Longstanding Issues with Apple's Time Machine Backup Software and macOS Reliability
By
Udo_Schmitz
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
The article details the author's decade-long frustrations with Apple's Time Machine backup software, which consistently fails and requires complete resetting of backups. The author also criticizes Spotlight's unreliable tag indexing and discusses broader issues with Apple's software quality, including problems with macOS updates, iCloud syncing, and the general decline in Apple's software reliability compared to earlier years.
Key quotes
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The only solution has been to start over, to not inherit backup state and to manually delete the old backup.
My experience while looking up this solution repeatedly has been that this is not uncommon, and definitely is not just me holding it wrong; indeed the steps are marked as recommended solutions on Apple's own forums.
For several years, Spotlight's tag index has been unreliable.
Apple's software quality has been declining, with persistent bugs in core macOS features and services.
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