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Why is my Mac taking so long to backup?
If you’re using your Time Machine backup disk over a network, backup speed is affected by the performance of your network. If you’re experiencing poor Wi-Fi performance, analyzing your wireless environment might help identify issues. You might get better performance by connecting the backup disk directly to your Mac.
How long should the First Time Machine backup take?
The first backup will take a while for computers with a lot of files and apps on them. Preparing backup shouldn’t take more than 5 or 10 minutes if your Mac is new and you barely have anything on it. For us, Time Machine waiting to complete its first backup only took around 10 minutes for a 10 GB backup.
Why does backing up files take so long?
Why is my backup taking so long? There are times bottlenecks occur between the data and backup devices. This happens when the backup throughput required to complete the process is larger when compared to the network bandwidth.
Can I use my iPhone while it is backing up?
Yes. If you are doing an automatic backup, the screen has to be locked.
Can I shut down my Mac while Time Machine is backing up?
Answer: A: Answer: A: it does not matter. so long as you shut down properly (from the shut down menu and not by holding the power button) TM will stop cleanly and resume the interrupted backup when you power up the computer.
Why is backup to NAS so slow [ solved ]?
I’m using a QNAP on a 1GB connection, same switch as all the clients. I backup 1.3TB in about 7 hours, a total of 570K files, typical throughput is as high as 3GB/Min and as low as 450MB/min depending on what is being backed up.
What can I do to make Time Machine backup faster?
Set up Time Machine to use the backup disk again. After the first backup, future backups should be faster than before. Some apps store data in unusually large, frequently updated files. Backing up such files can be time-consuming. Try these solutions: Upgrade to macOS Big Sur and an APFS-formatted backup disk, as described above.
How long has time machine been backing up?
I’ve upgraded to El Capitan a few days ago. Launched Time Machine to do a 16 GB backup on Friday at 4pm and its STILL backing up. Only 7 GB backed up. Its been 26 hours. ***!!! This is ridiculous! I’m using a D-Link Sharecenter as a NAS drive for my backups.
Why is My Time Machine so slow on my Mac?
Time Machine is a great built-in tool in macOS but in a heavily-used Mac, where lots of data and apps come and go, it may start to become slow. You can try the techniques presented here to speed up your backup time. What other techniques are you using to speed up your Time Machine backups?