Comments on: If Time Machine doesn’t work… http://www.raoulpop.com/2008/if-time-machine-doesnt-work/ Selected thoughts and images Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:05:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Nechama http://www.raoulpop.com/2008/if-time-machine-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-147582 Nechama Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:32:14 +0000 http://raoulpop.com/?p=3623#comment-147582 Following your steps worked for me. However, I wish I hadn't dragged my .inProgress file to the trash can to begin with. Apparently, one is supposed to delete old backups from within Time Machine. One is to select the old backup and then click on the gear to get the delete command. Following your steps worked for me. However, I wish I hadn’t dragged my .inProgress file to the trash can to begin with. Apparently, one is supposed to delete old backups from within Time Machine. One is to select the old backup and then click on the gear to get the delete command.

]]> By: Raoul http://www.raoulpop.com/2008/if-time-machine-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-147064 Raoul Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:58:31 +0000 http://raoulpop.com/?p=3623#comment-147064 xgman, I ran into that issue as well. Switch off Time Machine (as I wrote in the 3rd paragraph) and reboot. Once your Mac doesn't think that file is needed for Time Machine, it should let you delete it. If it still doesn't, then, with Time Machine still switched off, make sure you have privileges to delete it. Do a Get Info, and make sure your account is the owner and has read/write privileges to the file (as I wrote in the last paragraph). You may need to move the file out of the Trash and onto the desktop or some other location in order to set the proper privileges to it. Those steps have worked for me, so if you still have problems deleting the file after that, it may be time to give Apple a call. Hope this helps! xgman, I ran into that issue as well. Switch off Time Machine (as I wrote in the 3rd paragraph) and reboot. Once your Mac doesn’t think that file is needed for Time Machine, it should let you delete it.

If it still doesn’t, then, with Time Machine still switched off, make sure you have privileges to delete it. Do a Get Info, and make sure your account is the owner and has read/write privileges to the file (as I wrote in the last paragraph). You may need to move the file out of the Trash and onto the desktop or some other location in order to set the proper privileges to it.

Those steps have worked for me, so if you still have problems deleting the file after that, it may be time to give Apple a call.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: xgman http://www.raoulpop.com/2008/if-time-machine-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-147063 xgman Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:59:48 +0000 http://raoulpop.com/?p=3623#comment-147063 I can't get it out of my trash can no matter what I do. I can’t get it out of my trash can no matter what I do.

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