Time machine fails backing up with a "backup disk not found" error after upgrade to Lion 10.7.2
Time machine fails backing up with a "backup disk not found" error after upgrade to Lion 10.7.2. I've erased and reformatted the drive; reconnected Time Machine(it saw it) and began a new backup. The backup starts again but fails before completing with backup drive not found error. I used the 10.7.2 combo update. Any help on how to fix this problem would be appreciated.
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
After waiting since October for a fix, I have now upgraded the firmware on the Time Capsule and installed the new Airport Utility, released yesterday, and the situation is even worse.
Up until now, the Airport Utility had an option to disconnect all drives manually and the Time Capsule would then work until the next reboot – a temporary (?) work-around.
Now that option does not exist in the new-look Airport Utility. And the Airport Utility installation can’t be rolled back and the old utility won’t restore.
The sparesbundle is still not accessible. Anyone worked out a work-around in the new environment yet?
I have another Time Machine backup working fine to a trusty old Lacie Drive so erased the one on my Time Capsule to see if that works. I have renamed the Capsule and the Time Capsule Drive. But to build another full backup will take at least two days and I shall be away from tomorrow and am reluctant to leave the Capsule and computer up and running for a week. And I’ll bet the sparsbundle will still be nowhere to be found.
How can Apple screw up so badly when they are to become the richest company in the entire world and – soon – will have more cash in the bank than the entire United States? Can’t they afford someone who really can sort this out? Especially when a Firewire connected hard drive – my trusty and simple LaCie – works fine.
Words, almost, fail me.
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2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): Final rdp configuration used: gatewayhostname:s:gat1.gibbscam.com
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use multimon:i:0
session bpp:i:24
full address:s:dev-JeremyS2.gibbs.local
audiomode:i:2
username:s:Gibbs\JeremyS
disable wallpaper:i:0
disable full window drag:i:0
disable menu anims:i:0
disable themes:i:0
alternate shell:s:
shell working directory:s:
authentication level:i:2
connect to console:i:0
gatewayusagemethod:i:1
disable cursor setting:i:0
allow font smoothing:i:1
allow desktop com"font-family:Helvetica;line-height:normal;" />redirectprinters:i:0
bookmarktype:i:3
use redirection server name:i:0
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): --- BEGIN INTERFACE LIST ---
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): lo0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): lo0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=::1 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): lo0 af=2 (AF_INET) addr=127.0.0.1 netmask=255.0.0.0
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): lo0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::1%lo0 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): gif0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): stf0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): en0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): en1 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::1240:f3ff:fe97:e0b2%en1 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): en1 af=2 (AF_INET) addr=192.168.0.5 netmask=255.255.255.0
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=2605:e000:63c2:f800:1240:f3ff:fe97:e0b2 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=2605:e000:63c2:f800:65fb:7056:64eb:4363 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): fw0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): en2 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): p2p0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): bridge0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): utun0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): utun0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::ec38:250a:2a5d:3618%utun0 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): utun0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fd68:4c46:7658:e98e:ec38:250a:2a5d:3618 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): --- END INTERFACE LIST ---
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): correlation id: d8afdeb7-ce3a-ceff-a6e8-51a5d5b40000
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:10] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolConnectingNetwork(1)
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): Exception caught: Exception in file '../../librdpclient/asiosocketendpoint.cpp' at line 521
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[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolDisconnecting(7)
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolDisconnected(8)
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): ------ END ACTIVE CONNECTION ------
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): --- BEGIN INTERFACE LIST ---
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): lo0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): lo0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=::1 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): lo0 af=2 (AF_INET) addr=127.0.0.1 netmask=255.0.0.0
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): lo0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::1%lo0 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): gif0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): stf0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): en0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): en1 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::1240:f3ff:fe97:e0b2%en1 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): en1 af=2 (AF_INET) addr=192.168.0.5 netmask=255.255.255.0
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=2605:e000:63c2:f800:1240:f3ff:fe97:e0b2 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=2605:e000:63c2:f800:65fb:7056:64eb:4363 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): fw0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): en2 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): p2p0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): bridge0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): utun0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): utun0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::ec38:250a:2a5d:3618%utun0 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): utun0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fd68:4c46:7658:e98e:ec38:250a:2a5d:3618 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): --- END INTERFACE LIST ---
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): correlation id: 3d81bcf6-8d0e-fba8-b75e-bd2a247c0000
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolConnectingNetwork(1)
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): Resolved 'gat1.gibbscam.com' to '12.167.61.34' using NameResolveMethod_DNS(1)
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): Resolved 'gat1.gibbscam.com' to '12.167.61.34' using NameResolveMethod_DNS(1)
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): Exception caught: Exception in file '../../librdp/private/httpendpoint.cpp' at line 305
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[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolDisconnecting(7)
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:15] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolDisconnected(8)
[2014-Nov-26 16:09:16] RDP (0): ------ END ACTIVE CONNECTION ------
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[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): Final rdp configuration used: gatewayhostname:s:gato.gibbscam.com
screen mode id:i:0
use multimon:i:1
session bpp:i:24
full address:s:dev-JeremyS2.gibbs.local
audiomode:i:2
username:s:Gibbs\JeremyS
disable wallpaper:i:0
disable full window drag:i:0
disable menu anims:i:0
disable themes:i:0
alternate shell:s:
shell working directory:s:
authentication level:i:2
connect to console:i:0
gatewayusagemethod:i:1
disable cursor setting:i:0
allow font smoothing:i:1
allow desktop com"font-family:Helvetica;line-height:normal;" />redirectprinters:i:0
bookmarktype:i:3
use redirection server name:i:0
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): --- BEGIN INTERFACE LIST ---
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): lo0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): lo0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=::1 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): lo0 af=2 (AF_INET) addr=127.0.0.1 netmask=255.0.0.0
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): lo0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::1%lo0 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): gif0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): stf0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): en0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): en1 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::1240:f3ff:fe97:e0b2%en1 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=2605:e000:63c2:f800:1240:f3ff:fe97:e0b2 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=2605:e000:63c2:f800:d111:af1b:b193:8d4e netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): en1 af=2 (AF_INET) addr=192.168.0.5 netmask=255.255.255.0
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): fw0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): en2 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): p2p0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): bridge0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): utun0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): utun0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::ec38:250a:2a5d:3618%utun0 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): utun0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fd68:4c46:7658:e98e:ec38:250a:2a5d:3618 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): --- END INTERFACE LIST ---
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): correlation id: 3bea4411-4b23-c197-9b52-63f948a10000
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolConnectingNetwork(1)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): Exception caught: Exception in file '../../librdpclient/asiosocketendpoint.cpp' at line 521
User Message : Unable to connect to remote PC. Please provide the fully-qualified name or the IP address of the remote
PC, and then try again.
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolDisconnecting(7)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolDisconnected(8)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): ------ END ACTIVE CONNECTION ------
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): --- BEGIN INTERFACE LIST ---
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): lo0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): lo0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=::1 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): lo0 af=2 (AF_INET) addr=127.0.0.1 netmask=255.0.0.0
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): lo0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::1%lo0 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): gif0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): stf0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): en0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): en1 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::1240:f3ff:fe97:e0b2%en1 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=2605:e000:63c2:f800:1240:f3ff:fe97:e0b2 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): en1 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=2605:e000:63c2:f800:d111:af1b:b193:8d4e netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): en1 af=2 (AF_INET) addr=192.168.0.5 netmask=255.255.255.0
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): fw0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): en2 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): p2p0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): bridge0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): utun0 af=18 addr= netmask=
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): utun0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fe80::ec38:250a:2a5d:3618%utun0 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): utun0 af=30 (AF_INET6) addr=fd68:4c46:7658:e98e:ec38:250a:2a5d:3618 netmask=ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:25] RDP (0): --- END INTERFACE LIST ---
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:26] RDP (0): correlation id: 509122b5-d9b1-60f0-a0ac-b75a8dc20000
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:26] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolConnectingNetwork(1)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:26] RDP (0): Resolved 'gato.gibbscam.com' to '12.167.61.35' using NameResolveMethod_DNS(1)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:26] RDP (0): Resolved 'gato.gibbscam.com' to '12.167.61.35' using NameResolveMethod_DNS(1)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:26] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolNegotiatingCredentials(2)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:27] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolConnectingRDP(3)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:27] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolInactive(4)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:28] RDP (0): Server supports RAIL
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:28] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolActive(5)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:29] RDP (0): Server hides cursor
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:31] RDP (0): Server shows cursor
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:35] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolDisconnecting(7)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:35] RDP (0): Protocol state changed to: ProtocolDisconnected(8)
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:35] RDP (0): ------ END ACTIVE CONNECTION ------
Any suggestions on what I can ask my IT department to change on the server so I can connect would be greatly appreciated.Hi Jeremy,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
From the error and other description it seems that there is some misconfiguration with setup. You need to provide the FQDN name of the server as might server name is not resolving its name properly and so facing issue. As seems from below details:
[2014-Nov-26 15:52:20] RDP (0): Final rdp configuration used:gatewayhostname:s:gato.gibbscam.com
screen mode id:i:0
use multimon:i:1
session bpp:i:24
full address:s:dev-JeremyS2.gibbs.local
Configuration used and full address name both appears different so please verify configuration accordingly.
Please check the DNS record, check certificate whether it match FQDN name of the server with certificate name, also try to check to connect with IP address and see what result you can find.
You can follow below guide to configure RD Gateway and after that verify the result.
1. Deploying Remote Desktop Gateway RDS 2012
2. How To Work with RD Gateway in Windows Server 2012
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki
TechNet Community Support -
Time machine fails to complete/maintain a backup
Time machine is driving me nuts!:
The last successful backup was one month ago. Since that time it seems to have been stuck in a perpetual loop of trying but never successfully completing a backup, no matter what I try. Here is the history:
I bought a new iMac 6 months ago with OS X Lion (1Gb HDD). Set up Time Machine over wireless network with a 1Gb WD MyBookLive attached to a new BT Homehub 3 router (UK). Lion successfully backed up my system (total size approximately 159Gb) over a two day period, but every 4-6 weeks Time Machine would tell me it needed to create a new backup. Frustratingly, this meant that the backup history never stretched very far in the Time machine 'starfield window' but at least I had a backup of some sort.
I upgraded to Mountain Lion 3 months ago, in the hope that it would fix the error and, briefly, things were going well. Time Machine didn't need to create a new backup from scratch after upgrade, and continued to add to the existing backups & history for 2 months. Then i got the dreaded 'Time Machine needs to create a new backup' message and, 1 month later, it hasn't been able to finish the process yet!
After about 6 days it was about 30% complete (just over 50Gb) which didn't sound right given how long it previously took. I stopped the backup using the TM dialog box , reset my mac, router and MyBookLive and started again. Time machine automatically started again, and after several days of crawling I got the message that the 'sparsebundle was already in use'. I followed the suggested tips regarding unmounting the drive, reset everything and tried again. TimeMachine took about another 4 days to get to about 30Gb, then stopped itself with the message that the backup had failed. I tried deleting the preferences files for TM as several sources suggest, but this doesn't seem to have helped, TM just takes days to crawl along and then terminates saying either simply that the 'backup has failed' or that the sparsebundle is already in use. About 5 days ago I used the WD browser-based administration tools to create a new, separate, share for TM (presumably because this ensures that there can be no record of any previous backups on the backup device which TM sees) and set up TM from scratch. All seemed well, it took only 23 hours to back up 103Gb - then it failed, saying that the 'sparsebundle is already in use'. I set the backup away again overnight and it managed about 12Gb before the same message appeared. TM now estimates 5 days to backup the remaining 40Gb.
Somebody please tell me what is going wrong and how to get TM to actually complete a full backup then maintain it without constant intervention!!!
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Help! and thanks.Thanks, Linc, for your response. I will also seek advice from the manufacturers of the other devices, however, I fear that every party will foot the blame at the door of others.
I don't agree with your suggestion that this shouldn't be my only backup, given the marketing literature of both Apple and Western Digital. Apple state on their website:
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Similarly, Western Digital state about their MyBook Live:
"Mac users can utilize all the features of Apple Time Machine backup software to protect their data."
So where, I wonder, does the fault lie? At the end of the day I am a home user and 'consumer' - just your average Joe looking for a robust home computing solution, not an IT boffin with an in-depth understanding of the nuts and bolts. I expect both products to do what they say on the box. Not surprisingly BT (the supplier of the router) state "The wireless 'N' technology in the BT Home Hub ensures you get a more reliable wireless connection throughout your home at all times."
To me, the advantage with my set up (should it ever work) is that, should the unthinkable happen and my computer is stolen, the likelihood of my backup device disappearing with it (as might be the case with a locally attached device) is greatly reduced because the NAS is hidden away elsewhere. -
Time machine and backing up to a Windows disk
Hi all
Setup as follows : iMac 2.4GHz Core 2 duo 1GB memory and a Windows XP SP2 desktop with a USB HDD attached.
I am new to the world of Macs and am very interested in using Time Machine. My Mac can see the USB HDD when I choose "Connect To Server" and Time Machine allows me to choose this disk as the backup target but when it runs it continually fails. The error is "The backup volume cannot be found".
I have two questions :
1. Can a Mac (Time Machine) use a Windows volume to backup to?
2. If it can, why can my mac see the volume in one application but not in another?
I would appreciate any responses, as my reading of this topic has resulted in what appears to me to be many conflicting answers.
IanYou are correct that it is a Windows formatted disk. The issue with formatting the disk in HFS+ is that although the disk management component of Windows can see the disk it can't actually do anything with it - not even assign a drive letter. And most definitely Windows Explorer cannot see it so the disk can't be shared.
It seems to me that I am in a no-win situation. I am trying to run the iMac in the cleanest way possible - no wires so I really don't want a harddisk constantly plugged in, but by the same token I would really like to take advantage of Tim Machine. Also I don't believe that Time Capsule is that great as an ADSL modem is still required... I guess I won't win this one.
My last ditch attempt is to try formatting the disk using the Mac in FAT32 and then plug it back into the windows box and see what happens (I Say this because windows refuses to format it as anything other than NTFS). I will update when I have tried this. -
Cannot access time machine, backup disk not available error code.
My time machine stopped backing up. It is a 2TB. I get error code -6584. and says backup disk not available. Coincidentally, I had to reset my time machine for a forgotten password about 6 days ago. Wi-fi works fine, but a few days later when trying to access old files throughout the time capsule I could not. Said my last back up was the day the time machine had to be reset. I have 1.79 of TB used..which is weird my computer is only 4 G and have only filled up 2.4 G of it.
ANy ideas?We haven't seen report of problem with 6584 for a while. It generally means a corrupted backup. You need to do a verify of the back.
See A5 here. http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
This will take a very very long time if the backup has almost filled the TC.. so at least use ethernet connection.
You do have a problem.. the formatted capacity of a 2TB disk is 1.8TB.. If you have used up 1.79TB then sorry but you really need to erase the TC and start over.
The TM can fill up huge disks if you use parallels or dropbox or any dual boot system that has a virtual disk file.. TM will backup 20GB for every 1KB change. That file is hidden btw so you might not see it but I assure you it will chew up space.
I don't know what you mean by computer having only 4GB. That would make it rather ancient.. Surely even smallest SSD must be 64 or 128GB. -
Backup disk not available error
I had been using a Time Capsule as a backup device for years. It has worked very well. Last month, there was some work being done in my house and the contractors knocked over my cable modem and Time Capsule. They weren't damaged, but they got disconnected.
I had trouble getting everything started back up until I reset the Time Capsule to its factory settings and set up a new network, that had the same name as my old one.
The Time Capsule transmits fine, but it won't make backups.
I get a variety of error messagess:
1) Backup disk not available
2) User name or password for backup disk is not available
I know the passwords are correct. The backup disk shows up in Finder. But the Time Capsule won't start backing up.
I have tried deleting an entry from the Preferences folder for the Time Machine and reestablishing it and I get the same error.This was finally solved by removing every possible permutation of the name of the network and TC from the Keychain and reentering all the passwords.
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Time Machine Fails trying to create a backup folder on Lion
I just got a new 27 In 3.1 Ghz iMac. I've got 16gig of RAM. I purchased a new USB portable drive to use for Time Machine Backups. The system drive is 1TB with about 250 gig free (I moved a bunch of stuff from my old iMac with the Migration Assistant). The USB drive is also 1TB.
It looks like Time Machine has copied over most of the data, but I keep seeing the message after a backup is complete. I tried erasing the drive and zeroing it out and then repartitioned as Mac Journaled. and when I started a new full Time Machine backup it failed with the same results. I'm pretty sure there is no issue with this drive especially after doing an erase writing all zeros to it...I'd have expected a failure there if the drive had some type of defect with writes.
Anyway, does anyone have any suggestions? I'd like to get this thing going and working without errors to know that my data is safely backed up.Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
After waiting since October for a fix, I have now upgraded the firmware on the Time Capsule and installed the new Airport Utility, released yesterday, and the situation is even worse.
Up until now, the Airport Utility had an option to disconnect all drives manually and the Time Capsule would then work until the next reboot – a temporary (?) work-around.
Now that option does not exist in the new-look Airport Utility. And the Airport Utility installation can’t be rolled back and the old utility won’t restore.
The sparesbundle is still not accessible. Anyone worked out a work-around in the new environment yet?
I have another Time Machine backup working fine to a trusty old Lacie Drive so erased the one on my Time Capsule to see if that works. I have renamed the Capsule and the Time Capsule Drive. But to build another full backup will take at least two days and I shall be away from tomorrow and am reluctant to leave the Capsule and computer up and running for a week. And I’ll bet the sparsbundle will still be nowhere to be found.
How can Apple screw up so badly when they are to become the richest company in the entire world and – soon – will have more cash in the bank than the entire United States? Can’t they afford someone who really can sort this out? Especially when a Firewire connected hard drive – my trusty and simple LaCie – works fine.
Words, almost, fail me. -
Time Machine "Backup disk not available" error message since install Snow L
Since installing Snow Leopard my back-ups have failed, generating the error message "The back-up disk is not available." Last successful back-up was immediately pre-install of Snow Leopard. TM looks like it is backing up but in the end I get the error message. The wireless aspect for internet connect works fine so I don't think connectivity is the issue.
I am not real techie so insult me with basics. Thanks.I have four macs using time machine on a single 1TB drive connected to Airport Extreme through USB. This morning I got the dreaded error-109 on Mac#1. This occured right after I had added Mac#4 to the bunch. While adding the Mac#4, I mounted my airport disk and then used time machine to select it for backup. I forgot to eject it after it had done the initial backup. That was when the error occured on the Mac#1.
Mac #1 C2D Mini 2009 SL 10.6.2
Mac #2 G5 DP L 10.5.8
Mac #3 MBP 2009 SL 10.6.2
Mac #4 MB C2D2006 SL 10.6.2
First I turned off TM on all of the Macs. I mounted the airport disk again, on Mac#1. I deleted the sparsebundle for Mac#1. I opened TM and selected the airport disk for backup. It is now backing up again on Mac#1. When it is finished, I will turn on TM once again on the other macs and see what happens. There is still a chunk of space left on the airport disk, about 680GB after all of the backups -
Time Machine no longer can find my backup disk
Since the OSX 10.6.6 upgrade, I am unable to do a Time Machine backup on my MacBook Pro. It is on a network with my iMac which is connected via FireWire to my Drobo. I have never had a problem before with Time Machine being able to find the Sparsebundle that Time Machine sets up on a network connected drive. Now it gives me the message, "The identity of the backup disk has changed.". I tried deleting the Sparsebundle and then letting Time Machine start over. That worked, but the next rime it attempted to backup, I got the same error message.
I would appreciate any help.
Thanks -
Dudley WarnerAlton Christensen wrote:
- external drive on Airport Extreme
Sorry to have to tell you this, but backing-up that way is "iffy" and +*not supported by Apple.+* See [Using Time Machine with an Airport Extreme Air Disk|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Airport.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
A "full reset" of Time Machine may fix the current problem. See #A4 in [Time Machine - Troubleshooting|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Troubleshooting.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum).
Longer-term, though, you really should find a better way to back up. See #2 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum). -
HT201250 Time Machine backup disk not found
I recently reconfigured my external disks, creating a 500GB oartition for Time Machine backup. thefirst time I set up Time machine to use that partition all went well. Seconed time it failed "cannot find backup disk."
This is a 24 inch, mid 2007 iMac OS X 10.8.2. I am using two external backup drives - 1T LaCie with 4 partitions and a BlackX removable adaptor with a WD 1T drive plugged in. Both are formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) In the view below the top "Time Machine" drive at the top is a duplicate of the last drive in the list.
If I select the top drive - I have the option to "Remove Disk" - NOT to "Use this Disk." So I have to select the bottom "Time Machine" drive. The backup will then run once but on the second try I get "Time Machine couldn't complete the backup to "Time Machine". Unable to complete backup. An error occured while creating backup folder." Whether I remove the top listed disk or not doesn't seem to matter, sometimes it finds the drive, sometimes not!
The BlackX is a USB connected directly to the iMac. The other partition on that drive contains movie clips and they run fine.
There is a backup folder on the Time Machine drive with six backups - however I have to "reset" the Time Machine each time to get it to backup. It craps out on the second try every time. Got me buffaloed! Any ideas?Assuming you have nothing on your Time Machine volume that you need, erase that volume and Verify it from Disk Utilities. Repair if necessary. Then, go into the Time Machine Preferences and Remove the selected drive to use. Now, reselect it and try a backup.
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Time Machine backup disk not found
Hello,
I have following set-up at home:
* A BELKIN router in the laundry room
> This router is connected to the internet via my cable modem
> This router broadcasts a wireless network, let's call it wifi A, troughout the house
> This router is connected to 3 wired internet sockets troughout the house
> This router is functioning perfectly
* A TIME CAPSULE in the office
> This time capsule is connected to one of the above mentioned internet sockets
> This time capsule is used as a hub, router mode is OFF (Bridge mode)
> This time capsule does not broadcast a wireless network
> This time capsule connects a printer, a NAS network disk and a Mac Book Pro (via a thunderbolt screen) to the router
* A Mac Book Pro
> At home this MBP is always connected to the wired internet, via the tunderbolt screen and the macbook pro
> Running mountain lion
> Backups are done regularly via the time capsule, without problems
* A Mac Book Air (and here is where the problem starts)
> Running Mountain Lion (although the below problem was already present with Lion also)
> Always connected to the wifi A network
> This Mac Book Air is also set up to back up to the time capsule, but here is the problem.
The problem is as follows: when the MBA want's to start the backup, it start's looking for the backup disk, but it can't find the disk. So it cancels the backup. It is very strange, because the Time Capsule itself can be found. If you chose "Select Disk" in the Time Machine Preferences, the time capsule shows up as an option. The time capsule also shows up in the airport utility and in the finder. In the finder, one can even browse to the previously created Sparse Disk Image of the backup on the time capsule.
If I want to make a backup, I have to do one of the following:
* Connect the MBA wired to the timecapsule via the thunderbolt screen.
* Set Up a wireless network via the timecapsule, wifi B, and connect the MBA to this network. Extending the wifi A network does not solve the problem!
Anybody has a solution for this problem?
Jan
PS Replacing my Belkin Router with the time capsule is not an option. The router is located in the laundry room (since this is where the cable connection is coming in) and I don't want to place a backup hard drive in this damp room. Also having the wifi broadcasted only by the time machine is not an option since it does not even cover half the living area.thought I had a solution, but had misread your post... sorry
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