Morning, the backup is still in progress, done 4.32GB of 20.35GB having been running all night. Exceedingly slow but I will leave it be. It has also said since last night "Calculating time remaining....".
I would have connected it via Ethernet to the TC to accelerate the process, but I've had no luck for years of trying to get the Thunderbolt to Ethernet adaptor working. That's another story I won't bring into this thread. I suppose you're looking forward to the Pies V Bombers on Anzac day Ronnie. Regards Pete > On 22 Apr 2017, at 7:02 PM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Don't interrupt the backup Peter, let it run overnight if necessary. Let it > complete the backup. > And your question re: plugging the sparsebundle drive directly to your Mac. > NO It won't work.. TM treats a local target differently to a network target. > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > >> On 22 Apr 2017, at 6:45 pm, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks Ronnie, it has been just about all afternoon trying Preparing Backup. >> A short while back it reached the point of actually starting a Backup again >> (20GB again), but promisingly, the last time it completed a backup earlier >> this morning it said Last Backup April 9 2017, so that is quite near time >> wise. I am being patient in giving it some freedom before the axe falls. >> >> If this time around doesn't get itself sorted, I might just resort to some >> clobbering. >> >> One question I have is, if I were to unmounted the backup drive I am using >> from the TC and plug into a local USB on the MacBook Pro, will the TM >> software recognise the same Sparesebundle file being local (once I browse to >> it in the Select Disc process) and not wireless as it is currently? That >> might accelerate the whole process for me by being local. I am prepared to >> give this a go before resorting to a brutal clearing of the disc and new >> backup again. >> >> Regards >> >> >> Pete >> >>> On 22 Apr 2017, at 2:31 PM, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Peter, >>> >>> My reply in Situ below: >>> >>>> On 21 Apr 2017, at 10:45 pm, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Ronnie,I think I mentioned I work away. Since the below email, I've >>>> been away for a swing and returned this Thursday. First thing I do is get >>>> my MacBook to do a backup with nothing else running just to bring it up to >>>> date in TM. I'd moved some video files in the time away so expected a >>>> sizeable backup and after about 20 minutes Preparing Backup, it set off >>>> doing that backup of around 20GB. Stacks of space on the backup drive >>>> (+900GB unused). Next morning I checked and it had 'finished' but said >>>> latest backup was in March 2016. I thought here we go again. Had to have >>>> some surgery (eye) today but got around to look further this afternoon, >>>> subsequent backups couldn't find the disc. All other MacBooks in the house >>>> are backing up nicely with no hiccups tothe main TM 3TB disc - all since I >>>> moved to Sierra and had the FileVault problem. That problem is resolved >>>> and not recurring fortunately. >>> >>>> I unmounted the backup disc (it's a 2TB external drive connected via Hub >>>> to the 3TB TC and is unique to my MacBook in the house). Then remounted >>>> and restarted backup process by selecting the right disc again. A long >>>> Preparation period ~1 hour then it set off backing up again - ~20GB again. >>>> Upon that 'finishing' - Latest backup was November 2015! Then I get >>>> warnings saying last backup was 500days ago - no kidding Time Machine!! >>> >>> To save me having to explain how this can happen, and how it can be fixed, >>> I’ve added a Quote below and then the link which will explain further for >>> you Peter. >>> /Begin Quote: >>> "Overall, this happens because the system has a destination configured for >>> Time Machine, but is not able to access it, and can happen for a fairly >>> simple reason. >>> >>> Time Machine supports multiple disks, and when you attach a newly formatted >>> drive OS X may ask whether or not you wish to use the drive for your Mac. >>> You can also manually specify additional Time Machine destinations in the >>> system preferences, including both network storage and local storage. >>> Either way, if you end up with multiple destinations configured, OS X will >>> revolve through them when running its hourly backups to ensure even >>> distribution of your backups. >>> >>> This means that if you have a working Time Machine drive attached to your >>> system, OS X may successfully back up to it, but then attempt to back up to >>> the other destinations you have configured. At first OS X will simply skip >>> them, but after 10 days you will begin to see the Time Machine warnings >>> appear." >>> /End Quote: >>> >>> How to manage “No backups for XX Days” warnings in OS X >>> <https://www.macissues.com/2016/04/20/how-to-manage-no-backup-for-xx-days-warnings-in-os-x/> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Ronni >>> >>>> >>>> I have a CCC backup of the whole MacBook/external drive (800GB in all) - I >>>> am thinking I'll blow away the Sparesebundle file and start again. It >>>> shouldn't be this hard. Probably a simple fix but I have 1 backup to >>>> revert should I have a MacBook HD failure so little risk for me. That will >>>> be a lengthy process as the deletion will take most of a day and the >>>> Firsttime new backup same again for full pass. This would be a bit of a >>>> 'Neanderthal' approach but will work- I've done it before as you probably >>>> recall - in the past due to my own error - but I've learnt to have kid >>>> gloves with this TM thing. I wonder if any other tips before I resort to >>>> the Primitive approach. >>>> >>>> I have 10.12.4 Sierra and a MacbookPro Retina. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> >>>> Pete >>>> >>>>> On 9 Apr 2017, at 5:58 AM, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Ronnie, thanks for that. I went through the process of turning off >>>>> FileVault which took a while to decrypt the disc, then left to its own >>>>> devices, this morning it has succesfully completed a backup with a time >>>>> of 12:01 this morning. So it seems like it's sorted itself out. Thanks >>>>> for the tips. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Pete >>>>> >>>>>> On 8 Apr 2017, at 3:03 PM, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 8 Apr 2017, at 9:36 am, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I did my updtae to Sierra 10.12.1 a couple of weeks ago and the MacBook >>>>>>> (Pro Retina) and behavious of the MacBook was fine, nothing odd. I had >>>>>>> TM turned OFF during the update and once the dust had settled, I turned >>>>>>> it back on and after some time a ~5GB backup started and finished >>>>>>> succesfully. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yesterday, I saw an Update showing in the App Store and so after a >>>>>>> short review - I commenced the update which was to 10.12.4. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Since then, my backups have been quite odd. I've notifications saying >>>>>>> "can't locate the server", "you're trying to backup an encrypted disc >>>>>>> to a non encrypted disc" and just now it was in the process of doing a >>>>>>> backup - progress bar was showing for ~6GB backup - next time I came >>>>>>> back to it it showed as though backup was all finished succesfully, >>>>>>> however the panel indicated my last backup was June 2016! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I browsed a bit and noted also that autologin is disabled when >>>>>>> FileVault is ON and I've normally had my MacBook set to autologin - and >>>>>>> it has since moving to Sierra (12.4.1) reverted to reuquiring my login >>>>>>> upon Start up - where prior configuration was Autologin was set ON. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is this normal and any clues to maybe a simple setting I've not done >>>>>>> which the update has changed for me? Is there a Sierra default >>>>>>> configuration demanding FileVault ON and hence disabling Autologin and >>>>>>> what is the connection with my backups behaviour if any? >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Peter, >>>>>> >>>>>> That error message "you're trying to backup an encrypted disc to a non >>>>>> encrypted disc" means that your 'Mac's hard drive is using FileVault >>>>>> encryption to secure your data, but the hard drive you're using for Time >>>>>> Machine is not encrypted.' >>>>>> >>>>>> Automatic login is disabled if your have FileVault enabled: >>>>>> In System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Options after enabling >>>>>> FileVault, you’ll >>>>>> see that Automatic Login is set to Off and dimmed—you can’t enable it. >>>>>> And, in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General, the checkbox >>>>>> labeled “Disable automatic login” disappears completely when you turn on >>>>>> FileVault. This means you’ll always have to supply your password when >>>>>> you turn on your Mac, restart, or log in. >>>>>> >>>>>> You can read more about FileVault at the following links: >>>>>> >>>>>> macOS Sierra: Encrypt the contents of your Mac with FileVault >>>>>> >>>>>> macOS Sierra: Keep your Time Machine backup disk secure >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >>>>>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >>>>>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >>>>>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >>>>>> >>>>>> macOS Sierra 10.12.4 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pete >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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