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[ShirleyFaye]

The hands on the time machine clock have been spinning backwards for hours.  The drive is fairly warm.

I've had it connected about a week, looked like it was updating every hour, don't know what happened.  

Can it be reset?  Would I have to "initialize" the GoFlex and start over?

Can't open Time Machine preferences to turn off time machine.

Thanks for any help.

[ShirleyFaye]

I had to use the power button on the iMac to turn off and restart.  I was then able to eject the drive, then I disconnected the cable to let it cool down.

Restarted the iMac, then connected the GoFlex an hour later.  It entered time machine and appears ok.

I raised the drive off the desk a bit.  It's sitting on a cable so it's about 3/16" off the table, running cooler.

Got to my desk this morning, everything is working.

[ShirleyFaye · Accepted solution]

Worked for about a day, then hung on me again.  Couldn't open time machine preferences so I powered down and disinstalled the Seagate software.

Two days later, everything still working, Time Machine backups automatically every hour.

I now have the drive sitting on the metal support of my iMac.  The case is cool to the touch except for one corner on the connector.