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I just got a notice on my mac that my mac has not been backed up for 41 days and the reason was "failed" and that I needed to see if I had enough space or change preference. What is this all about? Just one more thing breaking down in my house!
I just got a notice on my mac that my mac has not been backed up for 41 days and the reason was "failed" and that I needed to see if I had enough space or change preference. What is this all about? Just one more thing breaking down in my house!
May be time to upgrade:
Windows XP home page
I just got a notice on my mac that my mac has not been backed up for 41 days and the reason was "failed" and that I needed to see if I had enough space or change preference. What is this all about? Just one more thing breaking down in my house!
May be time to upgrade:
Windows XP home page
*sigh*
Sarah, if you click on your backup drive in Finder, you can press Cmd-I to get the info on it, including the free space remaining. The resulting dialog box will look something like this (the red arrow is pointing to remaining space available) . . .
Also, if you get a chance, open up Disk Utility (located in the "Utilities" subfolder of your "Applications" folder) and run "Repair Disk" on your backup drive. That's been known to fix Time Machine issues as well.
Every time I have to use XP, I have an overwhelming sense of gratitude when I get to go back to OS X. Nightmare of a user experience. I'll stick with UNIX, thanks. I like my Terminal.
Don't forget to check your connections! How're you connected to the drive? Did any cables come loose? In the past when my Time Machine backups have failed, it's been because of a connection issue.
I don't see anything that says "backup driver". Is it in applications?
Maybe that's my problem.....I don't have any cables except for the one that hooks it up to my outlet for electricity.
Maybe that's my problem.....I don't have any cables except for the one that hooks it up to my outlet for electricity.
I don't see anything that says "backup driver". Is it in applications?
No, I mean the external hard drive that you've set up for Time Machine to use. It should have an icon (along with your primary hard drive) on your Desktop or in your Finder sidebar. Like this . . .
-----Added 9/18/2009 at 06:52:47 EST-----
Maybe that's my problem.....I don't have any cables except for the one that hooks it up to my outlet for electricity.
Oh...
So you don't have an external hard drive?
Maybe that's my problem.....I don't have any cables except for the one that hooks it up to my outlet for electricity.
Are you using a Time Capsule, then? You can connect to Time Capsules wirelessly (and since you don't have any cables, I'm assuming that that's what you've been doing up to this point)... If you go to ~/Applications/Utilities/Air Port Utility you can check to see what all you're hooked up to. Does it show up there?
ETA: And if you are using a TC, is the little light green or orange?
Every time I have to use XP, I have an overwhelming sense of gratitude when I get to go back to OS X. Nightmare of a user experience. I'll stick with UNIX, thanks. I like my Terminal.
But reading the instructions here, it is a lot easier to check hard drive usage in XP than in Mac.
But reading the instructions here, it is a lot easier to check hard drive usage in XP than in Mac.
I dunno. Cmd-I isn't really that much tougher to press than Alt-Enter or Windows-E.
But reading the instructions here, it is a lot easier to check hard drive usage in XP than in Mac.
I dunno. Cmd-I isn't really that much tougher to press than Alt-Enter or Windows-E.
In Vista (as noted upthread, I'm on my Vista/Linux machine, not my Windows box)
Click on the Windows Icon.
Click on the word 'Computer'
versus:
Find 'Finder'. Click on it
click on your your drive
Search your documentation for the right key combo (or ask for help on the internet)
press Cmd-I
I can see why Mac users would prefer the latter - they get to interface with other Apple L33Ts (or |337s). Anyone else would say the former was much more intuitive and required fewer assists.
if you click on your backup drive in Finder, you can press Cmd-I to get the info on it, including the free space remaining.
Mac:
Right-click drive icon on desktop.
Click "Get Info".
But reading the instructions here, it is a lot easier to check hard drive usage in XP than in Mac.
I dunno. Cmd-I isn't really that much tougher to press than Alt-Enter or Windows-E.
But reading the instructions here, it is a lot easier to check hard drive usage in XP than in Mac.
I dunno. Cmd-I isn't really that much tougher to press than Alt-Enter or Windows-E.
A quick right-click on the drive you're interested in; choose Properties.
So Windows is easier.
I dunno. Cmd-I isn't really that much tougher to press than Alt-Enter or Windows-E.
A quick right-click on the drive you're interested in; choose Properties.
So Windows is easier.
Windows: "A quick right-click on the drive you're interested in; choose Properties."
Where's the greater ease in either?
Windows: "A quick right-click on the drive you're interested in; choose Properties."
Where's the greater ease in either?
That's not what I wrote. You keep changing YOUR instructions for Apple; don't try to do the same thing with what I posted.
I'll repeat it again:
Click on the Windows Icon.
Click on the word 'Computer
See, nothing about choosing properties. It's right there in plain view.