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Time Machine does not back up, "failed with error: 11"

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Mar 15, 20265813 views
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For some reason, Time Machine is refusing to backup my files. When dragging and dropping manually all my files onto the backup volume, it says that there was a file that could not be read or modified - but doesn't give a name. I'm wondering if anyone knows of an application that can find corrupted …

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Fix for: Time Machine does not back up, "failed with error: 11"

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First run Console (in /Applications/Utilities) to check the logs. They might contain the file name or other details. If that doesn't help you can try from the Terminal. This will show every file that is being accessed on your system, and whether an …

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