Errors in Time Machine Log

Question

Hi
I've just upgraded from Lion to Mountain Lion and started my first Time Machine backup to an external drive which I was previously using under Lion.
The backup took longer than usual what I expected since besides the OS X upgrade there were also many application updates.
Normally I don't care for the Time Machine logs, but in this case (first backup under Mountain Lion) I opened it and was shocked about 19 errors, all of the following kind:
03:09:46 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5eeeeb0d0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Add%20Color%20Profile.a ction/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Add Color Profile.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5eeef2410 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
Could anyone please explain what this means and if I can confidently ignore it?
Many thanks!
Below is the FULL log:
02:46:53 - Starting manual backup
02:46:53 - Backing up to: /Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb
02:46:53 - Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume.  Enabling.
02:46:56 - Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
02:46:56 - Deep event scan at path:/ reason:must scan subdirs|new event db|
02:49:50 - Finished scan
02:52:37 - Found 431916 files (20.88 GB) needing backup
02:52:37 - 26.13 GB required (including padding), 247.93 GB available
03:09:46 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5eeeeb0d0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Add%20Color%20Profile.a ction/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Add Color Profile.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5eeef2410 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:09:57 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5eeef4ed0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Enable%20or%20Disable%2 0Tracks.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Enable or Disable Tracks.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5eeef4d60 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:09:58 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5efe06dc0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Encode%20Media.action/C ontents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Encode Media.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5efe06b20 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:08 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5f010d400 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Hint%20Movies.action/Co ntents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Hint Movies.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5efccf440 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:12 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5eeeeefa0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/New%20Audio%20Capture.a ction/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/New Audio Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5eeef8730 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:12 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “objects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5e8c11950 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/New%20Audio%20Capture.a ction/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/New Audio Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5efccf360 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:16 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5f004c5c0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/New%20Screen%20Capture. action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/New Screen Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5f004c070 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:16 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “objects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5effa3e10 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/New%20Screen%20Capture. action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/New Screen Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5eeef6020 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:17 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5eeef66e0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/New%20Video%20Capture.a ction/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/New Video Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5effa3bb0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:17 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “objects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5f004dc00 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/New%20Video%20Capture.a ction/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/New Video Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5f0201400 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:18 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5efe51d70 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Pause%20Capture.action/ Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Pause Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5efe12fd0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:18 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “objects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5ee5df560 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Pause%20Capture.action/ Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Pause Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5efe08ac0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:20 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5efd11880 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Play%20Movies.action/Co ntents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Play Movies.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5efd50370 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:20 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “objects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5efd364d0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Play%20Movies.action/Co ntents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Play Movies.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5f0201b70 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:23 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5f014ed40 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Resume%20Capture.action /Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Resume Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5f014e980 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:23 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “objects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5f004ce70 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Resume%20Capture.action /Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Resume Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5efd06d90 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:29 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5f004a550 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Start%20Capture.action/ Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Start Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5f004a190 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:29 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “keyedobjects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5f010d2b0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Stop%20Capture.action/C ontents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Stop Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/keyedobjects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5f01068d0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:10:29 - Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The file “objects.nib” couldn’t be opened." UserInfo=0x7fe5efd5d9b0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome%E2%80%99s%20iMac/2 012-11-21-020232/Macintosh%20HD/System/Library/Automator/Stop%20Capture.action/C ontents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSFilePath=/Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-11-21-020232/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Automator/Stop Capture.action/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/main.nib/objects.nib, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fe5f004ce70 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Not a directory"}
03:26:00 - Copied 503625 files (13.95 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
03:26:00 - Using file event preflight for Macintosh HD
03:26:01 - Will copy (3.2 MB) from Macintosh HD
03:26:01 - Found 124 files (3.2 MB) needing backup
03:26:01 - 1.3 GB required (including padding), 235.77 GB available
03:26:48 - Copied 948 files (3.2 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
03:26:50 - Created new backup: 2012-11-22-032648
03:26:56 - Starting post-backup thinning
03:27:33 - Deleted /Volumes/MyBook/Backups.backupdb/uome’s iMac/2012-10-23-043003 (272.7 MB)
03:27:33 - Post-back up thinning complete: 1 expired backups removed
03:27:34 - Backup completed successfully.

Answer 1

The error messages are benign and result from folders being replaced by regular files with the same name. Ignore. The backup succeeded.