine backup that's on a NAS
I have a Time Machine backup of my MacBook Pro pro that's encrypted and saved on a Synology DS212j NAS (OS X detected my NAS as a possible location to save my backup). Right now I'm on my MacBook Air. ...
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how to store Time Machine backups on NFS and keep metadata?
There is a Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) desktop, it stores Time Machine backups on a separate partition. Also there is an Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) server with NFS daemon running, it exports a /BACKUP disk. This ...
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Spotlight's Privacy tab not backed up by Time Machine?
I just did a full restore from Time Machine and noticed that my Spotlight Privacy tab was empty. Am I correct in assuming that this information is not backed up by Time Machine? I believe it's stored ...
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Backups.backupdb folder is greyed out on my external time machine drive
I use two separate backup drives to backup my iMac and MacBook. I call one drive Time Machine and the other drive Mobile. On Mobile, it shows a folder called Backups.backupdb and inside it has a ...
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Can I restore my entire system (OS, boot, and Bootcamp) with TimeMachine if the Motherboard is replaced?
I'm about to send my Mac to be repaired and want to encrypt the hard drive before doing so.
Assuming I do a full backup prior to encryption, will Time Machine allow me to
Overwrite my encrypted ...
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What setup is needed to stay backed up and online after retiring the TimeCapsule?
My friend has the following kit in the house (although not all at the same time):
His MacBook Pro 15" with 500gb HD
Her MacBook Air 13" with 256gb SSD
Daughter's MacBook white with 500gb HD
His and ...
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Can I use TimeMachine with a Thunderbolt hard drive?
The Apple technicians told me that I needed a specific device to use Time Machine... namely a wireless device that had a relatively small hard drive.
Since I use Oracle Virtual Box and have very ...
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/.fseventsd (File System Event Store) is empty?
For some reason my /.fseventsd directory (for the File System Event Store) is empty. I suspect this isn't normal, especially because the .fseventsd directory on my external drives have about 15 files ...
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Almost all files are locked in my Time Machine backups?
For some reason my files are getting locked in my Time Machine backups. I mean, when you "Get Info" on one of them, the "Locked" box is checked. Folders are NOT locked, though.
Is this normal? This ...
