MAC OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard time machine doesn't backup
Hello guys,
I've got MAC OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. I'm trying to backup to an external harddrive using time machine, everything is set, and ready, but it never backs up. even when I click back up now, it still doesn't backup, it doesn't give me any errors. the icon on the menu bar just rotates then stops, and nothing happens.
Please help and advise. Feel free to ask if you need me to clarify anything
Thanks for your time
I've got MAC OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. I'm trying to backup to an external harddrive using time machine, everything is set, and ready, but it never backs up. even when I click back up now, it still doesn't backup, it doesn't give me any errors. the icon on the menu bar just rotates then stops, and nothing happens.
Please help and advise. Feel free to ask if you need me to clarify anything
Thanks for your time
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it is formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
even if it was ms-dos, time machine will prompt me to format it as mac os extended.
even if it was ms-dos, time machine will prompt me to format it as mac os extended.
My guess is that there is a corrupted archive on the drive. If there is nothing else you need on the drive, I suggest you reformat and start from scratch.
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The drive was already formatted. It's empty and got nothing in it. It's 30 GB, and is on the same harddrive as the main partition.
I don't think it has anything to do with the partition, I think it's got to do with mac itself. Does mac have some fix that you can download/install as in windows ?
Thanks
I don't think it has anything to do with the partition, I think it's got to do with mac itself. Does mac have some fix that you can download/install as in windows ?
Thanks
You said you were trying to back up to an external hard drive. Now you are saying you are trying to back up to a second partition on the main hard drive. I am confused.
I am not sure, but I think time machine will only backup to a drive outside of the mac it's backing up - does it let you set the partition in time machine preferences?
Also, the partition map has to be GUID or Apple Partition Map, not Master Boot Record (MBR).
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@strung, I'm running mac of an external harddrive for portability reasons
@roylong: yes it asks me for the partiton, and when I chose it, it asks me are you sure you want the backup to be on the same harddrive, and I say yes. it asks me cause apple is so afraid I would lose the harddrive and hence will lose the os and the backups
@roylong: yes it asks me for the partiton, and when I chose it, it asks me are you sure you want the backup to be on the same harddrive, and I say yes. it asks me cause apple is so afraid I would lose the harddrive and hence will lose the os and the backups
Check the partition map as per my latest two posts.
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@strung the partition map is GUID, I read the link, hasn't got anything new
Well, that covers the obvious, then. Did you check the console and time machine logs as per Johan Strange's post?
You might also check the permissions on the target partition using Get Info.
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@strung: checked the permissions, I've got read and write permissions
@johan_strange: I never saw the first post, will use console and will paste the error in here
@johan_strange: I never saw the first post, will use console and will paste the error in here
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Time-machine-All-Messages.log
Please see the attached file, I cleared the display, chose "all messages" not errors only, and then clicked backup now.
Please see the attached file, I cleared the display, chose "all messages" not errors only, and then clicked backup now.
What model Mac do you have? How is the external drive connected? USB? Firewire?
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MAC OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard (latest update)
external drive is a Western Digital - My Passport - 320 GB, connected via USB 2.0
external drive is a Western Digital - My Passport - 320 GB, connected via USB 2.0
That's the operating system. What hardware?
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I don't think it has got to do anything with the hardware. Cause it detects the external hard pretty much fine. not that I have a problem, but what are you gonna gain from knowing the hardware ?
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I can provide additional console logs if you wish, but I assume the one I attached above is sufficient
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Hi, I run Time Machine with that exact same USB HDD , WDPassport 320Gb, and it works fine for me. I would try a different drive if you have one available just to rule out the hardware.
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Thanks, solved it all
Hi, Would you mind telling us/confirming what it was? sounds like Mac OS on non Apple Hardware right ? Thanks for the points :)
Check by highlighting the drive icon in Finder and typing Command-i (for Get Info). That should tell you what format it is.