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MacOS X 10.5: Leopard Time Machine Problem

The new MacOS X upgrade, Leopard, adds many useful features. Some upgraders who try the new backup system, Time Machine, may experience an excessively long initial backup time. For example, 90 GB on my MacBook Pro laptop could take 2+ days for the initial backup to a USB 2.0 Western Digital Passport drive. I disabled the Norton AntiVirus "Auto Protect" feature, and the backup speeds increased quite a bit. Still not very fast, but it looks at least an order of magnitude faster than with NAV on.

If you've got speed issues, let me know if Norton AntiVirus is the culprit.

October 28, 2007 – 19:31
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Indeed disabling Norton's

Indeed disabling Norton's auto protect feature works to speed things up. However, I would like the safety of using it since I receive a lot of MS attachments. I have found that making he external back-up drive a "safe zone" under Auto Protect Properties is just as effective. Hope this helps. Robert (Calgary, Alberta)

Anonymous – November 16, 2007 – 01:49

Thanks for identifying my

Thanks for identifying my speed problem. Took 30 hours to backup 38GB of 71GB of my MacBook. Once Norton autoprotect was turned off, the remainder of the backup was completed within half-hour.

Anonymous – November 19, 2007 – 23:04