On 06/10/2012, at 6:19 PM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
> Ronni, > > The step 3 is Mac OS Extended (Journaled). > > The list in Disk Ute left window is as follows: > > Left flush 500.11 GB Seagate etc ( orange icon) This is the one I want you to click on to see the Partition Map Scheme please. > indent Bill Parker's Back Up ( Time Mach icon) This is step 3 and it is "Mac OS Extended (Journaled) > Left flush Superdrive [CD icon] (greyed out) That is your Optical Super Drive (your DVD/CD drive) That has nothing to do with this. Let me know the Partition Map Scheme please. > > The last back up stopped because "the disk may have been ejected" That's in > Window 1. In Window 2 I have the standard message that appears after you > have pulled a USB connection the "improper" way. > > All the while the disk has stayed plugged in, but it does NOT show the > activity LED as "on" and the disk is not spinning. > > And now I am worried. I have a magazine ready for publication and I'll need > my files for reference during the layout stage. Maybe I should burn a CD? > > Thanks for your help of course!! > > > Bill > On 06/10/2012, at 5:47 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: > >> >> No2 - Make sure you select (click on) the External Drive icon then you will >> see what Partition Map Scheme it is formatted as (not the second name >> (volume) of the external drive which is your TM volume) >> >> Your Time Machine volume is in Step 3 and must be "Mac OS Extended >> (Journaled) >> >> Is your Time Machine volume named "Super drive" or is that the name of the >> external drive? >> >> The icons change as you have mentioned below, that is correct. >> When the USB Drive is connected the icon on the desktop will show as USB >> When TM works it will show as TM icon >> >> Do you mean there are TWO icons for the external drive showing on the >> Desktop? >> >> I need to know if the External Drive is formatted correctly. >> >> Once I know if the External Drive is formatted correctly for use with Time >> Machine, I can then help you sort the problem. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> On 06/10/2012, at 5:18 PM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >> >>> I have been away from the computer for a while. The back up is running and >>> about 50% completed. >>> >>> Done 1,2 and 3. I do not see "Partition Map Scheme: GUID Partition Table". >>> the second level is called "Super drive but its greyed out. >>> >>> The back up that was going has now stopped with no error message and the >>> icon has reverted to to the to the Orange (USB? graphic) whereas the image >>> on the desktop is still Time Machine! >>> >>> Bill >>> On 06/10/2012, at 4:21 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: >>> >>>> Just to first make sure the external drive is Formatted and Partitioned >>>> correctly for Time Machine, please do this: >>>> 1. Connect the external drive to your computer >>>> 2. Open Disk Utility >>>> In the left hand column, click on the drive icon for the name of your >>>> external drive. >>>> (Make sure you click on the first icon, not the second level volume icon.) >>>> >>>> At the bottom do you see "Partition Map Scheme: GUID Partition Table"? >>>> >>>> 3. Then Select the second level volume (your TM volume) >>>> At the bottom do you have Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled) >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> On 06/10/2012, at 4:02 PM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The ext Hd looks OK with Disk Utility and I see its icon on the desktop. >>>>> As soon as I connected it, it started the back-up ( as if there had never >>>>> been a back) Indeed I erased the disk some weeks ago, and only then did >>>>> I start seeing the DT icon. It was Orange without the Time Machine logo. >>>>> Once Time machine runs, the DT icon changes. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The error message (after transfer of about 100GB of 250 -or so) is >>>>> "cannot complete back-up." It shuts down Time Machine and then I get >>>>> all sorts of odd message saying "you didn't eject the disk correctly" ( I >>>>> did). >>>>> >>>>> Bill >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 06/10/2012, at 3:49 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I hope you have been backing up some other way, perhaps bootable backups. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ok, is the external drive is formatted correctly? >>>>>> >>>>>> Mac OS Extended (Journaled) >>>>>> Select the type of partition you want to use: >>>>>> GUID Partition Table - for Intel-based Macs >>>>>> >>>>>> If so: >>>>>> Can you select the drive in System Preferences > Time Machine? >>>>>> When you try to backup what error do you receive please? >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> On 06/10/2012, at 3:41 PM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 06/10/2012, at 3:33 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Bill, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A bit more information please. >>>>>>>> Were you successfully backing up using Time Machine to this external >>>>>>>> drive in Snow Leopard? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> How long have since you installed Lion? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When Mt Lion was issued. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Are you saying you have NEVER successfully backed up using TM to this >>>>>>>> external drive in Lion? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 'Friad I am >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bill >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>>>>>>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion >>>>>>>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 06/10/2012, at 3:11 PM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Since I installed Lion, and now 10.7.5 and supp update I have not >>>>>>>>> been able to back up/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The ext. HD is a Seagate Goflex - about 15 months old. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I suspect the ext HD, but not sure. For a while before installing >>>>>>>>> the 10.7.4 to 5 update, the disk was not even recognised by the >>>>>>>>> laptop. Tried repair etc etc. No luck. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Bill >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dr Bill Parker >>>>>>>>> ren...@westnet.com.au >>>>>>>>> The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, >>>>>>>>> contrived and dishonest – but the myth – persistent, persuasive, and >>>>>>>>> unrealistic. >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > Dr Bill Parker > ren...@westnet.com.au > The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived > and dishonest – but the myth – persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
