Re: Is there a tool to validate a time machine database?

Wow, safe mode ... So: 1. Only "pixel doubling" / low-res graphics modes 2. Very slow display, especially on horizontal scrollbars, or the left-side menu of mail.app. 3. Very slow to start up. 4. Found these in the log on startup: keybounceMBP:/ michael$ grep safe /var/log/system.log | cut -c

Re: Is there a tool to validate a time machine database?

On 2016-12-30, at 10:46 AM, @lbutlr wrote: > On Dec 30, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Michael wrote: >> deleted all backups of some files > > How, exactly, did you do this? >From inside Time Machine, with a file selected, selecting "Delete all backups >of xxx"

Re: Is there a tool to validate a time machine database?

On Dec 30, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Michael wrote: > deleted all backups of some files How, exactly, did you do this? What happens if you boot into safe mode? Login to a secondary (temporary?) clean admin account? -- Apple broke AppleScripting signatures in Mail.app, so no

Is there a tool to validate a time machine database?

So I have an issue. I have a time machine backup drive. I did a verify disk on it, and got a clean bill of health. But if I try to enter time machine, finder just spins its colored disk, and activity monitor lists it as non-responsive. I cannot do anything with time machine. And just two days