time machine

I’m trying to use migration assistant to restore data from a network time machine share? but it just says “connecting” and doesn’t prompt me for the required credentials to connect to the share and decrypt the backup. I let it sit there for an hour with no change! However, if I add the time...

IMac running Monterey. I can open Time Machine from two locations, one from the top menu icon to the TM itself and one via a desktop icon opening to a finder window that shows the files. I was trying to restore a damaged external drive. I have TM set to back up my three external drives (one had...

I noticed that Apple has not updated the exclusion list for a long time, which now appears outdated (based on the current structure of the operating system) Try to compare the latest backups, you will notice that a myriad of short or very short-lived files are saved. Perhaps only useful for...

Hi Mac friends. I'd like to temporarily make an unused networked 2TB drive from someone else's PC (I have permission) as the Time Machine backup (I'm just backing up 1TB maximum but they say it' best to have double for allowance) while budget is allocated for softwares like SuperDuper! or...

Hello Mac friends, Will using HFS+ damage SSDs (understanding that APFS was made of SSDs and HFS+ is for hardisks, for mechanical drives)? This is for Time Machine (speed is not a priority). If HFS+ won't damage the SSD, I'm switching from APFS to HFS+ hoping I won't get the 'not enough space'...

Macbook Pro mid-2012 I'm using a Western Digital Elements 2TB external hard drive as my main drive for the time being. So far so good, surprisingly speedy for a hard drive. The only hitch is I haven't been able to get my Time Machine keychain backup added. I go to the library of my backup hard...

OCLP 1.3.0 OSX Sonoma 14.2 Macbook Pro 13" early 2011 2TB Crucial SSD Using Open Core Legacy Patcher for a year. All works great except having trouble with Time Machine Restore The backup function of Time Machine works great. Issue: click "Browse Time Machine Backups" which opens the Time...

I'm finally moving to Apple Silicon and ever since my first Macbook in 2011 I've done migrations using Time Machine. There's probably a lot of useless fluff, incomplete uninstall files and so on, so I will try to a manual move this time. Also because I think it's a good idea to manually make...

Long time listener, first time caller. I haven't seen a post like this so I thought I'd add a new thread. I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue: I had not been using Time Machine on this specific laptop prior to this issue, but I have used Time Machine on other Macs before...

My Seagate OneTouch SSD 2TB just stopped working (I've been using it with Time Machine for the last 2.5 years) and whenever I plug it into my mac, the whole finder app stops responding. Nothing in disk utility appears, either. Immediately as soon as I unplug it, everything goes back to normal...

Hi everyone. Yesterday I tried to make a Time Machine backup of my MBP14 for the first time in two and a half months. During the backup, my Mac started running low on storage and I started deleting some files. After a while of doing this (and clearing the bin), I could not delete more files...

My MBP (16’ M1) has a hardwired connection to my local network and in that network is a Mac Mini that has an external SSD disk attached to it that is specifically dedicated to Time Machine (the SSD). It has worked fine for years. Recently I needed a backup of a preference file in the OS, and I...

Hello Mac friends. Time Machine at least on macOS Sonoma seems to just backup mindlessly until the Time Machine disk is full. Is there a good Terminal command or series of Terminal commands that could be set permanently by macOS to delete Time Machine's old backups (just the right amount) to...

Hi, which is the best APFS format is best for a Time Machine backup? Is it the: APFS, APFS (encrypted), APFS (case-sensitive), APFS (case-sensitive, encrypted)?

First, the only reason I am asking this question is for a friend in a rural area whose download speed is 6.0 Mbps. I am not trying to do this at the moment, but I'd like to know for future use. Suppose I create a bootable USB installer, using Mac OS Monterey 12.7.1. In 2 months, I want to...

Hi, I want to buy a new HDD and wonder if it is possible to partition this HDD and have Time Machine backup on one partition and SuperDuper on the other? In addition, is it wise to get an SSD or is an HDD sufficient for this type of backup? I have a Mac with a 2TB internal SSD, maybe you have...

Hello Apple friends. Time Machine won't back up coz' it doesn't have enough space but it should be deleted the old snapshots to make space but it's not, it seem? What could be the fix? Thank you.

Updating to Monterey. Ideally I want a clear install and then copy from time machine what I need. Is it possible?

Hello all, I have a burning question that could really use some advice/references/resources before SHTF. Time Machine (TM) changed a lot, to my pea brain, over the years and the last time I tried a ‘system restore’ I ended up restoring nothing from the TM and just reinstalling everything...

I have a late 2015 iMac (Intel - Monterey) that has an external (USB) encrypted 10 TB hard drive connected. It is used for Time Machine backups for the iMac. When I try to use the same drive for time machine for my MacBook Air (M1 - Sonoma), I can't connect. The error I get is: The...