Errors, time machine wont go more than 15Go

Hi I start time machine the backup begin. Than stop 15,2 Go onthe 133,6 Go it should back up! Il try several thing.
1 reformat the External HD be "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" and Select GUID
2 redonne the partitionning "Volume Scheme" choose "1 partition"
3 start over
I even try to CTRL then click Time Machine Icon... The softwear restart and when it arrive 654Mo than stop...it never go more than 15,2Go
I also rest everything... unplug power, then did 1,2,3 again , erase the machine preferance ...it naver came back...I try SOS inthe utility IDisk... it clame everthy should be ok.
External drive is a 500G0 USB
What ca i do How can il willback up the 120,37 Go left over;-)
Ps. Sorry for the mist spelling ... I speek french...Merci!, Eric

Glenn and others,
Tanks to helping me.
This is the log for Time Machine;
Oct 11 00:16:24 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: Backup requested by user
Oct 11 00:16:24 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: Starting standard backup
Oct 11 00:16:24 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb
Oct 11 00:16:24 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Oct 11 00:16:24 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 144.54 GB requested (including padding), 450.28 GB available
Oct 11 00:17:06 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to (null)
Oct 11 00:17:07 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/A9CF0D24-FD95-4B96-814E-377D9562F2CF/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 00:17:07 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: Stopping backup.
Oct 11 00:17:07 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/A9CF0D24-FD95-4B96-814E-377D9562F2CF/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 00:17:07 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: Copied 189 files (669.3 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Oct 11 00:17:07 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: Copy stage failed with error:11
Oct 11 00:17:12 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[493]: Backup failed with error: 11
Oct 11 00:21:01 iMac-de-Natali-Eric [0x0-0x32032].com.apple.systempreferences[425]: Unexpected reply from backup server - ignored
Oct 11 00:21:01 iMac-de-Natali-Eric [0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.finder[93]: Unexpected reply from backup server - ignored
Oct 11 00:21:01 iMac-de-Natali-Eric [0x0-0x9009].com.apple.systemuiserver[90]: Unexpected reply from backup server - ignored
Oct 11 00:27:14 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[511]: Starting standard backup
Oct 11 00:27:14 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[511]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb
Oct 11 00:27:14 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[511]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Oct 11 00:27:14 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[511]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 144.54 GB requested (including padding), 450.28 GB available
Oct 11 00:27:53 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[511]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to (null)
Oct 11 00:27:53 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[511]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/68FD9749-5C64-403E-B76F-A2A9CF2E4D10/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 00:27:53 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[511]: Stopping backup.
Oct 11 00:27:53 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[511]: Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/68FD9749-5C64-403E-B76F-A2A9CF2E4D10/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 00:27:53 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[511]: Copied 189 files (669.3 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Oct 11 00:27:53 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[511]: Copy stage failed with error:11
Oct 11 00:27:58 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[511]: Backup failed with error: 11
Oct 11 00:42:11 iMac-de-Natali-Eric [0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.finder[93]: Unexpected reply from backup server - ignored
Oct 11 00:42:11 iMac-de-Natali-Eric [0x0-0x9009].com.apple.systemuiserver[90]: Unexpected reply from backup server - ignored
Oct 11 00:42:11 iMac-de-Natali-Eric [0x0-0x32032].com.apple.systempreferences[425]: Unexpected reply from backup server - ignored
Oct 11 00:42:26 iMac-de-Natali-Eric [0x0-0x8008].com.apple.dock[88]: Unexpected reply from backup server - ignored
Oct 11 00:42:27 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Backup requested by user
Oct 11 00:42:27 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Starting standard backup
Oct 11 00:42:27 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb
Oct 11 00:42:27 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Oct 11 00:42:27 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 144.54 GB requested (including padding), 450.28 GB available
Oct 11 00:43:07 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to (null)
Oct 11 00:43:07 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/BA3455BA-BB3E-47E5-B6CB-0F89F3AFAE76/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 00:43:07 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Stopping backup.
Oct 11 00:43:07 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/BA3455BA-BB3E-47E5-B6CB-0F89F3AFAE76/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 00:43:07 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Copied 189 files (669.3 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Oct 11 00:43:07 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Copy stage failed with error:11
Oct 11 00:43:12 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Backup failed with error: 11
Oct 11 00:43:35 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Backup requested by user
Oct 11 00:43:35 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Starting standard backup
Oct 11 00:43:35 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb
Oct 11 00:43:35 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Oct 11 00:43:35 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 144.54 GB requested (including padding), 450.27 GB available
Oct 11 00:44:14 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to (null)
Oct 11 00:44:15 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/A7C27006-428E-4AD4-9412-6143F18F16A9/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 00:44:15 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Stopping backup.
Oct 11 00:44:15 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/A7C27006-428E-4AD4-9412-6143F18F16A9/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 00:44:15 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Copied 189 files (669.3 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Oct 11 00:44:15 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Copy stage failed with error:11
Oct 11 00:44:20 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Backup failed with error: 11
Oct 11 00:46:05 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Backup requested by user
Oct 11 00:46:05 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Starting standard backup
Oct 11 00:46:05 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb
Oct 11 00:46:05 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Oct 11 00:46:05 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 144.54 GB requested (including padding), 450.27 GB available
Oct 11 00:46:44 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to (null)
Oct 11 00:46:44 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/8F729950-988E-4623-A1B1-6A6671D50F59/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 00:46:44 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Stopping backup.
Oct 11 00:46:44 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/8F729950-988E-4623-A1B1-6A6671D50F59/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 00:46:45 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Copied 189 files (669.3 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Oct 11 00:46:45 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Copy stage failed with error:11
Oct 11 00:46:50 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Backup failed with error: 11
Oct 11 00:46:54 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[524]: Stopping backupd to allow ejection of backup destination disk!
Here the new try!
Oct 11 20:41:00 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: Backup requested by user
Oct 11 20:41:00 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: Starting standard backup
Oct 11 20:41:00 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb
Oct 11 20:41:01 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Oct 11 20:41:01 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 144.54 GB requested (including padding), 450.27 GB available
Oct 11 20:41:48 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to (null)
Oct 11 20:41:49 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/CD318B43-1C11-4B77-9796-B6D8718CA4C2/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 20:41:49 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: Stopping backup.
Oct 11 20:41:49 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources/PCMWave to /Volumes/Voyage Vans Le Temps/Backups.backupdb/iMac de Natali & Eric  /2008-10-10-192953.inProgress/CD318B43-1C11-4B77-9796-B6D8718CA4C2/Macint osh HD/System/Library/Speech/Voices/Alex.SpeechVoice/Contents/Resources
Oct 11 20:41:49 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: Copied 211 files (702.1 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Oct 11 20:41:49 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: Copy stage failed with error:11
Oct 11 20:41:54 iMac-de-Natali-Eric /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[730]: Backup failed with error: 11

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I had a repair done at the apple store where the replaced my hard drive and copied my other hard drive over to the new one. Everything is fine except the time machine wont reconnect to my old file and is trying create a new file but not enough space?

I had a repair done at the apple store where the replaced my hard drive and copied my other hard drive over to the new one. Everything is fine except the time machine wont reconnect to my old file and is trying create a new file but not there is not enough space for both files files? Do I need to do something to have it continue to update my old file instead of recreating a new one?

Depending on what version of OSX you're running, and how the data was transferred, you may be out of luck.
If you're running Lion, and your backups were made to a directly-connected external HD (ie, not a Time Capsule or other network location), you may be able to get Time Machine to "associate" the new disk with the old backups. See #B6 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting, especially the pink box there.
If you're running Snow Leopard, you might be able to do a full system restore of your backups to the new HD. See Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #14 for detailed instructions. That should leave a "trail" that Time Machine can follow to "associate" the new drive with the old backups. Unfortunately, that doesn't always work, and there's no way to do it manually, as there is with Lion.

What items do you delete from backup on time machine to make more space available

What items do you delete from back up on time machine to make more space?

There's no need to do that unless Time Machine has reported a Disk Full alert. In this case you can:
1. Delete older entries using the Time Machine application to free up sufficient space.
2. Get a new and larger Time Machine backup drive to replace the old one.
3. Erase the backup drive and start over.

Errors, time machine wont go more than 15Go

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