Time Machine Error - Back up Directory

I have searched the forum but didn't see anything specific on this. I have recently purchased the Time Capsule to go along with Time Machine and am having problems backing up after the first back up. Was able to complete the first back up but subsequent backups gives me an error "Time Machine Error. Unable to complete backup. Can not create back up directory."
Has anyone seen this and if so, have they determined a fix? I have unmounted and mounted drive. I looked for any .com.apple preferences that are related to Time Machine and found none. Might be the problem but I can't find solution.
Thanks in advance.

locmi01 wrote:
Error: (-50) Creating directory 2009-02-02-085042.inProgress
Failed to make snapshot container.
Backup failed with error: 2
This is fairly unusual. Here's other threads with what seems to be similar scenarios: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8761039&#8761039
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8508064&#8508064
As you'll see, the first one was a failing disk drive; the second never had a resolution posted (people often don't tell us what fixed their problems). So I'd be inclined to suspect your drive, since you've tried both USB and FW, pretty much ruling out cables, ports, loose connections, etc.
How long did you use this disk before the problems started?
Did you erase and format it, or use it as it came?
Do you have any of the "heavy-duty" disk repair apps, like DiskWarrior? I'm not really familiar with them, but some are far more rigorous than DU.

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Time machine error / back up to time capsule

back up to time capsule with time machine
after 1 week in unproblematic use, time machine generating following message:
*time machine error*
*backup volume image can not to be activated*
have tried to reconfiguer (time capsule), repair,check..... (via disk utility), but no success !
does anyone have the same problems ?

HTRAMP wrote:
back up to time capsule with time machine
after 1 week in unproblematic use, time machine generating following message:
*time machine error*
*backup volume image can not to be activated*
Hi, and welcome to the forums.
I've never seen that message. Assuming it's a translation, it sounds a bit like #C9, C10, or C11 in the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip* at the top of this forum.
Or could it be: +Failed to mount disk image /Volumes/TMbackups/<name>.sparsebundle+ ? If so, if it's already mounted, try dismounting it; if not, see if you can mount it manually.
If not, try http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3275 or: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2048 (both available in several languages).

Time Machine Error: An error occurred while creating the backup directory

Time Machine Error: Unable to complete backup. An error occured while creating the backup directory.
I back up to wirelessly to a Time Capsule. I get these errors often. I'll go for a few days with everything working and then encounter these errors. I've even completely erased the Time Capsule drive and started over. It'll work fine for a few days and then start the errors over again. Interestingly, when the errors occur, the Time Capsule drive can not be unmounted even if clicking the eject button. I am on 10.5.8 but it happened in 10.5.7 as well. I have another Mac that doesn't seem to have any issues with the same Time Capsule.
Here's a log - they all seem to fail with similar errors:
Starting standard backup
Backup destination alias resolved to path: /Volumes/AirPort Disk
Disk image /Volumes/AirPort Disk/Brittney’s Computer_0019e33d4fde.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of Brittney’s Computer
Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup of Brittney’s Computer/Backups.backupdb
2009-08-27 13:52:48.465 FindSystemFiles[2955:713] Querying receipt database for system packages
2009-08-27 13:52:48.693 FindSystemFiles[2955:713] Using system path cache.
Failed to create progress log file at path:/Volumes/Backup of Brittney’s Computer/Backups.backupdb/Brittney’s Computer/2009-08-26-212437.inProgress/.Backup.273091970.250248.log.
Error: (-50) Creating directory 7CCE60DD-ADCC-4004-A0D9-3EC83D892372
Failed to make snapshot.
Backup failed with error: 2
Failed to eject volume /Volumes/Backup of Brittney’s Computer (FSVolumeRefNum: -114; status: -47; dissenting pid: 0)

Nancy H wrote:
I used it as it came, supposedly formatted for a mac.
It may or may not be right.
I'd be inclined to start over, per #5 in the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip* at the top of this forum.
If that doesn't help, go on to #C10, etc., in the Troubleshooting Tip, as in the previous post.

I have not been able to back up for2 days. Time machine error message: /Volumes/Data/David's MacBook Air.sparsebundle" is already in use.

I have not been able to back up for2 days. Time machine error message: /Volumes/Data/David’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle” is already in use.
What now?
Macbook Air.
Was working fine for the past year until now.

See more like this on the right.. this is the most common error reported here since mountain lion came out..
Or read C12.. http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Or just restart the whole network.. in right order from off.. modem.. router / TC.. clients 2min gap.

Time machine fails backing up with a "backup disk not found" error after upgrade to Lion 10.7.2

Time machine fails backing up with a "backup disk not found" error after upgrade to Lion 10.7.2. I've erased and reformatted the drive; reconnected Time Machine(it saw it) and began a new backup. The backup starts again but fails before completing with backup drive not found error. I used the 10.7.2 combo update. Any help on how to fix this problem would be appreciated.

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
After waiting since October for a fix, I have now upgraded the firmware on the Time Capsule and installed the new Airport Utility, released yesterday, and the situation is even worse.
Up until now, the Airport Utility had an option to disconnect all drives manually and the Time Capsule would then work until the next reboot – a temporary (?) work-around.
Now that option does not exist in the new-look Airport Utility. And the Airport Utility installation can’t be rolled back and the old utility won’t restore.
The sparesbundle is still not accessible. Anyone worked out a work-around in the new environment yet?
I have another Time Machine backup working fine to a trusty old Lacie Drive so erased the one on my Time Capsule to see if that works. I have renamed the Capsule and the Time Capsule Drive. But to build another full backup will take at least two days and I shall be away from tomorrow and am reluctant to leave the Capsule and computer up and running for a week. And I’ll bet the sparsbundle will still be nowhere to be found.
How can Apple screw up so badly when they are to become the richest company in the entire world and – soon – will have more cash in the bank than the entire United States? Can’t they afford someone who really can sort this out? Especially when a Firewire connected hard drive – my trusty and simple LaCie – works fine.
Words, almost, fail me.

I am trying to use Time Machine to back-up to an external hard drive and I get the following message.Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while creating the backup folder. Does anyone know what I should do?

I am trying to use Time Machine to back-up to an external hard drive and I get the following message.Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while creating the backup folder. Does anyone know what I should do?

Hello Drake, I suspect one or more of the Drives needs repairing, but...
Have you looked through Pondini's extensive TM help site?
http://Pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Can't imaging something not being covered there.

Using Time Machine to back up two systems, OS10.8.3, and OS 10.6.8. Sometimes it backs them up, sometimes I receive this: Backup was not performed because an error occurred while copying files to the backup disc. The problem may be temporary...

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My iMac restarts everytime time machine is backing getting this error

my iMac restarts everytime time machine is backing up i had time capsule so   i changed back up disk to seagate and still does it.
getting this error any help would be great and im not real computer smart
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 415540 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          5
Anonymous UUID:                    50E71E33-0C3E-B6B0-1F87-93F5501AF275
Fri Apr 12 18:09:41 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8000e43d5b): "a freed zone element has been modified in zone: cluster_write"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2050.18.24/osfmk/kern/zalloc.c:214
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80f1b23680 : 0xffffff8000e1d626
0xffffff80f1b236f0 : 0xffffff8000e43d5b
0xffffff80f1b23730 : 0xffffff8000e435d2
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0xffffff80f1b239d0 : 0xffffff8000ee337e
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0xffffff80f1b23d70 : 0xffffff8000f11da2
0xffffff80f1b23dd0 : 0xffffff8000f08179
0xffffff80f1b23e40 : 0xffffff80011770e9
0xffffff80f1b23ef0 : 0xffffff80011772e4
0xffffff80f1b23f50 : 0xffffff80011e182a
0xffffff80f1b23fb0 : 0xffffff8000eced33
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: backupd
Mac OS version:
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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, or by a peripheral device.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you click Log in.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Test while in safe mode. Same problem? After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

Time Machine error- backup directory

Yet another person with the same error: Time Machine backup has been working just fine for about 2 months to a Time Capsule. Suddenly, all I get is "Time Machine Error. Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while creating the backup directory." No matter what I do, I get the same thing. I've done many of the things listed in other postings:
- turning time machine and laptop on and off (repeatedly!)
- clicking on the Change disk and re-choosing my Time Machine/capsule
- reinstalling the latest 10.5.3 update.
I don't know what else to do- I'd really rather not go nuclear and reinstall the whole dang computer. Help! Any other ideas (not cryptic, please, explain, for me and everyone else out there with this problem)?
Thanks

First make sure that the disk is still good. Use Disk Utility on it. Since I don't have a TC I'm not sure of the exact procedure. You may be able to do it over Ethernet.
If the top level directory checks out, then mount the sparseimage (fire up TM from the dock and then cancel out) and then use Disk Utility to Verify the disk image.
- gws

Time machine error. Won't back up at all.

Hello,
My time machine has always worked really well until recently. Now, whenever it starts to back up and finishes preparing, not a single file will transfer. Then, my Time Machine won't stop trying to back up. Even when I click "Stop Backing Up" or turn Time Machine off, it will still try to back up until I actually eject the Hard Drive. Then I get
"Time Machine
Error Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while copying files to the backup volume."
What is going on?
Thanks,

I'm having same problem. Neat Dashboard app. My log is pasted below. So I see the common error is on "Media1" drive, and the file "The New Interwoven". It's an old file and I can delete it. But before I do that, any recommendations on how to save the file and somehow "repair" it?
Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb
Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Media1
No pre-backup thinning needed: 342.69 GB requested (including padding), 941.92 GB available
Copied 225 files (3 KB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Volumes/Media1/Capture Scratch/The New Interwoven/Yamaha DVD clip to (null)
Error: (-50) SrcErr:NO Copying /Volumes/Media1/Capture Scratch/The New Interwoven/Yamaha DVD clip to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Edit2/2009-01-26-163217.inProgress/6851DD8C-4C97-4FDF- A11B-3CE573F09294/Media1/Capture Scratch/The New Interwoven
Stopping backup.
Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Volumes/Media1/Capture Scratch/The New Interwoven/Yamaha DVD clip to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Edit2/2009-01-26-163217.inProgress/6851DD8C-4C97-4FDF- A11B-3CE573F09294/Media1/Capture Scratch/The New Interwoven
Copied 305 files (7.5 GB) from volume Media1.
Copy stage failed with error:11
Backup failed with error: 11

TS1550 My time capsule will not back up. There is a time machine error message that states "The backup disk image "/volumes/Backup/Jane's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use. How do I correct this problem?

My time machine will not back up. I get a Time Machine Error message that reads: "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Backup/(myname)'sMacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use.
I have not been able to back up for two weeks, I think this occurred after an update to the operating system, but I am unsure.
How do I correct this problem?

Have you tried restarting the computer? Also, see Time Machine Error from this pages sidebar under More Like This.

Time machine error when backing up iMac with internal flash and sata internal drives.

will appear to be backing up and then as just about done, shows Time Machine Error message and ask you to
try again later, if problem persists, repair backup disk with disc utility. Neither solution works.

Bump for a monday, and hopeful for some replies.

Time Machine Error, Backup to large - 496 avail and only 79 needs backed up

I have a 1 TB TM with 496.9 GB available (I already have 1 computer backed up on TM)
The second computer I want to back up has 80 GB used of a 500 GB HD.
Time Machine prefs show 496.9 GB available on TM and shows the back up will be 79.1 GB total.
But I get a error each time I try to back up saying " Time Machine Error, This backup is too large for the backup volume. The backup requires 614.1 GB but only 496.9 are available."
Two questions:
How can 496.9 GB be to small for a 79.1 GB backup?
Why does a 79.1 GB backup require 614.1 GB of space?
Thank You
Doug

Here's what Backup Buddy says:
Starting standard backup
Backup destination alias resolved to path: /Volumes/Doug's Time Capsule
Disk image /Volumes/Doug's Time Capsule/Jackie’s_001b63b59975.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of Jackie’s
Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup of Jackie’s/Backups.backupdb
Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Backup of Jackie’s
Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Backup content size: 432.7 GB excluded items size: 0 bytes for volume Backup of Jackie’s
Backup content size: 80.2 GB excluded items size: 1007.5 MB for volume Macintosh HD
Starting pre-backup thinning: 614.25 GB requested (including padding), 496.85 GB available
No expired backups exist - deleting oldest backups to make room
Error: backup disk is full - all 0 possible backups were removed, but space is still needed.
Backup Failed: unable to free 614.25 GB needed space
Backup failed with error: Not enough available disk space on the target volume.
Ejected Time Machine disk image.
Ejected Time Machine network volume.

Time Machine stopped backing up my user directory

After many successful back-ups Time Machine stopped backing up my user directory. After reading many blogs I delted everything (it took days!) and started with an empty externel HD. To my suprise the new back up has the same problem. HELP!

I have the SAME problem with my imac 7,1 (2007) running os 10.8.5. What is the fix?
i checked and i do NOT have FileVault enabled. so, why is TMachine NOT backing up? this is a rather horrifying discovery. i only learned
about it when i tried to restore some downloaded files. Thanks for any help.

I'm having trouble backing up my second macbook to a new time capsule. continue to get an error message -- "Time Machine Error. The backup disk image could not be created." Is there something I need to change in my time capsule or time machine?

I just set up a new time capsule. it worked fine on my first macbook. But now I cannot backup my second macbook. Getting "Time Machine Error" "The backup disk image could not be created." Do I need to change settings on my time capsule to allow the second computer, or do I need to change something on the computer to allow time machine to work right?

Try #C9 in Pondini's Time Machine Troublshooting
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

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