Time capsule says sparse bundle busy

Time capsule says "sparsebundle busy" and cannot backup

Already in use.. is that what you mean.. it is well known error. the most common here since Mountain Lion came out in all its glory.
Pull out the power cord from the TC.
Count to 10 (allows the caps to discharge)
Plug the power cord into the TC.
98% of the time the problem goes away.
Tell us if you are part of the select 2%.

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Migration Assistant won't recognize my Time Capsule's sparse-bundle so I can migrate to my new iMac

Background.......
iMac (intel core duo) hard drive crashed while backing up to time capsule. Had Snow Leopard OS 10.6 (100% up-to-date)
2. Purchased new iMac with Lion. 100% updated.
3. Want to migrate from Time Capsule to new iMac
Problem.......
4. Migration Assistant does not see (recognize) my sparsebundle, message says it's "possible that it is in use." But it's not of course.
5. If I mount the Time Capsule from the Finder, I can see the sparsebundle I want to migrate. So, it present but the Migration Assistant doesn't see it!
6. Time Capsule recognizes the sparsebundle of my other Mac (#2) that backs up to the same Time Capsule
Question.......
What do I have to do to get Migration Assistant to recognize my sparsebundle so I can migrate to my new iMac?
Thanks

I finally solved the problem by disconnecting the Time Capsule ethernet cable from the internet. Then the sparsebundle suddenly appeared.

My time capsule says it only has 473.24 gb for my back up of 534gb. the only back up I can access when I enter the time machine was yesterdays so what has happened?

my time capsule says it only has 473.24 gb for my back up of 534gb. the only back up I can access when I enter the time machine was yesterdays so any idea what is happening? I have the latest irmware update.
Marmimag

There is an issue with latest Lion update.. it is killing TM.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19858557#19858557
Otherwise check via the airport utility if there is something else using space on the hard disk.

My time capsule says it has only 75gb free space but when i go through finder to it there is nothing there. trash is empty by the way.

my time capsule says it has only 75gb free space but when i go through finder to it there is nothing there. trash is empty by the way. i had to delete some things of it as it didnt have enough room and i was backing up too much irrelevant stuff. now it wants to do a complete back up - about 300gb but there is only 75 free. WT

Ok first what u have to do is remove the Time Capsule from the time machine software and make sure the computer does not back up to the time machine. Next go into disk Utility and find the time capsule. Once found, reformat the drive. Then start using it. If you cannot find the drive in Disk Utility, then open a finder window and find the drive in the sidebar. Right click it and find a button within the drop down menu that will allow you to reformat the drive. If you are forced to go to finder and you right-click the drive, you may have to explore all the options within the drop down menu to find the reformat option.

My Time Capsule says it is full

My Time Capsule says it is full and cannot complete another backup. How do I delete files from Time Machine to allow room? Thanks!!

You can delete individual backups. See item 12 in the +Frequently Asked Questions+ post at the top of this forum for instructions.
This will not damage the integrity of the other backups; unless you delete them all, it will only delete copies of items that appear on no other remaining backups.
BUT, first find out what's gone wrong, because under ordinary circumstances, TM should delete your oldest backups automatically, when it needs room for new ones.
To find out just what's gone wrong, download the +Time Machine Buddy+ widget from: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/timemachinebuddy.html. It shows the messages from your logs for one TM backup run at a time, in a small window. Copy and post the messages here (be sure to get them all, as sometimes they overflow the small window).
Also, answers to these questions may help:
Do you have other data on your Time Capsule, besides TM Backups?
Have you recently had any of the following: repairs to your Mac; a new internal HD; a full restore; gone more than about 10 days without a backup.

My os is 10.8.4. Airport Utility is 6.3. When I try to pull backups, time capsule says: 'The folder "Pictures" can't be opened because you don't have permission to see its contents.'.

My os is 10.8.4. Airport Utility is 6.3. When I try to pull backups, time capsule says: 'The folder “Pictures” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents.'. So I cannot use Time capsule to back up so what gives?

Did you use migration assistant when you set up the computer?
TM will treat this as a different computer and permissions issues can arise from that.
Pondini is the expert on that stuff.. hopefully he can drop in.
But I recommend you read all the FAQ to do with restore.. Q14-17.
And then look at the permissions issues he lists in troubleshooting.
E9 in particular. http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

I have two Macs that won't back up to time capsule, says The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Douglas Chalmers's iMac.sparsebundle" is already in use.

I have two Macs that won't back up to time capsule, says The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Douglas Chalmers’s iMac.sparsebundle” is already in use.

Please look over to the right of this page for the heading of More Like This.
There are multiple answers and solutions there.

What do I do when time capsule says it's full?

What do I do when time capsule says it's full?

Basically you have a decison to make about whether you want to keep all of your old backups on the Time Capsule and start new backups on a new Time Capsule (which Apple would prefer) or other hard drive.
or
Erase the Time Capsule that you have and start over again with new backups.
In theory, Time Machine is supposed to delete old backup automatically to make room for new backups, but this does not always work correctly, so you should probably not rely on this over the long term.

Upgraded to Yosemite and now my Time Capsule says it does not have enough space to complete backup, yet it has 500 GB free space?

I have just upgraded to Yosemite and now my Time Capsule says it does not have enough space to complete backup, yet it has 500 GB free space?
I am using the latest mac book pro and hacvent added anything aside from the upgraded iOS so not sure why the Time Capsule is saying that there is not enough space.
How can i fix this problem?

Time Machine has to completely index all of the old backups that are already on the Time Capsule before you can run a new backup successfully.
That process is going to take a long time......probably 6-10 hours or more if your Mac is connected to the Time Capsule using a wired Ethernet connection.
If the Mac connects using wireless, it may take a day or two for the process to complete depending on the speed of your connection and the amount of data that you already have on the Time Capsule.
Wait a day or two for the indexing process to complete and then try to run a new backup again.

My Time Capsule says it is full. It has duplicate info. I need to empty it and reload. I just switched to the new OS (ML) and cannot find how to do it in Airport Utilities. Help!

I need to strip out my time capsule and reload info from computer. It says it is full, but actually has duplicate info as I took all of my files out of an older computer and put them in the new one. It is 500GB, but I only have half of thayt on my computer. I want to start over. I downloaded instructions to do it with airport utility, but in the new OS there is just a picture of my time capsule and no way to get to "manual" to delete info and reinstall. Any help out there? Greatly appreciated, Craig

Using Mountain Lion, the AirPort Utility screen looks like this:
It will not stop "restarting". I think I need to pull the plug
This is an entirely different problem than you described in your intial post. Probably all you can do is pull the power, wait a minute and see if the Time Capsule will restart when you power it up again.

Volumes/Time Capsule/Macintosh.sparce bundle could not be assessed error 1

Time Machine is working fine. Time Capsule starts out down loading but part way it quits
and the message shows, "volume/time capsule/macintosh.sparsebundle" could not be
assessed (error-1) .How do I correct this?

I purchased a new iMac and Time Capsule and also have a power book, All on Lion latest 10.7.4. iMac works fine with Time Capsule but after the first back up of the power Book I also get the spares bundle could not be accessed error 1. I have tried all the suggestions (some were in error regarding the disk utility) And the disc image cannot be repaired just erased and then a new disk created. I have had to backup the powerbook using a 1TB portable hard drive. Come On Apple lets fix these bugs!

Time capsule says my hard disk is full?

When I try and revert to my timecapsule memory of yesterday - the process starts, and then a dialog box says it can't continue as my hard disk is full. How is this so if I am only reverting to my status/computer of yesterday? Please not my hard disk has over 20Gb of storage prior to this process. II aam rrunning Snow Leopard Intel IImac Help!
THANKS!

First, don't confuse "Time Capsule", an Apple Wi-Fi base station, with "Time Machine", backup software included with OS X since version 10.5.
If in the Finder you select the Mac's boot volume,then invoke the menu option File > Get Info, what values to you see for "Capacity", "Available", and "Used"? For proper operation the value of "Available" should be at least 10% of the value for "Capacity".

Time capsule says disk has an error and will not mount on my computer; how can I purge TC before returning it to apple for replacement?

Time capsule will not mount but stillhas wi-fi;apple sent a replacement that works fine. I have to send my old time capsule back to apple but I want to purge it for security reason (personal data). Will pushing the reset button while plugging it in to restore to factory setting delete all back-ups also?

No, it won't do anything to the hard disk.
You need to go to the disk tab on the airport utility.. and erase the drive.. if the drive doesn't show up it is dead and not an issue.. Also Apple are careful to destroy data left on drives.. It might be hard to trust them.. but I think they are careful.. mind you if you have your account numbers for your multi-million dollar accounts.. then use an axe and forget the warranty.

Time Machine Error sparse bundle could not be accessed

Issue: Time Machine Error "the backup disk image "/volumes/data/.sparsebundle" could not be accessed (error -1).
Background: I have an '07 iMac with an external WD 1TB hard drive to store video, pictures and music as well as a 1TB Time Capsule to use for my Time Machine back ups. Once I converted to Lion, I started getting the "sparsebundle...counld not be accessed" error message. The Apple support line directed me to take the issue up with my local Apple store (or else they would have charged me $50). I went to the local Apple store and was directed to erase my sparsebundle and start over. My iMac apparently values the sparsebundle as it would not let me delete it...it would just hang up. I finally had to erase the file from the Time Capsule and start over (based upon some recommendations I found within the Apple Support Communities). I did that two days ago and it looked like I was in the clear. I have about a day's worth of backups and now just started getting the same error message as I did before. I am a casual computer user with limited trouble shooting skills. Does anyone have any ideas, tips or suggestions as to the source of the problem and how to properly trouble shoot the issue?

Dirty of Apple.. this is a bug.. that is caused by your upgrade to Lion.
We see loads of issues. Did you upgrade install? I am not sure that that is some of the issue.
Anyway the solution is to restart the TC.. just pull out the plug and reboot it.
Like windows.. first support question. Did you turn it off and on again??
Read C17
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
You need to use the 5.6 utility so download and install that.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Go to the disk page and disconnect all users.. same thing as pulling the plug really.

Time Capsule Says: "The folder "Data" can't be opened because you don't have permission to see its contents."

I have a new Mac 27 with two users. Both are admins. For the second user, it will not allow me to access the "Data" file on Time Capsule but instead tells me "The folder “Data” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents." I have tried all manner of "fixes" suggested on the internet without success. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem? Many thanks.

Are you trying to do both at once? There is an issue with TC where if you have one login user accessing the drive, another user cannot use it. You need one to log out so the other can log in. It is ok from another computer I think.. just you cannot maintain two logins from the same computer.

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