Time Machine Help

MatLane · Nov 24, 2009, 05:55 PM

Just bought a new external HD and am using it as a time machine drive. is there anyway i can stop it being my time machine backup and restore it to normal and stop time machine recognizing it as a time machine backup?

Just realised i dont want to use time machine and ive just started the back up silly me. i want to stop it. Cheers

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MatLane · Nov 24, 2009, 06:00 PM

Please anybody? x Cheers, kind of urgent :P

JediMeister · Nov 24, 2009, 06:09 PM

To stop the backup in progress, go to the Time Machine menu icon (which is probably turning counter-clockwise) or to the Time Machine preferences in System Preferences. After you stop the backup, you can tell Time Machine to Select Disk and set it to none. Depending on how far into the backup it got before you stopped it, you may just want to erase the external drive through Disk Utility.

spinnerlys · Nov 24, 2009, 06:10 PM

System Preferences > Time Machine > OFF

Every time you connect a new external drive to your Mac, this message will come up.

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For further reading:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427

MatLane · Nov 24, 2009, 06:12 PM

Thanks so much guys, Much appreciated !

SaSaSushi · Nov 24, 2009, 06:12 PM

Hi, Matt. In System Preferences click on Time Machine (Under System, 4th row down from the top). Then click on 'Select Disk' and set it to 'None'. Finally, when you return to the Time Machine preferences slide the big switch to 'Off'. If Time Machine has already created a backups.backupd directory you can just drag it to the trash to reclaim your HD space.

Cheers.

SaSaSushi · Nov 24, 2009, 06:13 PM

Wow, all those great replies came in as I was typing my own. People are quick in here!

MatLane · Nov 24, 2009, 06:15 PM

Thanks anyway mate! Just a noob to time machine and externals.

hope i can be assistance in the future!

ML

Nov 24, 2009, 05:55 PM	#1
MatLane macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England, United Kingdom	Time Machine Help Just bought a new external HD and am using it as a time machine drive. is there anyway i can stop it being my time machine backup and restore it to normal and stop time machine recognizing it as a time machine backup? Just realised i dont want to use time machine and ive just started the back up silly me. i want to stop it. Cheers ± __________________ Late 2008 Macbook Pro 15.4 inch, iPhone 3GS White 16GB, iPod Classic 160GB www.twitter.com/mat_lane

Nov 24, 2009, 06:00 PM	#2
MatLane Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England, United Kingdom	Please anybody? x Cheers, kind of urgent :P __________________ Late 2008 Macbook Pro 15.4 inch, iPhone 3GS White 16GB, iPod Classic 160GB www.twitter.com/mat_lane

Nov 24, 2009, 06:10 PM	#4
spinnerlys macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: with the serial eye	System Preferences > Time Machine > OFF Every time you connect a new external drive to your Mac, this message will come up. [/quote] For further reading: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427 __________________ Like posting redundant threads? --> --> --> anonymous self help group: MRoogle propaganda I decided to be an obnoxious arse today ... or how to butcher your mother's tongue.

Nov 24, 2009, 06:12 PM	#5
MatLane Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England, United Kingdom	Thanks so much guys, Much appreciated ! __________________ Late 2008 Macbook Pro 15.4 inch, iPhone 3GS White 16GB, iPod Classic 160GB www.twitter.com/mat_lane

Nov 24, 2009, 06:12 PM	#6
SaSaSushi macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Takamatsu, Japan	Hi, Matt. In System Preferences click on Time Machine (Under System, 4th row down from the top). Then click on 'Select Disk' and set it to 'None'. Finally, when you return to the Time Machine preferences slide the big switch to 'Off'. If Time Machine has already created a backups.backupd directory you can just drag it to the trash to reclaim your HD space. Cheers. __________________ 27" Late 2009 iMac Intel i7 2.8GHz 4GB/1TB 16GB 1G iPod Touch 3.0 \| 2GB 2G iPod Nano Canon EOS 450D Digital Kiss X2 w/ 18-55 IS

Nov 24, 2009, 06:09 PM	#3
JediMeister macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2008	To stop the backup in progress, go to the Time Machine menu icon (which is probably turning counter-clockwise) or to the Time Machine preferences in System Preferences. After you stop the backup, you can tell Time Machine to Select Disk and set it to none. Depending on how far into the backup it got before you stopped it, you may just want to erase the external drive through Disk Utility.

Nov 24, 2009, 06:13 PM	#7
SaSaSushi macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Takamatsu, Japan	Wow, all those great replies came in as I was typing my own. People are quick in here! __________________ 27" Late 2009 iMac Intel i7 2.8GHz 4GB/1TB 16GB 1G iPod Touch 3.0 \| 2GB 2G iPod Nano Canon EOS 450D Digital Kiss X2 w/ 18-55 IS

Nov 24, 2009, 06:15 PM	#8
MatLane Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England, United Kingdom	Thanks anyway mate! Just a noob to time machine and externals. hope i can be assistance in the future! ML __________________ Late 2008 Macbook Pro 15.4 inch, iPhone 3GS White 16GB, iPod Classic 160GB www.twitter.com/mat_lane

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