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but High Sierra is too dumb to use it (reliably. It is a shared network disk so in finder it works. Disk Utility is not able to do anything to network drives. I am able to access files I have manually put in there, as well as move them using Finder.Ĭorrect. It DOES, however, show up in Finder as a shared network disk.The Time Capsule doesn't show up in Disk Utility. Is that not possible? It is by far the best, easiest and superior way around the problem.

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That means you can at any time boot this clone instead of the internal disk of the Mac and get back to where you were exactly on the day you made the clone. and create a bootable clone of your current internal hard disk. WHY?Ĭan you temporarily (or permanently) buy an external hard disk that IS big enough?Įxternal hard disk is HUGELY better and more reliable and faster than trying to do backups over the network. you temporarily bought a hard disk that is too small. Sorry but this seems even odder than stopping the upgrade. I am able (theoretically) to back up to an external hard drive I bought temporarily if it's connected directly to my laptop, but there isn't enough space on it. Especially when you deleted all your existing backups which means you are now walking on the precipice with a 50lb monkey tied on your back attempting to escape.

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Having up to date backups before a major upgrade is always a good deal.ĭid you actually cancel the update half way through? (repeat of the question above). Although I am a bit out of date with APFS snapshots and what they are going to do with things. Roll back btw is extremely difficult from Time Machine. so you cannot roll back if you wanted to. but 10.13.3 and you want to update to 10.13.4 and discovered that your Time Machine has failed to backup and has missed two weeks. The laptop=MBP is running High Sierra already. I am going to read that they are one and the same. one and the same thing? The sentence seems to read like they are two separate machines not one. So did you start the update and actually cancel it after it started installing? That could seriously damage things. I was trying to avoid having a MacOS update finish installing, so I went to back up my laptop so I could roll it back when I restarted my MacBook Pro. There certainly appears to be nothing wrong with the setup of your new TC.

I have read and reread your post several times. I would really like to get this fixed so I can restart my Mac!! Settings for that are below:Īny other information anyone might need, let me know. I have the Time Capsule connected via ethernet to my apartment complexes internet (provided through Pavlov Media- Has not been an issue for a year and a half, but it might be pertinent to know that it is fiber optic spread to the whole complex), then I have the Time Capsule created a wi-fi network that I use. I just got back from the Apple Store with a brand new, sealed, off the shelf Time Capsule, so there's very little chance it's dying already.

The Time Capsule internal disk shows up twice in the 'Select Disk.' screen in System Settings.

I am able to access files I have manually put in there, as well as move them using Finder. It DOES, however, show up in Finder as a shared network disk.

The Time Capsule doesn't show up in Disk Utility.

I am able (theoretically) to back up to an external hard drive I bought temporarily if it's connected directly to my laptop, but there isn't enough space on it.

Connecting the Time Capsule directly to the laptop using thuderbolt adapter in the Apple Store.

Deleting the disk in the 'Select Disk.' option in system settings and re-selecting it.

Renaming the wi-fi network the Time Capsule created.

Restarting the Time Capsule (holding down reset button until amber light blinked).

Over the course of almost a month, the following steps were completed: So I tried for hours to troubleshoot, even calling Apple Support. I realized that Time Machine hadn't backed up to my Time Capsule in almost 2 weeks (this was mid-April at this point). They finally replaced the Time Capsule entirely, and it still won't back up! Let me start by saying that I've spent hours on the phone with Apple support as well as taking more than 5 trips to the Apple Store trying to fix this.

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