Time machine can not access time capsule after upgrade from snow leopard to mountain lion

Two days ago I upgraded my 2009 17" MBP from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. That evening my time capsule/time machine combination worked fine and did an incremental backup of about 12 gigabyte. Yesterday - only one day later - the time machine backup did not work anymore.
It appears that the system can not find the time capsule - even though it shows the remaining free space on the time capsule (so it did find it after all).
The message is always the same:
Time Machine can not complete the backup "Time Capsule"
The image of the backup volume "/Volumes/Data/Pauls MacBookPro.sparsebundle" is not accessable (Error -1).
I also can not delete the backup image on the time capsule since it is read-only. And I do not want to format the time caspsule yet since my wife's MBAir is also using the same time casule.
I tried out all kinds of suggestions (hard and soft resetting both the MBP and the TC, entering the password again, setting the TC up again) all to no avail. No backup is possible anymore.

Mr. Zooot wrote:
Time Machine can not complete the backup "Time Capsule"
The image of the backup volume "/Volumes/Data/Pauls MacBookPro.sparsebundle" is not accessable (Error -1).
I also can not delete the backup image on the time capsule since it is read-only.
Sounds like you got this message earlier:
If so, see #C13 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
Offhand, I don't recall anyone not being able to delete one via the Finder (but most were only backing-up one Mac, so just erased the disk).
You may have to wait for that message to appear again (24 hours later), or you might try holding Alt/Option with the TM icon in the menubar, and select Verify Backups if it will let you.

Similar Messages

After upgrading from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion, the text preference, Middle Eastern, causes Photoshop CS6 to slow down. Can this be fixed?

After upgrading from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion, and setting the text preference, Middle Eastern, causes Photoshop CS6 to slow down. Can this be fixed?

I'm Win, not Mac, but I do have a couple saved messages
Mac 10.8.3 Bug w/Encore and BluRay http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1198709
-create folder not ISO http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1216127

Do I need to update Bootcamp 3.3 after upgrading from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion?

Do I need to update Bootcamp 3.3 after upgrading directly from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion? If so, what is the recommended version for my machine?
Other pros and cons we should consider? Not sure what is considered best practice.
We have a mid-2011 iMac (12,1) running Win7 64bit. Concerned about firmware updates not being compatible with Bootcamp 3.3. Firmware updates forThunderbolt port were part of post-Mountain Lion updater install. Not sure what other firmware/boot changes might have been applied to support the new recovery partition, for example. Will the 3.3 windows control panel still work safely?
Win7 still boots OK, at least for now. Backup is current.
I'd like to get the entire machine current again. Bootcamp 5.0 didn't want to download (appeared to hang writing to my external drive, which is otherwise fine). Bootcamp 4.1 refused to install on Win7 (claimed it wasn't for my machine, so I aborted. Downloaded from apple support page directly).
I've searched the forums for this specific question - I see plenty of info for upgrading Bootcamp 4 to 5, but nothing for 3 to 5.
Thanks much in advance,
-b

Appreciate the quick response.
There are basically 2 schools of thought here:
- If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
- Don't fall off the upgrade cycle (apply patches whether you have an issue or not in order to ward off trouble before it happens).
I don't have a specific issue that I'm chasing on the Win7 side right now. I'm attempting to address having fallen off the upgrade cycle by staying on Snow Leopard too long.
I appreciate that the Win7 side under bootcamp is its own thing (upgrades to Mac OS don't cross over or effect the bootcamp partition) - except where firmware upgrades coming out of Mountain Lion change the hardware interface to Win7. Hence my questions.
-b

Mail quits after upgrading from snow leopard to mountain lion

During installing Mountain lion I ported across my settings, but not my applications; Post installation mail quits after about 3 seconds (my emails all seem to be there). Any ideas? I have alot of emails in different mailboxes, Id disable some of the mailboxes if I could just find where mail/moutain lion keeps them
thanks in anticipation
Looking at the edited report below, it seems that there is a bad argument / suffix thing going on
Process:
Mail [2857]
Path:
/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
Identifier:
com.apple.mail
Version:
6.2 (1499)
Build Info:
Mail-1499000000000000~1
Code Type:
X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [411]
User ID:
501
Date/Time:
2013-01-04 16:02:33.004 +0000
OS Version:
Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)
Report Version: 10
Interval Since Last Report:
2308 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:
21
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 502 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   10
Anonymous UUID:
A1DD09C7-D315-C60E-0702-9AFEB576645E
Crashed Thread: 6 Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.default-priority
Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[ABRecord setValue: '(
"2011-03-15 10:25:40 +0000",
"2012-03-16 10:33:43 +0000"
)' forKey: 'MailLastDates'] invalid value'
abort() called
terminate called throwing an exception
Application Specific Backtrace 1:
0   CoreFoundation
0x00007fff89ed40a6 __exceptionPreprocess + 198
1   libobjc.A.dylib
0x00007fff8c5c93f0 objc_exception_throw + 43
2   CoreFoundation
0x00007fff89ed3e7c +[NSException raise:format:] + 204
3   AddressBook
0x00007fff8714bf88 -[ABRecord setValue:forKey:] + 116
4   Message
0x00007fff8ed3e9a3 __42-[MFRecentsManager _updateRecentsForKeys:]_block_invoke_0 + 1147
5   Foundation
0x00007fff86131a7c -[NSBlockOperation main] + 124
6   Foundation
0x00007fff86107986 -[__NSOperationInternal start] + 684
7   Foundation
0x00007fff8610f1a1 __block_global_6 + 129
8   libdispatch.dylib
0x00007fff845b6f01 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 15
9   libdispatch.dylib
0x00007fff845b30b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
10 libdispatch.dylib
0x00007fff845b41fa _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 304
11 libsystem_c.dylib
0x00007fff835eccab _pthread_wqthread + 404
12 libsystem_c.dylib
0x00007fff835d7171 start_wqthread + 13

Sorry ive fixed it. After restarting the mac, mail put the mailboxes in users; library; as per usual. I disabled some of my older mailboxes by stuffing them temporarily into the bin, and restarted mail, which worked fine, ill enable the restr of themailboxes one by one to see which one carries the bad bad argument. thanks for looking

Can i upgrade from snow leopard to mountain lion and stay with iTunes 10.7?

I woukld like to upgrade from snow leopard to mountain lion but i don't want the new iTunes 11. Is this possible?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Of course. Open the Mac App Store and purchase OS X Mountain Lion. Make a backup of your files with Time Machine and check that your applications are compatible > http://www.roaringapps.com
To upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion, you should have at least 4 GB of memory. You can check the amount of RAM you have in  > About this Mac.
OS X Mavericks will be launched in weeks and will include new features > http://www.apple.com/osx/preview

Can I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion?

I know it may sound lame to ask this but... can I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion skippin Os Lion?? I'm on a MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2ghz and I just got Snow Leopard. Do I stay there or can I get the new OS?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Of course. Open the Mac App Store and purchase OS X Mountain Lion. Make a backup of your files with Time Machine and check that your applications are compatible > http://www.roaringapps.com
To upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion, you should have at least 4 GB of memory. You can check the amount of RAM you have in  > About this Mac.
OS X Mavericks will be launched in weeks and will include new features > http://www.apple.com/osx/preview

Upgrading from snow leopard to mountain lion will i have trouble using my Pages and Iphoto since it's not the latest version

I am contemplating upgrading my OS from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Currently, I don't have ICloud available on my computer. I also keep getting messages to upgrade my IPhoto to '11 version as well as Pages. I know, I'm behind, but my theory is if it isn't broke don't mess with it.
My concern is I don't want to lose my pictures and YES, I have backed up with Time Machine to an external hard drive. (I just hope that's good enough). IF I upgrade to start using ML OS, will I need to restore anything from my external hard drive or will I be able to start using computer as if nothing changed?
I know enough to be dangerous and I'm hesitant to upgrade for fear of losing everything. Would appreciate help. Thanks!

Charmedgreen wrote:
So it's alright to "skip" downloading the Lion version first? I can go directly from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion?
Correct, in fact, Lion is no longer directly available from the App Store.
Also, do I need to "empty my trash" before going forward?
No need.
Matt

Hi I've just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion now Quarkxpress 6.5, Adobe creative suite CS2, Adobe Acrobat 7.0 professional and Microsoft Office 2004 will nolonger open. Can anyone please advise me what I can do to get these programs running.

Hi I've just upgraded my MacBook Pro from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Now my installed programs:- Quarkxpress 6.5 - Adobe creative suite CS2 - Adobe Acrobat 7.0 professional and Microsoft Office 2004 will not open - I get a banner saying not supported by power mac. Can anyone please help me I really need these programs for my work. Thank you!

hi tuggerose
i think it is bad new for you. if it's any consilation i went through the same thing when i loaded mountain lion when it first came out. i think the problem is that mountain lion is a pure 64bit operating system and the software you have is 32bit. earlier os's were able to emulate 32bit but the new system does not. the answer is new software. i did it and it cost me a load of money and much angst so your not alone.

Iphoto wont start after migration from snow leopard to mountain lion

Hello everyone hope you can help me, I've migrate from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion and my IPhoto (8.1.2) won't start, I cant reinstall from app store because it came with the copy of Snow Leopard already instaled on my Imac...And I cant find the original Disc, so anyone can help ? felling desperate...

You should be able to Software Update and that will bring your iPhoto up to date.
iPhoto was 9.2.3 at 10.6.8, so I don't know why yours was stuck at 8.1.2
However you can stick the #2 10.6 disk into your machine and should be able to run the bundled app installer.
If that doesn't work there is Pacifist from CharlesSoft that you can extract iPhoto and replace your corrupted one, then run Software Update to bring it current.
Once you have replaced iPhoto, rebuild the database
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2638
If your still having problems, perhaps a user account or drive permissions issue
..Step by Step to fix your Mac

Can you loose you data when upgrading from snow leopard to os lion?

Will I loose my data if I upgrade from os leopard to lion?

You can lose your data during any upgrade, in fact you don't even need to be doing anything out of the ordinary for your hard drive to die. Therefore it is vital that you always have a current backup of your system, preferably a Time Machine backup and a bootble clone made through a program such as Carbon Copy Cloner. This is essential if by chance something does go wrong.
Now I've finished scaring you, I have never had a bad experience updating or upgrading, but as your data is precious you really have to protect it just in case.
Good Luck
Pete

Can I upgrade from snow leopard to mountain lion without losing my data?

Have finished an upgrade to snow leopard without losing any data on each of 9 MacBook Pros so far. (Have 9 more to go) Can I do the mountain lion upgrade on them without losing data or must I back up the detritus of 4 years use by teachers who despite all pleas have never backed up their documents? Would appreciate a swift reply as everyone wants their mbp's back in their hands on Monday morning. My thanks in advance to any gurus who care to reply as my local gurus seem to have fled the ashram for the weekend.

Installing a new version of OS X should not lead to any data loss. Of course, it's best to have a backup if anything 'goes wrong' but simply isntalling the new OS shouldn't damage any data.
Clinton

I can't sync iCal from my Mac (MBP) to my iPhone. I recently upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion and I think that's when my iCal stopped syncing from MBP to iPhone. Help please!

Does anyone know how or correct this problem? Before the Mountain Lion upgrad (from Snow Leapord) I didn't have this problem. Now, my iCal on the phone seems locked or frozen, and any additions I make to my MBP do not sync to my iPhone. Really frustrating!

Well, you can try this: right click the file, go down to encode file, and reencode it for the Mac.
Hugh

I recently upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. After the upgrade I was unable to log in to my accounts. After days of frustrating procedures (reinstalling, disk utility clean-up, verification, password resets on terminal window...)

I think I isolated the problem to a software issue. I called the software company and they directed me to a website with the following set of instructions:
Website: http://www.thursby.com/after-upgrading-i-cant-login.html
Instructions:
Support
FAQs
ADmtiMac v5 is not supported on OS X 10.7, Lion. If you have already upgraded to Lion, the incompatibility can cause a situation preventing you from logging in to any account. To remedy this situation, please follow these steps:
NOTE: If you do not feel comfortable performing these steps, please contact our Support Specialists for further help.
1. Restart the computer holding down the Command+S keys. This will start the system up in Single User mode.
2. At the prompt type the following commands (these commands will be listed above the prompt just in case you need to reference them):
   /sbin/fsck -fy {hit the return key}
/sbin/mount -uw /   {hit the return key}
3. Modify the /etc/authorization. At the prompt type
   vi /etc/authorization    {return}
This opens the file in the vi editor. Then type:
   /AMHomeDirMechanism   {return}
This searches for the first occurrence of AMHomeDirMechanism (case-sensitivity is important).
do this:
dd     (don't press return, this deletes the line the cursor is on)
n     (don't press return, this searches for the next occurrence of AMHomeDirMechanism)
until there are no more occurrences of AMHomeDirMechanism (vi will say "E486: Pattern not found: AMHomeDirMechanism"). Depending on the version, there will be 3 or 4 occurrences.
Then:
   :wq    {return} (This saves the file).
(NOTE: You may see "E138 Can't write ciminfo file $HOME/.viminfo!". If so, please hit the return key, then continue.)
   exit    {return}
This last line allows the boot to continue, and you should then be able to log in andINSTALL ADmitMac v6.
I did this and it did not work. Redoing this several times over, I noticed that the issue is that Drive is "Read-only". Changing permissions is above my "pay-grade" Any help will be appreciated it. I do not want to wipe out my hard drive and restart anew.

Addendum: I read on a post here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=420169) about removing some kext files in order to trick OSX into thinking that there were no FireWire ports.
I followed the instructions and removed from /System/Library/Extensions/ the following files:
IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport.kext
IOFireWireAVC.kext
IOFireWireFamily.kext
IOFireWireIP.kext
IOFireWireSBP2.kext
I restarted and BAM...Snow Leopard booted crazy fast and the mouse and keyboard worked instantly.
The System Profiler says "No FireWire ports were found."
So this tells me that the FW port is probably the culprit and is messing up the installation.
So how do I hack the Mountain Lion installer and tell it to ignore the FW port, which is obviously quite dead? Or is there something I can do to the Base system that is similar?

I can't upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion

I have a Mac Pro (1.1.1) running Snow Leopard (Mac OS X10.6.8.) I want to buy and upgrade to Mountain Lion. I've followed the instructions on Apples webpage http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/ and have (I thought) met all the criteria to upgrade. However, when I go to the app store and attempt to purchase Mountain Lion, I get the message:
We could not complete your purchase. OS X Mountain Lion is not compatible with this computer.
Where do I go from here?

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:
One problem upgraders to 10.7 face is that PowerPC-only Applications supported by Rosetta in 10.6 are no longer supported under 10.7.
The top six are:
AppleWorks 6
FileMaker Pro 6
Eudora 6
PhotoShop and other components of Adobe CS2
Microsoft Office 2004 including Word and Excel
Quicken 2007 (but there is a US$15 Lion compatible upgrade available from Intuit
More than a few Users have hated the transition to 10.7. You would be well advised to install it on a new drive or a different drive, and retain your 10.6 system drive intact.
The TOP SIX* running in Coherence Mode in Parallels 8 (with Snow Leopard Server and Roseeta installed) for use in 10.7 Lion or 10.8 Mt. Lion:
[click on image to enlarge]
*Actually Quicken 2007 for Lion/Mt. Lion is a complete Intel rewrite and not an upgrade, so there is no purpose for Quicken 2007 to be on this list. Also, many people still use Freehand MX, which should be the sixth on this list...

When I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion my Quicken 2006 for Mac stopped working, short of paying the $59 for Quicken Mac Essentials is there anything else I can do to read my old files?

help

Preface: I have no experience with Quicken Essentials, but have read, quite often, on this and other forums that it is a further strip down of features from Quicken 2007. So I agree, get Quicken 2007 for Lion/Mt. Lion, but...
BE CAREFUL with Quicken!
When Intuit finally released Quicken 2007 for Lion v16.1.1 in March, 2013 it was a godsend for older Quicken PPC users. It will directly open the data file from Quicken 2005, 2006 or 2007 PPC versions. The upgrade to 16.1.2 with the release of Mountain Lion was also stable.
I found version 16.1.3 to crash on opening on my Lion Mac, so I downgraded back to version 16.1.2 and all is well. Others are now reporting that version 16.1.4, the current version sold by Intuit, is also causing some problems. I have not been able to isolate these reports.
My point: purchase Quicken 2007 for Lion, but ALSO:
1. Make copies of your Quicken 2007 PPC data file and back them up BEFORE you attempt to open it in 16.1.4; and
2. If you run into problems, let me know by email (michaellax) at AOL dot com.
If it works fine for you, please report that too!
PS: Baltwo will tell you he has encountered no problems and good for him. But the reports of others with problems keep mounting...

Time machine can not access time capsule after upgrade from snow leopard to mountain lion

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for