OK - do this - first cd into the problem directory and:

$ xattr -d com.apple.metadata:com_apple_backup_excludeItem .

(Note the "." at the end.)

Paul

On 21 Jun 2011, at 17:42, Paul Russell wrote:

> Don't worry about the quarantined attribute - it's the 
> com_apple_backup_excludeItem attribute on "." that you need to get rid of. 
> I'll be back in a sec with instructions...
> 
> On 21 Jun 2011, at 16:48, Stephen Watson wrote:
> 
>> Well, well Paul, well inferred - you should be working for Apple! :-)
>> 
>> This is what I got:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> It was created by Xcode (which makes sense) but it's been "Quarantined", so 
>> it seems ... what is that all about?
>> 
>> Curiouser and curiouser.
>> 
>> Stephen
>> 
>> On 21 Jun 2011, at 16:19, Paul Russell wrote:
>> 
>>> You have some extended attributes on that directory. Try this:
>>> 
>>> $ ls -la@
>>> 
>>> If you see something like this:
>>> 
>>>     com.apple.metadata:com_apple_backup_excludeItem     61 
>>> 
>>> then that might explain why the directory is not getting backed up.
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> 
>>> On 21 Jun 2011, at 14:43, Stephen Watson wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Using ls -la in Terminal, I get this for the contents of the empty folder 
>>>> that TM will not backup:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Which looks just fine for an empty folder to me.
>>>> 
>>>> I had a call from Apple support today to say that a) The guy originally 
>>>> dealing with my issue is still on holdiay and that b) They have not heard 
>>>> back yet from Apple engineering. Nice that they are keeping in touch.
>>>> 
>>>> If only the iTunes support were as good - they are currently racking up 
>>>> 'customer service' almost the equal of my broadband experiences with NTL, 
>>>> which is to say horrendously and monumentally bad! :-(
>>>> 
>>>> Stephen
>> 
>> 
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