HT3728 Can't get my initial backup to work with Time Capsule...get the following error: An unexpected error occurred (error code -6584)

I linked up my Time Capsule yesterday and my initial backup failed twice. I then hooked up the Time Capsule to my iMac with an ethernet cable and now it won't work at all....can anyone help us out? Getting frustrated with this "easy" stuff!!
Thanks.

Let me guess.. you are using Lion.
Redo the setup but download and install 5.6 utility if indeed Lion is involved.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Use SMB names for wireless and TC.. this helps..
Short, no spaces pure alphanumeric..
Set and lock the wireless channels.

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HT3275 I recently bought a new Time Capsule and the following message is shown:- "Time Machine could not complete the back up. The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data-1/Brian's iMac.sparsebundle" is already in use." Can anyone help?

I recently bought a new Time Capsule and the following message has started to show:-
"Time Machine could not complete the back up. The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data-1/Brian’s iMac.sparsebundle” is already in use."
Can anyone help?

Pondini is the resident Time Machine expert on the forums, and he has all the answers.
Check is excellent Time Machine - Troubleshooting support document
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
See # C17 in particular

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And that's it. No other hints on what's wrong or how to fix it.
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Get help with multiple-NAT configurations for Back to My Mac
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Really appreciate any advice on this.
Thanks
Fred

You will corrupt your backups if you change any name in your backed up folders. What I recommend you to do is to move your backup files of the old Mac to another external drive, so you do not have them stored on the Time Capsule taking up space for the new Mac > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5096?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Also, see > http://pondini.org/TM/18.html#id21

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I have an 1TB external WD MyBook drive that is connected to my network through my Linksys wireless router and am trying to figure out how to format the drive to use with Time Machine.
I currently use the drive to store files from both my PC and my MacBook but can't seem to select the drive to use with Time Machine. I figured that I could just format the drive through the Disk Utility program, but the drive doesn't show up in Disk Utility. This may be because it is a drive connected through my router and not directly to my MacBook?!
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Any ideas on how to format the drive so it will work with Time Machine?
Once formatted to use with TM, can I still use the drive to store other files from both my Mac and PC? or do I need to partition for this??
Is it possible to set up an automatic backup schedule that will happen via my home wireless connection?
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You cannot use the drive with TM as you have it set up. TM will not work with a networked drive except a Time Capsule or a USB drive connected to an Airport Extreme Base Station (current version.)
If you wish to use this drive for TM backups it must be connected directly to the computer. Other computers on the network can access the drive for TM backups if you turn on file sharing for the drive (select drive, press COMMAND-I, check the box labeled "Shared Folder," click on the Enable button.) The shared drive will have to be mounted on the other computers in order for them to use it as a TM backup drive.

Can I backup my iPad with Time Capsule

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No. An iPad cannot backup to a TC. iTunes backs up the iPad. Time Machine will backup your iTunes folder and all other relevant folders to the TC.

Can I access my iMac backup file on my Time Capsule with Time Machine from my Powerbook G4?

I've got a 1.5 Ghz PowerPc Powerbook G4. My iMac Intel was recently stolen, however I still have the Time Capsule it continually backed up to. The Powerbook is running Leopard and has the Time Machine app. Does anyone know how I can (somehow) connect with my Powerbook to the Time Capsule left behind to transfer some documents off of it to my Powerbook even though it is not the Powerbook's designated backup server (drive)? Realize that my Powerbook already can access files from the Time Capsule but not the iMac backup. What I'm interested in is going into my iMac's backup file by using Time Machine on my Powerbook to grab some files from the iMac's history. Can this be done?If so, let me know.

If you mount the sparse bundle via finder. Then you can open it in the Time Machine display.. it might be difficult between versions..
http://pondini.org/TM/17.html
Sorry to hear you iMac was stolen.. not the sort of thing that would be normally taken.

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Looking forward to your input.

Don't try to home share it.. as that is dependent on using Apple ID.
Just airplay to the ATV.. iTunes: Using AirPlay
The movie should play exactly as your doing music.. but get rid of the whole home share if that is causing issues.. there is no mention of needing home share in the above..
If you still have issues you might need to do it other ways.. like export the movie from itunes.. and play it using vlc which should allow you to stream it to the apple TV using airplay.
That is a bit tricky and I have not used that setup but it should work.
http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/23412/can-i-stream-any-video-played-wit h-vlc-player-to-apple-tv
If you have a hunt around you should find it fairly easy to do.. but straight airplay should work.. there is a very recent update to ATV which might help it with airplay.

Trying to get DHCP and NAT to work on Time Capsule

I have a 2TB Time Capsule, combined with a speedtouch 780 wireless router. I have tried to set up the router in bridge mode but don't see the setting for it. Is it allocating the IP of the router to the Time Capsule? If I do that the internet connection is gone.
ISP have shown no support as to how to set this up.
I want to enable this option, so that I can access Time Capsule remotely from the www (when travelling).
Thanks for the help!

One device or the other has to be bridged. The obvious one is the 780 speedtouch. And use PPPoE client on the TC.. the only question is if your ISP supports PPPoE authentication.. not all do. If you only have PPPoA available then you have to bridge the Time Capsule. Remote access via the speedtouch in router and the TC is no problem btw. I have done that myself.
I have tried to set up the router in bridge mode but don't see the setting for it. Is it allocating the IP of the router to the Time Capsule? If I do that the internet connection is gone.
To bridge the Speedtouch go to the main setup page in your browser.. by default 192.168.1.254 but some are still at 10.0.0.138.
Save the current configuration just so you can easily get back.
Then select the configuration under Gateway or Thomson Gateway. On the centre of the page at the bottom is pick a task.. one of which is setup. You can choose bridge as a service or what we used to call template. It should list routed ppp, bridge and perhaps a couple of others. Just pick bridge.. and finish the setup wizard. Then you are done.. the 780 will be in bridge and use pppoe client on the TC.. this is the best setup btw for remote access.
Although it looks slightly different.. here are the pics from my TG782.. which is the next model from 780. The layout is the same even if the colors and graphics are slightly different.
After you pick setup my Thomson gateway you get the wizard.
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[Excluded] /Users/myuserid/Documents/Parallels/Windows 7.pvm
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Time Machine gives error "The backup disk image '/Volumes/time capsule name/Macbook Pro.sparsebundle' could not be accessed (error -1)."

The backup disk image ... could not be accessed (error -1).

Thanks to the great Pondini...
http://pondini.org/TM/C17.html

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Yes
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HT3728 Can't get my initial backup to work with Time Capsule...get the following error: An unexpected error occurred (error code -6584)

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