First backup to Time Machine

Kymmy · Kymmy #1 (**permalink**)

02-26-2012, 10:39 PM

Hi all

I tried to backup my Macbook Pro using Time Machine but it hanged after 20 minutes of backing up.

I couldn't Force Quit from the menu bar - coloured wheel happening' there too.

Needed to reboot from the on button (which I hate to do. Does this harm my MBPro?)

Is there any other way to do a full backup of Macbook Pro as I think it may need a service.

Have recently had issues with iTunes crashing my laptop and now my startup appears a little on the slow side (get the blue screen for quite a while before the login screen appears).

Any ideas?

thanks
K.

Stretch · Stretch #2 (**permalink**)

02-26-2012, 11:10 PM

You can use Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) or SuperDuper to clone your hard drive.

As for your issues, have you tried repair permissions and clearing caches?

Slydude · Slydude #3 (**permalink**)

02-26-2012, 11:38 PM

In addition to what Stretch suggested run Disk Utility and have it verify your boot drive to see if there are any directory errors. If there are let it attempt to repair them.

Kymmy · Kymmy #4 (**permalink**)

02-27-2012, 12:19 AM

Thanks guys. I have run a check on my hard drive and there were a few permissions that needed repairing but otherwise all was fine.

Will do another check for directory issues.

Thanks for that.

Kym

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Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,774 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD, 500GB HD	02-26-2012, 11:10 PM You can use Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) or SuperDuper to clone your hard drive. As for your issues, have you tried repair permissions and clearing caches? Blog and Photo Gallery: http://philolin.me/ Currently running OS X 10.10
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Kymmy #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 14, 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 5 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro	02-26-2012, 10:39 PM Hi all I tried to backup my Macbook Pro using Time Machine but it hanged after 20 minutes of backing up. I couldn't Force Quit from the menu bar - coloured wheel happening' there too. Needed to reboot from the on button (which I hate to do. Does this harm my MBPro?) Is there any other way to do a full backup of Macbook Pro as I think it may need a service. Have recently had issues with iTunes crashing my laptop and now my startup appears a little on the slow side (get the blue screen for quite a while before the login screen appears). Any ideas? thanks K.
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Kymmy #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 14, 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 5 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro	02-27-2012, 12:19 AM Thanks guys. I have run a check on my hard drive and there were a few permissions that needed repairing but otherwise all was fine. Will do another check for directory issues. Thanks for that. Kym
	QUOTE Thanks

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