Time machine will not backup.

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Time machine will not backup.

Time machine will not backup. Shows "Preparing backup" for over an hour. Has worked fine for long time and lots of room on backup harddrive. Just installed latest update couple of days ago.

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 04:01 PM

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BDAqua

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Jul 26, 2019 01:52 PM in response to Larry Flinner

Good news. :)

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BDAqua

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Jul 25, 2019 04:30 PM in response to Larry Flinner

Was that the Security update 004 that has been pulled?

http://osxdaily.com/2014/03/31/time-machine-stuck-preparing-backup-mac-fix/

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Jul 26, 2019 10:10 AM in response to BDAqua

No, was the latest update to OS

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Jul 26, 2019 10:57 AM in response to BDAqua

Got it working by following the procedures in article. Thanks

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Time machine will not backup.

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