I have posted about this problem earlier, but wanted to include the data from the logs.
I would like to be able to run TimeMachine on-demand (manually). I want to start a backup and when it finishes turn off TM. However, TM stops and just few minutes later starts up again for what seems to be a very long time. I have copied the backup data from the system log and posted it below. Unless I just sit and watch it continuously I do not see it complete.
Further, why is it taking so long to complete such small backups? I have spent 2 days on this without success.
I have tried two USB powered Hard Drives (one with an external A/C adapter, the other bus powered).
Do I need to call customer support?
Can someone please tell me if what is happening is normal or do I have a problem with my system?
Thanks, Mike
Sep 5 08:40:24 MTV-MBA-Laptop UserEventAgent[11]: com.apple.backupd-auto launchd job enabled
Sep 5 08:40:24 MTV-MBA-Laptop UserEventAgent[11]: com.apple.backupd-wake launchd job enabled
Sep 5 08:40:24 MTV-MBA-Laptop UserEventAgent[11]: com.apple.backupd-attach launchd job enabled
Sep 5 08:40:40 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Starting standard backup
Sep 5 08:40:40 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Backing up to: /Volumes/MAC BACKUP/Backups.backupdb
Sep 5 08:40:40 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
Sep 5 08:40:42 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Backup content size: 65.5 GB excluded items size: 11.8 GB for volume Macintosh HD
Sep 5 08:40:42 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: 64.47 GB required (including padding), 465.47 GB available
Sep 5 08:40:42 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Waiting for index to be ready (101)
Sep 5 09:30:15 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Copied 419557 files (49.9 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 09:33:55 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: 568.4 MB required (including padding), 415.01 GB available
Sep 5 09:41:14 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Copied 417590 files (10.3 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 10:16:21 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Starting post-backup thinning
Sep 5 10:16:21 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Sep 5 10:16:21 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Backup completed successfully.
Sep 5 10:40:53 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Starting standard backup
Sep 5 10:40:53 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Backing up to: /Volumes/MAC BACKUP/Backups.backupdb
Sep 5 10:45:16 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: 576.3 MB required (including padding), 414.68 GB available
Sep 5 11:31:54 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Copied 417597 files (27.4 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 11:36:22 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: 567.0 MB required (including padding), 414.64 GB available
Sep 5 12:02:56 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Copied 417601 files (17.5 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 12:34:31 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Starting post-backup thinning
Sep 5 12:34:31 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Sep 5 12:34:32 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Backup completed successfully.
Sep 5 12:40:53 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Starting standard backup
Sep 5 12:40:55 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Backing up to: /Volumes/MAC BACKUP/Backups.backupdb
Sep 5 12:45:18 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: 436.2 MB required (including padding), 414.64 GB available
Sep 5 13:30:21 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Copied 417619 files (64.5 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 13:34:52 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: 391.9 MB required (including padding), 414.54 GB available
Sep 5 13:50:08 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Copied 417623 files (18.2 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 14:31:16 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Starting post-backup thinning
Sep 5 14:31:16 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Sep 5 14:31:17 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Backup completed successfully.
Sep 5 14:40:53 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[3599]: Starting standard backup
Sep 5 14:40:54 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[3599]: Backing up to: /Volumes/MAC BACKUP/Backups.backupdb
Sep 5 14:45:26 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[3599]: 570.1 MB required (including padding), 414.18 GB available
Sep 5 15:30:40 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[3599]: Copied 419804 files (154.1 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Got tired of waiting at 16:05 and it is still running.
I would like to be able to run TimeMachine on-demand (manually). I want to start a backup and when it finishes turn off TM. However, TM stops and just few minutes later starts up again for what seems to be a very long time. I have copied the backup data from the system log and posted it below. Unless I just sit and watch it continuously I do not see it complete.
Further, why is it taking so long to complete such small backups? I have spent 2 days on this without success.
I have tried two USB powered Hard Drives (one with an external A/C adapter, the other bus powered).
Do I need to call customer support?
Can someone please tell me if what is happening is normal or do I have a problem with my system?
Thanks, Mike
Sep 5 08:40:24 MTV-MBA-Laptop UserEventAgent[11]: com.apple.backupd-auto launchd job enabled
Sep 5 08:40:24 MTV-MBA-Laptop UserEventAgent[11]: com.apple.backupd-wake launchd job enabled
Sep 5 08:40:24 MTV-MBA-Laptop UserEventAgent[11]: com.apple.backupd-attach launchd job enabled
Sep 5 08:40:40 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Starting standard backup
Sep 5 08:40:40 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Backing up to: /Volumes/MAC BACKUP/Backups.backupdb
Sep 5 08:40:40 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
Sep 5 08:40:42 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Backup content size: 65.5 GB excluded items size: 11.8 GB for volume Macintosh HD
Sep 5 08:40:42 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: 64.47 GB required (including padding), 465.47 GB available
Sep 5 08:40:42 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Waiting for index to be ready (101)
Sep 5 09:30:15 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Copied 419557 files (49.9 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 09:33:55 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: 568.4 MB required (including padding), 415.01 GB available
Sep 5 09:41:14 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Copied 417590 files (10.3 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 10:16:21 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Starting post-backup thinning
Sep 5 10:16:21 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Sep 5 10:16:21 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[621]: Backup completed successfully.
Sep 5 10:40:53 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Starting standard backup
Sep 5 10:40:53 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Backing up to: /Volumes/MAC BACKUP/Backups.backupdb
Sep 5 10:45:16 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: 576.3 MB required (including padding), 414.68 GB available
Sep 5 11:31:54 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Copied 417597 files (27.4 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 11:36:22 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: 567.0 MB required (including padding), 414.64 GB available
Sep 5 12:02:56 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Copied 417601 files (17.5 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 12:34:31 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Starting post-backup thinning
Sep 5 12:34:31 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Sep 5 12:34:32 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[1810]: Backup completed successfully.
Sep 5 12:40:53 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Starting standard backup
Sep 5 12:40:55 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Backing up to: /Volumes/MAC BACKUP/Backups.backupdb
Sep 5 12:45:18 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: 436.2 MB required (including padding), 414.64 GB available
Sep 5 13:30:21 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Copied 417619 files (64.5 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 13:34:52 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: 391.9 MB required (including padding), 414.54 GB available
Sep 5 13:50:08 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Copied 417623 files (18.2 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Sep 5 14:31:16 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Starting post-backup thinning
Sep 5 14:31:16 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Sep 5 14:31:17 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[2789]: Backup completed successfully.
Sep 5 14:40:53 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[3599]: Starting standard backup
Sep 5 14:40:54 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[3599]: Backing up to: /Volumes/MAC BACKUP/Backups.backupdb
Sep 5 14:45:26 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[3599]: 570.1 MB required (including padding), 414.18 GB available
Sep 5 15:30:40 MTV-MBA-Laptop com.apple.backupd[3599]: Copied 419804 files (154.1 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Got tired of waiting at 16:05 and it is still running.