Time Capsule full, no longer deleting deleting old backups automatically

Hi, My Time Capsule needs to backup 18.32 GB, but ther'e only 15.20 GB left on it, so it tells me that it couldn't complete the backup.   It used to delete old backups automatically when it ran out of space, but, for whatever reason, it isn't doing that anymore. 
Can anyone help, please? 

Unfortunately, the Time Capsule cannot delete enough information to be able to make room for the new backup.
It would take forever to try to manually delete backups...and might not be successful....so you really are faced with a decison on whether you want to:
1) Add a new Time Capsule and start with a new "master" backup and move forward from there. You can keep the old Time Capsule connected and go back to browse backups there if you need to do so.
2) Erase the Time Capsule and start over with a new "master" backup and move forward from there.
If you really don't need all the old backups from months ago, and you don't mind starting over again, this makes sense for a lot of users. I usually start over about every 6 months or so, but your needs may vary.

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    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.
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    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
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    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.
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    10/29/13 12:41:46.350 AM com.apple.backupd[1628]: Backup failed with error 31: 31
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    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

  • I backup to an external hdd with Time Machine, when it ran out of space it did not delete old backups, now my internal hdd says its full when before it had heaps of space. I have searched for extra files but cant find any. Can anyone help, please.

    I backup to an external hdd with Time Machine, when it ran out of space it did not delete old backups, now my internal hdd says its full when before it had heaps of space. I have searched for extra files but cant find any. Can anyone help, please.

    First, empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. Then reboot. That will temporarily free up some space.
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    You can also use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one.
    Proceed further only if the problem hasn't been solved.
    ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
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    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
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  • Time capsule won't delete old backups

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    Deleting old Backups from Time capsule ist very slow.
    Deleting Time Machine backups can be slow. Löschen von Time Machine-Backups können nur langsam voran.
    How could it be faster?
    Unfortunately, there isn't any settings that you can make to speed them up. Leider gibt es keine Einstellungen, die Sie vornehmen können, um sie zu beschleunigen.

  • How to Delete old Backups on a Apple Time Capsule

    I Turn off Time Machine on my mac and it just deletes the local backups. How do i delete old backups on my time capsule becuase i use it as a winodws backup drive to. I just want to free some space up. Thanks for your help if you supplied an answer.

    Energizer7896 wrote:
    How do i delete old backups on my time capsule becuase i use it as a winodws backup drive to.
    That's one of the reasons it's not a good idea to mix Time Machine backups and other data on the TC's internal HD.  See #C3 in Using Time Machine with a Time Capsule for some possible workarounds.

  • Time Machine delete old backups

    My wife has a MacBook Pro and uses Time Machine on a 500 GB external drive. She is using about 160 GB on her MacBook Pro, but the Time Machine drive is now full and is not backing up current files. The Time Machine backups go back to 2010 and two or three versions of the operating system. I would like to delete old backups from Time Machine, as I understand that only files no longer needed in other backups will be deleted. Is there any reason this approach should be avoided? Are there instructions on the best way to do this? Thanks.

    tomarm wrote:as I understand that only files no longer needed in other backups will be deleted. Is there any reason this approach should be avoided? Are there instructions on the best way to do this? Thanks.
    yes, your wife ..
    A: needs a MINIMUM of a second HD to archive data on
    B: Yes, time machine "throws data out the window" when full
    C: HD clones are more important.
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6031
    Methodology to protect your data. Backups vs. Archives. Long-term data protection
    Time Machine / Time Capsule
    Drawbacks:
    1. Time Machine is not bootable, if your internal drive fails, you cannot access files or boot from TM directly from the dead computer.
    2. Time machine is controlled by complex software, and while you can delve into the TM backup database for specific file(s) extraction, this is not ideal or desirable.
    3. Time machine can and does have the potential for many error codes in which data corruption can occur and your important backup files may not be saved correctly, at all, or even damaged. This extra link of failure in placing software between your data and its recovery is a point of risk and failure. A HD clone is not subject to these errors.
    4. Time machine mirrors your internal HD, in which cases of data corruption, this corruption can immediately spread to the backup as the two are linked. TM is perpetually connected (or often) to your computer, and corruption spread to corruption, without isolation, which TM lacks (usually), migrating errors or corruption is either automatic or extremely easy to unwittingly do.
    5. Time Machine does not keep endless copies of changed or deleted data, and you are often not notified when it deletes them; likewise you may accidently delete files off your computer and this accident is mirrored on TM.
    6. Restoring from TM is quite time intensive.
    7. TM is a backup and not a data archive, and therefore by definition a low-level security of vital/important data.
    8. TM working premise is a “black box” backup of OS, APPS, settings, and vital data that nearly 100% of users never verify until an emergency hits or their computers internal SSD or HD that is corrupt or dead and this is an extremely bad working premise on vital data.
    9. Given that data created and stored is growing exponentially, the fact that TM operates as a “store-it-all” backup nexus makes TM inherently incapable to easily backup massive amounts of data, nor is doing so a good idea.
    10. TM working premise is a backup of a users system and active working data, and NOT massive amounts of static data, yet most users never take this into consideration, making TM a high-risk locus of data “bloat”.
    11. In the case of Time Capsule, wifi data storage is a less than ideal premise given possible wireless data corruption.
    12. TM like all HD-based data is subject to ferromagnetic and mechanical failure.
    13. *Level-1 security of your vital data.
    Advantages:
    1. TM is very easy to use either in automatic mode or in 1-click backups.
    2. TM is a perfect novice level simplex backup single-layer security save against internal HD failure or corruption.
    3. TM can easily provide a seamless no-gap policy of active data that is often not easily capable in HD clones or HD archives (only if the user is lazy is making data saves).
    HD clones (see below for full advantages / drawbacks)
    Drawbacks:
    1. HD clones can be incrementally updated to hourly or daily, however this is time consuming and HD clones are, often, a week or more old, in which case data between today and the most fresh HD clone can and would be lost (however this gap is filled by use of HD archives listed above or by a TM backup).
    2. Like all HD-based data is subject to ferromagnetic and mechanical failure.
    Advantages:
    1. HD clones are the best, quickest way to get back to 100% full operation in mere seconds.
    2. Once a HD clone is created, the creation software (Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper) is no longer needed whatsoever, and unlike TM, which requires complex software for its operational transference of data, a HD clone is its own bootable entity.
    3. HD clones are unconnected and isolated from recent corruption.
    4. HD clones allow a “portable copy” of your computer that you can likewise connect to another same Mac and have all your APPS and data at hand, which is extremely useful.
    5. Rather than, as many users do, thinking of a HD clone as a “complimentary backup” to the use of TM, a HD clone is superior to TM both in ease of returning to 100% quickly, and its autonomous nature; while each has its place, TM can and does fill the gap in, say, a 2 week old clone. As an analogy, the HD clone itself is the brick wall of protection, whereas TM can be thought of as the mortar, which will fill any cracks in data on a week, 2-week, or 1-month old HD clone.
    6. Best-idealized 2nd platform redundancy for data protection, and 1st level for system restore of your computers internal HD. (Time machine being 2nd level for system restore of the computer’s internal HD).
    7. *Level-2 security of your vital data.
    HD cloning software options:
    1. SuperDuper HD cloning software APP (free)
    2. Carbon Copy Cloner APP (will copy the recovery partition as well)
    3. Disk utility HD bootable clone.

  • When Time Machine deletes old backups......

    My Time Machine disk is about to be full. I realize that when the disk becomes full, Time Machine will delete old backups.
    I am not clear, however, exactly what this means.
    Is what are deleted:
    1. older disk pseudo-images?
    2. files which no longer are on the computer?
    Or is Time Machine actually deleting files which are still on the computer (but were in the old now-being-deleted backup)?
    I suspect it is #1 and #2. So if you had a computer where files are added over time (without meaningful deletions), this strategy will not help a lot---you just need to get a new disk.
    Is another option to just make a complete new full Time Machine backup (losing all the intermediate backups)? How is this done?

    Jeffrey Folinus1 wrote:
    Is what are deleted:
    1. older disk pseudo-images?
    I have no idea what that is.
    2. files which no longer are on the computer?
    Yes. More to the point, files that were changed or deleted long ago.
    Or is Time Machine actually deleting files which are still on the computer (but were in the old now-being-deleted backup)?
    No.
    When Time Machine does it's first, Full backup, it of course copies every file and folder on your system. It also makes a folder in your backups, named with the date and time of the backup. This folder appears to contain all those copied items.
    But it doesn't. It contains "hard links" to the backup copies. Think of these as extra-fancy aliases.
    Thereafter, TM does "incremental" backups. It copies only the files and folders that were added or changed, and makes another dated folder for that backup. In that folder are links to the new items, plus links to the items that didn't change: so they're cleverly named "multi-links." This is how TM appears to have many full, complete backups of your system when it obviously doesn't.
    When TM deletes a backup, all that's really deleted are the folder and the links.
    Consider what happens when you do a normal (not secure) deletion of a normal file: OSX basically "forgets" where it was, so the space can be re-used. TM is a little fancier: as long as there's even one link to a file, it isn't forgotten, so it's available to be recovered from any backup that has a link to it, and the space isn't re-used. When the last link is deleted, the copied file is forgotten.
    Thus, when you delete a backup, the only actual backup copies that are deleted are the ones that have links in no other backup. So, for example, once you've done a Full backup and a single Incremental, you (or TM) can delete the Full without losing it's copy of anything current.
    Another way to look at it is, *each backup is, in effect, a full, complete copy of your entire system the way it was at the time of that backup.*
    So much for "fancy." The "extra" fancy part is, TM doesn't necessarily make another link for every single file and folder that didn't change. Instead, if a folder wasn't changed, and nothing in it was changed, TM makes only a single link, to the folder. When you consider that your System folder, for example, contains many tens of thousands of sub-folders and files that rarely change, you see how efficient this is.
    For more details: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/12/roadto_mac_os_x_leopard_timemachine.html
    and: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2007/10/mac-os-x-10-5.ars/14

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