From 7de152a654c402633f9244aa3c6ee789b44b5a36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chase Miller Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:11:17 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated readme --- README.md | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ea1da26..9f6bf3f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,17 +1,25 @@ time-machine-sparce-bundle-fix ============================== -Time Machine Sparsebundle Fix +Summary: When Time Machine backs up to a NAS, it will often get corrupted and prompt a message saying, “Time Machine completed a verification of your backups. To improve reliability, Time Machine must create a new backup for you.” This script fixes that issue so that Time Machine can continue using the existing backup. + + +Instructions: + 1) First mount the backup drive share so that the sparcebundle is accessible. 2) Make sure the script has execute permissions: chmod +x fix_time_machine.sh 3) Run the script: Usage - fix_time_machine.sh /Volumes/[BackupDrive]/[SparceBundle].sparsebundle/ + + +Credit: + It is based off a guide written by Garth Gillespie at http://www.garth.org/archives/2011,08,27,169,fix-time-machine-sparsebundle-nas-based-backup-errors.html -It is also a modified version of http://pastebin.com/iw5nYFb0 - credit goes to anon. +It is also a modified version of http://pastebin.com/iw5nYFb0 - credit goes to anon. \ No newline at end of file