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November 14, 2026 at 8:35 pm in reply to: [Solved] Time Machine Backup Hanging on ‘Preparing Backup’ on MacBook Pro 14″ M3 Max: How to resolve APFS snapshot journal comparison deadlock over SMB network share #11879
Adrian Dixon
Community ContributorApple Recommended / Verified Community SolutionThis canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.Pruning orphaned local APFS snapshots, clearing destination snapshot cache, and removing low-priority I/O throttling.
Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
- Stop backup daemon:
sudo tmutil stopbackup && sudo killall -9 backupd. - Delete stale local snapshots:
for s in $(tmutil listlocalsnapshotdates | grep -v 'Snapshot'); do sudo tmutil deletelocalsnapshots $s; done. - Disable CPU throttle during sync:
sudo sysctl debug.lowpri_throttle_enabled=0.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.
MacBook Pro 16″ M1 Pro (32GB) | Dual Dell 27″ 4K | macOS Sequoia | SingaporeApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Enterprise Mac Sysadmin & Jamf Pro ArchitectNovember 14, 2026 at 8:31 pm in reply to: [Solved] Apple Vision Pro 256GB encountering Zeiss Optical Inserts Pairing Code Unrecognized in visionOS after update (visionOS 2.1) #11793Adrian Dixon
Community ContributorApple Recommended / Verified Community SolutionThis canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.Cleaning optical magnetic contacts, syncing prescription via Apple Health, and re-running Optic ID alignment.
Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
- Clean the optical insert gold alignment contacts with a dry microfibre lens cloth (avoid alcohol solutions).
- Open the Health app on paired iPhone and confirm prescription metadata is present under Vision Prescription.
- Go to Settings > Eyes & Hands > Optical Inserts on Vision Pro, tap Pair New Optical Inserts, and scan the physical pairing card under 500+ lux lighting.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.
MacBook Pro 16″ M1 Pro (32GB) | Dual Dell 27″ 4K | macOS Sequoia | SingaporeApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Enterprise Mac Sysadmin & Jamf Pro Architect - Stop backup daemon:
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