Did you ever play with this thing?

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On Mar 7, 2012, at 8:36 PM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E] wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I do not know of any large (or small) SQL databases.
> 
> I just opened the Console app and found one message repeating itself every 
> second.  There were thousands of copies of the same message, but I have no 
> idea if it's related to the TM problem.  The messages said:
> 
> 3/7/12 10:30:40 PM    com.apple.securityd[22] 
> /SourceCache/SmartcardCCID/SmartcardCCID-35253/ccid/ccid/src/commands.c:945:CmdGetSlotStatus
>  Card absent or mute
> 
> Do you have any idea what this is and whether it might be to blame?
> 
> Gregg
> 
> On Mar 7, 2012, at 10:24 PM, Macs R We wrote:
> 
>> On Mar 7, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E] wrote:
>> 
>>> On my Mac Pro at home, Time Machine runs for about 30 minutes of each hour, 
>>> even when I have not created any new files.  I also have a Mac Pro at work 
>>> and it does NOT exhibit this behavior.  Both are running the latest version 
>>> of Snow Leopard (10.6.8).  Does anyone have an idea about why Time Machine 
>>> is running so much on one of these?  I expect Time Machine to run for a 
>>> short period (maybe a minute or two), even without many files changing, 
>>> since I assume it still has to search for possible changes, but 25-30 
>>> minutes seems really excessive when nothing much has changed.  Any thoughts?
>> 
>> Do you have any large SQL databases (e.g., MailSteward)?  I discovered that 
>> just SEARCHING an SQL database marks the entire dataset as "modified" and to 
>> be backed up.
>> 
>> How about leaving your TM Preferences open.  When it starts a backup, it 
>> will tell you how many files it found modified, and how big the total 
>> storage to be backed up is.  At least it will point you in the proper 
>> direction to know if this is always the same humongous file (like an SQL 
>> database) or 2,000 small files that are getting mysteriously modified.
>> 
>> Also, make sure your system date/time/zone is not undergoing mysterious mood 
>> swings.
>> 
>> -- 
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>>   in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas.
>>                           http://macsrwe.com
> 

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