Why is TimeMachine so painfully slow? - MacRumors Forums
Oct 7, 2016 · Time Machine can be slow at times, because it is busy backing up a lot of system files that have nothing to do with user files. CCC is a lot faster and you can decide which …
Time Machine backup drive capacity questions - MacRumors Forums
Jul 23, 2007 · Time Machine will use the whole drive. Ideally you want a disk 2x (or more) your system drive. After your initial backup of your whole drive, Time Machine will add increments …
Time Machine error | MacRumors Forums
Sep 23, 2024 · Since updating to Sequoia my Time Machine backups have been failing during night. Every time I wake up the display, I get the same error: "Time Machine did not finish …
End is Near for Time Capsule backups?! Upgraded to Sequoia 15.6 …
Aug 3, 2025 · Hi all I use a Macbook M1 with Sequoia installed. I've been backing up to an Apple Time Capsule using v7.8.1 for years. I just upgraded from 15.5 to 15.6 and now see a warning …
Time Machine and Sequoia 15.0 - MacRumors Forums
Nov 11, 2010 · Is it a coincidence that after installing Sequoia 15 Time Machine no longer works? TM says backup disk is not available and it isn't in finder. But it is...
Using an SSD for a Time Machine backup? - MacRumors Forums
Nov 2, 2006 · With Time Machine you can back up to any kind of storage you want: SSD, USB thumb drive, hard drive, etc. It won't backup any faster on an SSD though since the write …
Time machine wireless backup keeps failing since installing Sequoia
Mar 2, 2015 · I don't know much about the old Time Capsule you're using, but I use my Synology NAS as my Time Machine disk (similar to what you're using, it's network attached storage, not …
Cannot complete first Time Machine backup on fresh Sequoia …
Dec 17, 2024 · Just did a fresh re-install of Sequoia on a Macbook Air M1. I can connect to the Time Capsule on the same wifi in my house. I have deleted the disk partition and started clean …
Bare metal re-install, Time Machine backup grayed out in …
Jan 6, 2025 · I went back and booted the OS install disk and went into Disk Utility and my Time Machine volume checked out fine. Tried starting Recovery from the OS install disk and it saw …
Best Time Machine external HD/SSD for iMac? | MacRumors Forums
Oct 2, 2011 · I learned my lesson the hard way, and now I'm going to set up Time Machine and do it RIGHT. I'm using a 2017 27" iMac Pro and have a few 2015 and 2019 27" iMacs for backup …