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<blockquote data-quote="switchman" data-source="post: 1537735" data-attributes="member: 230151"><p>Thank you, chscag !</p><p></p><p>I did find what was causing the rather large file; i found a post for checking options in TM which i have checked a few times already. What confuses me is TM options did not list my 2nd xhdd w/ 2 partitions. Here's a rundown of what i did :</p><p>- opened TM in system preference</p><p>- clicked options </p><p>- clicked + sign to exclude files (only listed time machine)</p><p>- ehdd1 showed in list</p><p>- clicked again to add ehdd2</p><p>- time machine is grayed out but but ehdd1 & 2 are not</p><p>- exclude the 2 ehdd</p><p></p><p>TM finally ran and did not stop. i checked this morning as a was away at work and it completd with no errors. i don't like the logic there with the option of adding the volume/drive or files when its not listing. If its not listed then TM should not be counting those for backups.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, problem solved. i did download disk inventory and will use it later to check all drives.</p><p></p><p>Many thanks also to all advise and recomendations posted in this forum, your all a big help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="switchman, post: 1537735, member: 230151"] Thank you, chscag ! I did find what was causing the rather large file; i found a post for checking options in TM which i have checked a few times already. What confuses me is TM options did not list my 2nd xhdd w/ 2 partitions. Here's a rundown of what i did : - opened TM in system preference - clicked options - clicked + sign to exclude files (only listed time machine) - ehdd1 showed in list - clicked again to add ehdd2 - time machine is grayed out but but ehdd1 & 2 are not - exclude the 2 ehdd TM finally ran and did not stop. i checked this morning as a was away at work and it completd with no errors. i don't like the logic there with the option of adding the volume/drive or files when its not listing. If its not listed then TM should not be counting those for backups. Anyway, problem solved. i did download disk inventory and will use it later to check all drives. Many thanks also to all advise and recomendations posted in this forum, your all a big help. [/QUOTE]
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