While it has become more reliable since its introduction, problems still occur. Time Machine is extremely convenient, but it can be a troublesome backup tool. It will have a name like -175540.inProgress. ![]() You’ll find that folder in the “Backups.backupdb” folder on your Time Machine drive. Find and remove the “.inProgress” folder. Make sure Spotlight is not indexing your backup by adding your Time Machine volume to the Privacy pane of the Spotlight preferences window in System Preferences.ģ. This will disable Time Machine and stop any backup processes.Ģ. Uncheck the box next to “Back Up Automatically” in the Time Machine preference window. If you don’t see that number increase over 30 minutes, you’ll need to take action. That number should be steadily, if slowly, increasing. If the backup is progressing properly, it should show the number of items remaining to be processed. Look for the text underneath the Time Machine progress bar. If the Time Machine process is starting or appears to be lagging, open the Time Machine preference pane in System Preferences. One of the most common bugs in Time Machine involves hanging on the beginning of the backup process. If you find any errors, run disktuil repairVolume. In our example we would use diskutil verifyVolume /dev/disk1s5.ĥ. Verify the volume by typing diskutil verifyVolume. Find the device and disk number, formatted like disk1s5, as in our example.Ĥ. ![]() Locate the partition used for Time Machine. List the attached disks by typing diskutil list.ģ. Open Terminal from “Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app” or type “Terminal” into Spotlight.Ģ. You may need to consider replacing the drive if this problem appears more than once.ġ. It might indicate that there’s a problem with the drive. Keep in mind that this can be a result of early problems with the disk itself. The simplest method requires diskutil in Terminal. To address this problem, you can try to repair the problems with the disk. If your drive’s permissions have been damaged, you will often be prevented from writing to the disk. Continue holding the keys down until the computer restarts again and you hear the startup chime twice.ģ. Plug the power cable back in or replace the battery if you removed it. Hold these keys and the power button for ten seconds.Ĥ. After your Mac shuts down, press Shift + Control + Option on the left side of the built-in keyboard, then press the Power button at the same time. If you cannot disconnect the power, use a keystroke instead. If you can remove the battery or disconnect the power cable, do that. ![]() Fixing the problem requires an SMC reset and a PRAM reset. After updating to Sierra or High Sierra, some users find that Time Machine simply won’t back up.
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