Question on Back Up With Time Capsule
Hello,
I have an iMac OSX 10.9.2 and a laptop OSX 10.9.2. I have a Time Machine Backup.
Recently my backup attemps on my laptop have been saying that the backup failed because Time Machine is already in use.
I shut down the iMac and clicked on the "Back up Now" tab and, once again, it said that it was already in use.
Now, the two have been this way for a long time and this seems to have just started.
Any ideas on how I might solve this? I may just call support even though I am beyond my time frame there for not paying, but I thought I would ask here because folks have been so helpful before.
Total non-techie here, lol!
Thank you,
Lee
See C12 in the 1st linked article.
Time Machine Troubleshooting
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Success. !
This is not an elegant or straightforward solution, but it worked, and solved a problem that has bugged me since getting the Time Capsule. Thank you again for your help.
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i attempted to backup the imac with time machine to an external hard drive, it began backing up, stopped and I got the same error message: "time machine error unable to complete backup an error occurred while copying files." Little help!
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Exactly which method works best is going to take some experimentation.
The way you are trying to set it up as a roaming network is generally considered the best.. but the devices like iphones do not hand off neatly.
It is interesting that they in fact used to hand off better using the Linksys.. which could be due to its poorer range. The new TC having so much better range is causing the phones to not swap "towers" to the local express.
Test it with a Mac laptop.. as generally they do hand off better.
I cannot quite figure out if you are using roaming correctly. All the wireless should have identical names, with identical security setting and passwords.
The only thing that should be different is wireless channels on each item. And you are likely just using auto anyway.
So each device is creating a wireless network. And for 2.4ghz one should be channel 1, then another channel 6 and another channel 11. For 5ghz it will be same idea but there are more channels available.
When you extend wireless, everything runs the same channel. But the wireless speed is reduced. You must disconnect ethernet to each of the expresses.. and the problem is your 30-40mbps will reduce permanently to 15-20mbps for all clients. So take your choice.. 15-20mbps for all clients forced to double hop is better than 5-7mbps which you experience now when you walk around.. although I am not sure how much browsing you do whilst walking. You may need to compromise which is the better out of several not great alternatives.
I would have a test.. which is wrong btw.. but I have heard that it works.
In your roaming network at the present time. Try setting each router to a manual wireless channel.. and fix all of them the same. So for instance, set 2.4ghz to channel 11. Try fixing the 5ghz as well, say the TC is defaulting to 149, it might not actually respond to manual wireless channels.. you will need to test this.. say set to 36 or 40 and see if the TC is actually changed.. if not just set all the expresses to 149 as well. What you are doing is trying to reinforce the wireless in each area.. but this is actually wrong. So all will have same wireless name and same security wpa2 personal is the only valid one.. and all the same password.
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I just purchased a 4 TB Seagate Backup Plus that I’m looking to integrate with my mid-2009 MacBook Pro and 2 TB Time Capsule that I’m currently using to store my iTunes library (I know, bad move, one of the reasons for the new Seagate) and run my Time Machine backups. If I can use the TC only as an external HD and backup with Time Machine to the new Seagate I’m willing to do that. If I can’t, I understand the limitations of the larger capacity Seagate with the smaller TC. Probably won’t top 2 TB for a while so I’ll cross that > 2 TB of info bridge when I get to it and need a larger drive for Time Machine backups
The current plan is to move the iTunes library to the Seagate along with the new, and ever growing Aperture library (currently on the MB) while backing up both the MacBook and Seagate to the Time Capsule; unless I can switch them and use the TC as an ext HD and the Seagate for backups. How do I go about doing this? How do I answer the “Do you want to use this new drive with Time Machine” prompt being that I’m currently not planning on backing up to the Seagate but want to backup the Seagate up to the TC? Do I need to reformat the Seagate disc? Still figuring out how I want to configure the Aperture (which I’m still learning) library but I’d like to keep the mobility advantage of the laptop and use the internal HD for a working library and move the post-processed images to the Seagate for archival. I’ll be checking on the Aperture forum.
Thanks for any help to this incredibly newbie type question. There’s usually a similar, but not exact, answer to my questions on forums or the threads are a few years old, so figured it would be faster and more accurate to just ask.I just purchased a 4 TB Seagate Backup Plus... If I can use the TC only as an external HD and backup with Time Machine to the new Seagate I’m willing to do that.
The Seagate Backup Plus portable drives are Time Machine compatible so you shouldn't have any issues backing up your MacBook Pro to this drive. You also shouldn't have any issues using the TC as an "external HD" if you actually meant "network" drive. That is, it will still be available on the network as a storage device.
The current plan is to move the iTunes library to the Seagate along with the new, and ever growing Aperture library (currently on the MB)...
That shouldn't be a problem.
...while backing up both the MacBook and Seagate to the Time Capsule
Backing up the MacBook Pro using Time Machine will not be an issue, but you will not be able to use Time Machine to back up the Time Capsule to the Seagate. It may still be possible to use some other back up solution for this.
How do I answer the “Do you want to use this new drive with Time Machine” prompt being that I’m currently not planning on backing up to the Seagate but want to backup the Seagate up to the TC?
At this point, just answer "No." You can always choose the Seagate as a Time Machine destination later via the Time Machine interface. Again, you CANNOT back up the Time Capsule to the Seagate with Time Machine.
Do I need to reformat the Seagate disc?
If you got the Mac version of this Seagate drive it is already properly formatted. However, if you got the PC version, you will need to reformat it for HFS+ in order for the TC to share it out properly. That means you will need to temporarily connect it to your Mac, via USB, and then, use the Disk Utility to format it. -
My itunes library does not stay in its new location in the time capsule. Every time I put the computer to sleep or leave it alone for awhile, the itunes location goes back to the original location in the macbook. Then I have to change the location back to the time capsule and wait for it to reorganize all the files again. So the question is how to keep my itunes in its new location the time capsule?
Welcome to the discussion area!
+Can someone please provide a definite answer, or at least warn against using the TC as a shared media device on a network. The whole point of getting such a device is to be able to offload large multimedia libraries from the laptops, yet access a shared library when networked. N'est ce pas?+
We're all users here...not pros...so you'll get few definitive answers on a forum with varying opinions about almost every subject.
My opinion would be this: Apple designed the Time Capsule for Time Machine to automatically backup all the files on your Mac and other Macs in the household on a regular basis and provide a way to retrieve a file that had been deleted recently by mistake. It's a pretty good router as well.
If you check the info about the Time Capsule on Apple's site, the main features mentioned are backup of your Macs and a dual band wireless network capability.
The Time Capsule was never designed to be a media server housing audio, video and other multi-media files and has never been promoted as such. Nevertheless, some users seem to have adopted the stance that this should be one of the benefits of the device, if not a main feature.
There may be a need for media server type device, but the Time Capsule, at least at this time, is not the answer. If you feel otherwise, you might want to speak directly to Apple and let them know via Time Capsule Feedback.
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