Lion + TM = stuck?

[gngan]

I tried backup with TM on 10.7 and 10.7.1 but it just gets hang on "preparing backup". I left it overnight and it will just hang. I couldn't eject the TM HDD. I had to force quit the TM system preference. All programs becomes very slow and opening any apps/clicking anything will result beachball.

Can anyone help?

 

[gngan]

I can't be the only person having the problem!?!?

 

[Trentolol]

This happened to me, however, A cold reboot fixed the problem (no resume).

Which MBP do you have?

 

[gngan]

This happened to me, however, A cold reboot fixed the problem (no resume).

Which MBP do you have?

I reboot and it's the same. I have a 2011 MBP 13''.

 

[bb426]

I reboot and it's the same. I have a 2011 MBP 13''.

How are you backing up? Is it to a Time Capsule? Directly to a Hard Drive? External Hard drive?

Is the backup a new backup? Is it one you used with Snow Leopard previously?

 

[gngan]

How are you backing up? Is it to a Time Capsule? Directly to a Hard Drive? External Hard drive?

Is the backup a new backup? Is it one you used with Snow Leopard previously?

I am using an external hdd using USB. That hdd has backup from previous leopard.

 

[Orange Turtle]

you probably don't have enough space on that external drive. It doesn't overwrite your snow leopard back up, it creates a new one with Lion.

I had to completely erase all of my snow leopard saves and start anew. It backed up fine then.