Disk Utility stops repairing Time Capsule backup with no info

After having problems backing up to a long-term stable backup on TC, I have tried using Disk Utility to repair the sparsebundle.
The repair begins, but never finishes. And no details are left in DU to decode what happened.
Does this mean sparsebundle corrupt? Or a problem with DU?

Sugith Varughese wrote:
Wow, DU by ethernet IS much faster than wireless!
Unfortunately, DU said the sparse bundle was okay, but when I tried another TC backup, it failed again.
I assume this means there's no option but to delete the sparse bundle and start again?
No. There may be nothing at all wrong with the TC or sparse bundle. We need to know why it failed. Without the actual message(s), we're shooting in the dark. Start with #C2 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting. It will show you how to locate the message(s) that describe the problem, then help you fix it.
If that doesn't help, post back with details, including all the messages, your setup, what you've done, and the results.

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Hi jeromefrodia,
Welcome to the Apple Support Community!
I understand that you are concerned about your data before reformatting the disk. Because you use Time Machine your information should be safe. Please refer to the attached article for information about what Time Machine backs up and how to restore from that backup.
Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac
Cheers,
Joe

DISK UTILITY STOPPED REPAIRING MACINTOSH HD!

So initially, my mac just was stuck on the white screen with grey apple logo and the spinning wheel. It wouldn't move! So I held down the power button and turned it off, let it rest for good 8 hours, turned it back on and it was still the same! With the help of some online postings: command + control + p + r, I got to the Disk Utility page and I tried checking for any damage. For most part everything was"ok" or "clear"! Then I ran 'VERIFY DISK' for MACINTOSH HD and some problems occurred. I clicked on 'REPAIR DISK' as promted. It said "DISK UTILITY STOPPED REPAIRING MACINTOSH HD: Disk Utitlity can't repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW TO DO THAT ! I have not backed up a single thing on my mac!

If you want to preserve the data on the boot drive, you must try to back up now, before you do anything else. It may or may not be possible. If you don't care about the data, you can skip this step.
There are several ways to back up a Mac that is unable to fully boot. You need an external hard drive to hold the backup data.
1. Boot from the Recovery partition or from a local Time Machine backup volume (option key at startup.) Launch Disk Utility and follow the instructions in this support article, under “Instructions for backing up to an external hard disk via Disk Utility.”
2. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, boot the non-working Mac in target disk mode. Use the working Mac to copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
3. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data.

Disk Utility stopped repairing Mac HD - Now what?

My computer has been running slow so I cleaned up my desktop, trashed a bunch of old files and went to verify permissions. I was then told to use disk repair.
In the middle of doing so I got this message - "Disk Utility stopped repairing 'Macintosh HD'. Disk Utility can't repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files."
Besides occasional slowness, my computer is working fine and I was able to get back to my desktop. Is this slow down issue going to get progressively worse if I don't reformat the disk? Should I do what the message says? If so, how? I've never reformatted before...it sounds a little scary.
I back up about once a week (just did so this morning) so I should be good to go there. I have AppleCare. Is this something I should bring the computer in for or can I fix this issue on my own?
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Do as instructed. Get your self a backup drive if you don't have one. Backup your files. Then erase your OS X volume and reinstall Mountain Lion.
Install or Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion from Scratch
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Erase the hard drive:
1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) 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.) Optionally, click on
        the Security button and set the Zero Data option to one-pass. Click on
      the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
            because it is three times faster than wireless.

Disk Utility not recognizing Time Capsule Disk?

Hi I'm receiving the following error message from Time Machine:
"The problem may be temporary. Try again later to back up. If the problem persists, use Disk Utility to repair your backup disk."
I am able to access the Time Capsule's hard drive via Finder, and can see the sparsebundles there, but when opening Disk Utility the Time Capsule does not appear on the left sidebar along with other hard drives (such as that of the iMac and an external USB drive).
I've gone through restore and factory resets, this message continues to come up...any suggestions?
thanks

disk utility can only repair directly attached drives. it can not work on network drives like Time Capsule. but you can try repairing the sparse bundle itself. drag it to disk utility's left pane, select it there and choose "repair disk".

Time capsule backup with no username/password

I had a imac 27" have a HD crash. The time capsule backups need ausername and password. I do not have these and have tried many options does anyone know a way to do a restore without username and password?

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http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html

Any way to run diagnostic (like Disk Utility) on the Time Capsule Drive?

I have a Time Capsule with an internal drive that "needs repair", and yet I have no way of repairing it. I have a call in with AppleCare and am still awaiting their call back (2 days) as to what can be done about the drive short of erasing it, and my entire music library with it.
7.3.1 introduced the archive feature in the disk tab and I am currently trying to do that to an external USB drive in hopes of at least saving my music library.
But I have to think it's strange and not reassuring at best, that there is no way to check/validate the integrity of the drive. Especially since a lot of people will be using Time Capsule for more than storage of the BU's.
Ironically enough, the archive feature strangely feels like I am backing up the backup… meaning why did I buy the 1TB Time Capsule if I still have to buy a drive to attach to it?
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I suggest you archive the TC drive, or alternatively copy the sparsebundle to a USB drive connected directly to your computer. Then use the erase function on the Airport Utility to re-initialize the TC drive. As long as there is not a hardware problem with the drive, initializing the drive should repair it better than any disk repair utility.
Then copy the sparsebundle back to the TC and Bob's your uncle.
I should warn you that my experience is that if you are copying anything large between a USB drive and TC, the USB drive should be attached to your Mac, not to the TC. I suspect if it is attached to the TC, the data flows from the TC to your Mac and then back to the USB drive attached to the TC, in effect going through your ethernet connection twice (don't even think about wireless!).
I also suspect the archive tab in the TC is a means to transfer files directly from the TC to a connected USB drive without going through the attached compter, so it may be quite fast. However, when you tranfer back, do it with the USB drive attached to the computer.
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Can I use my Time Capsule backup with PC?

My iMac died. i have it all backed up on my Time Capsule. Do I have to have a Mac to access that data? Also, if not, can I continue to use theTime Capsule with a PC? I'm wondering because I can't afford a new Mac now and am thinking of getting a PC in the interim. Thanks.

Reading is copying a file from disk to another disk.. it requires no changes in the disk.. writing a file to a disk changes the disk table of contents and files.. it is standard across OS systems. Mac can read NTFS cannot write to it.. Windows cannot write or read HFS+ but you can read with an addon. The OS does not natively handle the file format so reading is much less dangerous than writing.
You do not need to erase the sparsebundle. If you intend to recover the Mac at some later stage then keep it on the TC unless it occuples 80% of the space.. in which case the TC is useless to you.
Or you can copy the whole sparsebundle to the USB drive whist you have friends mac connected up. Then erase the drive. Or you can plug a USB into the TC and use airport utility from windows and archive the TC to the USB and then erase it.. whatever you like.
However you do it the sparsebundle itself is useless to you in windows.
If you get a new Mac it is better to start a new TM backup. You can recover files but I recommend not continuing the same backup. Again up to you..
Read through the info in FAQ by Pondini for help in understanding what TM can and cannot do.
http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html

Disk Utility stopped repairing "disk1s2"-a partition from an external hard disk

I bought a new Seagate Go Flex Desk 2TB exernal HD.Three days ago one of the three partitions(1.7TB) on this HD stopped working,when i tried to repair the volume in Disk Utility it stoped repairing, showing the following message-
Verify and Repair volume “disk1s2”
Checking file systemChecking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking extents overflow file.
Checking catalog file.
Invalid sibling link
Rebuilding catalog B-tree.
The volume could not be repaired.
Volume repair complete.Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required.Error: Disk Utility can’t repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.
Now the problem is after starting it only shows the other two partitions,in Disk Utility the problematic volume no longer bears the name given by me and shows 'disk1s2' in dimmed letters. I had some nessesary piece of data in that volume.My question is-
1.Is there any oter software that i can try to fix with?
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3.there were power cut off 7-8 times when using the HD,if it's the reason ten why the other two partitions are working properly?One of these volumes used to contain Time Machine Back-up.
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I have (kind of) a simmilar problem with yours, does DiskWarrior really helped?? Since it's not free, is there any other program that might helped ???

"internal disk space needs repair" Time Capsule error message

I had successfully transfered my entire iTunes library to my TC. Worked without a hitch for a week.
Today, I downloaded an album FROM iTunes. In the middle of the download, it froze. I noticed I was dismounted and my TC light had turned orange (now blinking) and I received the mesage "internal disk space needs repair."
From what I've read on this board, I'm supposed to reformat my TC and start again. That's an unacceptable solution. Is there another way?
Also does anyone have experience in archiving their TC? And will that preserve my precious (to me anyway) iTunes library?

vwozniak wrote:
Thank you, honestly it is all over my head!! Will pull out the books and see if I can figure out how to do what I need to do. But, thanks!!
If you don't understand something, ask!
Your backups are in a +sparse bundle+ on your Time Capsule's internal HD. That's what appears on your desktop and/or Finder sidebar when Time Machine is doing a backup (unless you've told the Finder not to show them). If it currently appears, just eject it, then right-click the TM icon in your Dock and select +Back Up Now.+
For the +TM Buddy+ widget, click your mouse on the words "Click here" in my previous post (anything on these forums that's shown in blue or purple, and is underlined when your mouse passes over it, is a "clickable link" -- clicking on it will take you to that web page.
On that page, click the Download button towards the upper right. That will download and install it. Then press whatever key or mouse button you have set up for Dashboard and select +Time Machine Buddy.+ You'll see a display like the one pictured on the web page.
If it doesn't show the box with messages, click the "disclosure" triangle to the left of the word Messages. That should show the messages for the last backup attempt. Click in the message area, and it should be outlined in blue (as shown on the web page). Then click Cmd-A to +Select All+ (and the whole background will turn blue), then Cmd-C to Copy to your clipboard.
Then come here to post a reply, and when this box is outlined in blue, press Cmd-V (or select Edit > Paste from the menubar) to paste the messages here.

Time Capsule backup with Mac OS X 10.4.11 - how does it work?

how can we make a backup when you have Mac OS X 10.4.11 ? All the userguide refers to Time Machine but this is not available under Tiger (10.4.11). How can I still back up files to Time Capsule?
many thanks

boquerones,
Welcome to the Apple discussions!
This might be helpful...
*Connecting Wirelessly to TC From Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4)*
Open a Finder window.
Click on the Network icon in the Sidebar on the left (Gray Globe)
Double-click the Time Capsule icon.
Enter the TCs name & password. (Note: not your name & password)
Put a check mark in "Remember password in Keychain"
Click "Connect".
You will be presented with a dialogue to choose the disks you want to mount. Hold Shift down to select more than one volume.
Click "OK"
The drives should appear on your desktop.
Let us know if this resolved your issue.
Cheers!
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Flashing folder now disk utility cannot repair...backup files and reformat disk?

Hey,
my MacBook pro recently froze on the spinning wheel while I was using the Internet, I had to hold down the power button to shut down
Once I restarted the machine I was left on a grey screen with a flashing folder sign..I read all the articles on this that I could find online and followed the procedures until the only option left was to use disk utility from the install dvd and try to diagnose and repair the problem.
I used disk utility and found it could not repar the disk named. Disk0s2 ..which I have also read is a bad sign to start with...the log said this..
                           Verify and repair volume disk0s2
                            Checking journaled HFS plus volume
                            Invalid b-tree node size
                            The volume. Could not be verified completely
                       Disk utility could not repair this disk..backup files, reformat disk and restore backed up files
I need some advice as to that's what I should do and if there's a way for me to save my files on the mac....and more importantly how to reformat the disk properly..I've tried the YouTube tutorials and couldn't get what I was after.
Thanks to anyone who can help me with this
Thank you again for reading this
Dan

Your going to need to read the Data Recovery tip I created here
Your going to need to buy DataRescue $99 or similar to read the 1's and 0's of your files and restore them to another drive while booted from another Mac or a drive with OS X on it.
Have fun.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3172
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro?view=documents

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I cannot configure time capsule to do the backup of my PC. I am using windows7 with SP1
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Does the windows computer have access to the TC hard disk?
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Using Migration assistant I set up my new MacBook Pro. I read that I could access my Old Timecapsule backup with Lion. I followed the steps alt click on timecapsul in the Doc (actually not the dock ...up where the ICON is upper right) Selected Browse other Backup disks selecked my backup but nothing happens. It keeps trying to set up a new backup and the old data is not retrievable. I would like to continue to use the old backup. How do that. No dialog pops up offering access ...nothing. I installed Lion after I migrated and after my first atempt to access Timecapsule data.
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Time Capsule backup with MacBook running on battery power.

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That's strange, it allows me to back up manually. What's the charge level of your battery when you requested the backup? Could be a safeguard to prevent failed backups if the battery level's too low...
And for your original post, I'm sorry but I have to disagree. While you are still technically wired to the power outlet, you don't have to be wired to your Time Capsule or an external hard drive. You can, for example, be in your living room next to an outlet and be backing up to your drive in your computer room. Much more convenient IMO.

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