Time Machine full error - mds problem?!

Hi,
my Time Machine Volume is near full.
In SL times, the TM did overwrite oldest content and worked further.
Now, LION, i get an error , TM failed in red:
This backup is too large for the backup volume. 20.12 GB for the backup is needed, but only 12.21 GB available.
Time Machine requires an additional space for the backup to the additionalspace on the backup volume. Open the System Preferences "Time Machine" to select a larger volume backup or exclude files by reducing the memory requirements.
I looked in console and can see these mds (spotlight?) error belong to the TM process.
27.07.11 12:31:56,388 com.apple.backupd: Finished scan
27.07.11 12:32:20,316 com.apple.backupd: 18.73 GB required (including padding), 11.38 GB available
27.07.11 12:32:20,316 com.apple.backupd: No expired backups exist - deleting oldest backups to make room // OK; should do that
27.07.11 12:32:20,318 mds: (Error) Volume: Could not find requested backup type:2 for volume // belongs that to TM, mds is spotlight i think
27.07.11 12:32:31,202 com.apple.backupd: Backup failed with error: Not enough available disk space on the target volume.
Why LION TM does not overwrite oldest TM content and went further (after the known message that older content will be deleted/overwritten).
Bug or can i do anything?
Does LION need spotlight enabled on all Volumes which get backuped ? I dont had spotlight on using Snow Leopard / TM.

Thanks , i will look into.
But thats an old TM version thread from 10.5+10.6 time.
Never had probs with TM and my TM Volume (internal HD) before, like that people in the thread.
Someone knows if the mds error (comes up at TM backup) has to do with TM backup?
I disabled spotlight on all Volumes, beside my boot volume.

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something is wrong with your system. changing energy saver settings while booted normally from an external should have taken care of this issue. I suggest you reset SMC
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
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[edit] is just that....
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May 14 15:32:04 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/[edit]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/68a48479fa6e73fdbacc33daf3c003dcbfab9c3e-20120509-095 758/86871b8b230c5a0ca23ec5789cac825a1e7026ee to (null)
May 14 15:32:15 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/[edit]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/68a48479fa6e73fdbacc33daf3c003dcbfab9c3e-20120509-095 758/86d83f36949ec4330f43bc2af1adddfd19e52056 to (null)
May 14 15:32:27 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/[edit]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/68a48479fa6e73fdbacc33daf3c003dcbfab9c3e-20120509-095 758/86f96503cca926e69f0c2f8cf372171727749536 to (null)
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May 14 15:32:50 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/[edit]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/68a48479fa6e73fdbacc33daf3c003dcbfab9c3e-20120509-095 758/87510b15fb7fc3d3e7032b143d3de4e5e87c05ff to (null)
May 14 15:33:01 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/[edit]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/68a48479fa6e73fdbacc33daf3c003dcbfab9c3e-20120509-095 758/876fb2d3a73264a6c081b320e7f47071da0637b2 to (null)
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May 14 15:34:55 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/[edit]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/68a48479fa6e73fdbacc33daf3c003dcbfab9c3e-20120509-095 758/ae79df406dc5da5e53f72ce7816f7f654507b294 to (null)
May 14 15:35:06 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/[edit]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/68a48479fa6e73fdbacc33daf3c003dcbfab9c3e-20120509-095 758/aefea7b028355af5ade04018c304884413d7d12c to (null)
May 14 15:35:18 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/[edit]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/68a48479fa6e73fdbacc33daf3c003dcbfab9c3e-20120509-095 758/af0536e1b8ba4cfa4ec3353e41bbdf803fbde764 to (null)
May 14 15:35:29 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/[edit]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/68a48479fa6e73fdbacc33daf3c003dcbfab9c3e-20120509-095 758/af2dea9017f80796663317a0daa77aa72f243315 to (null)
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May 14 15:35:41 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/[edit]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/68a48479fa6e73fdbacc33daf3c003dcbfab9c3e-20120509-095 758/af59c8a32e747af22d90fdf3b108745b1d99fef1 to (null)
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May 14 15:35:42 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Copy stage failed with error:11
May 14 15:35:52 [edit]-MacBook-Pro com.apple.backupd[1764]: Backup failed with error: 11
...so, what's up with the "Error: (-36)" on all the "MobileSync" entries...???
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Indexing a file failed. Returned 200 for: /Users/neilashman/Downloads/Assessment info May 2011-1.doc, /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Neil Ashman’s iMac/2011-04-20-193411.inProgress/7B81F305-01CD-43EB-BFB0-AC16505C2106/Macintos h HD/Users/neilashman/Downloads/Assessment info May 2011-1.doc
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WFRAshman wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions. I've worked through everything in #C3, but still no luck. Both the Time Capsule and HD on the iMac have no errors when Verified or Repaired. Installing the "combo" update also hasn't helped.
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Sounds like you've done most everything else. And reinstalling isn't a big deal on Snow Leopard -- it just installs a fresh version of OSX without disturbing anything else.
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1/18/08 1:57:16 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Backing up to: /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb
1/18/08 1:57:20 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] No pre-backup thinning needed: 573.7 MB requested (including padding), 177.37 GB available
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/.DS_Store to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/.localized to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Address Book Plug-Ins to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Enhancers to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/.DS_Store to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/.pqgyczlrc to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/Adobe to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/Apple to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/BOINC Data to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/BorisFX to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/Canon to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/CG_01demo to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/Digidesign to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/DivX to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/Final Cut Express Support to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/GarageBand to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/GraphicConverter to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/hp to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/HWPrefs to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/iDVD to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/IK Multimedia to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/iMovie to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/iPhoto to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/iSlayer to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/iWork '06 to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/LiveType to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/Logitech to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/Macromedia to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/MindVision to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/Mozilla to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/NetServices to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/Omni Group to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/Path Finder to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/plasq to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/ProApps to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/Shark to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Error: (-43) copying /Library/Application Support/SketchUp 5 to /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Aldebaran/Library/Application Support
1/18/08 1:57:24 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:24 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:25 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:25 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:25 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:26 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:26 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:26 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:27 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:27 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:34 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.dyld) Throttling respawn: Will start in 60 seconds
1/18/08 1:57:44 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:44 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:45 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:45 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:45 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:46 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:46 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:46 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:47 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:47 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:47 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:48 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:48 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:48 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:49 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:49 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:50 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:50 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:50 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:51 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:51 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:51 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:52 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:52 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:52 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:52 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:53 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:53 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:53 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:54 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:54 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:54 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:55 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:55 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:55 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:56 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:56 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:56 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:56 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:57 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:57 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:57:57 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:58:12 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Bulk set MDS attrs failed.
1/18/08 1:58:12 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Copied 6122 files (26.5 MB) from volume Aldebaran.
1/18/08 1:58:12 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in openindex_filelazy:open file error: 24, 0.indexGroups
1/18/08 1:58:12 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexGeneral in notify_lowspace:low space for device 234881035 (/Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-7189 88D09AB8)
1/18/08 1:58:12 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] MDBackupBegin() returned result (915) > 0, waiting
1/18/08 1:58:12 PM mds[61] (Error) Volume: LOW DISK SPACE device:234881035
1/18/08 1:58:12 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in openindex_filelazy:open file error: 24, 0.indexGroups
1/18/08 1:58:12 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in bt_openTrie:open 1.indexCompactDirectory err: 24
1/18/08 1:58:12 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in bt_openTrie:open 1.indexArrays err: 24
1/18/08 1:58:12 PM mds[61] (/Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-7189 88D09AB8)(Error) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:could not open /Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-71898 8D09AB8/1.
1/18/08 1:58:13 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in bt_openTrie:open 0.indexDirectory err: 24
1/18/08 1:58:13 PM mds[61] (/Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-7189 88D09AB8)(Error) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:Failed creating /Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-71898 8D09AB8/0.
1/18/08 1:58:13 PM mds[61] (/Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-7189 88D09AB8)(Error) IndexGeneral in SICreateNewIndex:Could not create new content index
1/18/08 1:58:36 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.dyld) Throttling respawn: Will start in 58 seconds
1/18/08 1:58:42 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] MDBackupBegin() returned result (909) > 0, waiting
1/18/08 1:58:42 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in bt_openTrie:open 0.indexDirectory err: 24
1/18/08 1:58:42 PM mds[61] (/Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-7189 88D09AB8)(Error) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:Failed creating /Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-71898 8D09AB8/0.
1/18/08 1:58:42 PM mds[61] (/Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-7189 88D09AB8)(Error) IndexGeneral in SICreateNewIndex:Could not create new content index
1/18/08 1:59:12 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] MDBackupBegin() returned result (909) > 0, waiting
1/18/08 1:59:12 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in bt_openTrie:open 0.indexDirectory err: 24
1/18/08 1:59:12 PM mds[61] (/Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-7189 88D09AB8)(Error) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:Failed creating /Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-71898 8D09AB8/0.
1/18/08 1:59:12 PM mds[61] (/Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-7189 88D09AB8)(Error) IndexGeneral in SICreateNewIndex:Could not create new content index
1/18/08 1:59:35 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.dyld) Throttling respawn: Will start in 60 seconds
1/18/08 1:59:42 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] MDBackupBegin() returned result (909) > 0, waiting
1/18/08 1:59:42 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in bt_openTrie:open 0.indexDirectory err: 24
1/18/08 1:59:42 PM mds[61] (/Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-7189 88D09AB8)(Error) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:Failed creating /Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-71898 8D09AB8/0.
1/18/08 1:59:42 PM mds[61] (/Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-7189 88D09AB8)(Error) IndexGeneral in SICreateNewIndex:Could not create new content index
1/18/08 1:59:46 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in openPayload:open err: 24, live.0.indexPostings
1/18/08 1:59:46 PM mds[61] (/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/80E5874D-D344-45BD-B3AE-4269FC662C35)(Error) IndexGeneral in notify_lowspace:low space for device 234881029 (/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/80E5874D-D344-45BD-B3AE-4269FC662C35)
1/18/08 1:59:46 PM mds[61] (Error) Volume: LOW DISK SPACE device:234881029
1/18/08 1:59:46 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in bt_openTrie:open live.0.indexDirectory err: 24
1/18/08 1:59:46 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in openPayload:open err: 24, live.2.indexPositions
1/18/08 2:00:12 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] MDBackupBegin() returned result (909) > 0, waiting
1/18/08 2:00:35 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.dyld) Throttling respawn: Will start in 60 seconds
1/18/08 2:00:36 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in openindex_filelazy:open file error: 24, 0.indexIds
1/18/08 2:00:36 PM mds[61] (/Volumes/Fairytale/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/5D5CBF7A-E4D1-489C-AFF1-624 6F0102A77)(Error) IndexGeneral in notify_lowspace:low space for device 234881026 (/Volumes/Fairytale/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/5D5CBF7A-E4D1-489C-AFF1-624 6F0102A77)
1/18/08 2:00:36 PM mds[61] (Error) Volume: LOW DISK SPACE device:234881026
1/18/08 2:00:36 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in openindex_filelazy:open file error: 24, live.0.indexIds
1/18/08 2:00:36 PM mds[61] ((null))(Error) IndexCI in openPayload:open err: 24, live.1.indexPostings
1/18/08 2:00:43 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] MDBackupIndexFile returned -1135 for: /Volumes/Fairytale/Data/iPhoto Library, /Volumes/Drifting/Backups.backupdb/enya/2008-01-18-135716.inProgress/CE1C5E2A-9 DDD-49FA-B42E-BBFA35C1BDF0/Fairytale/Data/iPhoto Library
1/18/08 2:00:43 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Aborting backup because MDBackupIndexFile failed
1/18/08 2:00:43 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Canceling backup.
1/18/08 2:00:43 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Copied 6122 files (68.9 MB) from volume Fairytale.
1/18/08 2:00:43 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Copy stage failed with error:11
1/18/08 2:00:43 PM mds[61] (/Volumes/Drifting/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/16239C4E-774B-42DE-8444-7189 88D09AB8)(Error) IndexCI in ContentIndexOpenBulk:No index
1/18/08 2:00:43 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[67912] Backup failed with error: 11
...can anyone make anything of this? Has been working fine for months.
? Tnx.
blakespot

The subdirectory nesting could be part of the underlying problem. Is there anything on your hard drive nested over 100 levels deep?
Spotlight (any of the stuff in the log starting with "md) is having problems with the files as well as Time Machine. You can force Spotlight to reindex by dragging the drive to the Privacy pane in Spotlight's preferences and then dragging it out again. However, I would be highly doubtful that would solve the problem given Disk Utility's complaint about folders being too deeply nested. If no one comes up with a solution here try asking about this in the Using Mac OS X Leopard forum.

External Hard drive/Time Machine backup error message

On a sidenote, I posted a question a week ago about what external hard drive would be compatible with my Macbook, and I so happened to get a WD My Passport Studio hard drive as an unsuspecting gift, so I didn't have to buy one.
Anyways, I started the backup on this hard drive and I had an error message: "Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while copying files to the backup volume." I searched this on the Apple Support Communities and found that I wasn't the only one who had this problem. So, I came upon one discussion that suggested downloading Time Machine Buddy (link:http://pondini.org/TM/A1.html) (link that prompted me to download: http://pondini.org/TM/C3.html). I downloaded it and found out that the error was occurring in my Library folder, specifically in the folder entitled "db" in the "Receipts" folder. There's one file in the "db" folder entitled "a.receiptdb" <----can someone please explain what the heck this is??? Lol. Anyways, I decided to exclude the whole "Receipts" folder from being backed up and now my external hard drive is backing up my files fine. My MAIN question is this: What is wrong with my receipts folder that is causing the error?
P.S. here are the error messages in the Time Machine Buddy log:
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Library/Receipts/db/a.receiptdb to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Library/Receipts/db/a.receiptdb to /Volumes/My Passport Studio/Backups.backupdb/Josh Brew’s MacBook/2012-01-29-162450.inProgress/D9F83053-7FE1-4EBE-991A-F400C35D37CC/Macin tosh HD/Library/Receipts/db
Stopping backup.
Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Library/Receipts/db/a.receiptdb to /Volumes/My Passport Studio/Backups.backupdb/Josh Brew’s MacBook/2012-01-29-162450.inProgress/D9F83053-7FE1-4EBE-991A-F400C35D37CC/Macin tosh HD/Library/Receipts/db
Copied 246 files (277.4 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Copy stage failed with error:11
Backup failed with error: 11
As you can see, iy is located in the "db" folder. I have no idea what's wrong. Thank you for your time! It is MUCH appreciated.

The connection to 10.6.7 may just be a coincidence. I had a similar problem with a disk and was about to throw it out but decided to try a different USB cable. That fixed the problem and the drive is still in use.
Try a new cable if you have not already done so.
Dave

Time Machine Full Recovery From Wireless Backup

I am reporting this as a learning experience for all.
I just had a hard drive fail on my MacBook. Apple Care was golden and now I have a clean install with Leopard.
Here is my situation. MacBook backed up via time machine on a wireless network. Windows on boot camp partition. Dedicated disk (1TB Buffalo) connected to wife's iMac via firewire.
I want to do a full recovery. I start up leopard and it gives me the option to do a full recovery during setup. I have no time machine backup list provided. I continue with setup. When I go to the recover option of time machine I am asked to select a file. This is when I call tech support.
Tech Support says I should have had the backup disk connected directly via firewire for setup to see it. Time machine stores the backup under these conditions as a Sparse bundle. Now that I am past setup I have to do a migration rather than a recovery. I start up the migration assistant and I still cannot access the sparse bundle as it is grayed out. The leap here is you have to mount the sparse bundle, double click, then it shows up as a disk you can migrate from.
Windows Partition, as TS puts it is "on its own".
The confusion for me was that I could not recover exactly as I had backed up.
I hope this helps someone. Cheers!

coma53 wrote:
It seems to be. All music, photos, applications, etc. are present. I have not had time to do a complete review of my migration, I will track this post for a while and report any problems. There were significant OS updates which were required. I thought that they would be included as part of the migrate, not so. Perhaps they are on a true "full recovery" from setup, any one know?
Migration has no option for any part of the OS. It assumes you already have it.
If you recover your entire system from a TM backup (assuming nothing significant was excluded), you get your entire system back exactly the way it was: the OS, Apps, settings, preferences, user data, etc.
You don't load a new OS from the Leopard Install disc -- you only use it for it's copy of Disk Utility and the installer -- everything else comes from your TM backup.

Time Machine disk errors

I'm having problems with my Time Machine drive. (Note: this may be a hardware issue, rather than a software one.)
Time Machine backups have stopped, and the system won't recognize the Time Machine drive.
Disk Utility does recognize the drive. verify yields the following:
Verifying volume “TimeMachine”
Checking journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Incorrect block count for file objects.nib
(It should be 736 instead of 1)
Invalid catalog record type
Volume check failed.
Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed.
Any hints what to do next. I booted from my install disk, which is OSX 10.3.5. I'm running OSX 10.5.7, and I don't want to revert to 10.3.5. (the install disk seems to want to install its OS.)
Any hints what to do?
Any diagnostics?
I'm willing to erase the Time Machine drive if that will help.
Thanks.

stirling-dad wrote:
Thanks for the reply. OK, I need to buy a new hard drive, sigh. Five questions:
1. Is there any reason to get a FireWire drive? My current and failed TimeMachine drive was USB.
Most folks here would say that F/W is faster, even though the rated speed is about the same. You'll get more throughput because the F/W chipset does a lot of the work that must be done by the CPU for USB. F/W also seems to be more reliable. I've got a Seagate, partly on reputation and reviews, but also because it had a 5-year warranty.
2. What should the capacity of the new drive be? My current TimeMachine volume has a capacity of 232 GB with the main volume having a capacity of 149GB with 81GB used. The TimeMachine drive (when it worked) never came close to capacity.
2-3 times the capacity of what it's backing-up is a rough place to start. If you don't anticipate that 81 gb (assuming "the main volume" means your internal HD) growing significantly, or your habits changing much, you'll be fine. You might want to go somewhat larger, at little cost, and put a 120 gb or so partition on it for a "bootable clone" using CarbonCopyCloner (which I use), SuperDuper!, or the like. There are advantages and disadvantages to clones, as there are for other types of backup apps, so doing both gets you a bit of extra insurance and all the advantages.
3. Do you have any brand suggestions for a new TimeMachine drive?
Most drives from most of the major vendors are pretty good. A few fail early, some seem to live forever. We do see a lot of posts here with problems with Western Digitals, but it's hard to tell if they really fail more than others. And the models change so fast that by the time one seems either very good or very bad, it's out of production anyway! If you think you'll ever want to run a clone, though, check the WD website for the model you're interested in -- many of them are not bootable.
4. Do you have any vendor suggestions of where to buy a new TimeMachine drive? I looked on macconection.com, and prices looked reasonable there.
I got my Seagate from Amazon, but Best Buy, BJ's, and others have good prices, too. If there's a decent local store that seems to have good service, even if their prices are a bit higher, it might be worthwhile buying locally.
5. Do you know when 10.5 became became available? The drives on macconnection.com have a two year warantee. So, it’s possible that when I figure where/when I bought the drive, I could have a refund. Since I can’t erase the drive in it’s current state, however, it’s unlikely that I’ll invoke this option.
No, I don't. 18 months to a couple of years would be my SWAG (Scientific Wild A.s.s. Guess). But the warranty is probably from the date you bought it, anyway.
Good luck!

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