Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A watched disk never backs up. (instead of pot) On 12/13/12 1:19 PM, "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote: > Tarek > > I am on Firewire 800. I am going to leave it overnight tonight and see how > it > comes down. The new disk is working the whole time so it is doing > something. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > www.gwpics.com > > On 13 Dec 2012, at 18:17, Tarek Charara <tcharara at mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Gerry, >> >> It sounds like you're backing up via WiFi or USB? You really should use >> FireWire 400 or 800 to de the BU. 56 days is far to much, 1Tb shouldn't >> take >> longer than overnight? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Tarek >> >> Le 13 d?c. 2012 ? 14:38, Gerry Walden a ?crit : >> >>> This is for the Mac users on here please. >>> >>> I have just rather frighteningly discovered that my external hard disk >>> has >>> not been backed up for a long time because I excluded it from backup >>> using >>> Time Machine. As a result of including it now I needed a larger backup >>> disk >>> so I bought a G-Drive 2TB disk but it is taking for ever to back up. I >>> only >>> have just over 1TB to do, but it is saying it will take 56 days after >>> running since last night (it is now 1.30 p.m. here). Is this normal? It >>> has >>> come down from around 73 days at 7 a.m. today. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Gerry >>> >>> Gerry Walden >>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>> www.gwpics.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/