HT3275 Has anyone encountered this message on their time capsule/machine? Time Machine couldn't complete the backup because the backup disk image"/Volumes/Patti's Time Capsule/Patti's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use"?
Has anyone encountered this message on their time capsule/machine? Time Machine couldn't complete the backup because the backup disk image"/Volumes/Patti's Time Capsule/Patti's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use"?
If you reboot the computer it should fix the problem. Also see the first link under More Like This to the right of this page:
I am received an error on my Time Capsule which states the backup disk image "Volumes/Data/MacBook Pro. sparse bundle? is already in use. so time machine couldn't complete the backup to time capsule - any suggestion
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This keeps happening. What have I done wrong and how do I fix this?
I have an older Macbook Pro that I am curently not using and 2 iPads that share the same Wi-Fi network if that makes any difference.This is mountain lion in all its glory. Bug zoo inc.
See the post that was immediately next to yours.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4825784?tstart=0
Restart the TC. -
Time could not backup message said the back up disk image "/Volumes/Data-1/......iMac.sparsebundle" is already in use.( the ..... is my name on the message)
Can anyone please help me, with what to do?
Thanks SueOk.. read C12 and C17 is also relevant in Pondini troubleshooting.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Try the above.
No luck then you should do
A1 .. Load the widget so you know what TM is doing.
A4 .. Reset of TM.
A5.. Verify the backup.
First thing.. though.. do a full network reboot..
Turn off everything.. restart the modem.. wait 2min.
Restart the TC.. wait 2min
Restart the computer. See if it now functions.
You might have to reset or do more severe stuff.. but try with that.
I am offline for 8 hours..
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What do I do when I get this Time Machine error message?
"The backup disk image “/Volumes/Mark McConnell's Time Capsu/Mark’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use."Unplug your Time Capsule from power. Wait 10 seconds and then power it on again. When the light goes green try backing up again.
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For the past couple weeks, my Time Machine has not been backing up file from my MacBook Pro. I've had the Time Capsule for a couple years now. Entering the Time Machine I discovered that there are no files before "yesterday" yet there are only 161.0 GB of 998.06 GB available. A "Failed" message apprears with a popup message: "The backup disk image “/Volumes/ELBs Time Ca/ELB’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use." How can it be in use when Time Machine takes hours looking for the device?
Another error code message also pops up from time to time: Finder error code -6584. What is that? And how is it fixed?
All software is up to date on this computer and Time Capsule.Further to my earlier response (system re-start and firmware update resulted in full Time Machine backup) I waited until the next scheduled backup to determine success.
As it has turned out, the Time Machine's next backup was for 48 kb and ran for eight hours! The progress bar was complete (solid blue) and I therefore stopped the backup. It has been "stopping backup" for the past hour.
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Just received this message after losing power for a couple of days. I checked a number of discussion sites but could not find an answer.
I have the same issue every week or so. I use the advice here to fix it.
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How do I delete the "open" backup?
thanks in advancePlease look over to the right of this page under the heading of More Like This for multiple answers and solutions.
Or, see #C12 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting
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I have an error message it says macbook pro.sparsebundle is already in use
I continue to get a error message as followed
The backup disk image “/Volumes/Michele Votel's Time Capsu/Michele’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use.
please can someone help me make this go away
MUnplug the time capsule.... wait 30 seconds and plug it back in.
Jesse -
Hi folks - I didn't see my issue answered here, so I thought I would just toss it out there in case anyone had advice.
My error message is: The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Michael's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use.
Thoughts?Look on the right hand side .. more like this.. I am surprised you can have missed it.. we get about 10 requests a day now to fix it.. especially since Mountain Lion has made it 10x worse.
C12 and C17
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My back ups are failing, the message I receive is "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Mamma and Pappa's Time Caps-1/Liz Giusti’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use. Any suggestions?
I am trying to back up my Macbook Pro to a time capsule attached to my iMac. When I first installed the Time Capsule, all backups went well.Reboot the TC.. it has got lost.. or reboot the whole network.. restart in correct order. .modem router.. TC.. clients.
It suddenly will reappear.. you might need to reboot it again in a few days. .such is apple software today.
Some more info C12. http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html -
My time machine does not back up and giving me this error message: The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data-1/Amiel’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use. Pls help.
Make sure that there are no other Macs backing up at the present time.
Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten
Plug the power cord back in
This will "fix" things about 98% of the time. Post back if you are in the unlucky 2% category. -
My Time machine won't back up. Recently updated to OS x 10.7.5. Error message is as follows: "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Time Machine Backup/Scott’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use." What is wrong and how do I fix it? Thanks.
Have you tried restarting the computer? Also, see Time Machine Error from this pages sidebar under More Like This.
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When my time machine tries to backup to my time capsule I get the following message"The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Kent’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use. " What do I need to do to fix this?
Restart the Time Capsule.
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I keep getting this error message: Time Machine could not complete the backup. 'The backup disk image "/Volumes/FreeAgent Drive/xxx MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use.
How do I remedy this so it starts backing up again?Maybe this http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/C12.html can help you.
Stefan -
My time machine won't back up....The message reads : The backup disc image"/volumes/(my name)'s time capsule/(my name)'s macbook pro. sparsebundle" is already in use........I'm not using anything else that I know of.....?.......Help!
ATXMacMan wrote:
I use OS X server for maintaing Time Machine backups for several macs
Ah, that's a new wrinkle to me. I haven't tested the Server product, but there are a number of differences. As far as I can tell, the firmware update solved this for most, but not all, users of standard OSX.
Are you still on Snow Leopard server? It's quite different from later versions, I understand.
Have you tried selecting the base station, then Base Station > Restart via Aiport Utility's menubar? That still disconnects everyone, but might work by itself.
Otherwise, sorry, but I'm out of my comfort zone.
Hopefully one of the networking gurus will have an idea or two.
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