Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tarek I am on Firewire 800. I am going to leave it overnight tonight and see how it comes down. The new disk is working the whole time so it is doing something. Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 13 Dec 2012, at 18:17, Tarek Charara <tcharara at mac.com> wrote: > Hi Gerry, > > It sounds like you're backing up via WiFi or USB? You really should use > FireWire 400 or 800 to de the BU. 56 days is far to much, 1Tb shouldn't > take longer than overnight? > > Cheers, > > Tarek > > Le 13 d?c. 2012 ? 14:38, Gerry Walden a ?crit : > >> This is for the Mac users on here please. >> >> I have just rather frighteningly discovered that my external hard disk >> has not been backed up for a long time because I excluded it from backup >> using Time Machine. As a result of including it now I needed a larger >> backup disk so I bought a G-Drive 2TB disk but it is taking for ever to >> back up. I only have just over 1TB to do, but it is saying it will take >> 56 days after running since last night (it is now 1.30 p.m. here). Is >> this normal? It has come down from around 73 days at 7 a.m. today. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> www.gwpics.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information