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Forum: General 10-19-2022, 06:59 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,486
Posted By prouss
Mac (Intel) won't boot from clone

I don't know if this is a Mac issue, a SD issue or a Seagate issue, but after a couple of years of working fine - backing up and booting from - my old Seagate external failed, and since it was still...
Forum: General 01-26-2020, 08:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,102
Posted By prouss
Yes, thanks, rebooting fixed it.

Yes, thanks, rebooting fixed it.
Forum: General 01-22-2020, 03:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,102
Posted By prouss
"SDAgent could not fork process"

Scheduled back-ups haven't been working for a couple of weeks and I've had an odd message on-screen for "Copy Job" with some language I can't quite recall about inability to fork process.

So...
Forum: General 12-08-2019, 07:59 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,506
Posted By prouss
Password lock not responding, script greyed out

It's been a while since I installed SD on a new machine, but I'm a little confused as to how to proceed with the first backup - the "lock" for password use doesn't respond to clicking, and the...
Forum: General 12-31-2016, 05:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,105
Posted By prouss
The file seemed OK, it was a Photoshop file but...

The file seemed OK, it was a Photoshop file but opened up no problem.

Anyway, I'd accumulated so many exclusions over the years that I thought it was time to start fresh so I erased the disk and...
Forum: General 12-30-2016, 05:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,105
Posted By prouss
Error 22

What does "Error 22: Invalid Argument" mean? I get that for a particular file or two occasionally, and just exclude them from the backup, but I thought I should know what it means? Thanks
Forum: General 12-07-2016, 11:17 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 292,544
Posted By prouss
Yeah, success, thank you!! It didn't work...

Yeah, success, thank you!! It didn't work combining TM backups and SD backups in one partition but once I erased the disk and made the SD partition the top one everything was fine.

But one more...
Forum: General 12-06-2016, 10:58 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 292,544
Posted By prouss
Sorry, missed that, I'll have a go at putting...

Sorry, missed that, I'll have a go at putting them in the same partition.

Could you explain what you mean by "past the 2TB point" - do you mean larger than 2TB or lower in the list after a 2TB+...
Forum: General 12-05-2016, 05:49 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 292,544
Posted By prouss
Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, the drive...

Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, the drive has multiple partitions; I haven't tried booting with only one but even if it did work I wouldn't keep this drive because it's 4TB and my clone is only...
Forum: General 12-05-2016, 02:46 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 292,544
Posted By prouss
Seagate Drives?

Does anyone have any experience with the Seagate Backup Plus drives? I bought one as the Wirecutter recommendation only to discover that it doesn't seem to work as a bootable clone (the Mac just...
Forum: General 02-01-2015, 01:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,961
Posted By prouss
OK, thanks

OK, thanks
Forum: General 01-31-2015, 03:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,961
Posted By prouss
Restoring Individual Apps

Is it possible to restore individual apps from my SD backup rather than doing a complete restore? Thanks
Forum: General 06-26-2013, 01:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,142
Posted By prouss
Fantastic, that worked, thanks!

Fantastic, that worked, thanks!
Forum: General 06-25-2013, 05:57 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,142
Posted By prouss
"Can't find Source Volume"

Since my Mac's hard drive was replaced a month ago, when SD launches I get a message that "SD can't find source volume "Macintosh HD". It's not a big deal for me to choose it manually, after which...
Forum: General 08-05-2010, 03:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,770
Posted By prouss
Oh, OK, I didn't have much choice this time since...

Oh, OK, I didn't have much choice this time since the old Mac was dead but I'll remember next time (hopefully not too soon!). It seems to have worked out OK, though, with everything restored -...
Forum: General 08-04-2010, 05:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,770
Posted By prouss
Thanks, this saved me some time and embarrassment...

Thanks, this saved me some time and embarrassment too. The one point I would add to the FAQ is that you can follow the steps even after you've logged in to your new Mac for the first time, i.e. not...
Forum: General 10-30-2009, 10:50 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,226
Posted By prouss
Thanks. I think that convinces me not to try...

Thanks. I think that convinces me not to try this approach!
Forum: General 10-29-2009, 06:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,226
Posted By prouss
Back up to Airdisk?

I have a hard drive connected by USB to a hub attached to my Airport Extreme. It shows up in Finder but not as a destination in SuperDuper. I've seen posts re creating sparse images etc but would...
Forum: General 06-30-2009, 10:45 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,169
Posted By prouss
Thanks for the quick reply. Never had to do this...

Thanks for the quick reply. Never had to do this before and didn't realize the difference.
Forum: General 06-29-2009, 09:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,169
Posted By prouss
Error re DS_Store file

I'm trying to restore from my external drive but I get an error message after a while that says: Error removing item /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Users/~/Desktop/.DS_Store of type 100000, Input/Output...
Forum: General 03-25-2008, 02:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,190
Posted By prouss
Will a smart update produce exactly the same...

Will a smart update produce exactly the same backup regardless of which user it's scheduled and run from?
Forum: General 03-24-2008, 01:24 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,190
Posted By prouss
Question re Users

I have different User IDs on my Mac (for wife, kids etc.) SD is scheduled from my account, but seems to be backing up all users - which is fine. But if my kids happen to be logged in when SD is...
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