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November 14, 2026 at 10:01 pm in reply to: [Solved] MacBook Pro 14″ M3 Max encountering Time Machine Backup Hanging on ‘Preparing Backup’ after update (macOS Sonoma 14.7) #13052
Kelly Werner
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 14″ M4 (32GB) | Studio Display | YubiKey 5C NFC | Raleigh, NCApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Enterprise Mac Sysadmin & Jamf Pro ArchitectNovember 14, 2026 at 8:34 pm in reply to: [Solved] iPhone 15 Pro encountering HomeKit Location Automations ‘When Anyone Arrives’ Failing to Trigger after update (tvOS 18.1) #11863Kelly Werner
Community ContributorApple Recommended / Verified Community SolutionThis canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.Re-authorizing HomeKit location services and setting Find My primary device.
Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
- On iPhone, navigate to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services and ensure HomeKit is enabled.
- In Settings > [Your Name] > Find My, confirm My Location says ‘This Device’.
- In Home app, tap Home Settings > Location Services and toggle off, wait 10 seconds, and toggle back on.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.
MacBook Pro 14″ M4 (32GB) | Studio Display | YubiKey 5C NFC | Raleigh, NCApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Enterprise Mac Sysadmin & Jamf Pro Architect - Stop backup daemon:
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