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Time machine forever "preparing" after software update
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<blockquote data-quote="gpc" data-source="post: 672791" data-attributes="member: 52552"><p>Yesterday I allowed software update to update the following:</p><p></p><p>• Quicktime 7.5</p><p>• Digital Raw Camera Compatibility 2.1</p><p></p><p>The next time Time Machine ran, it appeared to back up about 160 MB (I could be misremembering the number) but instead of finishing, it immediately started "preparing" again. Now it never stops "preparing."</p><p></p><p>There's no disk activity on the backup drive or the main drive, but Finder uses about 30% of CPU when it's "preparing."</p><p></p><p>I've tried leaving it to run for hours on end, with no luck. I've tried various combinations of turning Time machine off, dismounting and remounting the backup drive, restarting the Mac, turning Time Machine back on...</p><p></p><p>When I enter Time Machine, the most recent backup is the one from before the software update. There's no sign of anything backed up more recently.</p><p></p><p>Anyone have any ideas?</p><p></p><p>MacBook4,1, 4 GB memory, OSX 10.5.3. Backup drive is on a USB and has about 30 GB available out of 120. There's about 50 GB on the main drive to be included in backups.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gpc, post: 672791, member: 52552"] Yesterday I allowed software update to update the following: • Quicktime 7.5 • Digital Raw Camera Compatibility 2.1 The next time Time Machine ran, it appeared to back up about 160 MB (I could be misremembering the number) but instead of finishing, it immediately started "preparing" again. Now it never stops "preparing." There's no disk activity on the backup drive or the main drive, but Finder uses about 30% of CPU when it's "preparing." I've tried leaving it to run for hours on end, with no luck. I've tried various combinations of turning Time machine off, dismounting and remounting the backup drive, restarting the Mac, turning Time Machine back on... When I enter Time Machine, the most recent backup is the one from before the software update. There's no sign of anything backed up more recently. Anyone have any ideas? MacBook4,1, 4 GB memory, OSX 10.5.3. Backup drive is on a USB and has about 30 GB available out of 120. There's about 50 GB on the main drive to be included in backups. [/QUOTE]
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