Time Machine on Mac OS X Leopard causes SQLite database inconsistencies (Adobe AIR)Products affected
Issue
Running Time Machine backup or restore on Mac OS X with an Adobe AIR application may result in corrupted data in the SQLite database.
Solution
Apple resolved this issue with Mac OS X v10.5.2. Use Software Update to make sure you have the most recent version of Mac OS X.
Additional Information
If you use Time Machine with Mac OS X Leopard and you are unable toupdate, you can set Time Machine to exclude the Adobe AIR application from Time Machine backups:
- Select System Preferences.
- Select Time Machine.
- Click Options.
- Click the plus sign (+) to open the file browser.
- Browse to Users/[yourhomefolder]/Library/Preferences/Installed_AIR_ApplicationDirectory.
- Click Exclude.
- Click Done.
Time Machine will not create a backup of the Adobe AIR application and database when you follow these steps. A manual backup of the application database is recommended.
Doc ID
(kb403135)
Last updated
2009-11-16
OS
Mac OS 10.5
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