Thanks Chris.
On 30 May 2012, at 11:58, Chris Webb wrote: > > Steve, > > If you have a huge iPhoto library, that could be a main part of the problem. > The latest versions of iPhoto stores everything in what appears to the OS as > one single file - iPhoto Library - which lives in ~Home/Pictures. > > The problem is that just opening iPhoto, even by accident, flags iPhoto > Library as 'Changed' so TimeMachine will backup the entire item again. > > Personally, I store my iPhoto and iTunes Libraries on an external drive which > backs up separately. > > Chris Webb . Principal > MacService > Woodside, Brightling Road > Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EL > t: 01580 881212 > f: 01580 881313 > m: 07770 960632 > e: [email protected] > w: www.macservice.co.uk > > On 30 May 2012, at 11:44, Steve Davies wrote: > >> Cheers John, I am looking at what to exclude next, thanks for the >> suggestions, (I had not thought about dropbox!) >> Unfortunately I have huge iPhoto and iTunes libraries, and a growing number >> of iMovie projects, these three are by far my largest libraries. >> I think I am going to have to get this suff onto a Drobo or something >> similar in the not to distant future. >> >> Steve. >> >> On 30 May 2012, at 11:37, John Patrick wrote: >> >>> I've got several directories that I don't care if I lose, either are >>> just working temp folders, require manual backups or can easily >>> download again. >>> >>> Currently I'm excluding ~100GB, of which 25GB might totally change in >>> 24 hrs. These are mMainly virtual machines as whilst developing and >>> testing lost of files are created, modified and deleted and I only >>> care the about the source/config/test files are backed up. >>> >>> I exclude the following types: >>> BBC iPlayer Cache (can re-download, don't require long term backup) >>> iTunes PodCasts (can re-download, don't require long term backup) >>> Dropbox (backup handled by dropbox) >>> Downloads (forces me to organise downloads) >>> Virtual Machines (Prefer manual backups as restoring to a running vm >>> state has cause me issues before) >>> >>> Won't fix the backup drive issue, but might reduce the total backup >>> size, but your the only person who knows what directories you care >>> about. >>> >>> John >>> >>> On 30 May 2012 10:52, Steve Davies <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi John, >>>> >>>> Interesting point, as it happens the scratch is the second partition and I >>>> am seeing exactly what you describe. >>>> >>>> I mat back up the contents of the scratch disk, delete that partition then >>>> start again. >>>> >>>> Steve. >>>> >>>> On 30 May 2012, at 10:48, John Patrick wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is the scratch partition the 1st or 2nd partition. >>>>> >>>>> The reason I ask is because I've had experiences where I reduced the >>>>> 1st partition but the 2nd partition would still not increase as it >>>>> would only extend from the end. i.e. you can't extend it into the >>>>> space before the current partition, but it will extend into space >>>>> after the current partition. >>>>> >>>>> Not sure if that was issue with Mac, that disk or something else. So >>>>> might be red herring. >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> On 30 May 2012 10:41, Steve Davies <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Hi Toby, >>>>>> >>>>>> Tried reducing the scratch partition as there is not much on there, that >>>>>> was >>>>>> easy, but disk utility will not let me increase the size of the back up >>>>>> volume. >>>>>> >>>>>> Beats me, >>>>>> >>>>>> Steve. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 30 May 2012, at 10:34, Toby Leighton wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> You can in a fiddly kind of way, You'll have to make one smaller first, >>>>>> and >>>>>> then the other one bigger. >>>>>> >>>>>> You are limited to a degree by how much data is saved in each partition. >>>>>> If >>>>>> the partitions are empty you can set them to be almost any size, if they >>>>>> are >>>>>> full of data then the partition boundarys have to be "around" the data. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 30 May 2012 10:21, Steve Davies <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi folks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am running Snow Leopard and have run out of space on my stand alone >>>>>>> hard >>>>>>> drive for running time machine back ups. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have a 1TB drive which was partitioned roughly 50/50 one partition for >>>>>>> back ups, the other as a scratch disk. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> However, since increasing the size of my iMac drive a few moths ago and >>>>>>> adding more software, time machine is now telling me I need over 500 GB >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> order to back up. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have been into disk utility to look at changing the size of the >>>>>>> partitions and while I can make either partition smaller, it will not >>>>>>> let me >>>>>>> increase the size of a partition. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Q: Is there a way to do this? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Steve. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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