Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Select the messages timestamped from then until the end of the backup, or the end of the log if that's not clear. So that all messages are showing, and scroll back in the log to the time you noted. NowĬLEAR THE WORD "Starting" FROM THE TEXT FIELD Note the timestamp of the last "Starting" message that corresponds to the beginning of an an abnormal backup. Enter the word "Starting" (without the quotes.) You should now see log messages with the words "Starting * backup," where * represents any of the words "automatic," "manual," or "standard."Įach message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Initially the words "String Matching" are shown in that box. In the top right corner of the Console window, there's a search box labeled Filter. If you don't see that list, selectįrom the menu bar at the top of the screen. If it isn't, selectįrom the log list on the left. The title of the Console window should be All Messages. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid. The application is in the folder that opens. ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.) ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Launch the Console application in any of the following ways: If you have only one user account, you are the administrator. These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. In case this makes a difference, when I had my two backup drives working in tandem in Time Machine, I had Mountain Lion.
I have also just waited a few days to see if it would ever run and complete. In Time Machine Preferences, I have selected Run Backup Now. I come back way later and it's done running, but I see "Waiting to complete first backup." I have tried many times to get it to complete. It says it has 3 hours remaining, then it says 2 hours remaining, then I get busy and do other things around the house. Why won't it complete its first backup? I have watched it and it starts running. Now, I'm just trying to get a second one to join my first drive in doing the backups. I used to have two backup drives doing my backups through Time Machine, but one stopped working for some reason. I do have one backup drive that does actually backup correctly (and did its initial first backup okay).
I attached a backup drive to my iMac (with Mavericks OS) that says "Waiting to complete first backup" in Time Machine and it always says that.
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