Tags : Time Machine

What is Time Machine doing?

November 26, 2014

Ever wonder what Time Machine is doing whilst you wait? On a standard OS X system the best you can do is enable Show Time Machine in menu bar (System Preferences > Time Machine) which displays a Time Machine icon in your menu bar which upon clicking provides minimal details during Time Machine backups, e.g. […]Read More

Time Machine Slow with SSD – TRIM Support the Culprit?

November 18, 2014

Here at MacRiot we’ve noticed that Time Machine has slowed significantly since our Solid State Drive (SSD) conversions on our Macs. To the extent that backups crawl along by the kb! This observation is based on Time Machine performed via a direct connection using FireWire. Whether this is attributable to the fact that we switched […]Read More

Time Machine Backup Stuck at “Cleaning Up”

August 10, 2014

It used to be that Time Machine backups transpired smoothly and quickly but these days its not unusual to encounter instances where Time Machine stalls, what seems like forever, at its “cleaning up” phase. Here is a possible solution to overcome this phenomenon.Read More

Mac OS X, How To Use Time Machine

July 12, 2008

Time Machine was introduced with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and since its inception has proven to be ‘the’ backup utility for Mac. Once you’ve gotten over the initial setup the rest is pretty much automated. The only problem is, setting it up tends to be confusing for some and its difficult to get a great […]Read More