HT3275 Macintosh.sparsebundle could not be created

Time machine error = "Macintosh.sparsebundle could not be created" error 17. What does it mean and what do I do with it?

Normally you just need to reboot everything.. restart the network from off in correct order.. modem.. TC.. clients. It is just stupid network bugs in Mountain Lion.
More trouble go to Pondini.
Try C10.. some of the others could help.. and "More Like This" column on the right.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

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The backup disk image"/Volumes/TimeMachine/Macintosh.sparsebundle" could not be created (error-2).

Time machine problem. Backups from my 1TB imac 2009, to a 6 TB RAID configured MyBook Live Duo (3TB+3TB) will not work over ethernet cable. I have 800GB on my 1TB internal drive, have tried the option, command p+r and it does not work. Still get two error messages.
the backup disk image"/Volumes/TimeMachine/Macintosh.sparsebundle" could not be accessed (error-1).
and
the backup disk image"/Volumes/TimeMachine/Macintosh.sparsebundle" could not be created (error-2).
Please help.

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See > http://pondini.org/TM/C17.html

HT3275 how do i fix this error - The backup disk image "/Volumes/My Passport/EDS MAC.sparsebundle" could not be created (error 1).

When trying to use Time Capsule on my passport I get this message
The backup disk image “/Volumes/My Passport/EDS MAC.sparsebundle” could not be created (error 1).

That should be a C9 or C17 error.. see
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Try rebooting everything.. as something has lost connection.. perhaps.
Make sure the disk is actually available in finder.. and try mounting it.

HT3275 Can you please let me know how I can correct the following which appears during back up with time machineThe backup disk image "/Volumes/Andreas ZERVOS's Time Capsu-1/Andreas Zervos's MacBook Pro 1.sparsebundle" could not be created (error -1)

Can you please help me to solve the following problem occuring during back up with time machine?
The backup disk image “/Volumes/Andreas ZERVOS's Time Capsu-1/Andreas Zervos’s MacBook Pro 1.sparsebundle” could not be created (error -1)

Hello,
I'm not sure what it means, but...
http://www.levelofindirection.com/journal/2009/10/10/using-a-networked-drive-for -time-machine-backups-on-a-mac.html
http://www.coastalvectors.com/blog/2011/02/understanding-time-machine-and-sparse -bundles/
Have you looked through Pondini's extensive TM help site?
http://Pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
I can't imagine anything TMwise not covered.

HT3275 I keep getting a message that says, The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data-1/iMac.sparsebundle" could not be created (error 60).

I keep getting a message when trying to back up my main computer = 'The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data-1/CMN iMac.sparsebundle” could not be created (error 60).'
The error message changes sometimes to other numbers but it is not able to back anything up. I have deleted any previous back ups and rechosen the destination disk (Time Capsule). My other computers are doing the same thing periodically but this is the most important back up that I need.
Any ideas anyone?

See #C9 in Time Machine expert Pondini's Time Machine---Troubleshooting
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

HT3275 TIME MACHINE ERROR: The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Sean McGuire's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" could not be created (error 1).

I can select a disk (Time Capsule) and initiate the backup. It only "waits to back up" then "making backup disk available" and remains frozen there. I tried to update the software a while back and was unsuccessful, I think that may be the issue.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. This is the error message I receive.
TIME MACHINE ERROR: The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Sean McGuire’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” could not be created (error 1).
Thanks

See #C17 in Pondini's excellent support document Time Machine - Troubleshooting
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" could not be created (error 22).

The full error message says:
The backup disk image “/Volumes/Charles Pelham's Time Caps/Charles Pelham’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” could not be created (error 22).
I downloaded the widget and can highlight the full log, but can't copy it.

The following procedure may or may not help, but it's worth a try.
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility
Click on the name of your hard drive that has the exact same name as the drive on your desktop. If you have not changed the name, it will be Macintosh HD.
Click Verify Disk Permissions and wait for the message. If you need to Repair Disk Permissions, go ahead and do this. Depending on how much data you have on your drive, it may take 30-45 minutes or more for this to complete.
Then try to setup the backup again.

Even after resets get "The backup disk image "/Volumes/FreeAgent GoFlex Drive/MacBeth (2) 1.sparsebundle" could not be created (error 22)."

HELP! "The backup disk image “/Volumes/FreeAgent GoFlex Drive/MacBeth (2) 1.sparsebundle” could not be created (error 22)."
TC estimates over 750GB for full backup.
Late 2010 MBA is connected wirelessly to
802.11n (1st gen) TC that is connected via ethernet hub built into house to motorola router using charter.com for internet.
I have had same problem for over 150 days and multiple reboots, restarts in proper order, firmware updates, unplugs with 5min plus gaps, bypassing the tc and using external 500gb WD mybook via usb to time capsule, replacement of the WD mybook to new 2TB Free Agent GoFlex drive, etc, etc, etc! Note: I originally named my MBA hard drive MacBeth, but at some point months ago, it said backup already existed and system automatically created MacBeth (2), worked for a while, then stopped again, despite trying nearly daily.
I gave up and started using Carbon Copy Clone daily for just the 128gb on internal SSD of my late 2011 11" MacBook Air, but need to get past these time capsule errors to back up the external disk! Due to lack of space in MBA, I had long ago transferred both itunes and iphoto and all imovie/fcpx files to a 1tb external disk (WD Passport) that I keep in my bag with MBA. It is partitioned with 150gb for cloning the MBA, and over 750gb for media/itunes/iphoto/etc.
Also, I have endured months of "your hard drive is full" messages and system lockups, applying the solution given to me by genious bar (deleting all aol.com outboxes/recovered messages/spam/trash under library/mail/V2/Mailboxes folders, empty trash, restart....watch recovered hard drive space mysteriously shrink next couple days to zero.....repeat)
Due to lack of space, I had not been able to do javascript and other system updates. Yesterday, I noticed even safari bookmark bar had mysteriously emptied (not disappeared, I can hide and show the space where the bar used to be - it is just blank area with no data except for eyelass-book-topsites icons), so I transferred a few large quicktime movie files recorded with isight camera to the external disk, and freed up 20 gbs for the first time!
This got my hopes up yesterday because after I completed all system/software updates, suddenly the bookmark bar showed up and I was able to start the time capsule backup! It took overnight preparing for backup, but finally started and progressed to 12gb of the 100gb+ needed (i guess the update where it left off months ago for the estimated 750gb for the full backup?), then I put system to sleep and took it with me (thus leaving the wireless time capsule network as I do daily fully expecting it to continue when I returned home in the evening.) But alas, upon return, back to the "Time Machine could not complete backup, The backup disk image ".....sparsebundle" could not be created (error 22)" Ugh! More reboots, unplugs, 5min gaps....still Ugh!
So the problem continues...please help! Here are my settings:
About this mac:
Mac OS X V. 10.7.5
processor 1.6 ghz intel core 2 duo, memory 4 4g 1067 MHz DDR3
software up to date!
Airport Utility:
V 6.2 (620.33)
both internet globe and TC show green dots in graphic, however internet occasionally shows yellow then goes to green, but still gets error 22. Suddenly TC showed explanation mark and says lost connection and asked if I wanted to 'forget', gave same errors, then mysteriously went back to green, but still got error 22!.
Internet:
connection: connected, displays router address, 2 dns server, and domain name: charter.com
Time Capsule:
shows network, ip address, serial number, version 7.6.3, status: (green dot) Setup over WAN,
wireless clients: phones, macbooks (including this MBA), printers, wii
If you need other settings to help me, just ask! I have read a few of the other solutions in forums, but trying not to erase disks, especially since it worked for a minute yesterday!

To step sideways.. why not just use CCC to backup the 750GB of the hard disk to the TC.
You need to understand this is going to be a super slow process and each time you stop it.. it is going to give issues. CCC will at least do a more reliable job of it than TM.
I would also say.. this is going to be tough without ethernet. You need to understand the backup speed over wireless can be 10GB per hour.. that makes 75hrs to backup the disk. The air needs to run non-stop doing that.. without you touching it.
I would get another external drive.. plug that into the MBA and if you really want to use TM.. make a backup one to the other.. but CCC will again do a better job and work faster. It will be much faster than over wireless.
I am trying to think of ways around the issue of just speed.. but plainly you have lots of other issues.. being the simple unreliablity of the TM to identify the TC.
If you want to make this work.. give yourself a weekend.
Load 5.6 utility into the MBA..
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Take the TC back to 7.5.2 firmware. It is a really old version and latest firmware does it no good at all.
Wipe its hard disk using erase and start over.. give it new names for everything.
So call it TC
Set the wireless to 5ghz and name it TC5ghz
Use WPA2 Personal security. Use a 10 character passkey non dictionary.
At 5ghz you should get 2x the speed as at 2.4ghz but the air will need to be right next to the TC..
(alternatively buy the USB to ethernet cord apple have available.. it is $30 in the apple store and do it over pseudoethernet. http://store.apple.com/au/product/MC704ZM/A/apple-usb-ethernet-adapter That is the wrong store but you get the idea. )
WIth a fully clean system.. now do a full reset of TM.
See A4 http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Direct the TM to back to the TC.. and make sure the external hard disk is not excluded.
Of course the TC has to be 1TB version to fit that much data.. goes without saying right.
Even over pseudo - ethernet this will take many hours.. and you basically have to leave it to work.. do not touch it.. make sure the MBA cannot sleep though.. turn off sleep.. beforehand.

HT3546 I get an error when trying to back up on my TC. Message says - The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Macintosh.sparsebundle" could not be accessed (error -1).

I get an error when trying to back up on my TC. Message says - The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Macintosh.sparsebundle” could not be accessed (error -1).
Any suggestions

See here...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20933934#20933934

The backup disk image "/Volumes/FW1000HD/MacBkPro.sparsebundle" could not be created (error 1).

I added an 1TB external usb hard disk to my time capsule as the existing 1TB hard disk is nearly full (less than 12 GB left on time capslule hard disk). Initially, I connected external hard disk to my MacBookPro (late 2009 Intel machine) and erased most of the data on that disk. I added the disk to time machine's backup disks thru the time machine window in system preferences. Now I supposedly have both hard disks, the one in the time capsule and the new usb hard disk, available for backup. Time Machine immediately backed up my system, which consists of my MacBookPro hard disk (about 96.8 GB) and another external usb hard disk which contains about 500 GB of data, on the new extenal hard disk.Time Machine did not attempt to create a new sparsebundle at that time on my new external backup disk. This backup was done while the new backup hard disk and the data disk were both connected to the MacBookPro and the Time Capsule was directly connected by ethernet cable to the MacBookPro. I then disconnected the two hard disks from the MacBookPro and reconnected them both via usb to the Time Capsule. Now, hopefully, the external usb backup hard disk can be written to via wi-fi thru the usb connection thru the Time Capsule? I successfully use the data disk (which contains my full iTunes Library) from the Time Capsule all of the time.
Time Machine has continued to backup small backups of a few MB to a few hundred MB to the Time Capsule hard disk. Time Machine has attempted at least twice that I know of to set up a sparsebundle on the new external backup hard disk, but it has failed both times with the following message:
The backup disk image “/Volumes/FW1000HD/MacBkPro.sparsebundle” could not be created (error 1).
Before the two attempts that I witnessed to create the sparsebundle on the new backup drive, I got the following message:
The identity of the backup disk “FW1000HD” has changed since the previous backup.
I did not change the identity of the FW1000HD, but it originally was connected directly to the MacBookPro when it was backed up. Could this be the problem? And if so, how do I fix this, so I can use this hard disk for back up from the wi-fi connection to Time Capsule?
Gary Olson

I'm not sure this is at the root of your problems, but Time Machine manages backups to a local disk differently than to a network disk. The Time Machine backup written to the disk while it was connected locally can't be used for network backups.

Sparsebundle could not be created (error 45)

I just bought my first ever Mac a little over 30 days ago and also purchased a 1TB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Home network storage system. I immediately installed the GoFlex software that included a full integration into Time Machine. This worked perfectly until about 4 days ago when all of a sudden it stopped backing up. I'm getting an error that reads: Time Machine could not complete the backup "...sparsebundle could not be created (error 45)".
I can still access the drive outside of the TM program (although not the ATM folder), so the drive itself perfectly installed and connected. I tried rebooting computer and hard drive; that didn't work. I tried re-selecting the drive from within TM; that didn't work either. I'm not really sure what to do...and am pretty pi$$ed at all those "I'm a Mac vs. I'm a PC" commercials right now because this is the same kinda stuff that got me to leave the Windows based systems in the first place. UGH...so WHY is my $4,000 Mac supposed to be any better that an equivelent $2,500 PC?????? Any suggestions on a fix would be greatly appreciated.

+I'm running 10.6.7, last I checked that was later then 10.5.6.+
Try reading a little more carefully. The server has to be a Time Capsule or a Mac running 10.5.6 or later, not the client. Your NAS is neither, so your configuration is unsupported, and predictably, it doesn't work.
+Mac lends their name and brand to the Seagate product, so I must therefore assume your comments are are ill-informed.+
Apple has nothing to do with the Seagate product. Seagate, not Apple, claims that it's compatible with Time Machine, and Seagate, not Apple, is responsible for that claim. If you think the claim is misleading, you have a point, and if you can't get satisfaction from Seagate I suggest you consult a lawyer.
For the benefit of anyone finding this topic, the Seagate NAS is *not safe to use with Time Machine*.

Time Machine couldn't complete the backup to "Time Capsule. The backup disk image /Volumes/Data/MacBook Pro.sparsebundle could not be created (error 60)"

We are Mountain Lion using Time Machine to backup to Time Capsule. When the backup tries to run, an error appears after a couple of minutes saying "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer." Then an error shows up saying "Time Machine couldn't complete the backup to "Time Capsule.The backup disk image /Volumes/Data/MacBook Pro.sparsebundle could not be created (error 60)"
I low level reformatted the Time Capsule and that didn't fix it. I then tried using Time Machine on another computer to back up to that same Time Capsule and it worked- so I'm doubting it's the Time Capsule.
I've noticed that when Time Machine runs, that a folder called Data at /Volumes/ appears while Time Machine is trying to back up. I think it's making the sparsebundle to transfer to the Time Capsule.
However, after a couple of minutes- it comes back saying that the disk is unreadable.
I think it's something wrong with either creating the sparsebundle or opening the disk image that seems to be a part of the Time Machine backup process on the local drive.
I am able to create a disk image with Disk Utilitiy without any problem on that system. I've repaired the disk and disk permissions with Disk Utility and replaced the directory with Disk Warrior. I've trashed what preference files I could find and restarted. I've completely removed the backup destination from the computer and added it back again.
Help!
Thanks,
Neil

neillhowell wrote:
I've noticed that when Time Machine runs, that a folder called Data at /Volumes/ appears while Time Machine is trying to back up. I think it's making the sparsebundle to transfer to the Time Capsule.
Yes, exactly. It makes one sparse bundle per Mac.
It's possible the TC's disk is too full for a new sparse bundle, or there may be some other problem.
Via the Finder, locate the existing sparse bundle (see the pink box in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #17 if you're not sure how to do that). See how large it is (plus how large anything else that may be there). If the total is very near the size of the TC, that may be the problem.
If not, a clue may be lurking in your logs. Use the widget in #A1 of Time Machine - Troubleshooting to display the backup messages from your logs. Locate the backup in question (probably the first one displayed), then copy and post all the messages here.

Trying to resolve 'error 45' sparsebundle could not be created while trying to use Time Machine to back-up to an external wireless harddrive

Hi,
I have been trying to resolve a repeated 'error 45' (Macbook Pro. sparsebundle could not be created) while trying to set up back-ups to run via Time Machine with an external wireless hard drive (Goflex Home by Seagate). I either get that message or a 'sparsebundle is already in use message. Anyone else come across this?

neillhowell wrote:
I've noticed that when Time Machine runs, that a folder called Data at /Volumes/ appears while Time Machine is trying to back up. I think it's making the sparsebundle to transfer to the Time Capsule.
Yes, exactly. It makes one sparse bundle per Mac.
It's possible the TC's disk is too full for a new sparse bundle, or there may be some other problem.
Via the Finder, locate the existing sparse bundle (see the pink box in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #17 if you're not sure how to do that). See how large it is (plus how large anything else that may be there). If the total is very near the size of the TC, that may be the problem.
If not, a clue may be lurking in your logs. Use the widget in #A1 of Time Machine - Troubleshooting to display the backup messages from your logs. Locate the backup in question (probably the first one displayed), then copy and post all the messages here.

Purchased a new Macbook Pro 13". I used migration assistant to transfer. I can't backup to time capsule. I am getting on error The backup disk image "/Volumes/Herb's Time Capsul/Herb MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" could not be created (error 17). Help

Purchased a new Macbook Pro 13". I used migration assistant to transfer. I can't backup to time capsule. I am getting on error "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Herb's Time Capsul/Herb MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” could not be created (error 17). Help!

Launch the Keychain Access application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Keychain Access in the page that opens.
Select the System keychain in the list of keychains in the sidebar of the window. If you don't see the list, click the down-arrow icon below the sidebar.
Then select Passwords in the Category list at lower left. Click the Kind heading in the list of keychain items to arrange it by Kind.
Locate the AirPort Disk Password with the name of your Time Capsule. Double-click the item and check the box marked Show Password in the inspector window that opens. You'll be prompted for the administrator login password. Make a note of the AirPort password, then close the inspector window and delete the item.
Also delete any other AirPort DIsk Password items for that same Time Capsule, which may have had a different name in the past.
Quit Keychain Access and try again to back up.

I got this error while my mac was backing up to time machine: he backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Sanjeev's iMac.sparsebundle" could not be created (error (null)). Please could someone help

I got this error while my mac was backing up to time machine: he backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Sanjeev’s iMac.sparsebundle” could not be created (error (null)). Please could someone help

Has the backup been working ok??
If that is the case simply reboot the TC.. or if that fails, reboot the whole network, restarting in correct order..
modem.. wait 2min
TC.. wait 2min

HT3275 Macintosh.sparsebundle could not be created

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