Not enough capacity to back up when updating software?
Last night I started the update of new software for on my ipad and went to bed. This morning it tells me I am 1.9 GB over capacity and it is still trying back up but is only about 1/10 of the way through according to the indicator. What do I do?
The following may help: Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support
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Try this now.
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Hi,
I have a 2.7GHz Quad-Core 27" iMac from July 2011. It has a 2TB HD which I back up to an external single partition 2TB HD (WD MyBook) over Time Machine (TM). The iMac HD has about 1.4TB on it.
It was "just working" until about 2 weeks ago, when I got a message that says in essence "not enough space to back up: only 600GB available when 1.4GB is needed". There is one succesful 1.4TB backup. I get the error message hourly as it attempts to back up then fails. Previously there were multiple time stamped (houry, daily etc) backups but when I first got the error message, there was only one left, implying that TM deleted the earlier ones in its quest for more space.
As there is a 2TB drive to back up 1.4TB, there should be loads of space as each backup should just log the changes, not the whole drive.
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I have googled the issue extensively, checked FAQs etc and found two potential causes.
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I am now at a loss as to what to do.
I would be very grateful indeed if anyone had any thoughts that they could share.
SE.Semper Eadem wrote:
I got a message that says in essence "not enough space to back up: only 600GB available when 1.4GB is needed". There is one succesful 1.4TB backup.
It's trying to do a near-full backup for some reason, and it's already deleted all but the last remaining backup trying to make room. It was probably trying to back up about 1.2 TB, since it adds 20% to the estimated size. That's likely your entire home folder.
The first is that I changed the name of my computer around the time that the problem appeared.
No, that shouldn't cause it. Apparently on some of the very first versions of Leoaprd, it did, but not since.
The second is that the sparsebundle needs to be resized manually due to a bug,
No, there isn't a sparsebundle on backups made to an internal or directly-connected HD. Those are used only for network backups.
What else did you do around the same time you changed your computer name? See #D4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting for common causes.
I'd recommend turning TM off, erasing the drive and doing a "full reset" per #A4 in that same link. Then exclude most of the large folders in your home folder, per #10 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions. Then run a backup, and immediately run another.
If the second backup is more than a GB, use one of the apps in #A2 of Troubleshooting to see exactly what got backed-up the second time. That may tell us what's going on.
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iPhones are not intended to be sole storage of content.
I understand your old computer crashed, but relying solely on an iPhone that can easily be lost, stolen, or damaged beyond repair is not smart.
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iCloud: Backup and restore overview
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4859
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iCloud: Troubleshooting creating backups
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3992
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What are my options for increasing storage capacity besides purchasing more memory, or deleting existing content. The new software install used up much of my storage capacity and the message is driving me crazy. Any ideas?? Thanks!
There are two kinds of storage messages that appewr on iOS devices. Your question seems at odds with your description so there might be some confusion here.
If the storage refers to not enough for an icloud back up then you need to purchase more icloud space or turn off iCloud backup. You can backup using iTunes on your computer with paying for additional iCloud storage.
if the storage refers to that on your iOS device as in there is not enough storage to update, then you have two options and neither option involves adding more storage since the amount of storage on an iOS devoce is fixed. One option is to delete stuff from your device to free up more space. The second option is to complete the update while your devoce is connected to your computer running the latest version of iTunes. When you do that the update is downloaded to your computer and extracted there so it doesn't require as much free space on your iOS device. -
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This has been going on for days. I've switched to 1-click shopping, uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes, turned the machine on and off, and still get nothing. There is plenty of hard drive space, and have tons of free RAM.
Any ideas?
Thanks!I just noticed all three of us have a Dell computer....did either of you recently update your BIOS? I did and just after is when I noticed the problem with iTunes that we're all having. I realize it could be just coincidence, but I can't think of anything else that changed that may have caused this problem. I was considering reverting to the old BIOS, but have done some research (mainly on forums) and don't see any mention elsewhere of this, although alot of people mentioned going back to the old BIOS for other reasons. If I can't find anything else in a day or two, I'm going to uninstall and re-install itunes. I'll report back if this helps or does nothing.
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