You shouldn’t need Java to run Time Machine, it’s built into the OS so should run natively. Apple stopped installing Java 6 automatically and have washed their hands of version 7, which you can install from here : http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
I’d uninstall any Western Digital software you’ve got installed, they’ve not done well with the Mavericks update http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/11/03/western-digital-warns-mavericks-users-external-hard-drive-data-loss/ Regards Sam MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development Sam Mullen +44 (0)7747778022 [email protected] www.macambulance.co.uk MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration number 8466597 This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 4 Nov 2013, at 15:40, Philip Tomlinson <[email protected]> wrote: > - Having trouble with Time Machine backups, reading the small print in the > manual which came with WD MyBookLive it says something to the effect that to > run with Lion, Mountain Lion etc I need to install Java Runtime Client. Using > Spotlight it would seem that I have a folder with Mac OS Java runtime > (modified Jan 2003!) Anyone know - Do I need to do something? > > Phil T > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
