Corrupt sparseimage file (not same old Filevault issue)

I'm having a problem -- I have a corrupt Sparseimage file, but none of the solutions that others have proposed have worked.
No matter what I try, it keeps getting reported as corrupt.
For example, the "half mount" tip that others have used to recover things:
$ sudo hdid -nomount SecureSparse.sparseimage
Password:
hdid: attach failed - corrupt image
That's all I can get. Launching it in the finder gives me the same thing, only in a dialog box.
Trying to verify or repair it in Disk Utility does the same.
The most verbose response I've gotten out of any utility is this:
$ hdiutil convert -format UDZO -verbose -o disk.dmg SecureSparse.sparseimage
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DIBackingStoreInstantiatorProbe: interface 0, score 100, CBSDBackingStore
DIBackingStoreInstantiatorProbe: interface 1, score -1000, CRAMBackingStore
DIBackingStoreInstantiatorProbe: interface 2, score 200, CCarbonBackingStore
DIBackingStoreInstantiatorProbe: interface 3, score -1000, CDevBackingStore
DIBackingStoreInstantiatorProbe: interface 4, score -1000, CCURLBackingStore
DIBackingStoreInstantiatorProbe: interface 5, score -1000, CVectoredBackingStore
DIBackingStoreInstantiatorProbe: selecting CCarbonBackingStore
DIFileEncodingInstantiatorProbe: interface 0, score -1000, CMacBinaryEncoding
DIFileEncodingInstantiatorProbe: interface 1, score -1000, CAppleSingleEncoding
DIFileEncodingInstantiatorProbe: interface 2, score -1000, CEncryptedEncoding
DIFileEncodingInstantiatorProbe: nothing to select.
DIFileEncodingInstantiatorProbe: interface 0, score -1000, CUDIFEncoding
DIFileEncodingInstantiatorProbe: nothing to select.
DIFileEncodingInstantiatorProbe: interface 0, score -1000, CSegmentedNDIFEncoding
DIFileEncodingInstantiatorProbe: interface 1, score -1000, CSegmentedUDIFEncoding
DIFileEncodingInstantiatorProbe: interface 2, score -1000, CSegmentedUDIFRawEncoding
DIFileEncodingInstantiatorProbe: nothing to select.
DIDiskImageInstantiatorProbe: interface 0, score 0, CDARTDiskImage
DIDiskImageInstantiatorProbe: interface 1, score 0, CDiskCopy42DiskImage
DIDiskImageInstantiatorProbe: interface 2, score -1000, CNDIFDiskImage
DIDiskImageInstantiatorProbe: interface 3, score -1000, CUDIFDiskImage
DIDiskImageInstantiatorProbe: interface 5, score -100, CRawDiskImage
DIDiskImageInstantiatorProbe: interface 6, score -100, CShadowedDiskImage
DIDiskImageInstantiatorProbe: interface 7, score 1000, CSparseDiskImage
DIDiskImageInstantiatorProbe: interface 8, score -1000, CCFPlugInDiskImage
DIDiskImageInstantiatorProbe: interface 9, score -100, CWrappedDiskImage
DIDiskImageInstantiatorProbe: selecting CSparseDiskImage
DIDiskImageNewWithBackingStore: CSparseDiskImage
DIDiskImageNewWithBackingStore: instantiator returned 103
convert: unable to recognize "SecureSparse.sparseimage":
corrupt image.hdiutil: convert: result: 103
hdiutil: convert failed - corrupt image
I am somewhat desperate here. I have several backups of this sparse file, but they are ALL CORRUPTED IDENTICALLY. (My machine syncs to the backup server every night, and apparently it synced after the corruption happened, and clobbered the un-corrupted version.)
Does anyone have any idea how to interpret the above messages? I'd be interested in just knowing why this happened for a start, and in what way the file is corrupted...I'm willing to invest significant resources in recovering the data.
Most of the recovery utilities I've seen will only work if Mac OS X will partially mount the image, and that isn't the case here.
Power Macintosh G5 Dual 2GHz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Does anyone have an answer to this. Lots and Lots of data lost.
The tail of
hdiutil attach -debug myimage.sparseimage
syncPhysicalAndLogicalForkLengths: returning 0 (cached logEOF: 3592318976, physEOF: 3592318976)
CBSDBackingStore::closeDataFork: about to close 5CSparseFile::~CSparseFile: WARNING flushing header and index nodes failed. Invalid argument
syncPhysicalAndLogicalForkLengths: entry (cached logEOF: 3592318976, physEOF: 3592318976)
: returning 0 (new cached logEOF: 3592318976, physEOF: 3592318976)
DIDiskImageNewWithBackingStore: returning 0x00000067
DIResolveBackingStoreToDiskImage: unable to resolve to any disk image class. 103.
DIResolveURLToDiskImage: resolving disk image format failed. 103.
status proc called: attach
error code: 103
status proc called: cleanup
2006-05-25 18:36:04.170 diskimages-helper[547] DIHelperAttach performOperation: returning 103
2006-05-25 18:36:04.170 diskimages-helper[547] DIHelper perform_operation: returning {payload = {}; "result-code" = 103; }
2006-05-25 18:36:04.170 hdiutil[546] connectToFramework: proxy has finished operation
2006-05-25 18:36:04.171 hdiutil[546] results are: {payload = {}; "result-code" = 103; }
2006-05-25 18:36:04.171 hdiutil[546] _threadResultsError is 103
2006-05-25 18:36:04.171 hdiutil[546] connectToFramework: terminating proxy
2006-05-25 18:36:04.171 diskimages-helper[547] terminateHelper
DIHLDiskImageAttach() returned 103
<CFDictionary 0x323870 [0xa08011c0]>{type = immutable, count = 0, capacity = 0, pairs = (
hdiutil: attach failed - corrupt image
nebula:/Volumes/Europa/bad/Disk Images cgraham$ 2006-05-25 18:36:04.272 diskimages-helper[547] -DIHelperAgentMaster terminateUIAgentConnection
2006-05-25 18:36:04.272 diskimages-helper[547] -exitIfPossible:0 (_drivesServed 0)
2006-05-25 18:36:04.273 diskimages-helper[547] -exitWatchThread: trying to get exit lock
2006-05-25 18:36:04.273 diskimages-helper[547] -exitWatchThread: got exit lock
2006-05-25 18:36:04.273 diskimages-helper[547] -exitWatchCompleted:0
2006-05-25 18:36:05.273 diskimages-helper[547] suicide:<NSCFTimer: 0x320770>

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If your iTunes folder is so small compared to the amount of music you have, you must have a different arrangement.
This complicates you situation considerably.
iTunes can cope with moving around as long as all the music is in the iTunes media folder, not not if it isn't.
Your first step should be to get iTunes working on the old drive. This will involve editing the xml library file so that the drive letter is correct and then rebuilding the library from the xml file.
Then you will need to consolidate your library which moves everything into the iTunes media fodler. After that you will be able to use my first suggestion.
Step 1
Find the iTunes folder on the old drive and copy the two library files somewhere else so you can find them again. That's iTunes Library.itl and iTunes Library.xml.
Now open the copy of iTunes Library.xml with WordPad.
Look for lines starting:
Location
These contain the paths to tracks.
You will need to use a find/replace to change the drive letter so that it is correct.
Make sure that you include enough in the "find" so that you only change the right thing.
Maybe /c:/ and replace with /d:/ or whatever.
After that, tell iTunes to use the library on the old drive with a shift key start.
Hold down the shift key and start iTunes, keep holding the shift key until you are prompted to choose a library. Navigate to the iTunes folder on the old drive and choose iTunes Library.itl.
Then use the method in the following article to rebuild your library;
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
Unfortunately the date added will be today for all tracks.
If iTunes works correctly after this, consolidate your library
File>>Library>>Organize>>consolidate
This copies all tracks into to iTunes media folder and could create a problem if you do not have disk space so don't do it if you are unsure about free disk space.
Check that iTunes works OK and then use the first method.
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I just got a new Imac, and downloaded files from my old PC. Now, when I go to Finder, I have 1500 files in an area called developer. What is this, and can they be deleted? There are also 78 files listed as Other! Most of these files I do not recognize.

I just got a new IMac, and tried to download files from my old PC. When I go to,Finder, I have 1500 files under Developer, an 78 files under Other.
Most of these files I do not recognize. Can they be trashed? Why did they transfer? I used a flash drive for the transfer. Also, is there a way to transfer my older email files to this new computer?
Thanks for any and all help, I really need it.
Tom

Did you use the Migration Assistant to help set up the new iMac using some of the files in the older PC? Some likely won't mean much, unless you have applications that can use or convert them. There's also a way to use the software Time Machine to import data files from an external or another computer, so you may have used that, too.
Hopefully someone with experience in a similar issue will reply...
Good luck & happy computing!

I recently upgraded my old powerbook to an iMac. I've dumped the files of my backup drive into the new iMac. Is there a way to have access to all the files (new and old computers) when logged on as the same user vs. logging in and out to access each?

I am new to posting to this support community but have often referred to it for answers. So thank you all who've contributed; you've been a great help!
I recently upgraded my old powerbook to an iMac. I've dumped the files of my backup drive into the new iMac. Is there a way to have access to/merge all the files (new and old computers) together so when I'm logged in can access all the files.
Thanks!
M

Sure-glad to help you. You will not lose any data by changing synching to MacBook Pro from imac. You have set up Time Machine, right? that's how you'd do your backup, so I was told, and how I do my backup on my mac. You should be able to set a password for it. Save it. Your stuff should be saved there. So if you want to make your MacBook Pro your primary computer, I suppose, back up your stuff with Time machine, turn off Time machine on the iMac, turn it on on the new MacBook Pro, select the hard drive in your Time Capsule, enter your password, and do a backup from there. It might work, and it might take a while, but it should go. As for clogging the hard drive, I can't say. Depends how much stuff you have, and the hard drive's capacity. As for moving syncing from your iMac to your macbook pro, should be the same. Your phone uses iTunes to sync and so that data should be in the cloud. You can move your iTunes Library to your new Macbook pro
you should be able to sync your phone on your new MacBook Pro. Don't know if you can move the older backups yet-maybe try someone else, anyways,
This handy article from Apple explains how
How to move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Support''
don't forget to de-authorize your iMac if you don't want to play purchased stuff there
and re-authorize your new macBook Pro
time machine is an application, and should be found in the Applications folder. it is built in to OS X, so there is nothing else to buy. double click on it, get it going, choose the Hard drive in your Time capsule/Airport as your backup Time Machine and go for it. You should see a circle with an arrow on the top right hand of your screen (the Desktop), next to the bluetooth icon, and just after the wifi and eject key (looks sorta like a clock face). This will do automatic backups of your stuff.

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