Time capsule erased my old backups?

I have two macbook airs.
On MBA1 I restored Lion from Mountain Lion, by going back before I installed the beta for Mountain Lion, and restoring.
Then, on MBA2 I deleted a bootcamp partition.
I then backed up both machines to Time Capsule.
All data is lost before the the new backups.
So all that meticulous, responsible backing up I've done is useless if I do a minor reconfig on my system and do another backup.
This is so laughably, abymsmally dysfunctional, I can't even have an emotional reaction to it. I am in a numb state of shock.
What happened? And why weren't there about a billion warnings, red flags, alarms and barking dogs telling be this was going to happen.
How can you possibly build a system that casually allows this to happen?

MichaelIsbell wrote:
How can you possibly build a system that casually allows this to happen?
Apparently you didn't notice -- this is a user-to-user forum; you're not talking to Apple here.
If you want to rant at Apple, go to an Apple Store, or call AppleCare, or file feedback here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/timemachine.html
Obviously, this is completely unacceptable. I am immediately terminating my use of Time Capsule. It simply doesn't work.
I'm sure Apple will be crushed. However, Time Machine, like other apps, does work just fine for most folks, most of the time.
if anyone can recommend a 100% reliable, deterministic backup system, be happy to hear about it.
There is no such thing. I've been programming computers for over 50 years, and have yet to find a perfect app (even the ones I wrote ) or hardware, any more than I've found a perfect automobile, calculator, etc.
At least some of the backups are probably still there; if you want help, and can drop the attitude, let us know.

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Time capsule and deleting old backups

Hi after performing a recent backup to an external drive I don't have much space left on the disk. It says that time capsule will delete old backups. Does this mean that any movies backed up in these early back ups will be deleted as I no longer have them on my MacBook due to the amount of space they take up?

Time Machine is not an archive, it is a rolling backup.
If you want to keep files permanently, you must not store them only in Time Machine. If you don't have space for the movies on your main drive, buy a drive to use as an archive, put those movies on it, and make sure that disk is backed up too, since if data exists in only one place it is vulnerable.
My family digital archive doesn't fit on my internal drive so it is on an external drive. I also maintain two exact backup copies of that external drive. One is in the fire safe at home, the other is in a safe deposit box, and those two backups are rotated periodically. If the original and the backup are lost due to fire, burglary, etc., the off-site backup means there is still a safe copy somewhere. Because I can't afford to lose those photos, movies, and financial records. Online backup is another option for making sure you won't ever lose data you need to keep.

Time Capsule not deleting old backups when full

I have a number of drives attached for alternating backups through Time Machine. When a generic USB drive I have gets full, it sends out a message saying that it will have to delete the oldest BU, which is fine by me. My relatively new tall Time Capsule just tells me to reduce the number of files I'm backing up or get another drive.
Also, form the numbers in the screenshot, it looks like it's trying to do a complete backup of my iMac drive when it should just be incremental, as it has been doing all along. Using 10.10.1 on a 2-year old iMac.
Any ideas why? Thanks to all in advance.

Incremetnal backups are small, so Time Machine usually does not have any trouble deleting a few of oldest incremental backups to make room for new small incremental backups.....but....450 GB is not an incremental backup, and Time Machine will not be able to delete enough data to make room for the large backup that it is being asked to complete.
If you want to keep all of the data on the current Time Capsule, you can add another USB drive to the Time Capsule, or another Time Capsule for that matter and continue backups that way.
Another option....the least expensive.....would be to erase the current Time Capsule drive and start over again with a new backup set.

Time Capsule lost my old backup

My iMac(27") and time capsule (2TB) worked fine until I securely formatted iMac's hard drive. Time capsule asked to back up as usual, i didnt realise what i did, time capsule started to back up from the day of formatting iMac's hard drive. I cant go back to my old back ups. is there any way that i can still get my old files.
I havent formatted the timecapsule or deleted any data from it.
lately i have tried doing same with my Macbook Air (13" 2011) and securely formatted the hard drive, it asks me for new back up, im scared that i may loose my old back up for this one too. I can still get my old files, but if i started backup it will start from fresh and loose all my old files.
Please help.

You did things in the wrong order.. by allowing the TM to backup a new install it could well have completely overwritten the previous backup. The way TM works is very complex and you should read Pondini's description of that as well.
To check if anything is still available, use the info pondini provided.
http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
Look at Q14 to 20.

Time capsule not deleting old backups

My time capsule is no longer backing up due to lack of space. How can I get it to delete old backsups?

If you upgrade installed the OS, Mavericks.. then the TM seems to lose the ability to delete old backups..
Step in and do in manually.
See Q12 here.
http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html

Since Mavericks upgrade, Time Capsule stuck deleting old backups ... for days

I have a previous generation 2TB Time Capsule shared by three of us, each with separate accounts.
I know there's not much space left on the Time Capsule and that it's therefore expected that Time Machine would make room by deleting old backups. But my account seems stuck forever on these deletions (for over 72 hours now), while the other two accounts on the Time Capsule are working just fine.
I've been through Pondini's recommendations for (a) patience and (b) finally resetting Time Machine, but on it goes.
Here is the last couple of hours of the log (filtered for this problem). The entire log for the last 72 hours is too long to post -- but the pattern is the same, with the constant deletions barely making a dent, and sometimes in fact the space available decreases.
I'd cheerfully give up on the oldest backups, but meanwhile it's been 8 days since TC has been able to complete a backup. (I have been cloning the drive daily with SuperDuper just to make sure I have a fallback until this is figured out.)
Hoping one of you can recommend a course of action.
Thanks in advance for any help...
10/28/13 8:06:51.276 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Found 1022200 files (58.34 GB) needing backup
10/28/13 8:07:01.173 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: 75.13 GB required (including padding), 16.43 GB available
10/28/13 8:07:05.162 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Ejected Time Machine disk image: /Volumes/edbern/EB’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle
10/28/13 8:07:05.162 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Compacting backup disk image to recover free space
10/28/13 8:25:44.384 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Completed backup disk image compaction
10/28/13 8:25:44.388 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Starting manual backup
10/28/13 8:25:44.915 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Network destination already mounted at: /Volumes/edbern
10/28/13 8:26:04.847 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Disk image /Volumes/edbern/EB’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups 1
10/28/13 8:26:05.230 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Backing up to /dev/disk3s2: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups 1/Backups.backupdb
10/28/13 8:26:31.228 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
10/28/13 8:26:31.546 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/28/13 8:27:25.289 PM com.apple.backupd-helper[112]: Not starting scheduled Time Machine backup: Backup already running
10/28/13 8:27:31.784 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/28/13 8:27:56.892 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Deep event scan at path:/ reason:must scan subdirs|new event db|
10/28/13 8:35:43.224 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Finished scan
10/28/13 8:35:43.241 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Not using file event preflight for Macintosh HD
10/28/13 9:05:03.078 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Found 1022200 files (58.34 GB) needing backup
10/28/13 9:05:16.881 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: 75.13 GB required (including padding), 31.85 GB available
10/28/13 9:05:17.689 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine Backups 1/Backups.backupdb/EB’s MacBook Air/2013-10-28-202628.inProgress/03624AE5-22CE-463C-9265-CE6A8826C535 containing 4 KB; 31.85 GB now available, 75.13 GB required
10/28/13 9:05:17.700 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine Backups 1/Backups.backupdb/EB’s MacBook Air/2013-10-28-202628.inProgress/7503F996-8E27-4558-9308-15FC60270865 containing 4 KB; 31.85 GB now available, 75.13 GB required
10/28/13 9:23:23.471 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine Backups 1/Backups.backupdb/EB’s MacBook Air/2013-10-28-202628.inProgress/C424E6F6-EFBE-4154-A543-375E805E68C8 containing 8.3 MB; 31.86 GB now available, 75.13 GB required
10/28/13 9:28:36.239 PM com.apple.backupd-helper[112]: Not starting scheduled Time Machine backup: Backup already running
10/28/13 9:55:03.037 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Error: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-36 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -36.)" (ioErr: I/O error (bummers)) deleting backup: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups 1/Backups.backupdb/EB’s MacBook Air/2013-10-28-202628.inProgress/C434BAEA-946E-4531-BA61-74DD5A34EFF2
10/28/13 9:55:03.037 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Deleted 3 backups containing 8.3 MB total; 31.86 GB now available, 75.13 GB required
10/28/13 9:55:03.321 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Not a directory
10/28/13 9:55:03.579 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Not a directory
10/28/13 9:55:03.580 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Not a directory
10/28/13 9:55:03.582 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Not a directory
10/28/13 9:55:03.702 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Backup canceled.
10/28/13 9:55:11.830 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: [SnapshotUtilities mountPointForVolumeRef] FSGetVolumeInfo returned: -35
10/28/13 9:55:11.831 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Failed to eject volume (null) (FSVolumeRefNum: -110; status: -35; dissenting pid: 0)
10/28/13 9:55:11.832 PM com.apple.backupd[758]: Failed to eject Time Machine disk image: /Volumes/edbern/EB’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle

Alas, it spent the night fruitlessly.   I think I need to find a way to kill the existing backup or dismount the disk first. Sorry I'm a bit thick about all this.
10/29/13 12:39:06.822 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Starting automatic backup
10/29/13 12:39:07.028 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 12:39:07.995 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/edbern-1 using URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 12:39:11.397 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Disk image already attached: /Volumes/edbern-1/EB’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
10/29/13 12:39:12.969 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Failed to mount disk image: Error Domain=com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain Code=31 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain error 31.)" UserInfo=0x7ffdc243f1c0 {MessageParameters=(
    "/Volumes/edbern-1/EB\U2019s MacBook Air.sparsebundle"
10/29/13 12:39:13.059 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Ejected Time Machine network volume.
10/29/13 12:39:13.060 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Waiting 60 seconds and trying again.
10/29/13 12:40:24.403 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 12:40:24.792 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/edbern-1 using URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 12:40:27.642 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Disk image already attached: /Volumes/edbern-1/EB’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
10/29/13 12:40:29.209 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Failed to mount disk image: Error Domain=com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain Code=31 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain error 31.)" UserInfo=0x7ffdc27275c0 {MessageParameters=(
    "/Volumes/edbern-1/EB\U2019s MacBook Air.sparsebundle"
10/29/13 12:40:29.324 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Ejected Time Machine network volume.
10/29/13 12:40:29.325 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Waiting 60 seconds and trying again.
10/29/13 12:41:40.533 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 12:41:41.252 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/edbern-1 using URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 12:41:44.549 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Disk image already attached: /Volumes/edbern-1/EB’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
10/29/13 12:41:46.208 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Failed to mount disk image: Error Domain=com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain Code=31 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain error 31.)" UserInfo=0x7ffdc26090d0 {MessageParameters=(
    "/Volumes/edbern-1/EB\U2019s MacBook Air.sparsebundle"
10/29/13 12:41:46.309 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Ejected Time Machine network volume.
10/29/13 12:41:46.310 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Giving up after 3 retries.
10/29/13 12:41:46.350 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Backup failed with error 31: 31
10/29/13 1:44:01.616 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Starting automatic backup
10/29/13 1:44:01.649 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 1:44:02.604 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/edbern-1 using URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 1:44:07.254 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Disk image already attached: /Volumes/edbern-1/EB’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
10/29/13 1:44:08.881 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Failed to mount disk image: Error Domain=com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain Code=31 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain error 31.)" UserInfo=0x7f9af9531a70 {MessageParameters=(
    "/Volumes/edbern-1/EB\U2019s MacBook Air.sparsebundle"
10/29/13 1:44:08.962 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Ejected Time Machine network volume.
10/29/13 1:44:08.962 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Waiting 60 seconds and trying again.
10/29/13 1:45:20.105 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 1:45:20.536 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/edbern-1 using URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 1:45:23.526 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Disk image already attached: /Volumes/edbern-1/EB’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
10/29/13 1:45:25.145 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Failed to mount disk image: Error Domain=com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain Code=31 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain error 31.)" UserInfo=0x7f9af97030e0 {MessageParameters=(
    "/Volumes/edbern-1/EB\U2019s MacBook Air.sparsebundle"
10/29/13 1:45:25.280 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Ejected Time Machine network volume.
10/29/13 1:45:25.280 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Waiting 60 seconds and trying again.
10/29/13 1:46:36.511 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 1:46:37.340 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/edbern-1 using URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 1:46:40.510 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Disk image already attached: /Volumes/edbern-1/EB’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35
10/29/13 1:46:42.150 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Failed to mount disk image: Error Domain=com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain Code=31 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain error 31.)" UserInfo=0x7f9af9608030 {MessageParameters=(
    "/Volumes/edbern-1/EB\U2019s MacBook Air.sparsebundle"
10/29/13 1:46:42.195 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Ejected Time Machine network volume.
10/29/13 1:46:42.195 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Giving up after 3 retries.
10/29/13 1:46:42.198 AM com.apple.backupd[1768]: Backup failed with error 31: 31
10/29/13 2:49:46.227 AM com.apple.backupd[1880]: Starting automatic backup
10/29/13 2:49:46.301 AM com.apple.backupd[1880]: Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 2:49:47.381 AM com.apple.backupd[1880]: Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/edbern-1 using URL: afp://edbern;AUTH=SRP@TC._afpovertcp._tcp.local/edbern
10/29/13 2:49:50.418 AM com.apple.backupd[1880]: Disk image already attached: /Volumes/edbern-1/EB’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle, DIHLDiskImageAttach returned: 35

Time capsule not showing old backups

i bought the time capsule in the middle of october and set it up. but when i got into the time machine to find the old backups it only shows the oldest back up as november 13th, and each day it moves to the next. ex tomorrow it will show the oldest as november 14th. and when i look at the time capsule i have only used 1.96 of the total 2 TB. the "tick" marks on the side of the time machine dont always show the pink, which means it was backed up to the time capsule. it shows grey marks saying it was saved on the mac(as if i was not connected to the time capsule)

I'm using the Time Machine interface from the original icon in the dock.
I figured it out. Just a minute ago I went to Time Machine, it mounted the backup and showed it on my desktop but when the "space" view came I wasn't able to browse anything. It didn't show any dates. I exited Time Machine and immediately went back and now I was able to browse all the backups and all the backup dates were shown. I tried it later and again I couldn't browse my backups. This time I waited and finally they showed up and everything worked. It just seemed to take a long time for the backups to be browseable.

Time capsule not seeing old backups, now its backing up my computer again

Hi:
I moved my TC today to a new apartment. Same computer and everything. I can mount the drive and see the macbook pro backup file but i cant connect to it with time machine. Now when I back up my computer again, it is starting a new backup of the entire system.
would maybe reinstalling leopard and using the other pro backup work? let me know thanks!

Well I called apple about this and they said i need to reinstall leopard from the latest backup.

My 2 TB Time Capsule's memory is full because it will not automatically delete old files as it is supposed to, so it is giving me zero backup of my two computers now. How can this be fixed so my Time Capsule deletes the old data and saves the new?

My 2 TB Time Capsule’s memory is full because it will notautomatically delete old files as it is supposed to, so it is giving me zerobackup of my two computers now. How can this be fixed so my Time Capsule deletes the old data and savesthe new?
Neither my local computer consultant nor I have been ableto change any of the settings in Time Machine to correct this problem. Working with the choices in the TimeMachine, there does not appear that there is any way to change the frequency ofthe backups either, so, after a year has elapsed, the time capsule is full, andmy only choice appears to be to erase all the current data on the Time Capsuleand start over, something that I do not want to at all let alone repeat on anannual basis. My questions are:
What can be done to have my Time Capsule delete old filesas it is supposed to do, so it has memory available to allow my computers toback up?
Is this a software problem that can be fixed online or isdoes this require a mechanical fix of defective hardware?

How much data is being backed-up from each Mac? (see what's shown for Estimated size of full backup under the exclusions box in Time Machine Prefs > Options).
Is there any other data on your Time Capsule, besides the backups?
Most likely, there just isn't room. Time Machine may be trying to do a very large (or full) backup of one or both Macs, and can't. Since it won't ever delete the most recent backup, there has to be enough room for one full backup plus whatever it's trying to back up now, plus 20% (for workspace).
Also see #C4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting for more details.

I have a new time capsule (replace my old time capsule). I want to erase my old one. My computer does not see the old one anymore, how do I connect it (the old TC is not connected to modem)

I have a new time capsule (replace my old time capsule). I want to erase my old one. My computer does not see the old one anymore, how do I connect it (the old TC is not connected to modem). I want to erase it and then use it as either a second hard drive (sired/sirelesly?) or as a hard drive/bridge. So,
1. why doesn't my cmputer see the old TC
2 once i have solved that, how do I erase the old one
3. Can I use the old one as a supplemental hard drive
     a. wired?
     b. wirelessly?
4. Can I use the old one as a range extender?
I know .. a lot of questions but I would appreciate any help.
Thanks

sgetraer wrote:
I have a new time capsule (replace my old time capsule). I want to erase my old one. My computer does not see the old one anymore, how do I connect it (the old TC is not connected to modem). I want to erase it and then use it as either a second hard drive (sired/sirelesly?) or as a hard drive/bridge. So,
1. why doesn't my cmputer see the old TC
2 once i have solved that, how do I erase the old one
3. Can I use the old one as a supplemental hard drive
     a. wired?
     b. wirelessly?
4. Can I use the old one as a range extender?
I know .. a lot of questions but I would appreciate any help.
Thanks
1. Because it is either the same IP as the new one or hidden by being plugged in as a second router.
To access it, isolate one computer from the existing network and plug it directly by ethernet to a lan port of the TC. Use the erase function in the TC to remove all the content of the hard disk.
Then go to the internet tab, connection sharing and select off bridged. You can then reconnect the TC to the network.. and the computer as well. The TC will act as bridged device.. getting IP from the main router and should then appear correctly in Airport utility.
2. I covered in 1. But you just go in airport utility manual setup. disk, and you will see the erase function. You can also set it to bridge and leave the erase until you put it back in the network.. but be careful you erase the right one.
3. You can use the old TC via wired or wireless.. although I would always stick to wired connection if possible. Speed on wireless is 10x worse than wired.
Also note the reliability goes down dramatically after 2 years.. a series 1 3 years old or more is ebay fodder unless you want to repair it. Do not trust vital data to it.. when it dies you will have issues recovering it.
4. Yes, all apple routers will function as wireless extenders. when you do that the ethernet ports turn off so it becomes a purely wireless device.. strange apple decision on what you want to use your TC for.

Time Capsule/ Endless Preparing - no backup

I've seen similar threads and I believe that I've tried all of their fixes.
I'm seeing the following errors in the console:
Aug 7 10:30:34 HomeMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[191]: Waiting for index to be ready (909 > 0)
Aug 7 10:30:34 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8)(E rror) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:No index
Aug 7 10:30:34 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8)(E rror) IndexCI in CIMetaInfoCreate:Tried to create index when index already existed /Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8
Aug 7 10:30:34 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/FB0AF823-52BC-455D-9BE4-5267CC68CEB9)(E rror) IndexCI in openindexfile:bad file size: 16, min size 4096, 0.indexHead
Aug 7 10:30:34 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/FB0AF823-52BC-455D-9BE4-5267CC68CEB9)(E rror) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:0.indexHead invalid, will try to recover
Aug 7 10:31:00 HomeMac com.apple.launchd[1] (0x109db0.cron[397]): Could not setup Mach task special port 9: (os/kern) no access
Aug 7 10:31:04 HomeMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[191]: Waiting for index to be ready (909 > 0)
Aug 7 10:31:04 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8)(E rror) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:No index
Aug 7 10:31:04 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8)(E rror) IndexCI in CIMetaInfoCreate:Tried to create index when index already existed /Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/F9F6764C-F1D9-46D4-804E-4CFDC556F1E8
Aug 7 10:31:04 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/FB0AF823-52BC-455D-9BE4-5267CC68CEB9)(E rror) IndexCI in openindexfile:bad file size: 16, min size 4096, 0.indexHead
Aug 7 10:31:04 HomeMac mds[33]: (/Volumes/Backup of HomeMac/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/FB0AF823-52BC-455D-9BE4-5267CC68CEB9)(E rror) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:0.indexHead invalid, will try to recover
Things that I've tried:
- Erase disk both with "quick" and "zero out" options.
- Restore defaults
- Roll back firmware to 7.4.1
- changed time machine to use different disk, successful backup to that disk, set back to time capsule.
- tried to add "Backup of HomeMac" and "TimeCapsule" to the spotlight privacy settings. These settings are lost at reboot.... and if I don't reboot it says that it fails to mount "Backup of HomeMac". Likely because it is already mounted?
- I have 2 macs that backup to this time capsule. It has worked for several months. Now doesn't work for either. One is running 10.5.8.. the other is running 10.5.7.
- Tried to use DiskUtility on the sparsebundle. It looks clean after a reboot, but then timemachine won't run... possibly because it is already mounted?? It looks corrupted in DiskUtility after I quit the time machine backup. In any case, I keep "erasing" the time capsule hard drive, so if there is a problem with the bundle, it is created from scratch and still has the problem.
- verify permissions on my Mac's main HD.
- changed the name of the TimeCapsule.
I think that is all. I get the same error every time. I don't know if this is a spotlight issue or a time capsule issue. It does affect 2 macs with different OS versions (10.5.7, 10.5.8), so I assume that it is the time capsule.
One other possibly unrelated issue: When I used to run time machine the backup volume would be mounted with my name. Now it just says the network name. (i.e. it used to say something like "Backup of John Smith's Mac" and now it says "Backup of HomeMac") I assume this is unrelated, but I figured I would mention that too.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.

I think I have finally managed to get this working after 2 days of frustration. It won't be the answer for everyone because it involves opening up your Time Capsule, but this is what I did.
I noticed on this page (http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090806095905196) that people were having trouble with file permissions under 10.5.8. When I checked my Console logs during an attempted backup, I noticed chown "Operation not permitted" errors, so I began to suspect that Time Machine didn't have sufficient privileges to do the backup.
I couldn't find a way to run Disk Utility on the Time Capsule Disk, so I opened up the Time Capsule, removed the HD, put the HD into a USB enclosure and connected it to my Mac. When I ran Disk Utility "Verify" and "Repair" on the Time Capsule Disk partition, it returned the following:
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08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:34 PM Disk Utility[202] Verify and Repair volume “TimeCapsuleDisk”
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:34 PM Disk Utility[202] Starting repair tool:
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Extents Overflow file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Catalog file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking multi-linked files.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Catalog hierarchy.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Extended Attributes file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Incorrect number of Access Control Lists
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] (It should be 0 instead of 39)
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:35 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking volume bitmap.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking volume information.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Volume Header needs minor repair
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Repairing volume.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Rechecking volume.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Extents Overflow file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Catalog file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking multi-linked files.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Catalog hierarchy.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking Extended Attributes file.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking volume bitmap.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] Checking volume information.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:36 PM Disk Utility[202] The volume TimeCapsuleDisk was repaired successfully.
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:37 PM kernel jnl: disk1s3: journal start/end pointers reset! (jnl 0x72c4930; s 0x44ee00 e 0x44ee00)
08/07/09 Friday, August 7, 2009 2:47:37 PM Disk Utility[202] Repair tool completed:
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Following the repair, I opened Time Machine preferences, and set it to point to the Time Capsule Disk (which was still connected via the USB enclosure). The backup started working almost immediately. I cancelled the backup, put the HD back into the Time Capsule and rebooted everything.
After repointing Time Machine preferences back to the Time Capsule Disk (now safely back in the actual Time Capsule), I initiated a backup. The backup started working almost immediately (the most success I've had in 2 days) and has been backing up successfully for the past 1/2 hour. I won't be satisfied that I've solved the problem until it completes and I try a restore, but we'll see...
To be clear: this is a ridiculous "solution" to the problem. I must have formatted the Time Capsule Disk about 15 times using Airport Utility over the past 2 days, including an incredibly long "zero out" format. I have no idea why this wouldn't have correctly reset the disk with the correct settings. If anyone can figure out how to run Disk Utility on the drive without having to tear the Time Capsule apart, it would certainly be a much better solution.
Cheers, Ben.

I used an ethernet cable between my iMac and Time Capsule for the initial backup. Now that initial backup is concluded, can I simply unplug the Time Capsule from my computer?

I used an ethernet cable between my iMac and Time Capsule for the initial backup. Now that initial backup is concluded, can I assume I can simply unplug the Time Capsule from my computer without any glitches and Time Capsule will then run wirelessly. Is this assumption correct?

can I assume I can simply unplug the Time Capsule from my computer without any glitches and Time Capsule will then run wirelessly. Is this assumption correct?
Yes, if the computer will be able to receive a strong wireless signal from the Time Capsule.
I did not disable wireless. So I assume the backups are occurring both with the ethernet and wirelessly.
It is inot possible to have both an "active" Ethernet and "active" wireless signal simultaneously. If an Ethernet connection is established, your computer will default to the Ethernet connection. If the Ethernet cable is unplugged, the computer will revert to the wireless connection.
I also show 2 wireless networks available through Airport. Shouldn't there only be one now?
You have a simultaneous dual band Time Capsule. That means that it will always be providing both a 2.4 GHz and a 5 GHz network.
I named my new network the same name as the old network. This enabled all of our devices to continue with their connection without entering the new network and/or passwords; however, I am afraid this may pose problems in the future somehow. Any input on this issue as well?
Things should be fine. Devices will connect to the best signal.....either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz....based on their capabilties and location in relation to the Time Capsule.

How can I configure a second time Capsule just as a backup disc?

I bought the new 2nd Generation Time Capsule and want to backup the datas to my old Time Capsule. I connected it via USB cable A/A and got problems to configure it right. Can`t see it in the finder, to chosse it in my Intego Backup Manager Pro as the goal destiniation for the back ups. Does anybody have experience on this? Before I connected the Capsule as a net device and was able to backup the files from the new one, but not the backup Time machine file, from the Mac on which Intego Backup is running. The others did well.

You cannot use USB like this.. the TC is now and always a network drive.
So you bridge one TC and plug it by ethernet into the other one.
To copy backups you can follow these instructions for TM.
Transfer TM backups..
Apple doco. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5097
Pondini doco http://pondini.org/TM/18.html
As for your other backups that is dependent on its format.. but should be simple copy and paste.

HT201250 How can one Time Capsule be backed up backup to another?

My Macbook pro with 160GB hard drive is almost full, and so is is my 1TB time capsule (on which I backup for 5 macs in my family). I have just bought a 3TB Time Capsule now for all backups. My question: how can I use the old time capsule for my Macbook data to free up space on my hard drive and backup my data to the new Time Capsule?

leejpepper wrote:
how can I use the old time capsule for my Macbook data to free up space on my hard drive
Usually not a good idea. See Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #20.
and backup my data to the new Time Capsule?
Just start fresh. You can always view and restore from the old ones via the Browse Other Backup Disks option, per #17 in the FAQ.

Time Capsule as hard Drive Backup

Can I use Time Capsule simply as a backup device for my iMac without having to connect my DSL modem to the Ethernet WAN port? Whenever I unplug the Ethernet line from the WAN port, I get the blinking amber light which makes me think that Time Capsule will not operate without the DSL modem - WAN Port hookup. Thanks for the help.

TC use;
I don't do TMachine.
I use the hard disk with the GO function of the Finder.
I don't use TC as a main backup drive.
I use it for file sharing between my network and outside of my network when I need files. Example, I live in Michigan but was visiting in Pennsylvania when I needed a .mv4 file(golf instruction I made two years ago). I used the afp function and connected to my TC and downloaded that file.
I have not used my flash drives for months because I use TC to transfer files between the Macs on my network.
I also use TC to point movies to my ATV and any other Mac on my network to stream those TC movies.
So there are many wonderful functions that TC can do for a person. Just pick the appropriate ones.

Time capsule erased my old backups?

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