Time Machine SLOW in Snow Leopard

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  1. douglas, Aug 21, 2013

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    My Time Machine backups have become REALLY SLOW. The hourly backups work eventually, but Time Machine stalls at each step. I'm running OS 10.6.8 on a 2009 iMac. I've checked the forums but can't find a solution to my particular issue. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
     
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  2. benwiggy, Aug 21, 2013

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    I would verify your hard drive. Boot to another volume, such as the installer DVD, launch Disk Utility and Repair the DISK. (NB: Repair Disk, not Permissions. Permissions does nothing.)

    Also, open the Console app in Utilities folder and see what messages are being left when Time Machine backs up. Anything relevant there?
     
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  3. maflynn, Aug 21, 2013

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    As benwiggy posted, its more likely your hard drive, and not Time Machine. While no speed demon, TM is pretty quick for hourly backups.
     
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  4. douglas, Aug 22, 2013
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    Thanks. I repaired both my internal HD and my external Time Machine HD, but there is no improvement. I did the repairs in Disk Utility, but without booting to another volume first - do I need to boot from the Installer CD to do this successfully?

    There are messages coming in to the Console Ap every few - nothing specific to Time Machine (not sure if it's normal to have a constant stream of messages).

     
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  5. benwiggy, Aug 26, 2013

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    No you didn't! :p
    You can't Repair the same volume that you are running the system from. The button is greyed out.
    You need to do it from another volume.

    Just to make sure: Repair DISK is on the right hand side. Repair PERMISSIONS is on the left. That can be run on the system disk, but it is pointless for most problems.
     
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