On Apr 21, 2009, at 12:30 PM, Don Hinkle wrote:
> When I start Time Machine, the only way I can tell that it's backing > up my HD is that the light on the external HD is blinking. Same with > when it's finished: the blinking stops. Isn't there a part of TM that > will say: "backing up" and "Done"? If so, how do I activate it? Go into Time Machine prefs and check the box 'Enable time machine status in the menu bar', when it's backing up the little Arrow and clock hands rotate counter clockwise :-) You can also click on it to see how much was done and how much is left to do, whether or not the last run was successful etc. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
