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08-24-2021, 06:30 PM
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Big Sur and 3.5 beta
After upgrading to Big Sur I had to follow the instructions here to upgrade to a new version of SD and that worked. Then I spaced my regular routine (normally run it weekly) for a few months and just...
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01-31-2018, 10:48 AM
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need help decoding an error message
we have a partitioned ext hard drive we use to backup a few computers in our office. We've never had an issue backing up our office manager's imac but in the most recent attempt we got this error...
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11-04-2017, 10:24 PM
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11-04-2017, 07:59 PM
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11-04-2017, 07:36 PM
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11-04-2017, 07:27 PM
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ok, I tried to follow those instructions but...
ok, I tried to follow those instructions but things aren't cooperating. I erased the entire external drive but it didn't allow me the option to select GUID and then APFS. It only gave me 4 options:...
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11-04-2017, 04:14 PM
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So can I do that in Disk Utility or do I need...
So can I do that in Disk Utility or do I need another app to do this? Looks like the next step in DU would be 'erase', the 'partition' option is greyed out. I'm assuming that means DU only 'sees'...
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11-04-2017, 03:57 PM
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11-04-2017, 03:56 PM
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As I wrote above, no. In Disk Utility for the...
As I wrote above, no. In Disk Utility for the line "is case sensitive" the value to the right is 'no'. The source is APFS and my resulting backup is Mac OS Extended Journaled, case sensitive.
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11-04-2017, 03:53 PM
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ok, I did an erase and full backup option in...
ok, I did an erase and full backup option in SuperDuper and the resulting partition is still case sensitive. Says it's "Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)."
I'm assuming at this point I...
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11-04-2017, 12:24 PM
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one question: how can I tell if a backup on a...
one question: how can I tell if a backup on a partition is case sensitive or insensitive? I'm guessing I need to boot to that partition and then run disk utility from that and check, correct? Was...
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11-04-2017, 12:23 PM
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cool, I'll try that on my partition. On my...
cool, I'll try that on my partition. On my wife's, we can get around the data migration issue. She has no music, contacts or photos, just documents and bookmarks. I can manually move those. Thanks...
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11-04-2017, 10:33 AM
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Yep, but how did that happen? And more...
Yep, but how did that happen? And more importantly, is there a way I can now for my laptop's backup create a fresh back to that partition that is case insensitive? Is it something superduper does or...
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11-04-2017, 10:25 AM
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11-04-2017, 10:05 AM
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11-04-2017, 08:29 AM
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Problem transferring to setup new laptop
We got my wife's new Macbook Pro. Did a fresh backup in SuperDuper to a partitioned external HD, plugged it into the new laptop, selected that partition as the source for transferring stuff, and am...
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10-29-2017, 09:08 AM
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10-28-2017, 05:08 PM
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ok, my bad, I used wrong terminology.
So...
ok, my bad, I used wrong terminology.
So I'll have a fully bootable cloned backup of my wife's original laptop to a partition on an external usb drive. The first time I launch the new laptop, I...
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10-28-2017, 04:08 PM
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10-28-2017, 03:18 PM
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10-28-2017, 03:14 PM
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woohoo, that did it!
kinda weird, do what...
woohoo, that did it!
kinda weird, do what the error message was telling me I did but didn't actually do, and that fixes it. Not sure how that worked, but I'll take it. Thanks for the quick...
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10-28-2017, 02:51 PM
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01-02-2012, 06:11 PM
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01-02-2012, 12:59 PM
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Thanks Dave.
Let me recap what I think...
Thanks Dave.
Let me recap what I think you're telling me to be sure I'm clear.
My laptop takes a dive. Something happens and now it won't boot. Let's say the hard drive failed. So now I've...
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Forum: General
01-02-2012, 12:18 PM
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Thanks for the quick reply, Dave.
So the...
Thanks for the quick reply, Dave.
So the hidden recovery partition in Lion is not a factor here? Seems like that would be missing on the restored drive, no?
If it's not missing, then how does...
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