Booting up from external backup - no longer
I have been using a Freecom drive to backup using SD. When I first had the system up and running, I did check that I could boot from it and I could. However, today when I tried to boot from it, it did not appear as a boot-from option (as you should get when holding down the Option key at startup). I have run Dusk Utility although I can only Repair the Disk..all reported OK.
There are no error as far as I can see in SD's log..."Copy Complete" is the final entry. Reformat and do a clean backup? Any suggestions, please? Many thanks |
Does it appear in the Startup Disk preference pane?
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Quick reply...many thanks.
No..all I can see is the iMac internal boot disk and Network Startup (unless that is the Freecom) |
Please send the log from your last backup using the 'Send to shirt pocket' button. Make sure to use "Error during copy" as the issue type.
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I've done that. I have three screen grabs available of the various parameter SU screens if that is of any interest.
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No need. As I indicated in my reply, you were using "Backup - user files" which only copies your Home folders, and not the system.
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Mmm...that's not what the set-up screen says..just checked the screen grab I took..says 'backup- all files'.
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That's certainly what you log says, and a schedule backup is separate from the main window.
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http://www.tristan.demon.co.uk/image...20grab%201.jpg
Not saying the log's wrong...or that there's something amiss with this excellent program..but this is the screen I grabbed. User Error on my part? |
I don't know. Take a look at the log - It wasn't from your default settings. It was from some saved settings and/or a schedule.
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It was from the log of last nights scheduled backup...parameters set as discussed. Am currently running a copy. It definitely says "Backup-all files"...fingers crossed.
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Again, a scheduled copy is entirely independent of the main window, and your *schedule* is set as a "Backup - user files". Settings in the main window have nothing to do with it after you've made the schedule.
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Where is that 'embarrassed' emoticon. I see where I went wrong now. Thank you for your patience!
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No problem. Sorry I kept kind of repeating myself... :)
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