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Q: Time Machine failing with this message "Failed to mount APFS snapshot"

SpaceDogTime Machine is stuck in PREPARING BACKUP and this is on the log. 2019-06-07 14:55:52.889748+0100 localhost backupd[1299]: (Foundation) [com.apple.foundation.filecoordination:claims] Read (Subarbitration) options: 1 -- URL: <private> -- purposeID: com.apple.TimeMachine.snapshot -- claimID: C38F...

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Q: Is it necessary to "Restore" files from a Time Machine backup if I can already access them directly from the backup disk using Finder?

bones_mccoyI have an external hard drive that I've separated into two partitions: one that I use for additional file storage, and one that I use as a dedicated Time Machine backup disk. Something has gone wrong with the Time Machine partition, such that it will no longer mount, cannot be repaired, and canno...

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