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Is Time Machine becoming erratic? A simple diagnostic process can establish what the problem is, and how to deal with it.
macOS Sierra doesn’t run periodic backups using a simple mechanism. Here’s the story in full detail.
Here’s a tool which lets AppleScript and anything else which can run a shell command make an entry in Sierra’s logs.
Here are two log excerpts which should be identical, but only one out of all the entries is actually the same. What is wrong?
Working out why Time Machine backups go wrong isn’t necessarily that different from unravelling classical mythology. In some ways.
Getting deeper into using Sierra’s new logs, and investigating why Time Machine backups become irregular.
Devising strategies for getting the best out of Sierra’s new logs. Or should we just abandon them as a lost cause?
Browsing existing log entries in macOS Sierra is now much easier and more powerful.
Does macOS scheduling fail when it has been running for more than 10 days? Irregular backups suggest that it does.
The Eclectic Light Company 