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Having trouble backing up

I tried to back up my MacBook Pro after a minute it said it could not backup because "Time Machine could not create a local snapshot to back up from." what should I do? I am trying to back up onto a flash drive.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 22, 2021 8:33 AM

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Posted on Feb 22, 2021 8:38 AM

nourhan182 wrote:

I tried to back up my MacBook Pro after a minute it said it could not backup because "Time Machine could not create a local snapshot to back up from." what should I do? I am trying to back up onto a flash drive.


See if there is anything here:


*Trouble Shooting—

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/time-machine-troubleshooting-mh15653/mac


If you can't back up or restore your Mac using Time Machine - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204157



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Feb 22, 2021 8:38 AM in response to nourhan182

nourhan182 wrote:

I tried to back up my MacBook Pro after a minute it said it could not backup because "Time Machine could not create a local snapshot to back up from." what should I do? I am trying to back up onto a flash drive.


See if there is anything here:


*Trouble Shooting—

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/time-machine-troubleshooting-mh15653/mac


If you can't back up or restore your Mac using Time Machine - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204157



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