Time Machine doesn't list Time Capsule as backup option

I'm trying to restart Time Machine, but Time Machine doesn't show Time Capsule as a backup option even though I'm connected to it wirelessly on our network. I was successfully backing up to my Time Capsule until I changed its name. Any ideas on how to fix this.
Thanks

Sounds like the drive is dead.
Take it to your local Apple Store or Authorized Repair location.

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  • Time machine doesn't see possible disks

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  • Time Machine over AirPort to Time Capsule... maybe a solution

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    This may be tough because TM isn't supported over wi-fi unless you're using a Time Capsule. There are a couple of resources available to you and I'd also recommend posting in the Snow Leopard forum because TM is part of OS X the OS X forum would be the right venue. The first thing is I'm guessing you are using a router, if so make sure the firmware on it is up-to-date. You will need to refer to the router's manual. You also should do the same with the modem too. Some written resources are:
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    Time Machine Troubleshooting
    Pondini Time Machine Tips
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  • Time Machine doesn't work

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    Excluded antivirus and dropbox files as potentially source of troubles
    Disable the option “Put the hard disks to sleep when possible” on the energy saver preferences
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    The other was an error number of four digits, starting in 6 (sorry I didn’t copy it).
    I don’t care if I have to delete previous backups, it would be ok for me. However, I don’t want to erase other big amount of data stored in the TC that is different from the backup image. I tried to delete the backup image file from the TC but I couldn’t.
    I need help, please. MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE

    My Time capsule didn't work for reasons unknown.
    I'm posting this because the solution i found was not posted.
    I reinstalled my Operating system. Here are the steps for anyone who needs them.
    1. Goto Applications.
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    3. Click on the app called "Disk Utilities"
    4. In the White box on the left, you will see your internal Hard Drive Icon.
    Click on the very first Drive at the top of the list.
    5. Look for the two buttons: "Verify Disk" and "Repair Disk". Click on the "Verify Disk" button ONLY!
    This will verify if your hard drive has any internal problems.
    6. After it finishes verifcation, the Details box will who the following list:
    Verifying volume “Whatever the name of your drive”
    Checking file systemPerforming live verification.
    Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
    Checking extents overflow file.
    Checking catalog file.
    Checking multi-linked files.
    Checking catalog hierarchy.
    Checking extended attributes file.
    Checking volume bitmap.
    Checking volume information.
    The volume "Whatever the name of your drive" appears to be OK. (in Green Letters)
    7. If your hard drive shows a green message like the one above, your drive is ready
    to reinstall your operating system on it.
    If your hard drive (SHOWS A RED MESSAGE) INSTEAD of a green message, your drive is NOT ready
    to reinstall your operating system on it AND it will need to be taken to an Apple Genius Bar.
    8. If your drive appears to be OK (in green), turn your computer off, wait 10 seconds and restart it.
    9. Once the grey screne shows, hold down the "Option" button until something pops up on the screne.
    10. Look for the "Recovery HD" grey Hard Drive icon.
    11. Use the Up and Down buttons to choose your internet connection
    (or none at all if it's automatically connected).
    12. Use the Left and Right buttons to choose your Recovery HD Hard Drive icon. Click Return.
    13. Wait for the Window called "Mac OSX Utilites" to pop up.
    14. Choose the icon that says (Reinstall Mac OSX).
    15. Everything else will be self explanatory.
    16. Hope this helps. Your system will be reinstalled without any problems to the files on your computer.
    This only works for Mac computers made 2012 and after. I have no knowledge of any computer systems before OSX 10.7.
    My Time Capsule works perfectly. Hope yours does as well.

  • Replaced internal hard drive, time machine doesn't recognize as same volume

    Howdy,
    The hard drive (call it drive "X") on my iMac (one of the 2005 models) was dying so I had it replaced. I rebuilt the new drive (drive "Y") from my most recent time machine backup (from external drive "A"). I am now having problems with one of my backup devices, in that time machine doesn't recognize that the new disk is conceptually the same thing that had been backed up before (same volume name).
    More details... I rotate my backups monthly through three external drives (I store the most recent offsite). After the disk replacement and restore process, I continued to use that backup drive (drive "A") without noticing any problem. Then it came time to rotate my external drives, and time machine doesn't find enough space on the next backup drive (drive "B"). Presumably this is because it doesn't realize that the drive I am backing up ("Y") is a copy of the drive that had previously been backed up on "B" ("X").
    Is there any way to convince it they are the same? Or am I in the same boat as this poster:
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    Basically I just want to verify that I am in that same boat before I remove old backup files on "B". If I do decide I need to remove those, are the instructions linked in thread 2770362 correct, or are there better ones?
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    Actually, the backup I deleted above was the backup for the new internal drive. Apparently TM had created the (incomplete) backup during the failed attempt that ran out of space on the backup device. Since the new internal drive had the same name as the old internal drive, I didn't initially realize that's what I was deleting. Not that deleting it causes any harm, but it didn't address the original problem of freeing up space on the backup device.
    Not to worry though. I've figured out how to get at the backups for the old internal drive, and am in the process of deleting those. I was about to follow the instructions in your troubleshooting items E3 and E2, but upon attempting to enter time machine I stumbled into the right place. Since I had previously told TM to do no backups (because there was still not enough disk space), and since I'd left the backup device connected, when I pulled up the TM menu from the menu bar, the usual "Enter Time Machine" menu was replaced by "Browse Other Time Machine Disks" (or perhaps "Disks" was "Backups"). This then gave me a list of the machines that I'd backed up on this backup device (in my case machine names and internal drive names are the same). Of course one of those was for the old internal drive, and after choosing it I roughly followed the same course of action as I did a few days ago, to initiate deletion.
    I also saw how I could delete each of those old backups individually, but decided against that as I did not expect it would free up enough space. My expectation is that nearly all the space is shared among all the backups for the same source drive, since relatively very little changes between backups.
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  • Time Machine doesn't make backups

    Hi,
    I have problems with Time Machine. I deleted by error the backup file in Time Capsule, but now Time Machine doesn't create a new one, simply it doesn't work. External disks are recognized (Time Capsule or USB disk) but it doesn't make backups, only appears the "preparing" for one or two seconds and then nothing. It's the same if I try to make backups on a external USB disk.
    I can not enter to Time Machine to see the backups.
    Looking at "Console" for the last logs there many crash reported, for example:
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