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10.5: Disable Spotlight during Time Machine backups
Authored by: allanmarcus on Oct 28, '08 10:57:27AM

the fact that you cannot add the backup volume to the privacy list seems to me to be indicative of a problem. I have no problem adding my external drives to my privacy list.

I would start by deleting the .Spotlight folder on the external drive, then remount it then try to add it to the privacy pane. If that doesn't work, look for other hints.



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10.5: Disable Spotlight during Time Machine backups
Authored by: osxpounder on Oct 30, '08 10:59:28AM

I agree; you should be able to add that volume to the list of excluded items in Spotlight's prefs. The fact that you can't do that may indicate an unrecognized problem on your system.

BTW, I've had a WD MyBook for about 6 months, and I've found it to be totally unreliable. The worse thing about it is that it disconnects abruptly, sometimes corrupting files when it does so. This has happened on 2 Macs, so far, using various FireWire cables. For the past 6 weeks or more, I haven't used it.

Also, I found it difficult to uninstall the WD auto-backup software tool that came with the drive, but an email to support eventually led me to the company that supports that backup tool, and they responded quickly and courteously with the steps to uninstall. Sadly, that didn't stop the MyBook from disconnecting.



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10.5: Disable Spotlight during Time Machine backups
Authored by: Zeitkind on Oct 31, '08 07:00:05PM

I had the same problem with those drives - until I tried to constantly cool them with a fan - and problems were gone. I think those drives just overheat in those plastic shells, I can't recommend them at all.
I now use them only for short backups and put them back on the shelf afterwards..



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