Time Machine app won't start

Matsaki

Matsaki

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My Time Machine will not start at all (for restoring). No errors in the Console. I tried reinstalled it with Pacifist. I repaired the permissions. I tried delete all prefs (as I don't know the exact plist for this app.) and caches.

It's working when I log in to another account. Any ideas?
 
Matsaki said:
My Time Machine will not start at all (for restoring). No errors in the Console. I tried reinstalled it with Pacifist. I repaired the permissions. I tried delete all prefs (as I don't know the exact plist for this app.) and caches.

It's working when I log in to another account. Any ideas?
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Did you first use Disk Utility to repair that disk? Do you exclude that disk in System Preferences->Time Machine, Options tag?

The preference file for Time Machine is at Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/By Host/com.apple.TimeMachine.0017f2cbfb56.plist .
 
Sorry I don't follow you? Why should I repair the external harddrive with the backups when Time Machine app is working ok with my test user account? Or did I misunderstand your point?
 
Check system preferences/Time Machine ->options and make sure it is not set to exclude backing up your user account.
 
I did a repair of the external disk. I tried to open Time Machine in safe mode. Now when I tried to open Time Machine in my other (test) account, it would not open there either.

I have checked permissions and they are set to root:wheel 755 which seems to be right. I don't have any TimeMachine plist at all as above at
Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/By Host/com.apple.TimeMachine.0017f2cbfb56.plist .
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