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Title: Time Machine won't backup
Post by: centurion on January 28, 2009, 05:41:12 PM

I have a 20" IMac X10-5.6 2.4GhZ intel core 2, 4Gb memory connected via firewire to a 500 GB Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive. All was well until I disconnected without closing down. Now when I attach the hard drive, I get an orange icon labeled "Time Machine Backups" on my desktop. When I open Time Machine to turn it on I get this error message "You do not have appropriate access privileges to save file ".001f5beed9b5" in folder "Time Machine Backups"
Any HELP or suggestions would be much appreciated. Hank

Title: Re: Time Machine won't backup
Post by: fivespan on January 28, 2009, 07:53:58 PM

Here is a hints documents that has a "terminal" solution and a "wipe the external drive" solution:

http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?p=515083

If you want to salvage the backup, don't use the wipe external drive solution! If you want to use the terminal solution, every keystroke counts.

pault

Title: Re: Time Machine won't backup
Post by: centurion on January 28, 2009, 10:32:50 PM

Thanks fivespan, I erased and reinstalled. It worked . Thanks.

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