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Mac Forum / General / General / October 2007What happens wen the Time Machine Disk Drive is not available?
Normally the Time Machine checks every hour to see what files have changed in the last hour and then backs up the files that have changed. But what happens if the Time Machine disk drive is not available for several hours or even several days? Can the Time Machine software keep track of all files that have changed over a 2 or 3 day period and then backup all files that changed over a 2 or 3 day period? Howard > But what happens if the Time Machine disk drive is not available for > several hours or even several days? Can the Time Machine software > keep track of all files that have changed over a 2 or 3 day period > and then backup all files that changed over a 2 or 3 day period? That's right, but only the last change since the drive was taken off line.  SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > > But what happens if the Time Machine disk drive is not available for > > several hours or even several days? Can the Time Machine software [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > That's right, but only the last change since the drive was taken off > line. "Last change" could be misinterpreted; better to say "last version of each changed file." > Can the Time Machine software keep track of all files that have > changed over a 2 or 3 day period and then backup all files that > changed over a 2 or 3 day period? Sure. Time Machine itself isn't keep track of file changes. It apparently uses file system metadata to determine what files have changed since the last backup. regardless of how long ago that was. > > Can the Time Machine software keep track of all files that have > > changed over a 2 or 3 day period and then backup all files that [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > apparently uses file system metadata to determine what files have > changed since the last backup. regardless of how long ago that was. I have noticed an idiosyncrasy when using Time Machine. When Time Machine is activated and my iMac is not used for a long time the iMac doesn't go to sleep. Instead the screen blanks and the computer keeps running. Have others noticed similar behavior? Does this behavior mean if I want an iMac to go to sleep when it is not used for a long time I should deactivate Time Machine? > I have noticed an idiosyncrasy when using Time Machine. When Time > Machine is activated and my iMac is not used for a long time the iMac > doesn't go to sleep. Instead the screen blanks and the computer keeps > running. Have others noticed similar behavior? i am *not* using TM, and i have noticed this behavior post-upgrade. it wont sleep. and if i manually put it to sleep via Apple menu or power button, it wakes up seconds later. no movement on the mouse, etc. this didnt happen pre-upgrade. tho i did notice that running Parallels would prevent the mac from sleeping. sm |
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