Time Capsule is already in use
My Time Capsule was running perfectly saving backups off of 2 different Macs. This week I received a message that one of the macs cant back up because its in use. The other computer is backing up perfectly. As far as I can see this is not running in the background and the other computer has not changed, its still backing up to the correct file, As far as I can see...
The computer is a iMac with 10.8.2. We have plenty space on the time capsule. the error is:
"The backup disk image :/Volumes/data/(back kup name).iMac.sparsebundle" is already in use"
Does anyone know how to correct this?
See #C12 in Time Machine guru Pondini's world class support document.....Time Machine -- Troubleshooting.....better than anything available from Apple.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
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What is the resolution to the following error message: "Backup Failed. The backup on "Name Time Capsule" is already in use."
Time Capsule 2nd Generation;
Mac Book Pro, late 2013, 2GHz Intel Core i7; 8 GB, 1600Mhz DDR3; OS X 10.9.4Pull the power cord from the TC.. count to 10 slowly.. plug the power cord back into the TC.. voila.. problem fixed.
BUT a gen2 is getting long in the tooth.. get reach for hardware failure.. and this might be the first signs. -
Time Capsule "Is already in Use" error
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What do I do?Time Machine: sparsebundle Already in Use or Cannot be Accessed
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Time capsule message "- already in use".
I purchased Time capsule yesterday and did an encrypted backup of my MacBook Pro (about 75Megs). Now Auto-Backup keeps providing the message: "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data-1/My MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use". What does this mean and what do I do, if anything?
It apperas backup are happening every 6 hours, which is excessive for my purpose. How can I change it to a less frequent schedule?
Thanks, and Merry Christmas!That is standard issue with the TC.. and Mac OS since Lion.
Reboot the TC usually fixes it.. ie yank out the power cord.. count to 10.. plug in the power cord to the TC..
No luck follow C12 here.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
The backup is designed to work hourly but it removes older backups at certain points.. TM works better leaving it alone.. but there are tools to reschedule if you insist.
See Q13 here.
But also read how TM works so you understand that hourly is no bad thing.
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I am new to this capability. My problem is that my time capsule is not allowing a back up and indicates, The Back up 'is already in use' yet I have made no changes since I set the system up and now I am seeing this failure. Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Bugs in Mavericks.
Make sure that no other Macs are backing up at the time
Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten
Plug the power cord back into the back of the Time Capsule
Wait a few minutes, then try a backup -
i am setting u a new time capsule. i already have a wifi setup in my office. now i want to use this time capsule just as a wireless backup machine. do i still need to attached a DSL cable, or it can connect to my existing wifi and start working ?
You probably can, but this type of configuration is not recommended or supported by Apple.
Two cautions if you want to try this:
1) The Time Capsule has to be configured to "Join" your existing wireless network in this type of setup...and to do that, you must know the exact type of wireless security that your network is using.
2) Backups are likely going to take twice as long. The wireless signal must travel from your computer to the wireless router and then from the wireless router back to the Time Capsule. Two "hops"......even if the computer is located close to the Time Capsule.
If you want to try this, we can tell you how....but with no guarantees on your results....since this is not officially supported. -
is there a capability to save/export the new airport 2TB time capsule settings file when using the iphone/ipad airport utility. set-up wasn't a problem but the "file" button does not exist on the latest airport utility app v6.3 to save the configuration file.
the "file" button does not exist on the latest airport utility app v6.3 to save the configuration file.
Sounds like you are a bit confused with version numbers.
Latest AirPort Utility version for the iPhone / iPad is 1.3.3. There is no option or capability to export/import settings on the iOS version(s) of AirPort Utility.....although you could take a series of screen shots and save them for future reference.
AirPort Utility 6.3.x is found on a Mac.....not on iPhone / iPad. Export and Import options are found under the File menu in 6.3.x. -
I am not much of a computer technician. I bought a time capsule thinking I could use this for an external hard drive and keep my MAC hard drive free. Was I mistaken? Once I back everything up on the TC, can I delete everything off of my MAC and then use my TC as my hard drive??
Once I back everything up on the TC, can I delete everything off of my MAC and then use my TC as my hard drive??
TC was designed to backup your Mac. The TC literature is pretty clear about this:
If your Mac's hard drive has a problem....it will sooner or later....you can use your backup on the TC to rebuild your Mac.
But.....if you move all of your data to the TC from your Mac....you only have one version of that data now, and it is on the TC.
Have you thought about what will happen when....not if....the TC has a problem? Since the only version of your important data was on the TC, and the TC has failed......you lose all of your data.....because you have no backup.
A much better plan would be to add a USB or FireWire hard drive and connect it directly to your Mac. Move the data on your Mac over to the hard drive.
Then, the TC will backup both your Mac and the hard drive. So, you have original data on on one drive and backups on another drive.
That would be a minimum backup plan. Most of us have more than one set of backups. -
In time capsule, can ethernet ports used for windows pc as a LAN?
in time capsule, can ethernet ports used for windows pc as a LAN?
i am connecting my windows pc to the time capsule ethernet prots but those pcs are not shown in my macbook or those windows pc also can not see my macbook pro. i am facing the problem...
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HT3275 time capsule error sparsebundle in use
my time capsule says sparsebundle in use how can i solve this
Restarting is restarting.
It will make no difference whether you do this using AirPort Utility or manually.
Open AirPort Utility 6.1
Click on the Time Capsule icon, then click Edit
Click the Base Station menu item at the very top of the screen....in the line as the Apple icon....
Click Restart -
I would like to use my iPhone 6's wifi hotspot to provide Internet at home (I do not have home internet) via a Time Capsule which I currently use the TC simply as a home wifi network without Internet to enable things like printing wirelessly and backing up data wirelessly via time machine.
I have a Mac Pro, iPhone 6, iPad, Apple TV and Time Capsule. No home Internet.
Is is possible to have my iPhone 6's wifi hotspot used to provide Internet to my wifi network on time capsule? Has anyone else had success doing this? I'm not a tech head and really know very little about things like this. Thanks. JenYou can have a go using a wireless bridge.. eg the airport express will do this.. you can join it to the iphone wireless running as a hotspot.. and then plugged into the TC wan port.. the TC has to be setup in router mode.. so this is going to give you double NAT errors.. and of course errors for all the time the hotspot is turned off.. but it can work. However you might find it requires you to manually connect up each time.. If you are really going to try and do this you will manage it.. but how fiddly it becomes might put you off after a week.
You will chew up your 5GB very fast using any streaming media even radio. So be very careful to track the usage.
Apple should have built in the TC the ability to plug in a wireless 3G modem.. via the USB but Apple have ceased to do adventurous stuff.
If you give up the TC as main router there are plenty of better products on the market that will handle multiple wan connections.. !! -
Would using a Apple Time Capsules be easier to use as you can use the Airport Utility to set everything up?
OR would there be better programs out there that would do more than Airport Utility on a non Apple drive?
Would using encryption affect the speed / durability / life span of the drive / Fusion drive in a computer or Time Capsule?1. Time Capsules are the easiest device to setup for Time Machine.
2. Sorry this is unclear. There are a huge number of routers available that have far superior controls than apple routers.. some support Time Machine.. most don't. They negate your question 1. in being difficult to setup. And alot of 3rd party devices that claim Time Machine compatibility are unreliable.
3. Encryption is irrelevant. -
Can i partition the time capsule so i can use it as a server as well?
can i partition the time capsule so i can use it as a server as well?
In order to partition the Time Capsule, you would have to open up the Time Capsule case, pull the hard drive, install it in a separate enclosure, connect the enclosure directly to your Mac, and then use Disk Utility for the partitioning operation.
Then, you have to reverse the entire process to install the drive back in the Time Capsule.
In addition to being a lot of work, something like this will void the warranty on the Time Capsule.
Niel's suggestion of creaing a disk image on the Time Capsule drive to reserve a given amount of space would be by far the easiest way to accomplish things. -
3 ?'s:
1 Message today warning lack of memory when using Word (files in Documents) something about "idisc not working"
2. Message week ago "Files not being backed up to Time Capsule";
3. When using Mac Mail I'm prompted for password but none work
Thanks - JThanks Allan for your quick response to my amateur questions.
Allan: I'm running version Mac OS X Version 10.6.8 PS Processor is 2.4 GHz Intel core 15
Memory 4 gb 1067 MHz DDr3 TN And @ 1983-2011 Apple Inc.
I just "Updated Software" as prompted.
Thanks for helping me! - John Garrett
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Time Machine Backup Failed even though I still have 1.9TB of a 2TB Time Capsule. I am using Yosemite 10.10.3 on an iMac (mid 2010)
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Check the network
Wait for a backup to occur and report on your results
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