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Forum: General 01-17-2014, 07:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,699
Posted By strathglass
I've definitely seen this before. Now the...

I've definitely seen this before. Now the question is - was it for the same backup? I am not sure of that, might have been a different backup job. I will monitor and let you know.
In the meantime is...
Forum: General 01-16-2014, 08:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,699
Posted By strathglass
You are opening the application "Copy Job" for the first time.

Are you sure you want to open this application?
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The above (subject line and above sentence) is what I sometimes see when a scheduled backup is about to start. This time I hit...
Forum: General 10-15-2013, 04:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,397
Posted By strathglass
OK thanks. Interestingly, in the final log (I...

OK thanks.
Interestingly, in the final log (I was running 3 consecutive scheduled backups and saw this error in the log file after first backup had completed while second one was underway), that...
Forum: General 10-11-2013, 10:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,397
Posted By strathglass
NSAccessibilityException ?

Looking at the log file for a smart update operation:
4 seconds after a "copy complete" that otherwise looks good, I see one final log file entry:

| 09:55:05 PM | Error | LOGGED EXCEPTION:...
Forum: General 09-08-2010, 07:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,234
Posted By strathglass
Oh fantastic ... Thanks Dave! That worked...

Oh fantastic ... Thanks Dave! That worked perfectly.
I was going to ask how to determine if the first backup worked but I figured that out (select that script, which shows the last execution date,...
Forum: General 09-07-2010, 09:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,234
Posted By strathglass
Consecutive backup automation?

Currently I always run superduper manually.
But I am always backing up two different drives, one after the other (waiting for the first to complete so I can then start the second).

Would...
Forum: General 04-04-2010, 10:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,396
Posted By strathglass
I don't have any antivirus program, so that is...

I don't have any antivirus program, so that is not it.

Maybe the drives I have just aren't very good for a Mac?!?!?
I will try next time using one of my name-brand WD external drives.
(The slow...
Forum: General 04-04-2010, 08:35 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,396
Posted By strathglass
Dave - Yes, it is plugged DIRECTLY into an iMAC...

Dave - Yes, it is plugged DIRECTLY into an iMAC USB port.

But operations seem normal otherwise, not excessively slow to start apps etc.

Any ideas?
Any way to test your hypothesis?
...
Forum: General 04-03-2010, 08:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,396
Posted By strathglass
Would it be any quicker to do it via erase, then...

Would it be any quicker to do it via erase, then copy? (Will that be bootable?)
-strathglass
Forum: General 04-03-2010, 08:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,396
Posted By strathglass
Slow Restore via USB

I have two external firewire/USB drives that I use for my regular SuperDuper backups (using firewire): both are partitioned and I use one 500GB partition on each to backup my iMAC internal 500GB...
Forum: General 11-19-2008, 04:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,097
Posted By strathglass
Hmmm, oh well. At least the alternative method...

Hmmm, oh well. At least the alternative method worked.

Anyways, after using preferences to be able to boot from the superduper backup drive, I was able to use my superduper backups from last night...
Forum: General 11-19-2008, 02:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,097
Posted By strathglass
Update: I answered my own question: to REALLY...

Update:
I answered my own question:
to REALLY boot from the external OS backup image, I simply selected the right drive in System Preferences/Systems/Startup Disk.

Now SuperDuper gives me the...
Forum: General 11-19-2008, 02:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,097
Posted By strathglass
Looks like you are right. And yet when I booted...

Looks like you are right.
And yet when I booted I picked the external firewire drive to boot from (held down option key at power up to get the choice).

So how can this be? How do I REALLY boot...
Forum: General 11-19-2008, 12:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 12,097
Posted By strathglass
Can't restore Macintosh HD (grayed out)

I have booted from an image of my main HD (yes, I am NOT running from the drive I want to restore to, for sure!).

I want to copy from this image to my iMAC's internal HD, but that internal HD,...
Forum: General 06-28-2008, 01:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,885
Posted By strathglass
Problem solved: it seemed to be related to my...

Problem solved: it seemed to be related to my relocated home dir: something must have been referencing my old home dir location, even after I deleted it to the trash. Emptying the trash did the trick...
Forum: General 06-27-2008, 10:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,885
Posted By strathglass
everything is grayed out - why?

I was able to use SuperDuper! (84) to back up a couple drives to a third drive on my brand new iMac.
I think there may have been problems due to relocating my main user home directory to a different...
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