[500gb Time Capsule] Initial Backup ALWAYS Fails
I picked up a 500gb Time Capsule the other day to be used as my main router in my house and to be my new source for my Time Machine files.
I began to do the Initial Backup to the 500gb Time Capsule, BUT EVERYTIME I run the Initial Backup it will fail and say "Time Machine Error. Unable to complete backup. A network problem may have interrupted the connection between your computer and the backup volume.".
And here's the weird part; I also loose all connectivity to the Time Capsule as well. I loose internet, I loose the ability to access the network and when I run the Airport Utility it can't even see the Time Capsule until i restart both my Macbook and Time Capsule. The connection is still there though cause the green light where my network cable is plugged in on the Time Capsule is still lit up.
I have tried to reset the Time Capsule multiple times, format the Time Capsule HD (multiple times and even wrote all zeroes to the drive), ran the backup over wifi and a wired connection and still nothing works.
Help please!
Finding these sorts of errors in the system log:
Nov 30 08:40:50 Jonathan-Clarkes-Computer /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[351]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple/iLife Sound Effects/Jingles/Vino.aif to /Volumes/Backup of Jonathan Clarke’s Computer/Backups.backupdb/Jonathan Clarke’s Computer/2008-11-28-180142.inProgress/DFF23BC7-895A-4B26-B97B-B1DB5F34F90E/Maci ntosh HD/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple/iLife Sound Effects/Jingles
Nov 30 08:40:50 Jonathan-Clarkes-Computer /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[351]: Stopping backup.
Nov 30 08:41:13 Jonathan-Clarkes-Computer kernel[0]: disk0s2: I/O error.
Nov 30 08:40:50 Jonathan-Clarkes-Computer /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[351]: Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple/iLife Sound Effects/Jingles/Vino.aif to /Volumes/Backup of Jonathan Clarke’s Computer/Backups.backupdb/Jonathan Clarke’s Computer/2008-11-28-180142.inProgress/DFF23BC7-895A-4B26-B97B-B1DB5F34F90E/Maci ntosh HD/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple/iLife Sound Effects/Jingles
Nov 30 08:41:13 Jonathan-Clarkes-Computer kernel[0]:
Nov 30 08:41:13 Jonathan-Clarkes-Computer /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[351]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple/iLife Sound Effects/Jingles/Vintage News Medium.aif to (null)
Nov 30 08:41:13 Jonathan-Clarkes-Computer kernel[0]:
Nov 30 08:41:13 Jonathan-Clarkes-Computer kernel[0]: disk0s2: I/O error.
Nov 30 08:41:13 Jonathan-Clarkes-Computer /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[351]: Copied 310 files (15.4 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Nov 30 08:41:13 Jonathan-Clarkes-Computer kernel[0]:
Could this be related?
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