Pro.sparsebundle is in use.

I am getting an error message when trying to backup my computer to my airpot time capsule. I was working fine a few days ago.
Pro.sparsebundle" is in use. Try ejecting the disk images

Make sure that no other Macs are backing up at the time
Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten
Plug the power cord back into the back of the Time Capsule
Wait a few minutes, and try a backup

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  • The disk image "Name Macbook Pro.sparsebundle" is in use Try ejecting the disk image

    I upgraded my Mountain Lion two weeks ago and I've experienced number of issues since then.
    Now I have problem with the Time Machine.
    When I try to create backup I'm keep getting following message:
    "The disk image "MyName Macbook Pro.sparsebundle" is in use
    Try ejecting the disk image"
    The problem is that Time Machine seem to be ejected, I checked this both in Finder and Disk Utility.
    Please could you possibly help me with the issue?
    I work on 2010 Macbook Pro

    Try the following:
    Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
    Count to ten
    Plug the power cord back in to the back of the Time Capsule
    Wait a few minutes, then try another backup

  • How can I fix my Time Machine? I keep getting "The disk image "Mike's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is in use."

    My Time Machine won't back up. I keep getting: "The disk image “Mike’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is in use. Try ejecting the disk image."
    I've Googled and tried different suggestions from forums, but nothing works. Most of the suggestions are too old anyway. It's doing my head in!
    I have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro running Yosemite 10.10.2.
    Thanks ~ Mike

    See if Pondini can help http://pondini.org/TM/C12.html

  • Getting error "disk image....pro.sparsebundle is in use.....try ejecting the disk

    when trying to have my time machine backup my MAC harddrive I am getting an error message "disk image....pro.sparsebundle is in use. try ejecting the disk....I don't know where to find this disk image to eject it.

    Try the following:
    Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
    Count to ten
    Plug the power cord back in to the back of the Time Capsule
    Wait a few minutes, then try another backup

  • I get a message from Time Machine ""/Volumes/Data/Don's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is aready in use.   Please tell me what this means and what I should do because of it.

    I get a message in a box on my desk top saying "/Volumes'/Data/Don's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is alreadyin use.  What does this mean, and what should I do because of it if anything?

    You should do a restart. That often fixes such problems.
    AND You should tell:
    System preferences > Spotlight > Privacy ...
    not to index the backup drive (it does a special index already).
    Does that message mean you are NOT keeping your backups on a separate drive? Backuops should be on a drive with nothing else.

  • HT3275 he backup disk image"/Volumes/Data/Sue's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use mean?

    Can anyone tell me what "The backup disk image"/Volumes/Data/Sue's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle is in use mean when it comes to using my Time Machine.   How do I solve this blip in the back-up process?

    The TM backup has not properly dismounted the drive on the last backup or has lost connection in some way.
    It is a common problem.. the most common in this discussion area.. look at the right hand "More Like This" column for multiple similar threads.
    Solution is simple.. some sort of restart is needed of the TC.. you can do this via the airport utility or just pull the power, count to 10 and power it on again.
    See C12 for more details.
    http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

  • How to eject disk image Pro.sparsebundle

    My time capsule does not allow me to backup or select it as the disk, the error message is
    The disk image "Michael's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is in use. Try ejecting the disk image.
    What do I do?
    Thanks

    This is quite a complex "fix"
    Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
    Count to ten
    Plug the power cord back into the back of the Time Capsule
    Wait a few minutes and try another backup.

  • MacPro backed up to Time Machine, added Mac Mini now get "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Jerry Booher's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use." error when Mac Pro tries to back up

    MacPro backed up to Time Machine, added Mac Mini now get "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Jerry Booher’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use." error when Mac Pro tries to back up

    It is standard Mountain Lion error due to the networking ability which is comparable to wet string. (actually that was lion.. it dried out some with Mountain Lion.. higher in the hills perhaps!!)
    See C12 and C17
    http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
    But many people are suffering the same issue..
    And the above is even a little out of date.. you might need to do a reset to the TC.
    Welcome to Apple's beta program for everyone.

  • HT3275 My time machine does not back up and giving me this error message: The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data-1/Amiel's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use. Pls help.

    My time machine does not back up and giving me this error message: The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data-1/Amiel’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use. Pls help.

    Make sure that there are no other Macs backing up at the present time.
    Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
    Count to ten
    Plug the power cord back in
    This will "fix" things about 98% of the time. Post back if you are in the unlucky 2% category.

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

    You need to be careful Bob.. people might take this literally.
    Bob Timmons wrote:
    How do I correct this issue?
    Call the exterminator to get rid of the bugs in Lion and Mountain Lion.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5222487?tstart=0

  • Time Machine error: The backup disk image "/Volumes/----/----MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use and resource unavailable?

    I have a MacBook Pro 13" 2010 model running Mountain Lion. I have always been able to use Time Machine with my Time Capsule. Just today I have been receiving the same error message whenever I would back up my computer:
    I removed my name before "MacBook Pro". It takes a long time "Looking for backup disk..." first. The disk I put with the time capsule is called Huge Backup, and in Huge Backup there is my sparsebundle file called "----- MacBook Pro." When I open Finder, open my time capsule, and then open my sparse folder, it should mount a drive where I can see my computer's backups. That doesn't work. Then I get this message:
    I once again removed my name before "MacBook Pro" but I can open my sister's sparsebundle who is running Mountain Lion on the same network and her backups work fine. I have researched this topic and have tried to repair the disk in Disk Utility, remount all the drives, remove the drive and restart the backups, and even restart my computer and the Time Capsule. Nothing worked. It just was working yesterday, but now I get this in the settings along with a caution symbol in my menubar:
    Is there anything I could do to fix this? Reconnecting it in AirPort Utility (5 or 6) didn't work. Also, for some reason, the error renamed Huge Backup to Huge Backup-1 as you can see above and below in the messages. I downloaded the Time Machine Buddy widget and this is the error report I got. I replaced my names or private info with [-----]. By the way, the network is called NDR Network, and the Time Capsule is alled NDR Time Capsule. Here's the error I keep getting:
    Starting manual backup
    Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://[-----];AUTH=SRP@NDR%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Huge%20Backu p
    Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/Huge Backup using URL: afp://[-----];AUTH=SRP@NDR%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Huge%20Backu p
    Disk image already attached: /Volumes/Huge Backup/[-----]'s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
    Failed to mount disk image: Error Domain=com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain Code=31 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain error 31.)" UserInfo=0x7ff0a483e6c0 {MessageParameters=(
    Ejected Time Machine network volume.
    Waiting 60 seconds and trying again.
    Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://[-----];AUTH=SRP@NDR%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Huge%20Backu p
    Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/Huge Backup using URL: afp://Rohan;AUTH=SRP@NDR%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Huge%20Backup
    Disk image already attached: /Volumes/Huge Backup/Rohan's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
    Failed to mount disk image: Error Domain=com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain Code=31 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain error 31.)" UserInfo=0x7ff0a343d430 {MessageParameters=(
    Ejected Time Machine network volume.
    Waiting 60 seconds and trying again.
    Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://Rohan;AUTH=SRP@NDR%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Huge%20Backup
    Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/Huge Backup-1 using URL: afp://Rohan;AUTH=SRP@NDR%20Time%20Capsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Huge%20Backup
    Disk image already attached: /Volumes/Huge Backup-1/Rohan's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
    Failed to mount disk image: Error Domain=com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain Code=31 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain error 31.)" UserInfo=0x7ff0a34410c0 {MessageParameters=(
    Ejected Time Machine network volume.
    Giving up after 3 retries.
    Backup failed with error: 31
    [SnapshotUtilities mountPointForVolumeRef] FSGetVolumeInfo returned: -35
    Failed to eject volume (null) (FSVolumeRefNum: 0; status: -35; dissenting pid: -1)
    Failed to eject Time Machine disk image: /Volumes/Huge Backup-1/Rohan's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle
    Please help!

    I didn't remove all of my names, so just ignore that...

  • My Time machine won't back up.  Recently updated to OS x 10.7.5.  Error message is as follows:  "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Time Machine Backup/Scott's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use."  What is wrong and how do I fix it?  Thanks.

    My Time machine won't back up.  Recently updated to OS x 10.7.5.  Error message is as follows:  "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Time Machine Backup/Scott’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use."  What is wrong and how do I fix it?  Thanks.

    Have you tried restarting the computer? Also, see Time Machine Error from this pages sidebar under More Like This.

  • HT1218 How do I troubleshoot this: Time Capsule cannot complete the backup. The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/ MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use.

    This is the second time I've encountered this issue with Time Capsule using Time Machine automatic backup. I haven't found the following specific error message in the list of troubleshooting issues: "Time Capsule cannot complete the backup. The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use."
    I'm not certain what causes this issue. I think it may have something to do with having to force shutdown with apps still open when the beachball hangs and the MacBook has to be rebooted.
    Has anyone else dealt with this issue?

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities
    Restart your Mac and the Time Capsule. In most of the cases, this should solve the problem.
    If it doesn't work, see > http://pondini.org/TM/C12.html

  • I've recently received an error message from Time Machine that my Macbook Pro's sparsebundle is in use.  What is this and what can I do about it?

    I've recently received an error message from Time Machine that my Macbook Pro's sparsebundle is in use.  What is this and what can I do about it?

    This is asked at least 5-6 times a day here.
    Look at the right hand column.. more like this.
    It is a bug in Mountain Lion.
    Read C12 http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
    But the fast solution.. unplug the TC.. count to 10.. plug it back in.

  • HT1218 I am getting just yesterday an error message from the TimeMachine "Error......Pro.sparsebundle is already in use.......latest successful backup at 4:17PM yesterday (4/9/13). Does anyone know cause and what action should be taken to avoid not backin

    Getting error message and do not know how to address....."Time Machine error" Pro.sparsebundle is already in use       (Latest successful backup @ 4:17PM yesterday April 9 2013.
    Looking for best actions to take to continue automatic backups without getting this message?
    I do not know if it is related but also got an error code #6584.....not sure if it is related or something different?
    Minnesota Andy

    Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
    Count to 10
    Plug the power cord back in to the back of the Time Capsule
    This simple reset will fix this Lion and Mountain Lion 98% of the time. If you are in the 2% category, more information is here:
    The Backup disk image ... sparsebundle ... is already in use.

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