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time machine won't backup, it thinks erroneously that disk doesn't have enough space
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<blockquote data-quote="MYmacROX" data-source="post: 1467180" data-attributes="member: 92466"><p>I suspect your external drive is still partitioned. The very fact that only 254+GB are available tells me you need to wipe the drive using Disk Utility and reformat it as OS Extended (Journaled). No partitions. </p><p></p><p>After that your first Time Machine backup will be quite lengthy, depending on how it's connected (USB, FW400, FW800, etc.). After that, if you do regular backups (daily or even weekly) they won't take nearly as long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MYmacROX, post: 1467180, member: 92466"] I suspect your external drive is still partitioned. The very fact that only 254+GB are available tells me you need to wipe the drive using Disk Utility and reformat it as OS Extended (Journaled). No partitions. After that your first Time Machine backup will be quite lengthy, depending on how it's connected (USB, FW400, FW800, etc.). After that, if you do regular backups (daily or even weekly) they won't take nearly as long. [/QUOTE]
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