Deleted time machine backups 3 times

this is my 3rd time i had to delete it because it kept giving me it cannot find a backup disk whatso ever i got it to finally work some how and now it's backing up everything once again but i'm affarid once it starts to acually do its inital first back up it's gonna say the samething or different this time but if it dose i'm thinking it's because of lion or possibly because i have a first gen time capsule any thoughts or anyone with the same issue?
thanks in advance.

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Kernel Panic while using Time Machine Backup / Time Capsule

Hi there,
I'm using the new 2 GB Time Capsule for backupping my and my Girlfriends MacBook. When die Backup on my MacBook Pro early 2011 starts, the mass of files to write increases with the already written. For exemple: 12,34 GB of 15,00 GB in in a few moments later 12,40 GB of 15,06. It ends with a Kernel Panic evertime. I realy don't know how to solve this problem. And by the way - on my Girlfriends MacBookAir 2012 is everthing fine with the Backup.
Is there someone who isable to help me?
Anonymous UUID: DB51C833-3276-50CA-A236-1B8F902CFACD
Wed Oct 30 09:33:31 2013
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff8029ac522a): "Possible memory corruption: pmap_pv_remove(0xffffff8061ab7138,0x7f9889729000,0x80, 0x80000, 0xffffff81f9cb3b34, 0xfffffea2fb377948): null pv_list!"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.1.72/osfmk/i386/pmap_internal.h:763
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81f9cb3a00 : 0xffffff8029a22f69
0xffffff81f9cb3a80 : 0xffffff8029ac522a
0xffffff81f9cb3b60 : 0xffffff8029ac5737
0xffffff81f9cb3bc0 : 0xffffff8029a7dbca
0xffffff81f9cb3cd0 : 0xffffff8029a81e9f
0xffffff81f9cb3d00 : 0xffffff8029a3d963
0xffffff81f9cb3d40 : 0xffffff8029dcc13e
0xffffff81f9cb3db0 : 0xffffff8029ddfaad
0xffffff81f9cb3e40 : 0xffffff8029ddfe27
0xffffff81f9cb3e80 : 0xffffff8029a20b2b
0xffffff81f9cb3eb0 : 0xffffff8029adc7d3
0xffffff81f9cb3ed0 : 0xffffff8029af35d2
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I think this means you have a bad ram stick or bad area on the hard disk.
Do a verify of the hard disk.
See A5 in pondini.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Use your original OS CD to do a hard ware test.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509
It will have nothing to do with the TC..
This is purely a fault in the laptop. And so really you need to be checking in that area. The fact that TM triggers it is perhaps because it is trying to use a corrupted area of memory.
Did this just happen after you installed Maverick? If so I would say the install is corrupted.

What is the correct procedure to follow after restoring a Mac from a Time Machine Backup?

Hi all,
I did a Time Machine backup of my entire system (Time Machine Backup 1) before bringing my Macbook Pro to the Apple Store to to have it tested. After the TM backup I wiped the laptop leaving only the OS (Mountain Lion) on it so that I could determine whether the problems with my system were hardware or software related. The computer passed all tests.
After bringing my Macbook home I did a fresh intall of all the software and everything worked fine. At this point I did another Time Machine backup (in the same location as the previous backup) so that if I ever had problems with my system I could revert to this working backup (Time Machine Backup 2.0). I used my laptop without issue and created a number of new documents. I did not transfer the documents from the previous time machine backup (Time Machine Backup 1). As time progressed I did regular Time Machine backups (backups 2.1 etc.) installed a few new pieces of software and started having system issues again.
At that point I did another Time Machine backup (in the same location as the previous backups) (Time Machine Backup 3) so that my new documents would be safe. At this point I could see all of my TM backups in finder. Then I used Command + R while booting up and restored my system from what I thought was the clean backup (Time Machine Backup 2). In fact it the TM backup I used was not the correct backup (It was one of the backups between 2.0 and 3 and I needed to go back further). I was concerned, at this point, because I did not (and still do not) know what type of effect restoring the system from an old Time Machine backup would have on the Time Machine structure going forward I was unsure whether doing so and having an "old" system backed up might break the structure so I stopped Time Machine from running a new backup.
When I attempted to look for one of the older versions of the Time Machine backups I discovered that there were no longer any listings for TM backups in their previous location. In fact, the only thing I could see was one line in the place where the multiple backups were previously. I took my laptop and NAS (where the TM backups were stored) to the Apple Store and the "genius" said something about the TM backup being "parsed"? He also described it as a "broken window" and he "sees the broken glass but has no idea how it broke". He also said "neither he nor anyone at Apple would be able to assist me" and that I'd have to go to a data recovery place.
Fortunately I did use a second drive to backup the original system (Backup 1) but I really don't want to lose the files created ater Backup 2 / prior to Backup 3.
Does anyone know what happened / how I can get my Time Machine backups back without forking out tons of cash?
thanks
John
OS ML 10.8.4, Macbook Pro Retina
Synology DS412 (time machine backup to a file folder)

I actually already checked Pondini's and didn't find the answer. Any other suggestions?
thanks

Time Machine backup disappears when iMac sleeps

Tried finding this topic but could not find the specifics. I have an Intel iMac running 10.6.7 and I use a Mercury enclosure with a Seagate Barracuda 2TB SATA for Time Machine backup, connected with FireWire. Every time my Mac goes to sleep overnight, the next morning, the Time Machine icon disappears from the desktop. It's been disconnected, because when I run Check Time Machine, the log reads thusly:
<<Thu Apr 21 10:29:30 com.apple.backupd-auto Not starting scheduled Time Machine backup - time machine destination not resolvable.
Thu Apr 21 12:30:05 [0x0-0x2d22d2].backupd-helper Not starting Time Machine backup after wake - failed to resolve alias to backup volume
>>
Occasionally I'll get the error message on the Mac that a device has been "improperly disconnected" but most of the time when it sleeps the TM drive icon just goes away (even tho the backup drive is still on).
Any ideas? Can I fix this or have to live with it? Are there alternatives to TM that may work better?
Thanks for any help/suggestions.
Best,
Mike

I had the same problem as Bru-Hed, but with a Samsung G3 Station 1 TB with USB-connection. After waking up the MAC the message "improperly disconnected" appeared. Was happy with the solution you gave and changed the power save settings accordingly, the drive holds its power, but....... things did not change. Switching off the MAC and restarting gives no problems with the back-up drive, but after waking up I have to reinstall the back-up drive every time by disconnecting and connecting the USB-connector. After choosing the drive again in Time Machine, everything works properly until the next time the MAC goes asleep......
Any other solution to this problem ?

Can't "inherit" prior Mac's Time Capsule Time Machine backup

It's getting ridiculous. Tried half-dozen times, tried Pondini's instructions, just doesn't seem to work. I never get the "Inherit the backups?" question and my new computer starts a new full backup.
Probably I've screwed up the drive by now.
It's a 2 TB Time Capsule set up as Time Machine with my old MBPro running Mountain Lion. There's lots of space used (the old backup). The new computer has it's own Mtn Lion setup and new applications and a new USER (me). I have tried using Igration Assistant to migrate the SETTINGS only, because I read that would trigger the "Inherit the Backups?" question.
It completeed the migrration successfully, but no question. When I start a new backup I do not get the question either, jsut the beginning of a 95GB backup.
Is this doable? Can someone clarify or simplify?
I want to baack up to the old set, or at least access the old backup set to recover some few files that were not transferred previously (by another non-Time Machine backup)

Using Ponderini's instructions #B6 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting, I don’t succeed in reconnecting an existing time machine backup (time capsule).
The previous TM backup was made from a macbockpro under OS 10.6.8 on a time capsule. I change to a new MBP that run on os 10.9 and I want to use my previous time capsule backups.
With my new MBP I can access to previous backup using Browse Other Backup Disks option, but I an’t succed using the B6 to keep previous backup.
I’ve done first :
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist —> succeed
sudo tmutil inheritbackup /Volumes/Data/Macintosh.sparsebundle —> succeed (Filesystem clean, ect..)
sudo tmutil associatedisk -a / /Volumes/Copies\ de\ sauvegarde\ Time\ machine/Backups.backupdb/Macintosh/2013-12-20-133156/MacBookGG1T —> succeed
I reconfigure TM preference by choosing the appropiate Time capsule (« data »)
When I activate TM, the Time Machine preferences do not indicate that any prior backups were available
I reboot like proposed by Eric, same problem.
Then I tried:
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist —> succeed
## Then I mount the sparebundle
sudo tmutil inheritbackup /Volumes/Copies\ de\ sauvegarde\ Time\ machine/Backups.backupdb/Macintosh —> succeed
sudo tmutil associatedisk -a / /Volumes/Copies\ de\ sauvegarde\ Time\ machine/Backups.backupdb/Macintosh/2013-12-20-133156/MacBookGG1T —> succeed
I reconfigure TM preference by choosing the appropiate Time capsule (« data »)
When I activate TM, the Time Machine preferences do not indicate that any prior backups were available
I reboot, same problem.
Do you have any idea to overcome this problem ?

How do I delete time machine backups if I can't zoom back in time?

Hi,
I'v been backing up my 250GB HD using time machine very successfully over the years. I store additional home movies that aren't on my HD on my time capsule machine in a seperate folder from the backups that are made daily. My 250GB HD is now full and it has been duplicated and placed on a much larger 1TB HD drive back inside my iMac. Because it is a new HD, time machine is wanting to do a new 250GB backup of it (which is ok), BUT there is not enough space on my time machine drive to do a 250GB backup. I need to delete the prior time machine backups to make space. However, because the HD is new, I'm unable to zoom back in time with time machine and delete backups from the time capsule. When I open time capsule in finder I see a .sparsebundle folder which I assume must contain all my old HD time machine backups. To free up time capsule space, can I simply delete the .spersebundle folder? I'm nervous to do that and don't want to mess anything up, so I'm asking for advise. Any advise would be much appreciated. Thx.

brettnbee wrote:
Hi,
I'v been backing up my 250GB HD using time machine very successfully over the years. I store additional home movies that aren't on my HD on my time capsule machine in a seperate folder from the backups that are made daily.
That's a problem, as you now see. When you get this sorted out, see #Q3 in Using Time Machine with a Time Capsule for an explanation and some workarounds.
because the HD is new, I'm unable to zoom back in time with time machine and delete backups from the time capsule.
You can see and delete individual backups from an old drive, per #E3 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting. Deleting a lot of them will take a very long time, of course.
When I open time capsule in finder I see a .sparsebundle folder which I assume must contain all my old HD time machine backups. To free up time capsule space, can I simply delete the .spersebundle folder?
Yup, that's an option, too but will also take quite a while. See #Q5 in Using Time Machine with a Time Capsule for details.
Whatever you do, by all means, connect via Ethernet cable if at all possible. It will still be slow, but be 2-3 times faster than a good wireless connection.

Trying to use a new, larger external hard drive for my Time Machine backup. However, every time I start the backup, it gets started then fails. And, I can't delete the few files that did save on the external. Sort of a catch 22. Any ideas?

Trying to use a new, larger external hard drive for my Time Machine backup. However, every time I start the backup, it gets started then fails. And, I can't delete the few files that did save on the external. Sort of a catch 22. Any ideas?

Is it a USB hard drive? USB hard drives have the problem of not giving full speed if they are hooked up on the same bus as keyboards and mice. Double check your profiler to make sure that is not a problem. If it is Firewire, make sure there aren't other firewire devices in use at the same time. I recommend not only keeping a Time Machine backup, but also a clone, and if you do use Time Machine, to make sure the Time Machine drive or partition is at least twice the size of the original drive.

How can I delete all the Time Machine backups to make room for more? And how do I force the trash to empty?

I moved a bunch of my husband's files from his Macbook (which is dieing) to my iMac. I created a user for him on my iMac so he'd be able to keep his stuff separate from mine. All is working great except my Time Machine is now unable to backup. The total of used space on my hard drive (including the recently added user's files) is about 420 GB. The amount of capacity of my external hard drive is 999GB. I think Time Machine failed because there was all of a sudden so much more data and a new full backup would be more than the unused capacity of the HD? Regardless I don't need any old backups. I have all my files and all his files. So I moved all the backups from the external HD to the trash. Apparently that's a no no. I can't fully empty the trash now and that is making my iMac crazy slow.
1) Can anyone tell me how to force the trash to empty?
2) Is there a way to delete the whole external HD and start over with a new full backup via Time Machine? In Disk Utility I try to erase the partition and get an error "Volume Erase failed with the error: Couldn't unmount disk." Then I try to Unmount it and get another "Unmount failed. The disk Backup iOmega could not be unmounted. Make sure that all applications and files are closed on this disk." I turned off Time Machine and tried again but with the same errors.
The external HD is called iOmega. It only connects to the iMac with USB. Any help is much appreciated!!!!

Try this instead:
Drive Partition and Format
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. Select the backup volume from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
4. Click on the Erase button.
You will need to reconfigure Time Machine preferences for the backup.
FYI: Never remove Time Machine backup data except through the Time Machine application. If you aren't sure about using Time Machine then visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things related to Time Machine.

How can I delete a Time Machine backup which did not complete?

I was running a Time Machine backup when the disc got unmounted. Therefore I know all of the data is not backed up.
I would like to delete that entry and rerun "Back Up Now" to start over.
I tried deleting the folder with the latest time stamp on the drive and ran "Back Up Now". There was a very small amount of data that it then backed up.
Obviously there is a large gap in manually managing this process and I would like to know the best fix.
Thanks in advance.

Please triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
tmutil compare | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the built-in Terminal 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 Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing the key combination command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.
Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear below what you entered.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Each line that begins with a plus sign (“+”) represents a file that has been added to the source volume since the last snapshot was taken. These files have not been backed up yet.
Each line that begins with an exclamation point (“!”) represents a file that has changed on the source volume. These files have been backed up, but not in their present state.
Each line that begins with a minus sign (“-“) represents a file that has been removed from the source volume.
Files that you’ve excluded from backup, or that are excluded automatically, are ignored.
At the end of the output, you’ll get some lines like the following:
Added:
Removed:
Changed:
These lines show the total amount of data added, removed, or changed on the source(s) since the last snapshot.
Caution: Under some conditions, tmutil may falsely flag files as not having been backed up when in fact they have been. It can be confused by multi-linked files, or by files with a modification date earlier than the one in the snapshot. This will not be an issue for most users. If the results of the above procedure surprise you, inspect your snapshots directly.

I've mistakenly deleted Time Machine backups from my external HDD. How do I fix this?!

I manually deleted several Time Machine backups from my external HDD. Whenever I attempt to empty trash, it states (error code -22) has occurred. How do I fix my predicament?
I understand (now) that I should never do this and ONLY delete from the Time Machine app itself but I did not assume this would be so complex by taking a blind stab at it. How do I either a) place the Time Machine backups where the originated (Put Back is not an option when right-clicked) or b) successfully delete these so I can clear my bin.
I am running Mac OS 10.10 on a 13" MacBook Air (mid-2013) w/ 4GB of RAM and 128GB SSD. My external drive is a 5400 RPM WD USB 2.0 External Hard Drive.

Try Trash won't empty deleted time machine backups

I am trying to delete a Time Machine backup from a Time Capsule.

I am trying to delete a Time Machine backup from a Time Capsule. The file is about 400GB and my MacBook has been trying to delete it for 5h now. It still says "deleting" but has not given me a "time remaining" yet. Any idea of what I could do????

You should not attempt to delete backups using the Finder. The result can be a corrupted backup.
I recommend you let it complete, no matter how long it takes. That could be days, if your TC is connected via wireless.
It is not necessary to delete backups, since Time Machine will delete old backups some time after they have been deleted from your source volume. For more information read Apple Support Communities contributor Pondini's explanation here: Should I delete old backups? If so, How?

Deleting time machine backup files from old time machine disk

I have an external USB HD that USED to be my Time Machine backup disk. I have replaced it with a newer FW HD and use the old one for archiving files, disk images, etc. The old disk still had 100gigs of backup files on it from time machine. To free up space, I thought I'd drag a few months of backups off the old dick into the trash. This worked. But I can't empty the trash. When I go to put the backup folders BACk on the USB disk, I get an error. So they are stuck in the trash.
Any help? Thanks.

I have always understood that there is no need to delete backup files from Time Machine. Once it reaches 'full' it begins to delete them sequentially of its own accord.
Good policy to check out Pondini's comments.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.htm
Or type Pondini into Google for a broader selection of his offerings.

Nas on airport extreme not recognized by time machine. same nas was previously used as time machine backup on different airport extreme. are there any configuration files that i can delete to fix this problem ?

nas on airport extreme not recognized by time machine. same nas was previously used as time machine backup on different airport extreme. are there any configuration files that i can delete to fix this problem ?

Time Machine has been working just fine, but in the last week or two it has given up the ghost. I reset the connections to the drive, and it will basically save a few bytes of data and then hang.
Although Apple originally announced, prior to the release of the first 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Stations (AEBSn), that it would support Time Machine backups to AirPort Disks, they removed that option before they did finally release the base station for sale.
Since then, Apple has posted (as you have noted) that they DO NOT support Time Machine backups to AirPort Disks. As far as I know, they have not changed from that position and those who do these backups find that they become corrupted over time. Sorry, but it sounds like you just confirmed that for yourself.
1) Has one of the recent updates either on the AE (firmware) or OSX disabled this function?
No. Again, this feature has never been supported by Apple for every generation of AEBSn released.
2) Are there any changes I can make to get this working again?
If your data backups are critical to you, then you will want to use a different solution for your Time Machine backup destination drive strategy. I would suggest that you connect your WD My Book directly to your Mac in the mean time.
Your other options would be to either use a Time Capsule (which interestingly does support TM backups to AirPort Disks) or a non-Apple solution like the Drobo FS or HP MediaSmart server.

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