Thanks, yes it's formatted with mac extended journaling. On the alert it stated if that if the problem persists that I should run the repair disk. That is what I am doing right now. We'll see what happens. On Jan 6, 2012, at 1:13 PM, Mr. L. Alexander wrote:
> that would be right. > > it's worth ensuring that with time machine, both the time machine firmware > and the time machine software including airport software are also up to date. > > lew > > On 6 Jan 2012, at 20:08, Bill Holton wrote: > >> Did he format it with Mac Extended Journaling? I think TM requires the >> extended journaling. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christina >> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 12:34 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: can't get time machine to backup >> >> Greetings and happy 2012, >> >> I cannot get time machine to backup. It starts the process then somewhere >> down the way I get a alert stating that time machine cannot backup. It also >> says that the problem may be temporary. >> >> I am running the most updated version of snow leopard. I originally had >> time machine backing up to a different external hard drive. However, in >> November the external hard drive stopped working. So, I asked for a >> external hard drive for Christmas and got one. My husband set it all up and >> my mac book was backed up on December 25th. All day yesterday I tried to >> get time machine to do the backup and it just would not do. The hard drive >> is a one terabyte usb external hard drive. My hubby had to format the hard >> drive when we first tried to use it on the 25th. >> >> Thanks for any help as to what the problem may be. I have tried all of the >> simple things I can think of like restarting my mac. :) >> >> Christina >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > Mr. L. Alexander. > Free Macs For The Blind. > E-Mail: [email protected] > Direct line: 07936 877500 > Twitter: @macsfortheblind > > Free Macs For The blind is a charity project supplying older but working > apple macs for blind and visually impaired people throughout the UK FOR FREE! > > Do you have an old unwanted mac, any hardware, software, old PC's, etc or a > copy of outspoken 9.2 you would be willing to donate? please get in touch. > > Mac Access Dot Net; The British Mac Accessibility Network, we're here to help > anybody disabled with anything Apple! > http://www.mac-access.net > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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/macvisionaries?hl=en.
