HT3275 How do I correct this problem: "Time Machine couldn't complete the backup to "Robert's Airport Time Capsule." The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Robert's iMac.sparsebundle" is already in use.

How do I correct the following problem?
"Time Machine couldn't complete the backup to "Robert's Airport Time Capsule".
The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Robert's iMac.sparsebundle" is already in use.

xor. wrote:
I switched off the TM for 10 seconds and my laptop still complains about the backup image ... is in use.
Some ideas?
There is some more details here.
C12 http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Tell us more if you cannot get it working.

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Stock standard issue.. asked 5-10 times per day here.. look at "more like this" on the right.
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Hello JEANPIERRESONTA
Check out the troubleshooting article below to resolve issues with backing up with Time Machine.
Time Machine: Troubleshooting backup issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3275
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-Norm G.

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

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