Ok, I have discovered a problem with Time Machine, sort of. I have a couple of document directories that I discovered aren't being backed up routinely by Time Machine.
It so happens that theses directories are also synched with Dropbox, both for "backup" and to have access to these documents on other devices.
By synched, I mean I created a symlink to the directories on my Mac in Dropbox.
The bottom two posts in this thread note what I have observed. http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ot...pletely-back-up-time-machine.html#post1649810
Looking around, I have found that including the local Dropbox folder in Time Machine backups is wasteful, so I have excluded it, but I don't believe that's the issue here.
I think the Dropbox synch is locking the document folders/directories and preventing their backup. I guess one solution is to turn off Dropbox. I have seen some other stuff about changing permissions on the dropbox folder, but it was for mountain lion.
Any ideas?
It so happens that theses directories are also synched with Dropbox, both for "backup" and to have access to these documents on other devices.
By synched, I mean I created a symlink to the directories on my Mac in Dropbox.
The bottom two posts in this thread note what I have observed. http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ot...pletely-back-up-time-machine.html#post1649810
Looking around, I have found that including the local Dropbox folder in Time Machine backups is wasteful, so I have excluded it, but I don't believe that's the issue here.
I think the Dropbox synch is locking the document folders/directories and preventing their backup. I guess one solution is to turn off Dropbox. I have seen some other stuff about changing permissions on the dropbox folder, but it was for mountain lion.
Any ideas?