My apologies. I mis understood your problem. I didn’t realise your computer is now functioning correctly.
Stephen’s answer seems reasonable. I didn’t know time machine could back up data from three computers to one external drive. Tim Law > On 5 Jun 2021, at 1:16 am, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Rosemary. > > If this was me, I would use Disk Utility to Erase my Time Machine backup. > Then start from scratch. > > But that depends on if you are happy to lose that data. > >> On 4 Jun 2021, at 11:30 am, Tim Law <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I believe you’re asking for help To deal with the problem of the computer >> shutting down. >> >> We’re trying to help you with the next step. >> >> >> >> Tim Law >> >>>> On 4 Jun 2021, at 10:57 am, Rosemary Spark <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> Not sure what you mean. What is was doing was shutting down and re-starting >>> by itself. >>> One complication is that the time machine is backing up 3 computers. >>> Cheers >>> >>> Rosemary Spark >>> PO Box 781 >>> South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia >>> Phone: + 61 8 6397 6822 >>> Mobile: 0414268043 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 at 10:12, Tim Law <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Disconnect your time machine and protect it from fiddling and temptation >>>> >>>> It is your rescue line and might be your only connection to your former >>>> life. >>>> >>>> Focus on getting the computer going. Does it restart if you hold the shift >>>> key down? >>>> >>>> Tim Law >>>> >>>>>> On 4 Jun 2021, at 9:46 am, Rosemary Spark <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> OK. My computer kept re-starting. Very annoying >>>>> Finally got to testing. >>>>> Turned off Time Machine as someone suggested...now no re-starting. >>>>> Now what do I do? >>>>> If the files are corrupt, how do I fix? Do I delete the whole backup? if >>>>> so, how? >>>>> >>>>> MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) >>>>> Big Sur 11.4 >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> >>>>> Rosemary Spark >>>>> PO Box 781 >>>>> South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia >>>>> Phone: + 61 8 6397 6822 >>>>> Mobile: 0414268043 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- 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> >> -- 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> > > > Regards > Stephen Chape > > Mac by choice > Windows because my employer knew no better > > -- 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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