Cannot change case-sensitivity of Time Machine sparse bundle (10.7.2)

Hi everyone, I'm trying to follow this excellent guide to Time Machine backups:
http://pondini.org/TM/A8.html
The site suggests that I make my TM backup case INsensitive, so after the network sparse bundle has been initially created on my Lion 10.7.2 TM backup, I cancelled the backup, then opened up the sparse bundle in Disk Utility as per the instructions provided.
I double clicked the sparse bundle to open the Time Machine Backups volume, and then in the Erase tab I changed the format from Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled), to Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Then I clicked on "Erase" but it returned an error and said it could not do it. Sorry I don't have the exact error message on hand at the moment but it happened again with the same error message when I tried again.
Steps 6-8 in the guide tell me to Get Info on the Time Machine Backups volume and "Ignore ownership on this volume". However when I open the Info for the volume "Ignore ownership on this volume" is not there at all in the options? I've opened up every section of the Get Info window but it's definitely not present.
Has something changed in 10.7 Lion or is there another reason I'm getting this problem? The HDD is connected as an AirDisk on an AirPort Extreme Base Station (yes I realise this is an unsupported/not recommended Time Machine solution). I haven't yet tried directly plugging the drive in via USB which will be my next step when I regain access to my computer later.
Any help or advice would be appreciated. Many thanks.

owngoal wrote:
You say your "backups still turn up corrupted now and then" - how do you know? Is it only when you try to access them that you will know this?
Sometimes a backup will fail, sometimes you can't access them, sometimes you'll get this message:
See #C13 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting for details.
And by this stage is it too late to recover anything?
Sometimes.    Sometimes they can be repaired by Disk Utility.  Sometimes only a heavy-duty 3rd-party disk repair app like DiskWarrior ($100) can fix them.  Sometimes nothing can.  Sometimes you can restore some individual items, sometimes not.  Sometimes you can do a full system restore from some backups, other times not.
does it help that I am using a Gigabit WIRED connection between iMac - 10/100/1000 switch - Airport Extreme Base Station?
Probably -- you won't have WIFI interference.
But if you have an iMac, why not just connect the external HD directly to your Mac?  That's much faster and more reliable (and supported).
You'd need to erase the disk in that case, since Time Machine won't bother with a sparse bundle at all on a direct backup.  Just format the disk as GUID, with Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and let 'er rip!

Similar Messages

  • Change volume to non case sensitive for Time Machine?

    I need to back up a drive I use to archive material.  Tried to add it to list of drives time machine backs up.  Found out the external drive was set up as case sensitive (must have been a default out of the box, never made this choice).  Is there any way to tell an external drive "don't be case sensitive" so that I will be able to back it up with Time Machine?  (That is, make the case sensitive change to the drive without erasing the drive!)  Simpler way to ask question, how can I back up an exernal drive using Time Machine if that external drive was set up as case sensitive?  Thanks in advance

    Glenn Carter wrote:
    Unfortunately, an Erase and Install is probably the only way you are going to fix this. As you have discovered, it appears that "Restore System From Backup..." reformats the destination drive to match the state in which the backups took place.
    The TM backup may not have the ability to rename dupes that might occur if some files have identical names save their case.
    Even a reformat and reinstall may not work unless any pseudo-identical files are first renamed.

  • Time Machine ,,,,,sparse bundle could not be accessed (error -1)

    Time Machine on my iMac (2.66 i5) is failing with the message:
    Time Machine could not complete the backup.  The backup image "/Volumes/Time Machine/Shaggylane iMac.sparsbundle" could not be accessed (error -1).
    This error appears when the backup is started......it spends a bit of time "Looking for backup drive", then displays the message.
    The directory "/Volumes/Time Machine" has the following permissions:
    drwx------  13 root        wheel    398 24 Aug 13:15 Time Machine
    I was able to login as root and go into that directory.  I didn't see any broken links or anything that stood out.
    I was also able to go into Time Machine from the desktop and flip through the backup history.  It seemed to be responding normally.
    Time Machine has been working fine for 2+ years.  I suspect it got buggered-up when I accidentally rebooted while it was doing a backup October 12th.  Lion was installed in the spring.  On the 12th, I installed a Lion patch bringing it up to 10.7.2.
    Any help would be appreciated.
    Regards,
    Doug

    I have not found a long-term solution (fix), but in my case the volume where the Time Machine backup should occur usually is mounted on the desktop but not as a shared volume (incidated as a drive with the people holding hands superimposed over the drive icon). If I drag the drive to the trash (unmount it), the next time Time Machine is scheduled to run, it completes successfully.

  • Time machine sparse bundle removed files from bands

    Hi,
      I have had backup on Time Capsule which I wanted to delete because I bought new fast HDD for backups using thunderbolt so I tried to manualy remove files from sparsebundle package > bands directory.. as this was very slow action and mostly it hanged I left it... after some time I was about to restore iPad 2 but could not find older backup so I remembered that I had Time Machine backup on Time Capsule somewhere in shelf so I tried to mount it and get old iPad backups from it but "no mountable file systems" error appeared.
    Is there any way how I could get one directory from this corrupted sparsebundle? I tried some steps from google attaching it as a device and running fsck_hfs -rf but it ended with errors.
    I hope you guys have some solution to save my valuable data!

    CyKi wrote:
    so I tried to manualy remove files from sparsebundle package > bands directory.
    That corrupted it beyond repair.    Your data (including the file system directory, catalogs, etc.), was spread over those band files. 
    I tried to mount it and get old iPad backups from it but "no mountable file systems" error appeared.
    Nope.  OSX can't tell what it is.  The bands you deleted probably contained the directory.

  • Time capsule sparse bundle reading "temporarily unavailable" and Time Machine files are not in order; what can I do to check on my backup systems?

    I have my time machine set-up with my time capsule/airport.  I cannot open my backups in the time capsule as it reads "spars bundle temporarily unavailable."  Also, my time machine backup files are missing some files and not in oder by name as designed.  It seems something is is not working.  I have don a disk repair on the time capsule.  I have closed and reopened my computer.  Still unable to open time capsule.  Does anyone know where else I need to check for errors?

    There are two key but related bugs in Yosemite..
    The big one IMHO at least is the network one.. and the secondary one is TM which is itself unreliable.
    To fix the Network ones we have a long list of things to do.. but you do apparently have access to the TC so for now that is not the major one.
    However some of your statements mean I am a bit lost on what you have done.
    I cannot open my backups in the time capsule as it reads "spars bundle temporarily unavailable."
    If you cannot open your backups how can you find that the backup files are missing. The files are missing from the sparsebundle which you cannot open??
    my time machine backup files are missing some files
    You cannot repair the disk of the Time Capsule.. only the Sparsebundle can be checked.. that means that you have accessed it and mounted it for disk utility to check it.
    I have don a disk repair on the time capsule.
    So I am confused about the comments.
    What I would recommend is the standard set of fixes to Yosemite.
    Factory reset universal
    Power off the TC.. ie pull the power cord or power off at the wall.. wait 10sec.. hold in the reset button.. be gentle.. power on again still holding in reset.. and keep holding it in for another 10sec. You may need some help as it is hard to both hold in reset and apply power. It will show success by rapidly blinking the front led. Release the reset.. and wait a couple of min for the TC to reset and come back with factory settings. If the front LED doesn’t blink rapidly you missed it and simply try again. The reset is fairly fragile in these.. press it so you feel it just click and no more.. I have seen people bend the lever or even break it. I use a toothpick as tool.
    N.B. None of your files on the hard disk of the TC are deleted.. this simply clears out the router settings of the TC.
    Setup the TC again.
    ie Start from a factory reset. No files are lost on the hard disk doing this.
    Then redo the setup from the computer with Yosemite.
    1. Use very short names.. NOT APPLE RECOMMENDED names. No spaces and pure alphanumerics.
    eg TCgen5 and TCwifi for basestation and wireless respectively.
    Even better if the issue is more wireless use TC24ghz and TC5ghz with fixed channels as this also seems to help stop the nonsense. But this can be tried in the second round.
    2. Use all passwords that also comply but can be a bit longer. ie 8-20 characters mixed case and numbers.. no non-alphanumerics.
    3. Ensure the TC always takes the same IP address.. you will need to do this on the main router using dhcp reservation.. or a bit more complex setup using static IP in the TC. But this is important.. having IP drift all over the place when Yosemite cannot remember its own name for 5 min after a reboot makes for poor networking. If the TC is main router it will not be an issue.
    4. Check your share name on the computer is not changing.. make sure it also complies with the above.. short no spaces and pure alphanumeric.. but this change will mess up your TM backup.. so be prepared to do a new full backup. Sorry.. keep this one for second round if you want to avoid a new backup.
    5. Mount the TC disk in the computer manually.
    In Finder, Go, Connect to server from the top menu,
    Type in SMB://192.168.0.254 (or whatever the TC ip is which you have now made static. As a router by default it is 10.0.1.1 and I encourage people to stick with that unless you know what you are doing).
    You can use name.. SMB://TCgen5.local where you replace TCgen5 with your TC name.. local is the default domain of the TC and doesn't change.
    However names are not so easy as IP address.. nor as reliable. At least not in Yosemite they aren't. The domain can also be an issue if you are not plugged or wireless directly to the TC.
    6. Make sure IPv6 is set to link-local only in the computer. For example wireless open the network preferences, wireless and advanced / TCP/IP.. and fix the IPv6. to link-local only.
    There is a lot more jiggery pokery you can try but the above is a good start.. if you find it still unreliable.. don't be surprised.
    You might need to do some more work on the laptop itself. eg Reset the PRAM.. has helped some people. Clean install of the OS is also helpful if you upgrade installed.
    Tell us how you go.
    Someone posted a solution.. See this thread.
    Macbook can't find Time Capsule anymore
    Start from the bottom and work up.. I have a list of good network practice changes but I have avoided Yosemites bug heaven.
    This user has had success and a few others as well.
    RáNdÓm GéÉzÁ
    Yosemite has serious DNS bug in the networking application.. here is the lets say more arcane method of fixing it by doing a network transplant from mavericks.
    http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/01/why-dns-in-os-x-10-10-is-broken-and-what-yo u-can-do-to-fix-it/
    That is all to cover the network side of things.
    Time Machine issue is a harder one because there is no simple work around I can give you.
    My recommendations are to stop using a TC and test TM to an external hard disk plugged into the computer.. Do a whole new backup and see if that is fully working and accessible.
    Or change over to third party program for backup.. I do recommend Carbon Copy Cloner as I use it personally but SuperDuper has a good reputation and there are others. It is far easier and quicker to test a bootable clone made with CCC as you simply boot from the backup.

  • Change which old backups Time Machine keeps

    Any body know how to change what older backups Time Machine keeps?  I know how to change how frequently Time Machine backs up (sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto StartInterval -int XXXX),
    but what I want is for it to not save so many recent backups and keep more of the old ones.  Right now it saves hourly backups for the last 24 hours, daily for the last month, and weekly for each month until you run out of space.  I don't need all the daily stuff, and would really like to keep more of the monthly.  The older the info, the harder it is to recover by other means.  What I'd like to do is keep older backups and lose more of the intermediate ones.
    Any ideas?

    If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
    Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left.
    Enter the word "Starting" (without the quotes) in the String Matching text field. You should now see log messages with the words "Starting * backup," where * represents any of the words "automatic," "manual," or "standard." Note the timestamp of the last such message. Clear the text field and scroll back in the log to that time. Post the messages timestamped from then until the end of the backup, or the end of the log if that's not clear.
    Post the log text, please, not a screenshot. If there are runs of repeated messages, post only one example of each. Don't post many repetitions of the same message.
    When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
    Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into a message.
    Some personal information, such as the names of your files, may be included — edit that out, too, but don’t remove the context.

  • Cannot install sl due to time machine

    i am getting an error message that says i cannot install sl due to time machine being used as the backup, despite my turning off time machine...ideas?

    Hi
    Open Finder and open up ur Mac HD,u will have a folder called backup.db or backup,just drag that folder out from there and drop it on ur desktop screen.Restart ur computer and try installing it. It should Work
    All the Best

  • How can change Case Sensitivity in MS SQL 2008

    hi expert,
    I want to change Case Sensitivity to Case Insensitivity  in MS SQL 2008.
    how can I do??
    any help please
    thanks and regards
    jun

    Hello,
    there is no way to change this. The SQL Server itself and the SAP Database are installed in an case sensitive collation. If you were albe to change this, your installation will be no longer supported and will, in the worst case, generate incorrect data within the SAP database.
    So, start live with it, there is no way to change it.
    Best regards
    Clas

  • How do I change backup frequency on time machine?

    How do I change backup frequency for time machine?

    You have met the infamous User Account Number issue, which causes denied access to previous user accounts.
    A simple install creates a user account with a number, usually 501.  If you use Setup Assistant at this point, to bring across your data from the previous OS, it will have the same number and access between the two is ok.  If you wait and use Migration Assistant later, it creates a new user account, say with number 502. Now this account can't access the original data.
    You can see this number in System Preferences>Users & Groups.  Right click on your account name and go into Advanced Options.  DON"T CHANGE ANYTHING.
    Look at Pondini's guide for a second chance to use setup assistant...
    http://pondini.org/OSX/Setup.html

  • Time capsule sparse.bundle restore w 24 char recovery key

    Mid 2012 MacBook Pro.  HD failure.  Replaced HD... up and running.  Time Capsule (4th Gen) has back up file *.sparse.bundle.  Able to log into TC with correct password.  Cannot open back up file, however, despite trying multiple passwords.  Have 24 character recovery key.  Typed that in at the password prompt.  Still no access.  Was using File Vault.  Had upgraded to OS 10.9.2 at time of last back up.  New HD/system does not have FV turned on.  What now?

    Whew, see if these help...
    http://pondini.org/TM/25.html
    Encrypt existing time capsule sparse bundles in Mountain Lion ?

  • How do I change the password of an encrypted Sparse Bundle disk image?

    I tried to change the password of an encrypted 'Sparse Bundle' disk image but it seems Disk Util doesn't let me choose this type of disk image for the Change Password function (Menu Imgaes->Change Password...)
    How am I supposed to change the password? Do I really have to create a new disk image with a new password and copy the old one? (I'm using the 256 bits encryption)

    There is no error. Just nothing happens. The problem is a little different for the sparse image and the sparse bundle image. When using the menu command Images->Change Password... you get a file dialog where you must point to the image. The sparse image is selectable (not grayed) but when selected nothing else happens. The sparse bundle image is grayed out in the file dialog so you can't even select it.
    Something else. When creating a new blank disk image it shows up in the left pane of the Disk Utility app. But after unmounting the images I'm left with Disk1, Disk2 in this list. Re-mounting doesn't change that. It seems rather useless as you can't do anything with them.
    All this happens consistently on multiple Mac's, all with 10.5.2

  • My time machine cannot complete my back up saying the "sparse bundle could not be accessed" error -1  Help please

    My time machine cannot complete my back up.  The message I receive says the "sparse bundle cannot be accessed.  (error -1)  Help please.

    GG,
    Please read over Pondini's Time Machine Troubleshooting guide, specifically C17.

  • I just changed ISP and now I cannot get internet via my Time Machine

    I just switched from DSL to cable internet. Now I cannot access my existing wifi network, and am having connectivity issues with the internet via wifi AND ethernet when I use my Time Machine as my router. By bypassing the router, the internet works fine. My IP address starts with 169 when I have the modem and Time Machine paired together, so there's some sort of miscommunication, I'm sure. I want my wireless network back! FRUSTRATING!!

    Open time machine and shut it off.
    Chances are you will still be receiving the emails, meaning that it is a spam type of malware that may have changed your mail settings and only appears to be from the time machine.
    Open your mail program preferences and set to delete from server after being read, if that is possible with your mail program.
    Sometimes it is not best to forward all the seemingly harmless and funny emails that come your way.
    After all, that is what the kids writing viruses are counting on.
    Perhaps a free antivirus program such as Sophos may help you out.

  • Change Case-sensitivity of field ASKTX in Search Help ASMD

    Hi experts,
    In Collective Search help ASMD, there is a elementory search help /SAPBOQ/ASMD_MITEM where field ASKTX is Case sensitive.
    How can I remove the case-sensitivity of this field ?
    Thnks in advance,
    Goutam

    owngoal wrote:
    You say your "backups still turn up corrupted now and then" - how do you know? Is it only when you try to access them that you will know this?
    Sometimes a backup will fail, sometimes you can't access them, sometimes you'll get this message:
    See #C13 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting for details.
    And by this stage is it too late to recover anything?
    Sometimes.    Sometimes they can be repaired by Disk Utility.  Sometimes only a heavy-duty 3rd-party disk repair app like DiskWarrior ($100) can fix them.  Sometimes nothing can.  Sometimes you can restore some individual items, sometimes not.  Sometimes you can do a full system restore from some backups, other times not.
    does it help that I am using a Gigabit WIRED connection between iMac - 10/100/1000 switch - Airport Extreme Base Station?
    Probably -- you won't have WIFI interference.
    But if you have an iMac, why not just connect the external HD directly to your Mac?  That's much faster and more reliable (and supported).
    You'd need to erase the disk in that case, since Time Machine won't bother with a sparse bundle at all on a direct backup.  Just format the disk as GUID, with Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and let 'er rip!

  • Changing case sensitive filenames in DWCS4

    I moved a site to a unix server and now run into the problem that some of my file names have capitals in them. When I try to change this in DW, I get told the file already exists and asked whether I want to overwrite. I click 'yes' , but the old, capitalized file name is saved.
    Can I change this somewhere in preferences? (I noticed DP's advice on case sensitive links in site settings, but I think that is a different issue) Or do I have to open up all files in a texteditor and save them there? Or is there perhaps an other solution?
    Thanks.

    Found it. You cannot save a filename with capitals to one without, but you can change the name in the list of files with f2. The new names seem to stick then.
    Edit:
    Well, "seem" to was the right way of putting it: some file names are easily changed with f2, but other not.
    Why would the change from LuchtAlg.htm to luchtalg.htm not stick when the change from LuchtRang.htm to luchtrang.htm does?

Maybe you are looking for