HT3275 Time Machine says the backup is full, how to create more space on my time machine?

When i attempt to backup, time machine says that it does nto have enough free space to backup, how can i create enough space so that it will continue to backup?

Time Machine automatically deletes old snapshots when necessary to make room for a new one. If you're getting that message, it means that all your old snapshots have been deleted, and there is still not enough room to back up all your data. Either you must make some drastic exclusions from your backups, or you must back up to a larger destination volume.

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  • Time Machine says "The Backup Disk is Not Available"

    Line 0:  I have a 400 GB external Western Digital drive that I leave plugged into an Airport Extreme.  Previously, this worked mostly without a problem.  It took some massaging to get it to work at first (I had to create the backup with the drive directly connected to the computer, and then I moved the drive over to the Airport Extreme and it was fine after that), but after that, it worked forever.  This was in the previous version of the OS that I was running (snow leopard?).  I very recently upgraded to Lion and it seemed to be OK, but then suddenly it gave me an error that said it had not been able to do a backup for 10 days.  I thought "wow, that means it hasn't backed up since I upgraded to Lion." 
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    You will need to start all over again..
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  • Time machine says the backup file is too big but...

    Hi. My time machine back up stopped working.  It tells me that the back up file is too large.  I have a WD external 500GB Mybook.  I am trying to back up my 500GB MacBook.  "Get Info" on the MacBook indicates that there is 153GB on disk.  "Get Info" on the Mybook indicates that there is 278.8 GB available.  However, when I attempt to run backup in Time Machine I get the following message: "This backup is too large for the backup volume.  The backup requires 378.4 GB but only 278.8 GB are avalable..." 
    Why is Time Machine telling me that the backup file is 378.4GB when my MacBook shows that I only have 153GB on disk?  If I only have 153GB on disk, 278.8GB of free space in the backup volume should be sufficient for me to back up right? What am I missing here?

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  • In a Quiz the Correct Answer Buttons are too close to the answer letter. How to give more space?

    When creating a quiz and previewing, the Buttons to select the correct answer are too close to the letter for the answer. How do I add space between them. Suggestions?

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  • Time Machine Error - The backup image could not be created.

    I am trying to back up to a My Book World II but when I try to back up using Time Machine I get this error. I have been able to back up to this drive through terminal and running rsync.

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  • I'm trying to restore my ipod and it says, "The iPod software update server could not be connected." It says check networks and i did, they were fine. I have tried four differnet times and says the same thing! How do I fix it?

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  • HT3275 Has anyone come across the red "i" message saying "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Chris...(the last bit being) iMac.sparsebundle" is already in use? This has prevented my time machine from backing up from this morning (5th Dec 2012).

    Has anyone come across the red "i" message saying "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Chris...(the last bit being) iMac.sparsebundle" is already in use."?
    As of yesterday (4th Dec 2012) everything was fine, no trouble or problems at all. Wake up this morning, turn on the computer and when it came time to backup itself, the message occurred above and this has prevented my time machine from backing up from this morning (5th Dec 2012) ever since then.
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    If you know what is going on and more importantly, how to fix this, I would be indebted to you for sharing your knowledge with me on this subject.
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    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
    See > http://pondini.org/TM/C12.html

  • HT3275 time machine error says: The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Apple 's iMac G5.sparsebundle" could not be accessed (error -1).

    While backing up to Time Machine, I receive this message: time machine error says: The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Apple ’s iMac G5.sparsebundle” could not be accessed (error -1).

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities
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  • My time machine back up failed because it says the backup volume could not be mounted

    My time machine back up failed because it says the backup volume could not be mounted.  What does that mean and how do I fix it so that it backs up?

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  • HT3275 Time Machine Error: The backup disk image "Volumes/Data/My Macbook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use. (How do I correct this issue?)

    Time Machine did not back up:
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    How do I correct this issue?
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    You need to be careful Bob.. people might take this literally.
    Bob Timmons wrote:
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    Call the exterminator to get rid of the bugs in Lion and Mountain Lion.
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  • HT3275 Time machine couldn't complete the backup. an error occured while creating the backup folder

    Time machine couldn't complete the backup. an error occured while creating the backup folder Why does this happen?

    hello,
    http://pondini.org/TM/C10.html
    http://Pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
    http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
    Can't imaging something not being covered there.

  • 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

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