Time Capsule backup failed, volume read-only, can't delete

I've only been using Time Machine and Time Capsule for 2 months. This week it stopped working. First error message:
"Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while copying files to the backup volume."
Checking the Time Machine preferences, "Last backup" would read "backup failed"
When I got this error, all the wireless functions went offline, even thought the TC light was still green.
I would shut down, shut down the Time Capsule, shut off my modem reboot everything in order.
I would come back online, but after about 20 minutes to 1.5 hours into the next backup, same thing would happen again.
Next error message:
"Disk repair. The disk 'Backup of [my computer]' was not repairable by this computer. It is being made available to you with limited functionality. You must backup your data and reformat the drive."
Then: "Time Machine Error: The backup volume is read only. To select a different volume ... Time Machine preferences ... "
I spoke to someone at Apple, who sent me the Time Machine Troubleshooting page:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3275?viewlocale=en_US
Steps I went through:
1. updated my system software
2. updated the TC firmware to 7.4.1
3. dragged the sparsebundle to DiskUtility. It took a while (more than an hour?) but said the disk could not be repaired. When I tried again, the repair function wouldn't run.
4. tried to delete the sparsebundle, but it would choke at almost the end, sometimes it would just crash the finder, sometimes say "Sorry, an unexpected error occurred," sometimes "Operation cannot be completed because the item 'bands' is in use." I even tried to Stuff the bundle with 'delete original' checked, but the stuffing, after about 15 hours, jammed near the end (stuffed 20 gigs of 35 gigs).
5. tried to reselect the TC, and run backup anyways ... now it can't find the volume, back to the error messages and crashing Finder
6. checked password in Keychain, all ok.
Now what??
Do I use Airport Utility to erase it? At least TC is still showing up there. Or press the rest button on the back of the Time Capsule to reset to factory defaults?
I've resigned myself to losing my backups. Now I would just like to get it up and running again.
In hopes,
Linda

Now what??
Do I use Airport Utility to erase it? At least TC is still showing up there. Or press the rest button on the back of the Time Capsule to reset to factory defaults?
Yes, open Airport Utility and erase the drive. Once the sparsebundle is corrupted beyond repair there's little more you can do. However, do not reset the TC. Doing so will not erase the drive, but it will remove any custom configurations you may have setup for the router. Only if that part of the TC is also misbehaving should you use the reset button.

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First Time Capsule Backup Failed - Time Machine Error

I bought my Time Capsule yesterday because I needed to backup my MacBook (which I bought 6 months ago). My plan was to backup the MacBook to the TC and then do an Erase and Install of my MacBook because of problems I'm having with the MacBook (it constantly hangs for a minute or more - sometimes up to 20 times a day). I thought an erase and install might fix the problem.
After setting up the Time Capsule and connecting it to the MacBook with a Cat 6 ethernet cable for the first backup I went to bed. I noticed that, when the backup started, it was taking approximately 5 minutes to backup the first Gb of data. As TC noted there was 80GB to backup I assumed this would take 6 or 7 hours to complete.
This morning when I checked the MacBook I discovered a message on the screen of my MacBook as follows -
Time Machine Error
Unable to complete bacup. An error occurred while copying files to the backup volume.
Nothing else! When I check the Time Machine in Finder, under Data there is the following -
Patricia Henwood’s MacBook_002332b6d076.sparsebundle and this is 50.82GB.
Can anyone suggest what I should do?
I bought the TC yesterday because all my other backup drives are Firewire and, of course, the MacBook doesn't have a Firewire port.
Should I just 'give up'? The MacBook is covered by Apple Care (and anyhow, even if it weren't it's only 6 months old so, presumably, it's still covered by Apple warranty). I understand from the salesman where I bought my TC that it, too, is covered by my Apple Care for the MacBook because I bought it to use with the MacBook.
Would the simplest solution be to make an appointment to take the MacBook and the TC to the genius bar and see if they can help?

Hi dealbata, happy to hear that yours is now up and running. My fourth TC backup attempt last night failed yet again (at 50.8GB) - I read in a previous thread (which I can no longer find but which was more than 5 pages long and went back to 2007) about many people who have had the message
Time Machine Error
Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while copying files to the backup volume.
From that thread, 'famouswolf' posted a solution which involved checking the system.log using Console.app (Utilities folder). In his case (and in mine) the problem was caused by corrupted files in iPhoto. The solution was to actually delete the files (all those that had an ERROR (-36) message next to them in the system.log. To delete them you have to locate them in your iPhoto Library file and delete them in the Finder. As you can imagine, this is a long and tedious process (I have over 8000 images in my iPhoto library) - frankly, I've already wasted two days on this - and the TC was bought so I could back up my MacBook and then discover what the REAL problem is with my MacBook (it hangs and/or crashes between 10 and 20 times a day :-((
So, I've bitten the bullet and re-partitioned my MacBook's hard drive and done a fresh install of OS X and the applications that came on the install DVD. I've then run Software Updater until everything is up to date and I am now in the course of doing a backup of the MacBook to the TC of the 'bare bones' of my system - it's only 14.3GB so I hoping it will work. Then I'll copy across what I need from my iMac and hope that tonight TC will backup everything.
Here's hoping!
Cheers
Tricia

Time Capsule Backup Fails on one Mac, fine on second Mac

Old MBP backs up fine to TC.
Newish MBA was working, now fails. All other network functions OK. Setup includes second APE (for AirTunes only), doesn't seem relevant/troublesome. Active users are administrators and are variously sharing in/out to other machines, screensharing enabled, B2MM enabled. Both machines running OSX10.5.5 & updated frequently, connected to same WLAN / same TC. Interrupts have occured (shutdowns, crashes, sleeps, and WLAN-switch to 2nd Windows WLAN to exploit W-printer). None of foregoing bothers MBP.
Attempted backup of MBA: TC menu icon displays what looks like letter "A" inside the rotating clock logo. Re-setup of TC via network settings doesn't resolve matters.
Clicking "backup now" results in long delay displaying "preparing" then failure message: Disk Repair / The disk "Backup of MBA was not repairable by this computer + a warning to backup asap & an instruction to re-format TC. Yet - no problem with MBP backup. MBA times out if I attempt to "enter time machine".
Examining Console Logs, I see immediately following MBA bak failure:
0811/30 11:54:19 AM kernel AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: doing reconnect on /Volumes/Beluga-1
0811/30 11:54:19 AM kernel AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: connect to the server /Volumes/Beluga-1
0811/30 11:54:19 AM kernel AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: Logging in with uam 10 /Volumes/Beluga-1
0811/30 11:54:20 AM /usr/sbin/ocspd[481] starting
0811/30 11:54:25 AM kernel AFP_VFS afpfs_Reconnect: soft mounted and hidden volume so do not notify KEA for /Volumes/Beluga-1
0811/30 11:54:33 AM kernel AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect: Restoring session /Volumes/Beluga-1
0811/30 12:09:21 PM /usr/sbin/ocspd[527] starting
0811/30 12:13:31 PM ntpd[25] time reset +0.238612 s
0811/30 12:16:22 PM [0x0-0x11011].com.skype.skype[197] Main starting
0811/30 12:16:22 PM [0x0-0x11011].com.skype.skype[197] Starting the process...
0811/30 12:16:22 PM [0x0-0x11011].com.skype.skype[197] Starting the process...
0811/30 12:16:22 PM [0x0-0x11011].com.skype.skype[197] Starting the process...
0811/30 12:21:43 PM diskarbitrationd[42] unable to repair /dev/disk1s2 (status code 0x00000008).
0811/30 12:21:43 PM hdiejectd[548] running
0811/30 12:21:45 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[231] Backup requested due to disk attach
0811/30 12:21:46 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[231] Disk image /Volumes/Beluga-1/SVETAMAC_001f5bd2a062.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of MBA
0811/30 12:21:46 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[231] Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup of MBA/Backups.backupdb
0811/30 12:21:46 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[231] The target volume is read-only.
0811/30 12:21:46 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[231] Network volume mounted at: /Volumes/Beluga-1
0811/30 12:21:48 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[231] Disk image /Volumes/Beluga-1/SVETAMAC_001f5bd2a062.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of MBA
0811/30 12:21:56 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[231] Backup failed with error: The target volume is read-only.
0811/30 12:21:56 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[231] 33 days since last backup
0811/30 12:21:56 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[231] Ejected Time Machine disk image.
0811/30 12:21:56 PM kernel AFP_VFS afpfs_unmount: /Volumes/Beluga-1, flags 0, pid 563
0811/30 12:21:56 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[231] Ejected Time Machine network volume.
I find the above daunting, but can see that (1) it doesn't look much like the messages the MBP generates during successful bak, and (2) the target TC "beluga" seems to have been suffixed "-1" by the MBA and (3) seems to have declared itself read-only.
Now what?
Thanks,
SchoonerTMM

I am having a similar problem. I have my 'old' MacBook backed up on my time machine, since long, and it still backs up on a regular basis.
Every back I try for my 'new' MacBook fails.
I wonder if I need to change something in the set up of the time machine, to have two computers backed up on it?
Anyone can offer me some help?
Thanks

Time Capsule backup failed error -43?

Hi and Thanks to Anyone in Advance!
Below is the Time Capsule Error Log I get when doing a Time Machine Backup, wirelessly, on my 2T Time Capsule HD/Router.
Initial Setup and Backup done via ethernet, flawlessly, two months ago. Subsequent backups worked until about three days ago (Why, I have not a clue!)
Often, using Airport Utility, the Time Capsule does not appear. Turning off Computer Airport and on again, the disk becomes magically available for backup. Similar problem with wireless LAN printer...truly a pain. the printer needs to be deleted, and then added again in Print/Fax Preferences. (HP PhotoSmart C7250)
I used Disk Utility" on my Computer HD with a repair permissions, then performed a TC reset, physically, and reconfigured the TC on the LAN, trying a new name "gotyourback" for the backup. Backup begins every time, but keeps failing after about five minutes.
Hope this helps others with similar problem...
Again,
Thanks!
Starting standard backup
Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://Suz%20Tim%20Abri%20and%[email protected]/Data
Mounted network destination using URL: afp://Suz%20Tim%20Abri%20and%[email protected]/Data
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Disk image /Volumes/Data/Rogers Rocks Home.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups
Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb
Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 UserInfo=0x102f20b60 "The file “CM” couldn’t be opened." Underlying Error=(Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=5 UserInfo=0x100194860 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Input/output error")
Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 UserInfo=0x1001c76a0 "The file “std” couldn’t be opened." Underlying Error=(Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=5 UserInfo=0x100194860 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Input/output error")
Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 UserInfo=0x1001dfc50 "The file “js” couldn’t be opened." Underlying Error=(Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=5 UserInfo=0x100194860 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Input/output error")
Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 UserInfo=0x1001e06c0 "The file “en” couldn’t be opened." Underlying Error=(Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=5 UserInfo=0x100194860 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Input/output error")
Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 UserInfo=0x1001e11e0 "The file “disofactor.swf” couldn’t be opened." Underlying Error=(Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=5 UserInfo=0x100194860 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Input/output error")
Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 UserInfo=0x1001e1320 "The file “diso.sol” couldn’t be opened." Underlying Error=(Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=5 UserInfo=0x100194860 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Input/output error")
Error (256): fetching properties: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 UserInfo=0x100527ec0 "The file “Download” couldn’t be opened." Underlying Error=(Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=5 UserInfo=0x100194860 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Input/output error")
No pre-backup thinning needed: 1.19 GB requested (including padding), 1.38 TB available
Stopping backup.
Error: (-43) SrcErr:NO Copying /Applications/The Learning Company to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Rogers Rocks Home/2011-09-08-114311.inProgress/A0EF34AF-A412-4268-B48E-1FD4BF77C8BA/ROGERS LOVE/Applications
Copied 177 files (33.0 MB) from volume ROGERS LOVE.
Copy stage failed with error:11
Backup failed with error: 11
Ejected Time Machine disk image.

Ok, if it is only 2months old it shouldn't be a problem..internally at least.
? (10.0.1.1) at b8:c7:5d:c6:3c:db on en1 ifscope [ethernet]
It doesn't have a name.. although it has registered the MAC address and IP .. that is the TC unless you changed it the ? indicates there is an issue with device name. All the entries should have a name.
ray-hs-mac-pro:~ Ray$ arp -a
tc2.bigpond (192.168.2.104) at 60:33:4b:2e:91:77 on en1 ifscope [ethernet]
andrew-gigabyte.bigpond (192.168.2.130) at 0:25:22:16:43:c7 on en1 ifscope [ethernet]
bigpond.bigpond (192.168.2.254) at 0:24:17:71:ad:6d on en1 ifscope [ethernet]
bigpond.bigpond (192.168.2.254) at 0:24:17:71:ad:6d on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
? (192.168.2.255) at ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff on en1 ifscope [ethernet]
I have the TC in bridge and it is picking up the domain from my router.. if your using the TC as the main router then you should have entries for gotbackup.local
You are running SL still?? Or lion?
I thought of simply restoring the computer's settings to what they were 4-5 days ago, via Time Machine.
The issue is network.. so restoring will not fix it.
But so is my overdue dentist appointment...really not looking forward to either!
My condolances to your dentist.
I think you need to dig a bit harder to get the cause.
Most importantly are you getting IP via dhcp from the TC?
Do you have ethernet and wireless connected at the same time?

Time Capsule has suddenly gone "Read Only"

My Time Capsule has suddenly decided to stop backing up from my iMac, however the MacBook Pro still works fine with it. I get a message that it is now "Read only" - trying to reselect the drive has no effect.
Any ideas?

I've just had the same experience, suddenly discovering that my Time Machine volume on my external hard disk had become a read only volume.
I believe this discovery has something to do with the manner in which my external hard disk was recently shut down by my UPS backup master control mechanism. As a result of this inappropriate shut down, my Time Machine volume somehow became unmounted. That volume's icon remained on my desktop so the unmounting was a bit deceptive in that the volume appeared to remain mounted; that is, icon visible.
Not realizing this unmounting problem at first, I used Disk Utilities to discover whatever I might by repairing permissions and verifying that Time Machine volume. I didn't discover any untoward problems that way but I did notice from the Disk Utilities window that my Time Machine volume had somehow become unmounted.
Now the funny thing was that the Disk Utilities icon for mounting/unmounting a selected volume appeared to be stuck in the unmount option even though the wording showing at the bottom of the Disk Utilities window clearly showed that my volume was already unmounted. (Apparently Disk Utilities can become conflicted.)
So, I simply clicked on that unmount icon. My Time Machine volume then disappeared from my desk top as expected. Next, I clicked on the newly named mount icon and my Time Machine volume icon reappeared on my desktop as expected.
Then I used my Time Machine menu to prompt a back up now. Everything is now working fine once more.
If you're having sudden read only Time Machine volume issues, try the above approach. You might like it. (Let us know of your results, too.)

Time Capsule backup fails with MobileMe synchronization

Update: this should have been posted to the Snow Leopard discussion area - was put here by accident. Posted as question to:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16560106#16560106
After working flawlessly for some time, my Time Capsule has stopped completing backups (automatic or manual) whenever MobileMe syncing is enabled - Time Machine finds the Time Capsulse, scans my files for updates and starts the upload, but then it always hangs partway through. I've tried giving it as much as a day to see if it will continue to conclusion but it does not. I have to re-start my system just to clear the hangup, and I've had to disable automatic Time Machine backups to stop the issue happening all the time.
Curiously though, if I go into System Preferences --> MobileMe --> Sync and disable "Synchronize with MobileMe", reboot my computer and then still ensure the MobileMe icon in the top menu bar isn't swirling, I can then initiate a manual backup which runs all the way to conclusion without problem. I can then re-enable synchronization with MobileMe until I wish to do another Time Machine backup.
(If I disable Synchronize with MobileMe, but fail to reboot my computer, Time Machine still hangs. Also, sometimes after disabling synchronization and rebooting, the MobileMe sync icon in the menu bar may start showing activity - if I start a manual backup during that, or if it happens during a manual backup, the backup hangs and fails.)
After many repeated failures, Time Machine prompted me about an error and recommended wiping all the backups from the Time Capsule and starting with a fresh backup. I did that, but it did not resolve the issue.
Has anyone else seen this behaviour? Does anyone have any recommendations on how one can fix this?
Thanks very much!

Not much experience with either TM or MM, but...
At this point I think you should get Applejack...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15667/applejack
After installing, reboot holding down CMD+s, (+s), then when the DOS like prompt shows, type in...
applejack AUTO
Then let it do all 6 of it's things.
At least it'll eliminate some questions if it doesn't fix it.
The 6 things it does are...
Correct any Disk problems.
Repair Permissions.
Clear out Cache Files.
Repair/check several plist files.
Dump the VM files for a fresh start.
Trash old Log files.
First reboot will be slower, sometimes 2 or 3 restarts will be required for full benefit... my guess is files relying upon other files relying upon other files! :-)
Disconnect the USB cable from any Uninterruptible Power Supply so the system doesn't shut down in the middle of the process.

Time capsule backups fail because disks aren't recognised - how to fix?

Hi, all... I have a 500GB TC with a 2TB Western Digital drive attached, which I use for backing up three computers. My desktop iMac is connected to the TC by Ethernet cable, my laptop and my wife's laptop connect over wifi. The desktop and my wife's laptop back up to the WD drive. My laptop backs up to the TC internal drive.
Every few days (max, min is something like 1 day), I notice that the backups are all failing at the "Looking for backup disk" stage. That's both the iMac connected by Ethernet and the laptops on WiFi. The WiFi _signal_ is fine -- my laptops can see the network, browse to other destinations, download files at a good speed. The TC has a green light, and Airport Utility doesn't detect any issues.
But although the TC appears in the Finder Sidebar, it shows no disks. If I try to "Connect As" nothing happens.
I can resolve the issue by pulling the plug on the TC and re-powering it, and then doing the same with the WD disk. If I do that, both disks appear in the finder (with no need to "connect" to them) and backups proceed normally.
Backups can go on normally for anywhere between 8 hours and four days, but then I have to repeat the whole rigmarole to get them started again.
I'm beginning to suspect something to do with two backup processes over Ethernet and Wifi to two different backup disks "colliding" somehow and locking out the disks. I say this, because if I'm away for a week with my laptop, and my laptop does no backups to the TC in that week, then when I get back, the iMac is still backing up fine, even though five days is a long time compared to how often it seems to fail when all three machines are at home and backing up.
I don't want to have to keep pulling the plug, so does anyone have any ideas?
Many thanks!
bestest,
M.

Still not resolved this. However, I'm now absolutely SURE that it's something to do with colliding back-ups locking the TC up somehow.
I was at home for 3 weeks over Christmas, without using my work laptop. All through that time, the iMac continued backing up to the WD with no problems. Since then, though, I've been using my work laptop at home all day for a couple of weeks, and pretty much every afternoon, mid afternoon, the iMac alerts me that the backups could not be completed because the backup could not be found.
The TC shows up in the Finder sidebar still, and if I run Airport Utility I can access it and administer it. Once again, if you click on the TC in the Sidebar, it just says "Connecting" and shows no disks. However (and this is a new discovery), if I use the Airport Utility to "Disconnect All Users" from both the TCs internal disk and the WD external disk, the TC disk reappears in the Finder. The WD disk can only be made to reappear by power cycling it. But once that's done, backup can begin again as normal.
I therefore don't have to power cycle the TC to get the disks back.
So, it seems that something is happening that means that when two "users" are connected to the disks, having attepted a backup, they are locked, and can't be connected to.
Throughout all this, though, the laptop has continued to back-up normally to the TC internal drive, so IT can still see and connect to that drive. It's just the iMac that is somehow locked out of the TC and its external WD backup drive.
I do wish somebody would fix this!!!!
bestest,
M.

Time capsule backups failing - backup disk not available

All of a sudden I’m getting:
Time Machine could not complete the backup.
The backup disk is not available.
Time machine buddy’s log gives me:
Starting standard backup
Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://*.local/Data
NetAuthConnectToServerSync failed with error: 89 for url: afp://*.local/Data
Backup failed with error: 19
I’m connected to the Time Capsule right now (it’s how I connect to the web). I can see it in the shared list in Finder, although connection fails when trying to access it from Finder. What can I do?

Solution - I had the same thing happen to me with a Backup failed with error: 19 and what I did was this.
Stop any time machine backup in Time Machine preferences.
Go into Keychain Access in Utilities.
Go to search field and type "Local"
Delete any files that are of the kind "Time Machine Password". They should end in something like afpovertcp._tcp.local
Now turn on Time Machine back up in Preferences.
Click Select Disk and choose the volume.
You will be requested to enter the password and then it will take some time to establish the link and mount the backup volume. From there it will do a full back up.
Hope it works for you as well as it did for me.
Message was edited by: gfilev

Time capsule backup fail

I have a brand new 4th generation time capsule which just doe not successfully backup. I tried auto-setup and then did not find India in the country of use list. So then I had to reset and do a manual setting after successful setup my time machine floating info window shows the progress of backup but somehow stops for no reason. Can anyone please help....

DecibelCraft.com wrote:
Thanks for your response Pondini. Well, I think I was a bit unclear. My backup does not hangup it is being "interrupted" And I get a message that reads, "The problem may be temporary. Try again later to back up. If the problem persists, use Disk Utility to repair your backup disk."
There should be more to that message. As posted, see #C2 inTime Machine - Troubleshooting. It will show you how to locate the message(s) that describe the problem, then help you fix it. If that doesn't help, post back with details, including all the messages, your setup, what you've done, and the results.
And unfortunately TC does NOT appear in Disk Utility to repair it.
That's correct, as far as it goes. Depending on what you find in #C2, it will lead you to #A5 in the same articlce, which shows how to use Disk Utility to repair your backups.

New MacBook Pro Time Capsule Backup Restore Some Folders Only

Hi
I am getting a new MacBook Pro. I have the latest Time Capsule and have fully backup my old MBP.
I am doing a fresh install of all my apps.
MY ?: Can I just restore some specific folders after I get my new MPB, or is the backup from the older MPB specific to that MPB
Can I just restore ONLY MY DOCUMENTS from the older back up to my new MBP.
Somewhere down the line, someone told me it cannot. Backups are only restorable to the machine that made it.
Thank you

Lady Engineer wrote:
MY ?: Can I just restore some specific folders after I get my new MPB, or is the backup from the older MPB specific to that MPB
Can I just restore ONLY MY DOCUMENTS from the older back up to my new MBP.
You can use that backup with the computer you want, always that the other Mac uses the same or a newer OS X than the other Mac.
During the first start of the new Mac, it will ask you to restore a backup, so select that option and follow the steps. It will ask you for what you want to restore from the backup, so you can select the folders, settings... you want to restore to the new Mac

Time Capsule: backup failed old backups lost

I'm having serious problems with my Time Capsule.
It is the newest Time Capsule 2TB connected to my new iMac and new installed MacOSLion.
This update already gives me problems with Wi-fi and now my Time Capsule is not working properly either.
I just left my iMac on for 3 days so it could make a backup.. after two days back-uping very slowly the message : back-up delayed appears, followed by the message : back-up failed. Al my previous back-ups made with my Time-Capsule are completly gone and I cannot back-up anything.
Had the problem several times, turning the TC on and of, reset it, reset Airport settings etc does NOT help. I'm having this problem for 2 months now.
Called Apple-Support about my Wi-fi problems, but 1,5 hour later and €30 poor they did not solve my problem. So, I lost faith in the Apple Support.
Any other suggestions for recovering previous back-ups and solving my constant and slow back-up failure problem?
Thanks in advance!

What does this mean
It means Time Machine is confused, and does not know what it is doing.
how do I fix it?
Try power off the Time Capsule
Count to ten
Then power the Time Capsule back on
Wait a few minutes and try a backup

Time capsule intern.1TB hard drive.How can I delete all files

Hello How can I delete all files from my timecapsule.
I have connectet it with Wifi or ethernet. It is not possible.
I have made a reset.
I have tried it often.
Please help
Greetings from Vienna
Pepimeier

If you open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utiltiies > AirPort Utility and click Manual Setup, are you able to access the settings for the Time Capsule?
Or, does AirPort Utility scan for the Time Capsule and then not find it?

Can't Connect to My Time Capsule Backups, Please Help!!!

I have been using Time Machine/Time Capsule to back my data up for over a year. I bought a new MacBook Pro this morning. I did not want to use Migration Assistant to transfer everything over because there were many bugs and corruptions on my old disk and was scared that would all be transferred to my new machine. It was time for a fresh start.
I set up my new computer and transferred most of the files I needed via a flash drive. I am now trying to set up my MacBook Pro to connect to my Time Capsule backup disk via Time Machine, but once I enter Time Machine it does not allow me to go "back in time" to see all of my previous backups and restore points. There are some really important files I am trying to get to, but this computer isnt connecting to the Time Capsule backups. The old computer has already been completely reformatted, but it is still able to access the Time Capsule backups.
I have done some internet research and learned that Time Machine uses a computer's ethernet MAC address to allow access. There are some codes posted on various websites that allow to alter what Time Machine thinks you MAC address is so that you can access your backups with a new computer/different logic board. None of these Terminal workarounds worked for me. The Genius Bar and Apple Care couldn't help either.
I am hoping somebody can help me out. I understand I can use my old computer to get into Time Machine and retrieve what I need then transfer those to the new machine. But there must be a way to allow a new computer to fully access Time Capsule backups, but curiously, I can't find it. I rather have my new computer have full access because I am selling the old laptop and so I wont be able to use it to access my backups any longer.
Sorry for the long explanation, but I hope that gives someone all the facts required to both understand what I am saying and help me fix the problem.
-Amir

Right now it is just empty because I have unmounted and disconnected my Time Capsule. I'm trying a low-tech work around to see if this works, but much rather do it the "right way."
What I am doing is this:
(1) Use Migration Assistant to copy everything from the Time Capsule to the new machine (this is exactly what I was trying to avoid initially). Migration Assistant has been copying files for about 5 hours now (still not sure what is going to happen).
(2) Create a full backup on Time Capsule with my MacBook Pro now that it has everything from the Time Capsule on it.
(3) Do a fresh install of Snow Leopard.
(4) Hopefully, have the fresh start on my machine I wanted, but still have access to at least one archived copy of my old computer and files/folders.
Does this make sense? Basically, the new machine does not allow me to access the old backups. So I am handicapping the machine now by reverting to my old settings via Migration Assistant, will back that up, then start all over from scratch again but hopefully have the peace of mind that my files are not gone because I will at least have that one copy of all my old copies in a Time Capsule backup that the new machine can access.

New Time Capsule (802.11ac) issues reading files on USB drive

My 802.11ac Time Capsule reguarly fails to read .mp4 files stored on an external HDD drive connected to the Time Capsule via USB. All the files were tested as working when they were copied over, then for some unexplained reason the Time Capusle refuses to recognise them when they are accessed at a later time. This happens for about 1 out of 3 files (sometimes more). All the files are .mp4 format video files. Detacthing the Seagate drive from the Time Capsule and connecting it directly to the MacBook Air fixes the problem and allows the files to be read and played normally – this indicates the problem is with the Time Capsule, not the Segate drive.
Symptoms;
1) iTunes generates a file error with trying playing the video from iTunes,
2) selecting the file from Finder no longer generates a playable preview thumbnail as the Finder preview box remains blank (white),
3) attempting to play the file from Finder generates an unrecognisable file error in QuickTime,
4) connecting the external drive directly to the MacBook fixes the problem (the file can be read and played normally),
5) the files remain readable after reconnecting the external drive back to the Time Capsule, however the problem just reoccurs again later.
My normal use case is playing movies and TV programmes from iTunes to my television via Apple TV. Apple TV plays the video files over WiFi from the iTunes Library on my MacBook Air. The video files in my library are physically located on the Seagate external HDD attached to my Time Capsule.
I use a mid-2012 MacBook Air 13" running Mountain Lion 10.8.5. I have an 802.11ac (2 TB) Time Capsule (latest firmware 7.7.1) with a Seagate (1 TB) GoFlex drive attached (to the Time Capsule) via USB 2.0 (USB powered). The Seagate is my media drive and holds all my movies and TV programmes (all in .mp4 format). Both drives are Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with single partions. Time Capsule network is set to Bridged mode to resolve double NAT. I have an Airport Express extending the wireless netowrk to my MacBook Air. Prior to errors occuring, all files tested ok as follows; file plays ok locally on MacBook Air, files play ok from Finder after being moved to the Seagate, files play ok from iTunes library (pointing to Seagate).
Disk Utility verifies the Seagate drive has being OK. No other network issues.

Problem Solved!
The 1TB external HDD attached to my Time Capsule was divided into 2 equal partitions. The first partition used to be my Time Machine backup which I deleted and made available as free space. The second partition was the one I was copying to. It seems the Time Capsule has a problem with blank partitions on an external HDD. Once I repartioned the drive into a single 1TB partition, everything worked fine and my Time Capsule no longer crashes.

Time Machine backup fails because "volume could not be found".

I just had my logic board replaced in my Macbook Pro and went to do a backup (yeah, I didn't do this right before it crashed) and now Time Machine backup fails with the message "volume could not be found" Under Time Machine/Choose Disk, it appears that the drive is the one selected. The computer "sees" the drive and I can read files on it. The only other thing that has happened in the meantime is that a friend helped pull a file off the hard drive that I needed for a project. No apparent issues there. Any suggestions?

You might try going to /Library/Preferences, then drag the file com.apple.TimeMachine.plist to the Desktop. Reboot your Mac, then try declaring the backup disk for Time Machine. It might help if you mount the backup disk first.
Are you using Time Machine to write its backups to the disk of a Time Capsule? If not, since this discussion section is for Apple's Time Capsule AirPort base station, a discussion involving Time Machine should be held on the discussion section for whatever version of OSX that you're using.

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