Slow time machine, console messages: mdworker: unable to talk to lsboxd, and mdworker 32:kCGErrorFailure:set a breakpoint@CGErrorBreakpoint()

iMac: model indentifier: iMac11,3
processor: 3.2GHz intel core i3
Software: OSX lion 10.7.5
Current problem: Time machine running extremely slowly as is computer. When time machine is "preparing to update" if I attempt to open any drive, that function freezes the computer.
I followed web advice to check for console message: mdworker: unable to talk to lsboxd. Found that to be present. As recommended, I turned off computer, restarted in safe mode, logged in and restarted computer. checked console, I see this same message and another message that may be problematic: mdworker: 32: kCGErrorFailure: set a breakpoint@CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch srrors as they are logged.
Both these messages being recorded every few minutes in the console log.
Any support would be greatly appreciated.
thank you,

Hello Mr Davis,
Thanks for your willingness to help I really appreciate your assistance.
I decided to watch what was happening a bit more to see if I could discern a pattern to the problem so that I could pose a more refined question.
This am, after the computer was left on all night, I noticed time machine (TM) was running. I opened the console window, and noted after entering "starting" in the search field corresponding to "all messages" that hourly, there is a notation:
date, time, then "starting standard backu" followed by date, time and starting post backup thinning".
However, then there is the entry below at 12:25:46am referring to "starting standard backup" and there is no subsequent entry in the log referring to thinning having occured. I wonder if this corresponds to TM running now and I am guessing, ever since 12:25:46 am?
Once again, it seems that the problem is that when TM is running in this fashion, the computer slows down tremendously and operating particular programs such as photo processing lightroom that require more power, become very slow in particular.
I copied and pasted a section of the log as it seems to repeat the same sequence of information over and over all night long. I did not copy and paste the entire log since 12:25:46 am, as I wanted to not paste an excessive amount of lines here, but can do that if you like.
I hope I followed your directions correctly. thanks again, Jeff
Console log:
8/2/13 12:25:46.540 AM com.apple.backupd: Starting standard backup
8/2/13 12:25:46.823 AM com.apple.backupd: Backing up to: /Volumes/LaCie 2 TB Backup for Mac/Backups.backupdb
8/2/13 12:25:47.938 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11610]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory
8/2/13 12:25:47.938 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11610]) Exited with code: 1
8/2/13 12:25:47.938 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/2/13 12:27:27.000 AM kernel: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0xffffff800b0c8200, 1 -> 4) timed out after 100721 ms
8/2/13 12:27:28.015 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11620]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory
8/2/13 12:27:28.016 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11620]) Exited with code: 1
8/2/13 12:27:28.016 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/2/13 12:29:08.092 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11630]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory
8/2/13 12:29:08.093 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11630]) Exited with code: 1
8/2/13 12:29:08.093 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/2/13 12:29:08.000 AM kernel: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0xffffff800b0c8200, 4 -> 3) timed out after 100746 ms
8/2/13 12:29:19.346 AM applepushserviced: <APSCourier: 0x7fe44b908430>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0x7fe44b810ab0>: The operation couldn’t be completed. Connection reset by peer
8/2/13 12:30:30.000 AM kernel: add_fsevent: unable to get path for vp 0xffffff8017720930 (system.log; ret 22; type 4)
8/2/13 12:30:30.000 AM kernel: add_fsevent: unabled to get a path for vp 0xffffff8017720930. dropping the event.
8/2/13 12:30:48.171 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11642]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory
8/2/13 12:30:48.171 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11642]) Exited with code: 1
8/2/13 12:30:48.172 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/2/13 12:31:10.000 AM kernel: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0xffffff800b0c8200, 3 -> 2) timed out after 100738 ms
8/2/13 12:32:28.263 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11652]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory
8/2/13 12:32:28.263 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11652]) Exited with code: 1
8/2/13 12:32:28.264 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/2/13 12:33:11.000 AM kernel: IOSCSIPeripheralDeviceType00::setPowerState(0xffffff800b0c8200, 2 -> 1) timed out after 100738 ms
8/2/13 12:34:08.343 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11662]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory
8/2/13 12:34:08.344 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11662]) Exited with code: 1
8/2/13 12:34:08.344 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/2/13 12:35:48.420 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11672]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory
8/2/13 12:35:48.420 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11672]) Exited with code: 1
8/2/13 12:35:48.421 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/2/13 12:37:28.498 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11682]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory
8/2/13 12:37:28.498 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11682]) Exited with code: 1
8/2/13 12:37:28.498 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/2/13 12:39:08.577 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11692]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory
8/2/13 12:39:08.577 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11692]) Exited with code: 1
8/2/13 12:39:08.577 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/2/13 12:39:19.976 AM applepushserviced: <APSCourier: 0x7fe44b908430>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0x7fe44a444230>: The operation couldn’t be completed. Connection reset by peer
8/2/13 12:40:48.654 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11702]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory
8/2/13 12:40:48.655 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11702]) Exited with code: 1
8/2/13 12:40:48.655 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/2/13 12:42:28.731 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11712]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory
8/2/13 12:42:28.731 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11712]) Exited with code: 1
8/2/13 12:42:28.731 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
8/2/13 12:42:54.000 AM kernel: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=11715[GoogleSoftwareUp] clearing CS_VALID
8/2/13 12:44:08.810 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper[11723]) posix_spawn("/Applications/MacKeeper.app/Contents/Resources/MacKeeper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/MacKeeper Helper", ...): No such file or directory

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Jan 9 09:33:45 ihomez com.apple.backupd[21102]: Starting standard backup
Jan 9 09:33:46 ihomez com.apple.backupd[21102]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machime LA/Backups.backupdb
Jan 9 09:40:46 ihomez com.apple.backupd[21102]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 100.0 MB requested (including padding), 381.68 GB available
Jan 9 09:57:57 ihomez backupd[21102]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
Jan 9 10:29:58 ihomez com.apple.backupd[21102]: Copied 718890 files (12.9 MB) from volume i5 2TB.
Jan 9 10:43:35 ihomez com.apple.backupd[21102]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 100.0 MB requested (including padding), 381.48 GB available
Jan 9 11:02:16 ihomez backupd[21102]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
Jan 9 11:31:08 ihomez com.apple.backupd[21102]: Copied 12.7 MB of 12.7 MB, 642967 of 642967 items
Jan 9 11:33:07 ihomez com.apple.backupd[21102]: Copied 716189 files (12.7 MB) from volume i5 2TB.
Jan 9 13:26:26 ihomez com.apple.backupd[21102]: Backup deletion was canceled by user
Jan 9 13:26:26 ihomez com.apple.backupd[21102]: Starting post-backup thinning
Jan 9 13:26:27 ihomez com.apple.backupd[21102]: Backup completed successfully.

Thanks for the quick response.
I followed the steps you listed and also remove the files that were creating problems spootlight, including the audio plugin and the panel preferences file.
Then I stopped by the timemachine reindexed spootlight 'option in the preferences panel spootight privacy. After I restarted my iMac and formatted the external drive again, Time Machine and restarting a full backup. This morning after a quick full backup and disk indexing completed incremental backups are always slow. Proceeds with a few kb at a time. I resend you the log files and screen capture. My iMac is constantly backed up.
Thank you for your time.
Stefano
File log:
Jan 10 00:30:05 ihomez newsyslog[757]: logfile turned over
Jan 10 00:43:30 ihomez [0x0-0xe00e].com.getdropbox.dropbox[278]: Sampling process 278 for 5 seconds with 10 milliseconds of run time between samples
Jan 10 00:43:35 ihomez [0x0-0xe00e].com.getdropbox.dropbox[278]: Sampling completed, processing symbols...
Jan 10 00:43:35 ihomez [0x0-0xe00e].com.getdropbox.dropbox[278]: Sample analysis of process 278 written to file /Users/home/.dropbox/s4f0b7ba2
Jan 10 00:44:08 ihomez mdworker32[805]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 10 01:00:51 ihomez mdworker[579]: -[ABAddressBook sharedAddressBook] Can't ABACQUIRE_FILE_LOCK /SourceCache/AddressBook/AddressBook-883/Framework/AddressBook/ABAddressBook.m: 3314
Jan 10 01:04:41 ihomez osascript[897]: Initializer-based scripting additions have been deprecated. Please update this addition: "/Library/ScriptingAdditions/QXPScriptingAdditions.osax"
Jan 10 01:07:56 ihomez mdworker32[930]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 10 01:08:01 ihomez mdworker32[931]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 10 01:09:44 ihomez com.apple.backupd[479]: Copied 94.7 GB of 990.4 GB, 506176 of 1771170 items
Jan 10 01:13:34 ihomez [0x0-0xe00e].com.getdropbox.dropbox[278]: Sampling process 278 for 5 seconds with 10 milliseconds of run time between samples
Jan 10 01:13:39 ihomez [0x0-0xe00e].com.getdropbox.dropbox[278]: Sampling completed, processing symbols...
Jan 10 01:13:39 ihomez [0x0-0xe00e].com.getdropbox.dropbox[278]: Sample analysis of process 278 written to file /Users/home/.dropbox/s4f0b82ad
Jan 10 01:14:19 ihomez mdworker32[946]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 10 01:20:02 ihomez mdworker32[969]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 10 02:00:16 ihomez mdworker32[1025]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 10 02:09:44 ihomez com.apple.backupd[479]: Copied 316.2 GB of 990.4 GB, 530801 of 1771170 items
Jan 10 02:10:51 ihomez mdworker32[1052]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 10 02:11:00 ihomez mdworker[937]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
Jan 10 02:15:01 ihomez mdworker[937]: Corrupt JPEG data: 10053 extraneous bytes before marker 0xed
Jan 10 02:15:37 ihomez mdworker32[1063]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 10 02:30:55 ihomez mdworker32[1098]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 10 02:38:32 ihomez /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework /Versions/A/Support/mdworker[937]: FontImporter: Validation failed - "/Users/home/Library/Fonts Disabled/MT Extra".
Jan 10 02:38:32 ihomez /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework /Versions/A/Support/mdworker[937]: FontImporter: Validation Result - "<CFArray 0x10256a570 [0x7fff70e20ee0]>{type = mutable-small, count = 5, values = (\n    0 : <CFString 0x104eb5af8 [0x7fff70e20ee0]>{contents = "kATSFontTestSeverityInformation"}\n    1 : <CFString 0x104eb5b18 [0x7fff70e20ee0]>{contents = "kATSFontTestSeverityTechnicalError"}\n    2 : <CFString 0x104eb5b58 [0x7fff70e20ee0]>{contents = "kATSFontTestSeverityMajorError"}\n    3 : <CFString 0x104eb5b78 [0x7fff70e20ee0]>{contents = "kATSFontTestSeverityFatalError"}\n    4 : <CFString 0x104eb5b38 [0x7fff70e20ee0]>{contents = "kATSFontTestSeverityMinorError"}\n)}".
Jan 10 02:38:55 ihomez mdworker[937]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
Jan 10 02:38:56 ihomez mdworker32[1115]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 10 03:09:44 ihomez com.apple.backupd[479]: Copied 517.9 GB of 990.4 GB, 651137 of 1771170 items
Jan 10 04:09:45 ihomez com.apple.backupd[479]: Copied 723.7 GB of 990.4 GB, 787449 of 1771170 items
Jan 10 05:09:46 ihomez com.apple.backupd[479]: Copied 947.2 GB of 990.4 GB, 789860 of 1771170 items
Jan 10 05:20:55 ihomez com.apple.backupd[479]: Copied 790597 files (982.2 GB) from volume i5 2TB.
Jan 10 05:32:32 ihomez com.apple.backupd[479]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 1.60 GB requested (including padding), 873.52 GB available
Jan 10 05:33:14 ihomez mdworker[1452]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
Jan 10 05:35:07: --- last message repeated 5 times ---
Jan 10 05:35:36 ihomez backupd[479]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
Jan 10 05:35:45 ihomez mdworker[1475]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
Jan 10 05:59:42 ihomez com.apple.backupd[479]: Copied 699486 files (1.9 MB) from volume i5 2TB.
Jan 10 06:34:52 ihomez com.apple.backupd[479]: Starting post-backup thinning
Jan 10 06:34:52 ihomez com.apple.backupd[479]: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Jan 10 06:34:52 ihomez com.apple.backupd[479]: Backup completed successfully.
Jan 10 07:10:09 ihomez com.apple.backupd[1752]: Starting standard backup
Jan 10 07:10:09 ihomez com.apple.backupd[1752]: Backing up to: /Volumes/TimeMachine LA/Backups.backupdb

Mdworker: unable to talk to lsboxd issue

Following log annoying me. Seems it's since 10.8.2 update?
2013/05/22 18:22:45.434 mdworker[10095]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013/05/22 18:22:45.441 mdworker[10094]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013/05/22 18:22:45.453 mdworker[10097]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013/05/22 18:22:45.490 mdworker[10096]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013/05/22 18:22:45.571 sandboxd[10098]: ([10095]) mdworker(10095) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013/05/22 18:22:45.580 sandboxd[10098]: ([10094]) mdworker(10094) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013/05/22 18:22:45.587 sandboxd[10098]: ([10097]) mdworker(10097) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013/05/22 18:22:45.595 sandboxd[10098]: ([10096]) mdworker(10096) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013/05/22 18:22:45.000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(10098) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
-- kaz-k

The log messages are routine but you should update OS X to version 10.8.3: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1640
Back up your system first.

I am trying to use Time Machine to back-up to an external hard drive and I get the following message.Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while creating the backup folder. Does anyone know what I should do?

I am trying to use Time Machine to back-up to an external hard drive and I get the following message.Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while creating the backup folder. Does anyone know what I should do?

Hello Drake, I suspect one or more of the Drives needs repairing, but...
Have you looked through Pondini's extensive TM help site?
http://Pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Can't imaging something not being covered there.

When is Apple going to fix the problem with slow Time Machine backups with Mavericks?

I have been with Apple tech support and they got my Time Machine working by doing a spotlight re-indexing and a safe boot. This worked for about three days and I am back to very slow backups. It is impossible for Time Machine to back up every hour when it takes six hours to do the back up. I don't want to take hours to re-index with spotlight all the time. I think taking six hours to do an incremental backup is a bit much. I see that there are many people that have this trouble and it all started with an upgrade to Mavericks. The question is when is Apple going to fix this problem of slow backups with Time Machine for Mavericks. I have wasted more time than I care to. I am think of going back to Windows. I need good solid backups of my machine and Apple has taken it away with the new Mavericks. Oh, I am using the UBS 3.0 connection so the drive should not be the problem. Also this has occurred in about the last five months, so I am not sure this problem was in the original Marvericks.

Allen Thanks for your reply. All I can say is several months ago Time Machine quit working in a reasonable manner. Right now I have a Time Machine backup that has been running all night and still has three hours to go to backup 6 GB of data. I am using a OWC 1.5 TB drive connected directly to my MacBook with a USB 3.0 connection. In the resent past I have added Dropbox, GoogleDrive and a MAMP server on which I am using a program called Learning With Text from Sourceforge. There have been a lot of questions on the forum about people having very slow Time Machine back ups, so it appears to be a general problem. I should also state I am getting this very slow backup after doing the Spotlight re-indexing and the Safe Restart procedure that was told to me by apple support. I have a 750 GB drive in my MacBook Pro which I am constantly trying to keep at a 5% level of free space. This might be a problem also. However, I am working on a lot of things and like to have a lot of things on my drive. Also the heavily loaded drive has not be a problem in the past. This slow backup business started about three months ago, so something has happen in a very short time period. Now it seems even the procedure that Apple support gave me is not working. Currently I am in China and it is difficult to interact with Apple support to solve this problem, but because I am in China having my computer backed up is critical. I have run the EtreCheck and am attaching the results below. I would appreciate any suggestions. If necessary I will clear out more of my hard drive if that appears to be a solution. The Time Machine drive was recently reformed so I only have a few backups on it. I also don't run the Time Machine all the time as I don't want multi-hour backups running all the time. I run it every few days.
Here is the info from EtreCheck:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
          1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
          NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 10:18:59
Disk Information:
          APPLE HDD HTS727575A9E362 disk0 : (750.16 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.3 GB (54.06 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
          VIA Labs, Inc.    USB3.0 Hub
                    OWC Elite Pro mini C 1.5 TB
                              EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                              NewMBP-TimeMachine-1.1 (disk1s2) /Volumes/NewMBP-TimeMachine-1.1: 1.5 TB (691.6 GB free)
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Logitech USB Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
          Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
          [not loaded] com.LaCie.ScsiType00 (1.2.2) Support
          [not loaded] com.lacie.driver.LaCie_RemoteComms (1.0.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.oxsemi.driver.OxsemiDeviceType00 (1.28.0) Support
          [not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) Support
          [not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) Support
          [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.0.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.0.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.0.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.0.1) Support
          [kext loaded] com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm (11.2.2f3) Support
          [not loaded] com.symantec.kext.confidentialData (1.4f5) Support
          [not loaded] com.symantec.kext.filesecurity (1.4.3f19) Support
          [kext loaded] com.symantec.kext.fw (1.0.3f5) Support
          [kext loaded] com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity (1.3.2f5) Support
          [kext loaded] com.symantec.kext.ips (1.3.1f7) Support
          [kext loaded] com.symantec.kext.pf (4.2.1f7) Support
          [not loaded] com.wacom.driver.HIDTablet (5.0.1) Support
Startup Items:
          cma: Path: /Library/StartupItems/cma
          MySQLCOM: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM
          ParallelsDesktopTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsDesktopTransporter
          ParallelsTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsTransporter
          Tablet: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Tablet
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist Support
          [loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist Support
          [not loaded] com.barebones.textwrangler.plist Support
          [loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist Support
          [loaded] com.mcafee.virusscan.eupdate.plist Support
          [running] com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist Support
          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
          [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
          [loaded] com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist Support
          [running] com.symantec.avscandaemon.plist Support
          [running] com.symantec.deepsight-extractor.plist Support
          [running] com.symantec.diskMountNotify.plist Support
          [loaded] com.symantec.MissedTasks.plist Support
          [loaded] com.symantec.navapd.plist Support
          [running] com.symantec.navapdaemonsl.plist Support
          [loaded] com.symantec.Sched501-1.plist Support
          [loaded] com.symantec.Sched501-2.plist Support
          [loaded] com.symantec.Sched503-3.plist Support
          [loaded] com.symantec.Sched503-4.plist Support
          [running] com.symantec.sharedsettings.plist Support
          [running] com.symantec.symdaemon.plist Support
          [running] com.symantec.symSchedDaemon.plist Support
          [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist Support
          [running] com.lacie.safemanager.daemon.plist Support
          [running] com.micromat.TechToolProAgent.plist Support
          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
          [running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist Support
          [failed] com.sogou.SogouServices.plist Support
          [running] com.symantec.uiagent.application.plist Support
          [running] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist Support
          [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
          [running] com.wondershare.mobilegodaemon.plist Support
User Login Items:
          GeekTool
          SIMBL Agent
          QQ
          Safari
          Calendar
          Google Drive
          Dropbox
          Day One
          Dictionary
          SymSecondaryLaunch
Internet Plug-ins:
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.1.11 Support
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.182 - SDK 10.6 Support
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
          Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.182 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 Support
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
          RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
          Silverlight: Version: 4.0.51204.0 Support
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
Safari Extensions:
          Video Converter: Version: 4.0.0
          AllMyTube: Version: 4.1.0.0
          Open in Internet Explorer: Version: 1.0
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          QQMail: Version: 1.0.2.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
          txftn: Version: 1.0.0.6 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Adobe Version Cue CS4 Support
          Flash Player Support
          GeekTool Support
          Growl Support
          Java Support
          MacFUSE Support
          MenuMeters Support
          MySQL Support
          Norton\nQuickMenu Support
          Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X Support
          Pen Tablet Support
          Perian Support
          TechTool Protection Support
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 697.84 GB Disk used: 647.49 GB
          Destinations:
                    NewMBP-TimeMachine-1.1 [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 1
                    Total number of backups: 11
                    Oldest backup: 2014-03-18 15:09:46 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-04-29 23:24:28 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Too small
                              Backup size 1 < (Disk used 647.49 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
              47%          SymAVScanDaemon
               7%          Finder
               7%          WindowServer
               2%          mds
               1%          NortonAutoProtect
Top Processes by Memory:
          385 MB          NortonAutoProtect
          262 MB          mds_stores
          180 MB          Safari
          139 MB          WindowServer
          115 MB          Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
          1.15 GB          Free RAM
          2.87 GB          Active RAM
          1.83 GB          Inactive RAM
          1.05 GB          Wired RAM
          1.02 GB          Page-ins
          380 MB          Page-outs
I hope you can see something that can be fixed.

I have not been able to back up for2 days. Time machine error message: /Volumes/Data/David's MacBook Air.sparsebundle" is already in use.

I have not been able to back up for2 days. Time machine error message: /Volumes/Data/David’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle” is already in use.
What now?
Macbook Air.
Was working fine for the past year until now.

See more like this on the right.. this is the most common error reported here since mountain lion came out..
Or read C12.. http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Or just restart the whole network.. in right order from off.. modem.. router / TC.. clients 2min gap.

Time Machine Error Message: "sparsbundle could not be accessed (error-1)

hi,
I am running snow leopard on my iMac and have a mac mini connected via ethernet running Mac Leopard Server version 10.6.
I backed up my iMac onto my Mac Leopard Server using Time Machine about a year ago and then I turned it off and haven't done it since. I turned it on today and was attempting to back it up, but I keep getting the following Time Machine Error Message: "sparsbundle could not be accessed (error-1) when i try backing it up.
Any thoughts on why and how to fix this? I can access my server via screen share, so i know its accessible and I can get online with it as well, so its connected to the Internet.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Josh

jnp1 wrote:
not backing up yet, but more progress than before...now its on an infinite loop of "preparing" and "scanning"...just keeps doing that over and over...but never actually backs anything up.
Anything in the log files on either the client or the server?
Usually, when Time Machine is being flaky, the easiest solution is just to delete the backup and start a new one. Since you have a server, you could just move that sparsebundle file elsewhere instead of deleting it. That is, of course, assuming you can still open it. If not, then it doesn't matter because that backup is toast.

TS1550 My time capsule will not back up. There is a time machine error message that states "The backup disk image "/volumes/Backup/Jane's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use. How do I correct this problem?

My time machine will not back up. I get a Time Machine Error message that reads: "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Backup/(myname)'sMacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use.
I have not been able to back up for two weeks, I think this occurred after an update to the operating system, but I am unsure.
How do I correct this problem?

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

Time Machine setup message, some FileVault folders will not be backed up?

I want to set up my Time Machine for the first time on a Mac Pro running Lion. However, a Time Machine message says some folders will not be backed up because FileVault is turned on:
"When using FileVault, you cannot restore individual files in your home directory via the Time Machine browser. However, you can restore all files and folders by using the Restore System from Backup feature of the Mac OS X Installer. Important: Time Machine will perform backups only when you are logged out of your FileVault-protected account."

You're using the "legacy" (pre-Lion) version of FileVault (LFV). LFV is obsolete and should not be used under OS X 10.7 or later.
When LFV is active, your home folder is only backed up by Time Machine when you log out. If you use Time Machine and haven't logged out recently, do that now so the backups can be updated. If you use third-party backup software, the backups may or may not be up to date, depending on how the software works.
After backing up, follow the instructions on this support page under the heading "Migrating a Legacy FileVault home folder from an earlier version of OS X." You might get an alert that there isn't enough disk space to deactivate LFV. If so, see this support page.

Cannot install Mountain Lion as the installer provides message that my target drive is using Time Machine. My target drive is my internal drive and I use an external drive for Time Machine. When I check the Time Macine set up under system prefereces it sh

Cannot install Mountain Lion as installer sys the target drive I have selected is using Time Machine. The target drive I selected is my internal drive. I have an external drive that I use for Time Machine backup. When I go to System Preferences and look at the Time Machine set up it shows my target disk is the external drive. What to do?

Yes, you’ll be able to do that.
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Mdworker[41403]: Unable to talk to lsboxd

My OS X 10.8.3 is very slow to respond to request send to the internet via Safari. The repons time for a you tube selction is around a minute.
Opera don't even respond to any request.
I am using a satellite connexion via Xplornet in Canada and a wi-fi connect to the DSL.
So the Wi-fi point at the the DSL for the DNS, and My computer look either at the Wi-fi or Open Dns
Looking at the console message I always have these messages
2013-06-04 09:16:45,997 mdworker[41659]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:16:46,070 sandboxd[41662]: ([41658]) mdworker(41658) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013-06-04 09:16:46,077 sandboxd[41662]: ([41659]) mdworker(41659) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013-06-04 09:16:46,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(41662) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
Is that relate to my problem ?
the last messege in the console are
2013-06-04 09:11:08,607 Safari[41198]: CGContextRestoreGState: invalid context 0x0
2013-06-04 09:11:08,608 Safari[41198]: CGContextTranslateCTM: invalid context 0x0
2013-06-04 09:11:08,608 Safari[41198]: CGContextTranslateCTM: invalid context 0x0
2013-06-04 09:11:08,608 Safari[41198]: CGContextRestoreGState: invalid context 0x0
2013-06-04 09:11:08,608 Safari[41198]: CGContextSynchronize: invalid context 0x0
2013-06-04 09:11:25,858 Safari[41198]: CGSGetWindowOwner: Invalid (NULL) window
2013-06-04 09:11:37,758 xpcd[301]: WebProcess[41379]: registration request failed: (0x12, 0xd) process failed sandbox check
2013-06-04 09:11:37,993 WebProcess[41379]: Domain extension failed: 13: process failed sandbox check
2013-06-04 09:11:37,994 xpcd[301]: WebProcess[41379]: registration request failed: (0x12, 0xd) process failed sandbox check
2013-06-04 09:11:38,001 WebProcess[41379]: Domain extension failed: 13: process failed sandbox check
2013-06-04 09:11:38,002 xpcd[301]: WebProcess[41379]: registration request failed: (0x12, 0xd) process failed sandbox check
2013-06-04 09:11:38,008 WebProcess[41379]: Domain extension failed: 13: process failed sandbox check
2013-06-04 09:11:39,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(41412) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2013-06-04 09:11:59,376 mdworker[41403]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:11:59,570 mdworker[41401]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:11:59,737 mdworker[41402]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:12:25,856 WindowServer[110]: Warning: Program "Safari" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
2013-06-04 09:12:48,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(41432) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2013-06-04 09:14:34,033 serveradmin[41551]: servermgr_swupdate[WRN]: Missing or invalid language for product items request. Using default "en".
2013-06-04 09:14:35,453 ruby[41564]: CFPreferences: user home directory for user kCFPreferencesCurrentUser at /var/teamsserver is unavailable. User domains will be volatile.
2013-06-04 09:14:35,694 collabd[41564]: [main.m:714 7b97a180 +6ms] HTTP server listening at localhost:4444
2013-06-04 09:14:36,272 collabd[41564]: CFPreferences: user home directory for user kCFPreferencesCurrentUser at /var/teamsserver is unavailable. User domains will be volatile.
2013-06-04 09:14:41,723 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Using file event preflight for Robert & Aline
2013-06-04 09:14:59,781 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Will copy (26.6 MB) from Robert & Aline
2013-06-04 09:14:59,807 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Found 947 files (67.2 MB) needing backup
2013-06-04 09:14:59,848 com.apple.backupd[41297]: 1.4 GB required (including padding), 548.04 GB available
2013-06-04 09:15:05,879 WindowServer[110]: Warning: Program "loginwindow" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
2013-06-04 09:15:09,312 WindowServer[110]: Warning: Program "Safari" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
2013-06-04 09:15:46,018 mdworker[41642]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:15:46,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(41643) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2013-06-04 09:15:48,044 sandboxd[41643]: ([41642]) mdworker(41642) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013-06-04 09:15:49,437 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Copied 2773 files (40.3 MB) from volume Robert & Aline.
2013-06-04 09:15:49,584 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Using file event preflight for Robert & Aline
2013-06-04 09:15:49,590 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Will copy (600 KB) from Robert & Aline
2013-06-04 09:15:49,591 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Found 21 files (600 KB) needing backup
2013-06-04 09:15:49,592 com.apple.backupd[41297]: 1.32 GB required (including padding), 547.99 GB available
2013-06-04 09:16:00,970 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Copied 664 files (9 MB) from volume Robert & Aline.
2013-06-04 09:16:01,447 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Created new backup: 2013-06-04-091601
2013-06-04 09:16:02,927 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Starting post-backup thinning
2013-06-04 09:16:19,444 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Backup deletion was canceled by user
2013-06-04 09:16:19,544 com.apple.backupd[41297]: Backup completed successfully.
2013-06-04 09:16:45,991 mdworker[41658]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:16:45,997 mdworker[41659]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:16:46,070 sandboxd[41662]: ([41658]) mdworker(41658) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013-06-04 09:16:46,077 sandboxd[41662]: ([41659]) mdworker(41659) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013-06-04 09:16:46,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(41662) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2013-06-04 09:16:51,411 WindowServer[110]: Warning: Program "Safari" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
2013-06-04 09:18:27,853 WindowServer[110]: Warning: Program "Safari" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
2013-06-04 09:18:56,886 WindowServer[110]: Warning: Program "Console" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
2013-06-04 09:18:57,409 mdworker[41684]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:18:57,474 sandboxd[41685]: ([41684]) mdworker(41684) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013-06-04 09:18:57,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(41685) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2013-06-04 09:21:48,598 mdworker[41723]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:21:48,620 mdworker[41724]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:21:48,621 mdworker[41722]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:21:48,699 sandboxd[41726]: ([41723]) mdworker(41723) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013-06-04 09:21:48,705 sandboxd[41726]: ([41724]) mdworker(41724) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013-06-04 09:21:48,712 sandboxd[41726]: ([41722]) mdworker(41722) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013-06-04 09:21:49,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(41726) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2013-06-04 09:22:08,502 System Preferences[41699]: Could not find image named 'InvalidDataIcon'.
2013-06-04 09:22:08,564 System Preferences[41699]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:operation:fraction:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
2013-06-04 09:22:08,564 System Preferences[41699]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
2013-06-04 09:22:50,152 mdworker[41740]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:22:50,157 mdworker[41741]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2013-06-04 09:22:50,252 sandboxd[41743]: ([41740]) mdworker(41740) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013-06-04 09:22:50,258 sandboxd[41743]: ([41741]) mdworker(41741) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2013-06-04 09:22:50,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(41743) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2013-06-04 09:22:55,412 WindowServer[110]: Warning: Program "Contacts" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
2013-06-04 09:23:26,219 WindowServer[110]: Warning: Program "Préférences Système" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
Thanks to all

The log messages are not significant. Please answer as many of the following questions as you can.
Restart your router and your broadband device, if they're separate. Any change?
If possible, connect to your router with an Ethernet cable and turn off Wi-Fi. Any difference?
Are any other devices on the network, and if so, are they all slow at the same time?
If you can connect to more than one network, are they all slow?
Are all network applications slow, or only some? If only some, which ones?
Is networking always slow, or only sometimes?
Disconnect all other devices from the network. Any change?
Boot in safe mode and test. Any difference?

Time machine error when backing up iMac with internal flash and sata internal drives.

will appear to be backing up and then as just about done, shows Time Machine Error message and ask you to
try again later, if problem persists, repair backup disk with disc utility. Neither solution works.

Bump for a monday, and hopeful for some replies.

I am trying to get space on an external hard drive which has some old time machine back up files that I do not need but can not eliminate, even by going into the time machine, clicking on the backup file to be eliminated and using the drop down eliminate

I am trying to get space on an external hard drive which has some old time machine back up files that I do not need but can not eliminate, even by going into the time machine, clicking on the backup file to be eliminated and using the drop down menu with the gear box symbol to eliminate

I cannot find this 300GB "Backup" in the Finder, only in the Storage info when I check "About This Mac".
You are probably using Time Machine to backup your MacBook Pro, right? Then the additional 300 GB could be local Time Machine snapshots. Time Machine will write the hourly backups to the free space on your hard disk, if the backup drive is temporarily not connected. You do not see these local backups in the Finder, and MacOS will delete them, when you make a regular backup to Time Machine, or when you need the space for other data.
See Pondini's page for more explanation: What are Local Snapshots? http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
I have restarted my computer, but the information remains the same. How do I reclaim the use of the 300GB? Why is it showing up as "Backups" when it used to indicate "Photos"? Are my photos safe on the external drive?
You have tested the library on the external drive, and so your photos are save there.
The local TimeMachine snapshot probably now contains a backup of the moved library. Try, if connecting your Time Machine drive will reduce the size of your local Time Machine snapshots.

Can Time Capsule be used as a time machine on a Windows Server. Is this possible, and how do i configure this?

I like to use the new TC in my office as a time machine on a Windows Server. Is this possible, and how do i configure this?
In fact my plan is to make the first back up by connecting to the server via an ethernet cable, but thereafter i like to bring the TC to my home and perform the incremental backups over the internet. This is for safety reasons, in case for example the office is broken into, or flooded, or fire (god forbid).
I sincerely hope it is possible, and not complicated.
Alternatively i would not mind replacing our current Windows server 2003 with an Apple server, but all computers in the network (except mine) are Windows 7 or 8. Would it work?
Thanks in advance.
Paris

I will consider the WD My Cloud device.
It is a NAS.. it is designed to provide a cheap centralised file storage.
What is NAS?? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage
A file server like windows uses heaps of power to do very little.. in your setup.. In most setups like SBS it will do exchange server and provide a heap of useful connectivity to your clients.
Since you are not using the windows server in anything but simple file serving you can replace with a NAS..
Problem with the TC is, it is a router with a hard disk inside.. designed specifically for Time Machine.. it fails to provide what a NAS does.. easy access to any clients, local or remote.. TC is designed by apple for apple and the rest of world is not really invited to the party.
It provides no backup.. no data protection.. and is so specifically apple orientated I do not think it works at all well with windows.
For a simple example.. windows will have file issues with large files.. because it is only NTserver FAT32 to windows.. bad luck if you have large files.. !!
Plainly if you use active directory in windows that facility is gone.
I just like Apple products, find them more stable than Windows and easier to use. Plus i can access the server from home if it is an Apple Server.
If you only need remote access for yourself that is fine.. too bad for the windows clients I guess.
Or you open it up to the world and bad luck for security.
Apple do not design for mixed environment.. in fact with the TC there is no provision for windows access officially at all.. so anything you do is a fudge.
You can use the TC for your Mac backups within the network.. that is fine. Apple provide no software at all to help with your windows clients.

Slow time machine, console messages: mdworker: unable to talk to lsboxd, and mdworker 32:kCGErrorFailure:set a breakpoint@CGErrorBreakpoint()

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