Questions tagged [time-machine]
Time Machine is Apple's built-in backup software. Time Machine was first introduced on OS 10.5 Leopard.
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how to transfer Time machine data from NAS to USB drive so that it can be restored from?
I backed up my old mac mini (2011) using Time machine to a NAS over SMB. Now I'd like to restore the mini from the backup, however the SMB mount is not accessible from the Recovery mode (at least on ...
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Compare/sync current drive contents to specific previous Time Machine snapshot
I have an external SSD that is attached to my MacBook Air whenever I'm at my desk (since the tiny 120GB internal drive cannot be upgraded).
I recently discovered that the external drive had become ...
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Development environment backup/restore with Time Machine?
I'm having my MacBook reinstalled by the IT dept, and want to avoid wasting days to get my environment back up they way I want it - devtools, various tools I installed through homebrew, git setup, ...
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Time Machine is not backing up ~/Library/Application Support
Oddly, Time Machine quit backing up ~/Library/Application Support a month back. Nothing seems odd permission-wise, it was certainly backed up in the past. There are no exclusions for my ~.
How should ...
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time machine - move folder within time machine backup
So I have a time machine back. But I moved a folder 3.7TB from one location to another. I'd like to move that folder in the time machine backup but it doesn't allow me.
Why?
Since the folder is ...
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Why does my Time Machine restore inflate in size by double or more?
I made a brand new clean Time Machine backup of my 500Gb MacBook Air running Sonoma 14.6.1. which was using around 444Gb of its disk. I then installed Sonoma to a clean re-formatted 1Tb external hard ...
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Can't inherit / associatedisk TimeMachine backups (APFS) from a reformatted external drive
I had to reformat an external raid drive (called Joshua) after expanding its size. After reformatting it, I restored it from our TM drive (called Moses). However once everything is copied over and I ...
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Disk Not Ejected Properly – Eject [DISKNAME] before disconnecting or turning it off
Every few days I wake my MacBook from sleep to find a “Disk Not Ejected Properly – Eject DISKNAME before disconnecting or turning it off” notification from Finder.
When I call Apple, they say they can ...
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Time machine transfer: Case Sensitive File systems
The goal is to migrate a user account from a BigSur MacBook to a Sonoma MacBook. A SSD time machine backup was created last night. Migration assistant was invoked and the SSD was selected:
The ...
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Time Machine backup lost: how to prompt TM to start backup from current state
A previous BigSur TM SSD backup failed and the TM SSD was reformatted.
What must be done to reset TM to its initial state so that it will prompt the user to start a fresh backup starting with today? ...
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How to empty the hard drive to test disaster recovery?
Suppose I have a full TimeMachine backup of a newly installed and configured Mac OS. No important data yet.
I want to test disaster recovery from the scenario of total physical loss. I don't want to ...
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Backing up multiple user accounts via Time Machine
A Macbook has 2 different user accounts: Mary & Joe
It is my understanding that:
a time machine backup is on a per user basis
a USB backup device must have a dedicated partition for Time Machine ...
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Need to set up Time Machine for 2 MBP to a Windows server - need help
While I've researched and found some answers about similar setups, none have really touched on using a full-on Windows server (Dell PowerEdge R730xd attached to a Dell PowerVault M1200 that houses 9 (...
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Two separate Time Machine backups on single HFS+ drive?
I have been keeping Time Machine backups for two separate MacBooks on a single external hard drive by having two APFS volumes on the single APFS-formatted drive. No problems there. Both MacBooks ask ...
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Best practices to debug macOS Time Machine errors?
Facing an issue with "Time Machine couldn’t verify your backups" on macOS Sonoma.
Similar questions have been asked around but always end with absolute random solutions that work for someone:...
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Fresh OS install + Data restore
I need to upgrade my OS, as well as fix the formatting of my main HDD (APFS is not ideal for HDDs).
Is it advisable for me to completely start over with a fresh OS install (Sonoma), and then restore ...
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Time Machine telling me I don't have enough disk space to restore a 64GB file despite having 78 GB free
I'm trying to restore a Docker.raw file which reports 64GB to the os but actually only takes 5 GB on disk.
When I try to restore the file from time machine, it't telling me I don't have sufficient ...
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Snapshots are too big and constantly fills my SSD!
I keep getting out of space warnings, and the only way to reclaim that is using Daisy Disk. Disk Utility always shows "resource busy". Some thoughts:
perhaps it's possible to decrease the &...
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Leveraging APFS snapshots for custom backup tool
I manage a few Linux servers, and in a few of them, if I want to perform backups, I can leverage filesystem snapshots. I.e. I can create a snapshot and then clone it to a second machine, thus ensuring ...
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Moving files to a new volume; keeping same Time Machine backup
My desktop (iMac) system includes the internal SSD and an external storage disk; call it 'A'. Both are backed up with Time Machine on another external drive, 'B'. Now, 'A' is getting full. I want to ...
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Time Machine OSStatus-Error 80 (English)
I deleted MacBook Pro's disk, reinstall of Sonoma, Time Machine Backup is on a Synology DS
My Time Machine Backups are password protected with the mechanism used by MacOS or Time Machine itself. I ...
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Overcome file recovery on Time Machine: error -36
I'm helping a friend who has suffered a big loss of data. She keeps some Time Machine snapshots on an external drive but when we try to recover a file we get an error message "...some data can't ...
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How can I restore my applications and data backed up to a micro SD card to a properly formatted drive?
I backed up the entire system into a 1 TB micro SD card. At the time, I was using an APFS-formatted HDD. Then I read that APFS was not the best format for old Macs like mine, so I thought why not ...
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Time Machine fails to back up to NAS with error "The backup disk image could not be created."
On Monterey 12.7.4, I have used Time Machine to back up to an external hard drive. However, I would like to set up an additional network backup location so I don't have to remember to plug in my ...
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Third-party backup SSD not appearing
I've been using a third-party (LaCie) SSD for Time Machine backups ever since the HD in my Time Capsule router stopped working. (The SSD is plugged into the Time Capsule which also is my router.)
But ...
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How to restore specific files from time machine to a different folder
I want to restore the keychain library from my older Mac, which I don't have anymore. But I don't want to overwrite the existing keychain. The Time Machine interface only lets me restore files in ...
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How big was my latest Time Machine backup?
I can't find anything that tells me how big the latest Time Machine backup was. For most folders, you can choose "Get Info" and it tells you the size of the folder. But when I do that for ...
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Simple alternative to time machine that actually allows a full restore without internet connection and OS reinstallation
I just attempted to restore a time machine backup after the latest Sonoma upgrade severely degraded several applications. When I selected a version I wanted to restore to on the recovery screen (...
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Are TimeMachine backup files accessible outside of Mac OS?
If I plug an external hard drive containing time machine backups on it into a Windows or Linux computer, will I be able to enter the password to decrypt and access the files, or will I be unable to ...
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Issue with TimeMachine drive hosted on TrueNAS - cannot connect to backup drive
I set up Time Machine according to instructions I found online (but didn't bookmark) utilizing account name for child dataset (path suffix %U) which allows multiple machines to use the same Time ...
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How do I determine the exact date and time of an OS upgrade?
I installed an upgrade to OS 14.4.1 and it appears to have caused severe performance degradation. I would like to restore the system from a backup, but I don't know the exact time of the update. I ...
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Create a local snapshot of an external drive in macOS
I'd like to backup my external drives to my NAS using rsync and not Time Machine, because I occasionally want to actually use these files on the remote server.
I'd like to create an APFS snapshot ...
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Can Time Machine backup to a folder on a Samba Share?
I have a Samba shared folder set up via an OpenWrt router. One sub-folder is currently used to perform an encrypted backup of a Linux machine with Déjà Dup. I created another sub-folder which I ...
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Does macOS Time Machine backup passwords stored in Keychain Access application?
I am wondering if macOS Time Machine backs up passwords stored in Keychain Access application.
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What software backs up Mobile Documents with "optimized storage" on? and where are the iCloud Photos stored if not there?
This is a bit of an update as well as a question. It seems in the past that the only way to backup the iCloud files in the ~/Library/Mobile Documents folder was to have one Mac where "optimized ...
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tmutil delete returns error 22 while deleting backups in external drive to free up space [duplicate]
$tmutil listbackups
/Volumes/.timemachine/96F5062D-1718-4C7F-A137-D0C6EC70AF68/2023-12-26-145443.backup/2023-12-26-145443.backup
/Volumes/.timemachine/96F5062D-1718-4C7F-A137-D0C6EC70AF68/2024-01-04-...
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How can I mount a TimeMachine Backup snapshot in the Terminal via mount_apfs?
I backup my Apple Silicon Mac (running macOS Sonoma) to an external, directly attached drive via Time Machine.
All backup snapshots on that external drive I can list via
$ ls -1 /Volumes/.timemachine/...
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My WD hard drive isn't working after upgrading my system from Big Sur to Sonoma
I just upgraded my Mac from Big Sur to Sonoma. I have a hard drive - WD My Passport (1 TB) - the hard drive LED light is lit but the drive is not showing on my Mac.
I tried using a different laptop ...
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Why does Time Machine settings not see a network drive?
Current backup solution
Macbook Pro 13" (2020) running macOS 14.4.1 Sonoma
Seagate 1TB external USB 3 drive formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)/Master Boot Record
I would ...
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I accidentally deleted Notes from iCloud
While attempting to clean an iPad to give away I accidentally deleted my Notes on iCloud.
I have a backup of my current iPad (although slightly out of date).
I have a current TimeMachine backup on my ...
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TimeMachine Share between MacMini & MacBook
I have an external SSD plugged into a mac mini, this drive is used solely for TimeMachine backups. I'd like to also use this drive for backing up my MacBook.
I've done lots of testing & searching, ...
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Where are the TimeMachine Backup snapshots in Terminal on macOS Ventura?
I have set up a new Apple Silicon Mac and attached an external drive as Time Machine.
The Time Machine drive I can see in Terminal as
$ ls -1 /Volumes
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And in Finder I can in the ...
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What files do not get backed up when using Time Machine?
I am upgrading from a 2018 MBP to a new AirBook. The last time I did a factory reset, I didn't use Time Machine, and forgot to back up files like ~/.bach_profile, ~/.zshrc, and my conda environments. ...
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Time Machine failing with missingURLForRemounting error
My Time Machine backups keep failing. I've tried 3 separate drives. I'm on Ventura. I see this line multiple times in the logs.
Failed to create volume info from disk '<TMDisk: 0x7f952493b400> '/...
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Re-partition without damaging backup set
I have an eight-terabyte powered drive formatted as follows:
/dev/disk12 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
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Keyboard shortcut to browse Time Machine file versions
In some apps, e.g. Keynote and TextEdit, there is a built-in option to browse previous versions of a file using Time Machinve: File > Revert To > Browse All Versions.
Is there a way to browse ...
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tmutil associatedisk on macOS Sonoma - volume mount point and volume path
I'm trying to reassociate an external SSD drive restored from a Time Machine backup on MacOS Sonoma 14.3.
I used all kinds of combinations of this command:
sudo tmutil associatedisk -a "/Volumes/&...
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How do I make 'Restore to ...' actually prompt me for a destination?
Running 14.1.1 on a mac mini.
From the time machine 'starfield', I select a directory, click right, select 'Restore to ...'. But nothing prompts me for a destination, and then the attempt to restore ...
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Why is Dropbox listed among "Apps Using iCloud Drive" in macOS Sonoma?
I have recently noticed something weird.
This MacBook Pro I now have is new, M3 Max (14-30), 16-inch, so I documented every step of its configuration. In System Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > ...
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Timemachine Sparsebundle from 2014 is missing partion map and file system [duplicate]
I need to get data off of an old sparsebundle file but when opened, it says eject or initialize. In finder it says it is 56 GB but once its mounted it shows the full size of the external (2 TB).
It is ...
