Comments on: How To Move OS X Time Machine Backups To A New Disk http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/07/26/move-os-x-time-machine-backups-new-disk/ Understanding the accumulation of data Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:58:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Howard http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/07/26/move-os-x-time-machine-backups-new-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-16316 Howard Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:23:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=350#comment-16316 What if the old time machine drive has other content ? My drive has three other folders with movies and data. I don't really want to clone all that garbage too ...  What if the old time machine drive has other content ? My drive has three other folders with movies and data. I don’t really want to clone all that garbage too … 

]]> By: Fernando Marcondes http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/07/26/move-os-x-time-machine-backups-new-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-16164 Fernando Marcondes Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:39:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=350#comment-16164 Hi, The best article for this subject. Easy and clean. Thanks!!! Hi, The best article for this subject. Easy and clean. Thanks!!!

]]> By: GeoffX http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/07/26/move-os-x-time-machine-backups-new-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-16122 GeoffX Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:06:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=350#comment-16122 Worked like a charm, even from Stable Snow Leopard to 'Lion', I have all my TM backups on a much roomier drive. Thanks for such clear and concise  instructions. Worked like a charm, even from Stable Snow Leopard to ‘Lion’, I have all my TM backups on a much roomier drive. Thanks for such clear and concise  instructions.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/07/26/move-os-x-time-machine-backups-new-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-16039 Anonymous Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:07:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=350#comment-16039 Oh my gosh! Thanks Stephen.. life saver of a tutorial. Been wondering how I was going to upgrade my HD's and move all the old TM files over to the new drive... Oh my gosh! Thanks Stephen.. life saver of a tutorial. Been wondering how I was going to upgrade my HD’s and move all the old TM files over to the new drive…

]]> By: Eoin http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/07/26/move-os-x-time-machine-backups-new-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-15340 Eoin Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:52:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=350#comment-15340 Hi, I was just wondering if this method of copying Time Machine data would be suitable for the time machine partitions of a dual external hard drive system where I would have two external drives, each with say, three partitions: one for time machine, one for a bootable clone, and one for other data (eg movies/photos/music). The plan is to rotate the drives on a weekly basis. This would enable me to: a) keep TM backups going when I'm off-site, and, b) ensure that if one of the drives fail (as my precious iomega ultramax did a few weeks ago!), that I would only lose at most 1 week's worth of data. My main worry is that making a block-by-block copy of the original TM drive and then using BOTH the original and copy drives could somehow screw up the directories, etc, especially if both drives happen to be connected at the same time for copying other data. Any ideas?? I would be using a desktop external HDD connected by USB and a portable HDD connected by FW if this makes any difference?? Hi,
I was just wondering if this method of copying Time Machine data would be suitable for the time machine partitions of a dual external hard drive system where I would have two external drives, each with say, three partitions: one for time machine, one for a bootable clone, and one for other data (eg movies/photos/music).

The plan is to rotate the drives on a weekly basis. This would enable me to:
a) keep TM backups going when I’m off-site,
and,
b) ensure that if one of the drives fail (as my precious iomega ultramax did a few weeks ago!), that I would only lose at most 1 week’s worth of data.

My main worry is that making a block-by-block copy of the original TM drive and then using BOTH the original and copy drives could somehow screw up the directories, etc, especially if both drives happen to be connected at the same time for copying other data.

Any ideas??

I would be using a desktop external HDD connected by USB and a portable HDD connected by FW if this makes any difference??

]]> By: Dave Says » Blog Archive » How to fix a Corrupted Time Machine backup http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/07/26/move-os-x-time-machine-backups-new-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-15288 Dave Says » Blog Archive » How to fix a Corrupted Time Machine backup Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:54:41 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=350#comment-15288 [...] At some point I’ll take apart the errant iMac G4 and see if replacing its hard drive makes is useful again. I will also be putting a larger hard drive into service as the network TimeMachine Server. Moving a TimeMachine backup to a new hard drive is another article – (hint: Turn off TM, then use DiskUtility to “Restore” the old hd to the new hd, disconnect the old TM drive, and enable TM). Link [...] [...] At some point I’ll take apart the errant iMac G4 and see if replacing its hard drive makes is useful again. I will also be putting a larger hard drive into service as the network TimeMachine Server. Moving a TimeMachine backup to a new hard drive is another article – (hint: Turn off TM, then use DiskUtility to “Restore” the old hd to the new hd, disconnect the old TM drive, and enable TM). Link [...]

]]> By: Nonniem http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/07/26/move-os-x-time-machine-backups-new-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-15267 Nonniem Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:04:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=350#comment-15267 I have tried 4 times to get this to work. First three came up with "Could not Restore. Operation not permitted". I went back and reformatted the destination HD. This time though I formatted both the mounted volume and the disk image. It went through the whole process and then came up with "Could not restore - Cannot allocate memory". I have the log report and snapshots of the DU screens. Can you help me? I have tried 4 times to get this to work. First three came up with “Could not Restore. Operation not permitted”. I went back and reformatted the destination HD. This time though I formatted both the mounted volume and the disk image. It went through the whole process and then came up with “Could not restore – Cannot allocate memory”. I have the log report and snapshots of the DU screens. Can you help me?

]]> By: nothingthreedays http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/07/26/move-os-x-time-machine-backups-new-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-15028 nothingthreedays Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:36:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=350#comment-15028 great piece of info - ensured erase destination was checked straight of the bat as that seemed to make good sense - and after a few hours of my mbp being left alone, time machine backups neatly migrated to new backup media... Cheers ta. great piece of info – ensured erase destination was checked straight of the bat as that seemed to make good sense – and after a few hours of my mbp being left alone, time machine backups neatly migrated to new backup media… Cheers ta.

]]> By: Quiroulebamboule http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/07/26/move-os-x-time-machine-backups-new-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-14812 Quiroulebamboule Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:20:00 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=350#comment-14812 great tutorial Stephen! Works perfectly for me the 1st time! thx! great tutorial Stephen! Works perfectly for me the 1st time! thx!

]]> By: r4s http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/07/26/move-os-x-time-machine-backups-new-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-14601 r4s Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:26:44 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/?p=350#comment-14601 Well, how do I move time machine backups from one NAS to another NAS? Well, how do I move time machine backups from one NAS to another NAS?

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