Disk Utility repairing TM volume for 36+ hours! will it ever end?
The other day, Time Machine started reporting that my backup volume on my Time Capsule was not repairable that that I must reformat the disk as soon as possible. Not wanting to lose several months' worth of backups, I decided to try to repair it with Disk Utility. I launched repair on the backup volume and 36+ hours later it's still going like crazy, with the progress bar stuck on 6 minutes remaining. In the window I'm seeing endless entries like this:
2008-10-25 11:27:46 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:27:46 +0200: Previous ID in a hard link chain is incorrect (id = 2274183)
2008-10-25 11:27:49 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:27:49 +0200: Next ID in a hard link chain is incorrect (id = 2274183)
2008-10-25 11:27:53 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:27:53 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:27:54 +0200: (It should be 2274183 instead of 2496466)
2008-10-25 11:27:56 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:27:57 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:27:57 +0200: (It should be 2496466 instead of 2274183)
2008-10-25 11:28:56 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:28:56 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:28:57 +0200: (It should be 1901903 instead of 2274184)
2008-10-25 11:28:59 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:28:59 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:29:00 +0200: (It should be 2274184 instead of 2060256)
2008-10-25 11:29:00 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:29:01 +0200: Previous ID in a hard link chain is incorrect (id = 2274184)
2008-10-25 11:29:03 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:29:04 +0200: Next ID in a hard link chain is incorrect (id = 2274184)
2008-10-25 11:29:07 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:29:08 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:29:09 +0200: (It should be 2274184 instead of 2496467)
2008-10-25 11:29:10 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:29:11 +0200: 2008-10-25 11:29:11 +0200: (It should be 2496467 instead of 2274184)
etc. ad infinitum. It's starting to look like this may never end! Does anyone have any advice about how much longer this could possibly take, and whether it's worth waiting? Thanks!
disconnekt,
If you are doing this over wireless, then yes, it's going to take quite some time. Anytime I have to run DU on my TC I connect it first to my Mac via ethernet - Much quicker.
You could try stopping it, and moving it to ethernet and then restarting the repair process over again.
Count on having to reformat the drive though if this does not work.
*Reformat the TC Hard Disk*
You can reformat the hard disk in the Time Capsule.
Go to Airport Utility --> Manual Setup --> Disks --> Highlight "Time Capsule Disk" on the left --> Click "Erase" on the right.
Rename the disk and select the level secure erasure. You're done and ready to begin backing up again.
I would suggest connecting the TC directly to your Mac via ethernet. Your initial full backup will go much faster and doesn't fail nearly as often as trying to do it wirelessly. “If you have an Ethernet cable, you can perform your first backup to your Time Capsule via Ethernet; this will allow for the fastest initial backup especially with client computers that use 802.11b or 802.11g.” http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1176
Hope this is helpful.
Cheers!
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