09-27-2016, 03:42 AM
2-3 yr old MacBook running Sierra. 22 days since the last Time Machine backup, via USB-connected external hard disk.
256MB of 18GB done, and then a stall for many hours. Can't fathom why there would be 18GB of stuff needing backup, on a Mac that hadn't been used for 3 weeks, but whatever.
Impatient, I rebooted it, tried again, and now it's "preparing" for quote awhile.
LET IT RIDE, is the the time-honored advice. No biggie. And I've got no problem with wiping the drive and starting over with an all-new Time Machine backup.
But, it's 2016 and this crap is annoying.
256MB of 18GB done, and then a stall for many hours. Can't fathom why there would be 18GB of stuff needing backup, on a Mac that hadn't been used for 3 weeks, but whatever.
Impatient, I rebooted it, tried again, and now it's "preparing" for quote awhile.
LET IT RIDE, is the the time-honored advice. No biggie. And I've got no problem with wiping the drive and starting over with an all-new Time Machine backup.
But, it's 2016 and this crap is annoying.