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Time machine back up. When is it safe to disconnect the external hard drive?
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1885290" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>I'm not sure what " think it may have updated the 1, min, 5, minute, 1 hour, etc." means. Maybe you can explain. TM by default makes an update to the backup every hour.</p><p></p><p>Unplugging the drive in the middle of the backup is how the .inProgress folder was created. I don't think you can pick up where it was because the date/time no longer applies. </p><p></p><p>What I would recommend is to reconnect the drive, let it mount, then turn on TM and see what it does. If it can somehow pick up and finish, or delete the unfinished backup and get you going again, great. Otherwise you will have to start over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1885290, member: 396914"] I'm not sure what " think it may have updated the 1, min, 5, minute, 1 hour, etc." means. Maybe you can explain. TM by default makes an update to the backup every hour. Unplugging the drive in the middle of the backup is how the .inProgress folder was created. I don't think you can pick up where it was because the date/time no longer applies. What I would recommend is to reconnect the drive, let it mount, then turn on TM and see what it does. If it can somehow pick up and finish, or delete the unfinished backup and get you going again, great. Otherwise you will have to start over. [/QUOTE]
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