Backup Failures on M4 Mac Mini after Roon OS Update (ref#S93QC5)

[Jeffrey_Lyness1]

What’s happening?

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Describe the issue

I set up Roon server on a new M4 Mac Mini and restored from previous backups. All worked well and scheduled backups worked fine for a week or two. Now every backup fails -- scheduled or manual, to local folder or to NAS folder. The fails said the Roon database had a problem. I deleted all Roon files from my system, reinstalled it, restored from a backup from a couple weeks before the problems started -- but still all backups fail, although I haven't yet seen a message about the database having a problem. I haven't changed anything else in my Mac settings. Wondering if the issue is the latest Roon OS update (the last successful backup was build 1480).

Describe your network setup

Not really relevant (even local backups fail), but -- Xfinity Gateway modem/router, Mac Mini is Ethernet-connected to a Cisco SG 200-08 switch. The Mini is running MacOS Sequoia 15.1.

[Robert_F (Rob)]

@Jeffrey_Lyness1, one suggestion: Mac Sequoia has changed some network settings which have resulted in issues with Roon. The approach here worked for me and others with getting Roon to be visible over the network from a Mac running Sequoia:

@Suedkiez

macOS 15 messed up security settings for quite many people, leading to device discovery issues. Lots of threads about this on the forum. Try this, it usually helps:

Navigate to macOS System Settings > Privacy & Security > Local Network , and make sure Roon is allowed. If it is already enabled, toggle it off and on again. Then reboot your Mac, and see if the same issue persists.

I did not need to reboot my MBPro after toggling the Roon switch On/Off/On, my MBPro connected to my W11 Roon Server in around 5 seconds.

[Jeffrey_Lyness1]

I tried for a second time to uninstall Roon, reinstall from a fresh download, and restore from a somewhat older backup. Not sure why but this seems to have worked this time – backup up fine locally and to a NAS. I wish I could say what was different this time around for the record here… Fingers crossed that this stays resolved.

[connor]

Hi @Jeffrey_Lyness1,

This sounds like a consequence of the network security features build into MacOS Sequoia, as @Robert_F mentioned above.

The team has an open ticket to investigate. For now, I recommend re-toggling (on/off) RoonServer’s local network access in Privacy & Security → Local Network whenever you relaunch RoonServer or restart the machine.

[Jeffrey_Lyness1]

Thanks. But the backup failures I was having were a problem with local-hard-drive backups, too, so I don’t think just a network access issue. In any case, 5d and counting and still resolved after my reinstall as above.

[connor]

Thanks for the update @Jeffrey_Lyness1.

We’re going to mark this Solved for now, and the thread will auto-close after several days.

If the issue occurs after that time, please reach out in a new topic thread and we’ll merge back into the case here.