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backupd using massive CPU

Just to close the loop on this, though I never did find the root cause, my fix has been to use TimeMachineEditor to hold off backups until the Mac is idle.
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Cloning 14in Macbook Pro M1 Pro => 13in Macbook Air M2

I would recommend to use the Apple Migration Assistant that is made just for what you want. Use Migration Assistant to copy all of your documents, apps, user accounts, and settings to a new Mac from ...
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Time Machine says "Waiting for Backup" and never starting

I suggest you start by verifying (and repairing, if necessary) the backup volume in Disk Utility. That will take a long time. Make sure it's formatted as APFS, not HFS. After that, try connecting the ...
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How to delete (tmutil delete) all old backups from TimeMachine - keep only current full backup

macOS Sonoma Version 14.0 I have some problems with above bash code. This is my modified code that applies to me. #!/bin/bash # Assuming you have the backup disk connected & root privileges: # ...
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