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  • sparsebundle time machine backup locked

    From Robert Peirce@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 15 09:01:40 2021
    I back up one of my computers to time machine drives on two other
    computers [redundancy!] as sparsebundles. Every once-in-a-while one of
    these gets "locked." Fortunately I have another so I just remove the
    locked one and copy the other over. This works fine but I'm wondering
    if there is a way to unlock the sparsebundle or does the lock mean it is corrupted in some way?

    I've "googled" this without any luck so I'm hoping somebody here knows something about it.

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  • From nospam@21:1/5 to bob@peirce-family.com on Sun Aug 15 11:52:27 2021
    In article <sfb37l$dmb$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce
    <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

    I back up one of my computers to time machine drives on two other
    computers [redundancy!] as sparsebundles. Every once-in-a-while one of
    these gets "locked." Fortunately I have another so I just remove the
    locked one and copy the other over. This works fine but I'm wondering
    if there is a way to unlock the sparsebundle or does the lock mean it is corrupted in some way?

    it's corrupted, which is why it was locked. it can be repaired and
    unlocked but it's a major hassle.

    I've "googled" this without any luck so I'm hoping somebody here knows something about it.

    no you didn't

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  • From Robert Peirce@21:1/5 to nospam on Sat Aug 21 09:09:09 2021
    On 8/15/21 11:52 AM, nospam wrote:
    In article <sfb37l$dmb$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

    I've "googled" this without any luck so I'm hoping somebody here knows
    something about it.

    no you didn't


    Yea, I did. I tried several different searches without any useful
    results. It may be I didn't use the right keywords, but that doesn't
    mean I didn't try.

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  • From John@21:1/5 to John on Sun Aug 22 10:37:09 2021
    On Sun, 22 Aug 2021 10:32:00 +0100, John <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:

    On Sat, 21 Aug 2021 09:09:09 -0400, Robert Peirce
    <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

    On 8/15/21 11:52 AM, nospam wrote:
    In article <sfb37l$dmb$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce
    <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

    I've "googled" this without any luck so I'm hoping somebody here knows >>>> something about it.

    no you didn't


    Yea, I did. I tried several different searches without any useful
    results. It may be I didn't use the right keywords, but that doesn't
    mean I didn't try.

    Well, I tried this search:


    https://www.startpage.com/

    <snipped>

    I use "google" as a verb because everyone else in the cosmos seems to
    but I try not to use it as a search resource, spying on me bugs the
    fuck out of me.

    WWW.IxQuick.com or www.duckduckgo.com to reduce Google's stranglehold
    on the planets.

    Yes, I know, Ixquick aint much better if any but it's a small
    rebellion against The Machine.

    I'm only small, myself, so small rebellions are all I can manage.

    It's a cruel world.

    RevJ.

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  • From John@21:1/5 to bob@peirce-family.com on Sun Aug 22 10:32:00 2021
    On Sat, 21 Aug 2021 09:09:09 -0400, Robert Peirce
    <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

    On 8/15/21 11:52 AM, nospam wrote:
    In article <sfb37l$dmb$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Robert Peirce
    <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

    I've "googled" this without any luck so I'm hoping somebody here knows
    something about it.

    no you didn't


    Yea, I did. I tried several different searches without any useful
    results. It may be I didn't use the right keywords, but that doesn't
    mean I didn't try.

    Well, I tried this search:


    https://www.startpage.com/do/search?cat=web&language=english&query=locked+sparsebundle+time+machine+backup&pl=ff

    and got this is my first response:

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7847888

    this as the second:


    https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/18482/repair-time-machine-sparsebundle-that-will-no-longer-mount

    and a shitload more.

    It took zero time for the search and just about the same to type the
    keywords. "locked sparsebundle time machine backup" into the searchy
    boxy thingy.

    I hope this helps.

    J.

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  • From Robert Peirce@21:1/5 to John on Sat Aug 28 09:29:47 2021
    On 8/22/21 5:37 AM, John wrote:

    I use "google" as a verb because everyone else in the cosmos seems to
    but I try not to use it as a search resource, spying on me bugs the
    fuck out of me.

    WWW.IxQuick.com or www.duckduckgo.com to reduce Google's stranglehold
    on the planets.

    I actually use Google. Yes, I know they are tracking me but so does
    Amazon. Amazon often brings to my attention things I might find
    interesting but never thought of. Google not so much.

    I appreciate your concern. I'm more concerned about the government
    tracking me. After all, Amazon can just suggest things to me. I don't
    have to buy them. The government can kill me or throw me in prison if I
    don't do what it says.

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  • From Robert Peirce@21:1/5 to John on Sat Aug 28 09:25:03 2021
    On 8/22/21 5:32 AM, John wrote:
    Well, I tried this search:


    https://www.startpage.com/do/search?cat=web&language=english&query=locked+sparsebundle+time+machine+backup&pl=ff

    I was using Google. It isn't always the best but mostly it works. I'm
    not familiar with startpage.

    I've used other "standard" search engines, DuckDuck, Yahoo, Bing, etc.
    but never startpage. I use Google because it usually seems to have
    better coverage than the others.

    I just checked and startpage isn't a "default" option in Safari, which
    may be why I never heard of it.

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  • From Robert Peirce@21:1/5 to John on Sat Aug 28 09:41:00 2021
    On 8/22/21 5:32 AM, John wrote:
    Well, I tried this search:


    https://www.startpage.com/do/search?cat=web&language=english&query=locked+sparsebundle+time+machine+backup&pl=ff

    I tried this and checked the responses. They didn't provide any more
    info than I got from Google. It appears redundancy is the only reliable solution.

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  • From John@21:1/5 to bob@peirce-family.com on Sat Aug 28 19:46:31 2021
    On Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:41:00 -0400, Robert Peirce
    <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

    On 8/22/21 5:32 AM, John wrote:
    Well, I tried this search:


    https://www.startpage.com/do/search?cat=web&language=english&query=locked+sparsebundle+time+machine+backup&pl=ff

    I tried this and checked the responses. They didn't provide any more
    info than I got from Google. It appears redundancy is the only reliable >solution.

    Oh, sorry. I'll go away, now, and stop trying to be helpful.

    J.

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  • From John@21:1/5 to bob@peirce-family.com on Sat Aug 28 19:39:22 2021
    On Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:25:03 -0400, Robert Peirce
    <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

    On 8/22/21 5:32 AM, John wrote:
    Well, I tried this search:


    https://www.startpage.com/do/search?cat=web&language=english&query=locked+sparsebundle+time+machine+backup&pl=ff

    I was using Google. It isn't always the best but mostly it works. I'm
    not familiar with startpage.

    I've used other "standard" search engines, DuckDuck, Yahoo, Bing, etc.
    but never startpage. I use Google because it usually seems to have
    better coverage than the others.

    I just checked and startpage isn't a "default" option in Safari, which
    may be why I never heard of it.

    Oh, sorry. I rarely use Safari so I didn't know that. I vaguely
    remember not being able to add search engines to one version but that
    was years ago.

    I'll shut up, now, and stop trying to be helpful.

    J.

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  • From John@21:1/5 to bob@peirce-family.com on Sat Aug 28 19:45:26 2021
    On Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:29:47 -0400, Robert Peirce
    <bob@peirce-family.com> wrote:

    On 8/22/21 5:37 AM, John wrote:

    I use "google" as a verb because everyone else in the cosmos seems to
    but I try not to use it as a search resource, spying on me bugs the
    fuck out of me.

    WWW.IxQuick.com or www.duckduckgo.com to reduce Google's stranglehold
    on the planets.

    I actually use Google. Yes, I know they are tracking me but so does
    Amazon. Amazon often brings to my attention things I might find
    interesting but never thought of. Google not so much.

    Amazon only does that to me on the "Other things people have bought"
    part of the pages. Am I missing out on things? I do have ad-blockers
    running.


    I appreciate your concern. I'm more concerned about the government
    tracking me. After all, Amazon can just suggest things to me. I don't
    have to buy them. The government can kill me or throw me in prison if I >don't do what it says.

    Amazon do not have governmental powers *yet*! :)

    Bozos has rockets. The ex-USSR places may have warheads they don't
    need and sometimes lack funds. This is not something to worry about
    ... much.

    I wonder whether he ever thinks about doing a Luthor or Doc Doom or
    something? *I* wouldn't but I don't have the bone that allows me to
    make billions.

    J.

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