Time Machine on Timecapsule: Backup error / Write Protected Sparsebundle

suddenly, really suddenly, there is a message "time machine can't access the backup-image, error-search can't be done by this computer, please backup your data (haha) and format your drive" and there is another message "image is write-protected". (it's not matching the exact message, though i'm on a german os)
but i can access time-capsule and write data on it through finder. i've got this problem since this morning. i'll backing up my sparsebundle-file to another folder on timecaspule and wait for a solution.
if the problem will not be solved by itself, i will delete the original bundle and replace it by the copy and see what happens next.
i'm quite a bit frustrated, starting new backups all 3 months (same happend with the update 10.5.2). this can't be the idea of time-machine and capsule....

I have been having the same issue for 3 weeks now. Unable to complete backup. A network problem may have interrupted the connection between your computer and the backup volume. error. I've upgraded and downgraded the firmware. I've connected wirelessly and Ethernet. No dice. I've unplugged the TC and restarted. Same error message. I can see the TC in Airport Utility. Everything looks right in the settings. I have Disconnected USers from the airport disk and tried backing up...Nada. I can access and retrieve backup files through Time Machine no problem. I want to associate this error with the latest System Update, but I'm just not sure. More people are talking about the firmware causing errors rather than the system update. I will probably have to call Apple Support I guess.

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I keep getting this error when trying to backup time capsule with time machine. The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data-1/Dan's iMac.sparsebundle" is already in use.

I keep getting this error when trying to backup time capsule with time machine. The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data-1/Dan’s iMac.sparsebundle” is already in use.

Make sure that no other Macs are backing up at the time.
Pull the power cable from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten
Plug the power cable back into the back of the Tme Capsule
Wait a few minutes, then try a backup again.

The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/David Witkowski's Mac Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use. Whenever Time Machine starts to backup to Time Capsuel I get the previous error message. I need some help to fix this.

The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/David Witkowski’s Mac Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use. Whenever Time Machine starts to backup to Time Capsuel I get the previous error message Where can I find this disk image?. I need some help to fix this.
Thanks,
David W

There are multiple answers and solutions if you look just to the right under the heading of More Like This.

HT3275 I get this error Time Machine attempts a backup. The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Barbara's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use." Can anyone assist me in correcting the problem causing this? Thanks.

Time Machine fails with this error: "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Barbara’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use."
Can anyone assist me in correcting the problem causing this? Thanks.

Reboot the TC.. Sometimes you need to reboot the whole network.
This is what comes of Lion and then made worse in Mountain Lion of Apple not spending enough time to fix the bugs.
Read C12 in pondini.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
C17 can be related I think.

When time machine does a backup I get an error message

Added a new Seagate 3T external as a backup drive Every time Time Machine does a backup I get an error message that the disk was not ejected properly, no bid deal just a pain. System 3.5GHz Intel Core i7... 16GB DDR# memory ... OSX 10.8.4. How do I get rid of this error??

Notes/Tips on OS X 10.8.5 External Drive Eject During Sleep:
Updated the previous page on OS X 10.8.5 Problems/Notes and Tips with more info regarding external drive 'eject' in sleep and on drives going to sleep/spinning down despite ES settings. I ran some tests with drives I had but so far have not seen those problems with my setup/drives at least. Apparently many have based on the still growing number of threads on the subject in Apple's Mountain Lion forum.
... you posted inaccurate information about a Mac that I pointed out.
Posts from and about Hackintosh do get removed.

Leopard applications all hang while Time Machine prepares for backup

I'm sure others have posted about this but I can't find a usable solution. I have the most recent version of Leopard, a 1TB external FireWire drive dedicated to Time Machine storage and about 400GB of backups on it. Every day at some point, Time Machine starts a backup, pauses while preparing, and the entire Mac grinds to a halt. New processes won't launch, open applications hang, Finder becomes unresponsive, menus and dock freeze in whatever position they were in at the point of launch, and I can't cancel the backup process.
The only solution is to turn off the backup drive while its running and wait for the Mac to wake up again (which it does in under a minute). I have no virus protection running. I have erased the drive and started fresh at least once to no avail.
Since I am effectively breaking a live connection every time I turn the drive off without unmounting it first (an obvious no-no), the data has great potential to be getting more and more screwed up. What can I do?

Message logs:
October 12, 2009, 1:43:25 AM
Volume at path /Volumes/Racer BU does not appear to be the correct backup volume for this computer. (Cookies do not match)
Backup failed with error: 18
October 12, 2009, 11:32:32 AM
Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb
Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Racer X
Node requires deep traversal:/ reason:kFSEDBEventFlagMustScanSubDirs|kFSEDBEventFlagReasonEventDBUntrustable|
No pre-backup thinning needed: 984.2 MB requested (including padding), 443.72 GB available
Copied 21948 files (368.1 MB) from volume Racer X.
No pre-backup thinning needed: 548.2 MB requested (including padding), 443.35 GB available
Copied 961 files (965 KB) from volume Racer X.
Starting post-backup thinning
Deleted backup /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb/Eric’s Mac Pro/2009-10-10-215828: 443.35 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb/Eric’s Mac Pro/2009-10-10-205855: 443.36 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb/Eric’s Mac Pro/2009-10-10-195856: 443.40 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb/Eric’s Mac Pro/2009-10-10-185908: 443.46 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb/Eric’s Mac Pro/2009-10-10-175907: 443.51 GB now available
Post-back up thinning complete: 5 expired backups removed
Backup completed successfully.
October 12, 2009, 12:18:32 PM
Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb
No pre-backup thinning needed: 954.4 MB requested (including padding), 443.51 GB available
Unable to rebuild path cache for source item. Partial source path:
Copied 16717 files (339.6 MB) from volume Racer X.
No pre-backup thinning needed: 569.5 MB requested (including padding), 443.17 GB available
Copied 634 files (18.7 MB) from volume Racer X.
Starting post-backup thinning
Deleted backup /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb/Eric’s Mac Pro/2009-10-10-225832: 443.24 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb/Eric’s Mac Pro/2009-10-10-165828: 443.25 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb/Eric’s Mac Pro/2009-10-10-155855: 443.30 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb/Eric’s Mac Pro/2009-10-10-145857: 443.36 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Racer BU/Backups.backupdb/Eric’s Mac Pro/2009-10-10-135852: 443.38 GB now available
Post-back up thinning complete: 5 expired backups removed
Backup completed successfully.
October 12, 2009, 4:46:51 PM
Starting standard backup
Volume at path /Volumes/Racer BU does not appear to be the correct backup volume for this computer. (Cookies do not match)
Backup failed with error: 18
etc...
The long periods between backups are when it is "preparing for backup" and nothing is happening. Sometimes this is while I'm not using it and the machine is asleep.

Every time I try to back up my Macbook Pro with an external hard drive using Time Machine, I receive the error of "the disk does not have enough space". I have a 500GB hard drive and only 120GB Macbook. It worked fine before the latest Maverick's

Every time I try to back up my Macbook Pro with an external hard drive using Time Machine, I receive the error of "the disk does not have enough space". I have a 500GB external hard drive and only 120GB Macbook. It worked fine before the latest Maverick's update. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My guess would be it has created an entirely new backup of your drive when you upgraded to Mavericks.
See Here: http://pondini.org/TM/1.html
And here: http://pondini.org/TM/9.html
Peruse the whole site. There is a lot of information there.

Time machine won't backup, yet plenty of space & not much used on Mac HD

Well, this is yet another "Time machine won't backup becuase there is not enough space" thread. I have searched Google and threads here but it's still a mystery why this error is occurring and it seems there is no clear solution. I also looked at the Apple Time Machine errors FAQ as well.
Here are my specs and what I have tried so far.
2010 Mac Pro Quad Core with 1 TB hard drive with 12 GB RAM. (137 GB used so far on internal Mac hard drive disk, so about 863 GB free space).
- New external 1 TB hard drive initialized as Time Machine backup disk when inserted for the first time.
The exact error I am getting is this: "This backup is too large for the backup disk. The backup requires 1.80 TB but only 999.20 GB are available."
I have tried deleting the Time Machine system preference, reinitializing the external disk, clearing the system caches with Cocktail, restarting and letting Time machine ask me all over again if I wanted to use the external drive for Time Machine. Still the same error.
My question is how on earth can 1.80 TB be required for the backup when I only have 137 GB of used space?

danomatic12 wrote:
My question is how on earth can 1.80 TB be required for the backup when I only have 137 GB of used space?
Two possibilities:
There's another disk (or disks) connected to your Mac. If they're formatted HFS+, Time Machine is trying to back it/them up as well. You can exclude them per #10 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum). The 1.8 TB includes 20% for temporary workspace on the TM drive, so TM is estimating the backup at about 1.5 TB.
Something on your internal HD is corrupted, causing an incorrect calculation. Verify your internal HD, per #6 in [Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks|http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/DU.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Using Snow Leopard+ forum).

Time Machine fails to backup HD and stalls computer when backing up to external HD (Western Digital WD5000MT) when using Firewire 800 but works fine using USB

I have a mid 2012 MBP (MacbookPro9,1) running Mountain Lion 10.8.2. When I start a Time Machine backup to an external Western Digital HD (WD5000MT) connected using a Firewire 800 cable, my open programs stop responding and in general my computer freezes up not allowing me to open activity monitor or the console utility. I can't even shut down or restart my computer and must hard boot to reset. Though removing the firewire cable that goes to the external HD can sometimes get my system working again. However, the WD external HD also has a usb port and when I connect it to my computer via a USB cable, Time Machine seems to backup my system fine without stalling my computer. This same external HD worked fine with Firewire 800 using my old late 2007 MBP running snow leopard. I should note that my brother has the exact same model WD external HD and he also had issues with the firewire port on his MBP running mountain lion. I have run the disk utility checking for disk/file permission errors and the drive itself seems fine. I initially formatted that drive as ExFAT but while troubleshooting reformatted to HFS+ and still had the same issue. I tested using a different firewire 800 cable but still had the same issue. Can't think of anything else to do. I don't have another firewire-compatible device to test if it is the HD vs the firewire port. I would prefer to use the firewire port for quicker transfer speeds but I'm stuck with USB for now. Any suggestions?

Maybe these will help:
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11194
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3275 (note - older article)
Have you tried looking at the Western Digital web site to see if you can find anything?
http://support.wdc.com

Doesn't Time Machine delete old backups when it needs more space?

I've had time machine running for a long time now. It worked flawlessly for quite some time.
Today it gave me the error that there was not enough free space on the disk to complete the backup (the error message says something like there is 360 GB of data on the Time Machine drive already, 140 GB of free space and it would require more than that to complete my backup). I have a 500 GB Time Machine disk and my Mac has a 500 GB hard drive, so I should technically never run out of space.
The Time Machine almost acts like this is the first time I've ever backed up, which is not true. Shouldn't Time Machine delete old backups to make space for the new? What's even weirder is that if I open the "Star Wars" window of Time Machine I only see one backup from March 31, 2011, but I have been running Time Machine for well over a year now. I'm totally confused as to what happened. Any advice on how to get my Time Machine back up and running (without buying a new drive) would help!

You see only one backup in the Time Machine window because Time Machine has deleted the older backups to make space to do the current backup.
Time machine needs some working space to do its backups, and so backing up a 500GB drive onto a 500GB time machine volume is not ideal.
However, I do essentially the same thing, and what I do, when I have this problem, is exclude things from the backup.
First off, figure out what you changed. If you moved things from one partition to another, then that will cause a backup of the size of the thing that was moved. This may be why you have a large backup.
When I have this problem, I exclude large things that have changed recently from the backup. This makes the backup smaller, and means that there is less working space needed. I do this until I get a successful backup. Then I remove things, one by one, from the exclusion list, and back up after each one.
So, for instance if you just put 4 new folders on your drive, each of which s 20GB of data and they are named A, B, C and D, add all four to the exclusion list, do a backup, then remove A from the exclusion list (leaving B, C & D on it) and do a backup, and continue like this, adding 20GB of backup data each time until none of the new data is on the exclusion list and you get a completed backup.
Another possible issue, if you use multiple partitions, is that Time Machine may be keeping an obsolete backup of a partition that you previously reformatted. To see if this is the case, go into time machine (The universe interface) and go back to the most recent backup it shows. Click on your computer and see what partitions show up-- are any of them old ones that have been reformatted and renamed? You may be storing a duplicate backup because Time Machine does not realize that the disk that went away isn't coming back (because it has been reformatted as a different partition)
You can right-click on these items and remove them from your backup by sleecting "Delete all backups of...." This will free up space as well.

Time Machine fails on backup. Have verified and reformatted external. Have also run etrecheck and Time Machine Buddy.

ETRECHECK:
Problem description:
time machine will not backup
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 7, 2015 7:10:23 AM EST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
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TIME MACHINE BUDDY
Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/External Backup Time Machine/Backups.backupdb
Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
Backup content size: 394.3 GB excluded items size: 14.0 GB for volume Seagate Backup Plus Drive
456.36 GB required (including padding), 930.57 GB available
Waiting for index to be ready (101)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/WmvPluginPrefix.pch.pth to (null)
Copied 50.7 GB of 380.3 GB, 637488 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Dropbox/Airport Packages/-Presentation/PSD originals/A-2769 Guava and java.psd to (null)
Copied 136.5 GB of 380.3 GB, 652973 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/iLifeAssetManagement/state/pub/227354896+3231309460012822759/queue.sqli te3 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73a83ed2b6f5f3f74e690a2ae7b99ef7515e76ae/ec3f6fda8662 e542ac7c67f2ebcfa860d3d2e7b6 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/59ac936d3c1e 548ac04dfc28cd80ee7e8375e71c to (null)
Copied 211.8 GB of 380.3 GB, 703468 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/878f9a9e9e99 35f370ab2a09d62665cafa4f723f to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/8ca38b8456a3 80c835e4535b71a6322258f782c5 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/9d43f27ba634 c956751fb66aadb06f955e74b3c8 to (null)
Copied 273.7 GB of 380.3 GB, 794840 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2014/01/10/20140110-100023/IMG_8819.JPG to (null)
Copied 345.8 GB of 380.3 GB, 880149 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/21/20150221-163320/IMG_0946.JPG to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/21/20150221-163652/IMG_0878.JPG to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/26/20150226-202057/IMG_0789.MOV to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Previews/2015/02/21/20150221-162736/aNrBUprVRiGN3Ul+Yph5Jw/IMG_1181.jpg to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Previews/2015/02/21/20150221-162736/DDfJ%BYeR1mC2WtxQXpLdw/IMG_1180.jpg to (null)
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In making an attempt to copy my files to a different external hard drive, I ran into several issues with document files that were "read-only" so the copying stops. (they were just a couple of pdfs and photos). I deleted all of those files. I then ran back up again after verifying the external I have designated for Time Machine. (Ive also completely erased, repaired and verified this drive several times over the past few weeks) Backup failed, again.
I feel like my next move is to start deleting the "files" that are causing the errors listed above in TM Buddy (they are mostly photos in iphoto)... but then I realized that some of those errors are associated with the backing up of my iphone.
Just now, I pasted a portion of my system log into Textedit, and the application just hanged... for 2 hours. I finally force quit it.

Hi! I did exactly as you said. I was able to backup with my home folder excluded, but was not able to do so after I removed the exclusion. It crapped out 5G before finishing.
Here's the TIME MACHINE BUDDY LOG:
Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/External Backup Time Machine/Backups.backupdb
Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
Backup content size: 394.3 GB excluded items size: 14.0 GB for volume Seagate Backup Plus Drive
456.36 GB required (including padding), 930.57 GB available
Waiting for index to be ready (101)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/WmvPluginPrefix.pch.pth to (null)
Copied 50.7 GB of 380.3 GB, 637488 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Dropbox/Airport Packages/-Presentation/PSD originals/A-2769 Guava and java.psd to (null)
Copied 136.5 GB of 380.3 GB, 652973 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/iLifeAssetManagement/state/pub/227354896+3231309460012822759/queue.sqli te3 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73a83ed2b6f5f3f74e690a2ae7b99ef7515e76ae/ec3f6fda8662 e542ac7c67f2ebcfa860d3d2e7b6 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/59ac936d3c1e 548ac04dfc28cd80ee7e8375e71c to (null)
Copied 211.8 GB of 380.3 GB, 703468 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/878f9a9e9e99 35f370ab2a09d62665cafa4f723f to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/8ca38b8456a3 80c835e4535b71a6322258f782c5 to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/73f862553779c33821fe63b50ba4008f4ae89038/9d43f27ba634 c956751fb66aadb06f955e74b3c8 to (null)
Copied 273.7 GB of 380.3 GB, 794840 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2014/01/10/20140110-100023/IMG_8819.JPG to (null)
Copied 345.8 GB of 380.3 GB, 880149 of 970893 items
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/21/20150221-163320/IMG_0946.JPG to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/21/20150221-163652/IMG_0878.JPG to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2015/02/26/20150226-202057/IMG_0789.MOV to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Previews/2015/02/21/20150221-162736/aNrBUprVRiGN3Ul+Yph5Jw/IMG_1181.jpg to (null)
Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/sandi/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Previews/2015/02/21/20150221-162736/DDfJ%BYeR1mC2WtxQXpLdw/IMG_1180.jpg to (null)
E

Time Machine: "Partially Deleted Backup"

Last night, after Time Machine performed a backup and began its post-backup thinning, it got stalled on "Finishing backup... ." The system log showed that it was attempting to delete a previously partially deleted backup:
Starting standard backup
Starting post-backup thinning
Found partially deleted backup - trying again to delete: 2009-09-30-110803
The backup it was trying to delete was the last one on its list (i.e., the oldest one on that TM volume). And when I opened it up, it indeed appeared to be a partially deleted folder. So I let TM run. However, it never finished "Finishing backup... ," so after letting it run all night and all day, I simply told TM to stop. It did, and the system then added two more messages to the log, acknowledging my cancelation as well as TM's current success:
Starting standard backup
Starting post-backup thinning
Found partially deleted backup - trying again to delete: 2009-09-30-110803
Backup deletion was canceled by user
Backup completed successfully.
However, the next time TM ran, it began all over again:
Starting standard backup
Starting post-backup thinning
Found partially deleted backup - trying again to delete: 2009-09-30-110803
It's still sitting there in its "Finishing backup..." mode.
I was thinking about entering Time Machine, selecting that backup, and telling Time Machine to delete that backup—and only that backup. But I'm (a) not sure that will address the actual problem, and (b) wondering if deleting that particular backup (i.e., the oldest one on the list) is advisable.
Suggestions?

Pondini wrote:
Maxwell’s Demon wrote:
I'm aware of the multilink nature of TM's backups. What I don't understand is how you immediately concluded that the backups were corrupted.
TM finding partially deleted backups, trying repeatedly to deleted them, and failing to.
(And yes, I though you meant that you'd tried to delete the backup yourself.)
It took forever. I ran TechTool Pro, and it "choked" (i.e., ran out of memory) trying to rebuild the directory. When I asked Disk Warrior to graph the directory, it revealed that it was more than 40% fragmented!
I'm not sure fragmentation is a problem, or even applies, given the structure of TM backups.
So I ran Disk Warrior. It ran without incident. When I then looked inside the TM drive, I discovered that along with rebuilding the directory—which is what I understood its job to be—DW apparently removed/deleted the offending (partially deleted) backup. The next time Time Machine ran, everything went smoothly. It's been running fine ever since.
Great! And yes, there are times it can repair/rebuild TM backups that nothing else can (I guess that's why it costs $100!).
I'm obviously quite pleased with the results: Not only did DW perform an incredible directory rebuild (fragmentation went from more than 40% to less than 1% !!) but it cleared out the partially deleted backup that was causing TM to stumble. But I remain awfully curious: Had I simply gone into Time Machine and deleted the partially deleted backup myself, wouldn't that have fixed the problem? (Granted, DW not only got TM back on track, but it also rebuilt its directory, which is a definite plus in my mind...I'm just trying to understand.)
It's possible you couldn't have deleted it completely, any more than TM was able to. Remember, a single backup folder has hard links to hundreds, thousands, or hundreds of thousands of other items. Just one of those being screwy can have a ripple effect through the whole structure.
And if you could have, it might well have left some of the actual backup files "abandoned" -- some or all of the hard links to them deleted, but still somewhere in the disk directory, so still taking up space.
I got the idea from
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20090515063602219
which provided a link to the "solution" when partial backups remain that result in TM "error: 11" failures:
http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/08/13/fixing-time-machine-backup-faile d-with-error-11
Admittedly, mine wasn't an "error: 11" problem, but it sure seemed similar. My hesitation/concern was due to the fact that the partially deleted backup was the last one (i.e., the "oldest") in my TM volume: I wasn't sure if deleting it would screw up all of the links used by the remaining backups. However, since DW removed it without causing any problems, it seems like I may have been able to accomplish the same result by removing it "manually" from within TM. If that is the case, then it suggests that there may not have been any actual "corruption."
Again, I am very happy with the result, and likely will resort to DW again the next time I have similar problems. The only reason I'm harping on it is simply to try to gain a deeper understanding of how to determine when such problems are indeed due to corruption as opposed to simply an errant file that causes TM to stumble. (Had TM indicated that it stumbled and was unable to successfully perform the backup, then I would have little doubt that there was actual corruption.)

Time Machine copy failed with error:28

Usually I just say OK when Time Machine can't complete a backup in either my computer or my wife's, and a couple of months later I get the irritating message again.
This time, it keeps returning.   I have no idea what to do:
Here's a log:
2/16/13 3:46:23.127 PM com.apple.backupd[1325]: Starting automatic backup
2/16/13 3:46:23.914 PM com.apple.backupd[1325]: Backing up to: /Volumes/FreeAgent GoFlex Drive/Backups.backupdb
2/16/13 3:46:29.390 PM AppleMobileSync[1329]: [0x10020c310] |ISyncManager|Warning| Could not retrieve ISyncClient with id com.apple.Keychain!
2/16/13 3:46:29.398 PM SyncServer[1315]: [0x7fd152c0bec0] |SyncManager|Error| sync alert tool for com.apple.Mail is invalid: can't find /System/Library/Frameworks/Message.framework/Resources/MailSync
2/16/13 3:46:29.416 PM com.apple.backupd[1325]: Using file event preflight for Macintosh HD
2/16/13 3:46:36.243 PM com.apple.backupd[1325]: Will copy (8.16 GB) from Macintosh HD
2/16/13 3:46:36.441 PM com.apple.backupd[1325]: Found 1464 files (8.16 GB) needing backup
2/16/13 3:46:36.478 PM com.apple.backupd[1325]: 11.28 GB required (including padding), 13.29 GB available
2/16/13 3:46:43.180 PM Mail[192]: open on /Users/HBrazee/Library/Mail/V2/Mailboxes/Deleted Messages.mbox/9032643A-C8BE-4195-B233-E5A6A64E535C/Data/4/9/Messages/94014.emlx : No such file or directory
2/16/13 3:47:09.883 PM mdworker[1337]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:47:09.887 PM mdworker[1335]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:47:09.892 PM mdworker[1336]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:47:09.896 PM mdworker[1334]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:47:10.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1343) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/16/13 3:47:10.414 PM sandboxd[1343]: ([1337]) mdworker(1337) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:47:10.460 PM sandboxd[1343]: ([1335]) mdworker(1335) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:47:10.525 PM sandboxd[1343]: ([1336]) mdworker(1336) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:47:10.625 PM sandboxd[1343]: ([1334]) mdworker(1334) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:49:19.630 PM mdworker[1359]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:49:19.635 PM mdworker[1360]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:49:19.711 PM sandboxd[1362]: ([1359]) mdworker(1359) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:49:19.716 PM sandboxd[1362]: ([1360]) mdworker(1360) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:49:20.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1362) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/16/13 3:49:36.358 PM com.apple.usbmuxd[27]: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff73d59180): Device 1c:ab:a7:98:32:58@fe80::1eab:a7ff:fe98:3258._apple-mobdev._tcp.local. has already appeared on interface 4. Suppressing duplicate attach notification.
2/16/13 3:49:38.090 PM SyncServer[1365]: [0x7fc8f0c0bec0] |DataManager|Warning| Client com.apple.Mail sync alert tool path /System/Library/Frameworks/Message.framework/Resources/MailSync does not exist.
2/16/13 3:50:01.568 PM iTunes[203]: _NotificationSocketReadCallbackGCD (thread 0x7fff73d59180): Unexpected connection closure...
2/16/13 3:50:01.570 PM ath[254]: _NotificationSocketReadCallbackGCD (thread 0x7fff73d59180): Unexpected connection closure...
2/16/13 3:50:28.401 PM mdworker[1368]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:50:28.405 PM mdworker[1367]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:50:28.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1373) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/16/13 3:50:29.094 PM sandboxd[1373]: ([1368]) mdworker(1368) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:50:29.100 PM sandboxd[1373]: ([1367]) mdworker(1367) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:52:12.017 PM Mail[192]: open on /Users/HBrazee/Library/Mail/V2/POP-brazee.net/[email protected]/Sent Messages.mbox/9032643A-C8BE-4195-B233-E5A6A64E535C/Data/4/9/Messages/94034.emlx : No such file or directory
2/16/13 3:52:34.652 PM mdworker[1383]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:52:34.884 PM mdworker[1384]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:52:34.939 PM mdworker[1382]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:52:34.950 PM mdworker[1385]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:52:34.997 PM sandboxd[1390]: ([1383]) mdworker(1383) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:52:35.003 PM sandboxd[1390]: ([1384]) mdworker(1384) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:52:35.008 PM sandboxd[1390]: ([1382]) mdworker(1382) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:52:35.013 PM sandboxd[1390]: ([1385]) mdworker(1385) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:52:35.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1390) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/16/13 3:54:21.305 PM Dock[138]: no information back from LS about running process
2/16/13 3:54:21.309 PM lsboxd[233]: @AE relay 61657674:6f646f63
2/16/13 3:54:21.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1401) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/16/13 3:54:24.631 PM com.apple.XType.FontHelper[1406]: FontHelper: message received. (<dictionary: 0x7ffc64800c60> { count = 2, contents =
    "query" => <string: 0x7ffc64800dc0> { length = 105, contents = "com_apple_ats_name_postscript == "Arial,Bold" && kMDItemContentTypeTree != com.adobe.postscript-lwfn-font" }
    "restricted" => <bool: 0x7fff74932320>: true
2/16/13 3:54:24.632 PM com.apple.XType.FontHelper[1406]: AutoActivation: scopes (
    "/Library/Application Support/Apple/Fonts"
2/16/13 3:54:24.808 PM com.apple.XType.FontHelper[1406]: FontHelper: message received. (<dictionary: 0x7ffc64800810> { count = 2, contents =
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    "restricted" => <bool: 0x7fff74932320>: true
2/16/13 3:54:24.809 PM com.apple.XType.FontHelper[1406]: AutoActivation: scopes (
    "/Library/Application Support/Apple/Fonts"
2/16/13 3:54:25.052 PM WindowServer[102]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Preview" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
2/16/13 3:54:25.584 PM WindowServer[102]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Preview" after 1.53 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
2/16/13 3:54:30.628 PM sandboxd[1401]: ([192]) Mail(192) deny file-read-data /Users/HBrazee/Library/Preferences/com.apple.DownloadAssessment.plist
2/16/13 3:54:49.692 PM mdworker[1411]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:54:49.696 PM mdworker[1410]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:54:49.818 PM sandboxd[1416]: ([1411]) mdworker(1411) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:54:49.823 PM sandboxd[1416]: ([1410]) mdworker(1410) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:54:50.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1416) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/16/13 3:55:11.964 PM WindowServer[102]: CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
2/16/13 3:55:11.986 PM Mail[192]: open on /Users/HBrazee/Library/Mail/V2/POP-brazee.net/[email protected]/Deleted Messages.mbox/9032643A-C8BE-4195-B233-E5A6A64E535C/Data/4/9/Messages/94057.emlx : No such file or directory
2/16/13 3:57:17.000 PM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=1438[GoogleSoftwareUp] clearing CS_VALID
2/16/13 3:57:19.177 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KeystoneDaemon logServiceState] GoogleSoftwareUpdate daemon (1.1.0.3659) vending:
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    com.google.Keystone.Daemon.Administration: 0 connection(s)
2/16/13 3:57:19.332 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KSUpdateEngine updateProductID:] KSUpdateEngine updating product ID: "com.google.Keystone"
2/16/13 3:57:19.445 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KSCheckAction performAction] KSCheckAction checking 1 ticket(s).
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2/16/13 3:57:29.555 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KSUpdateCheckAction(KSServerUpdateRequestDelegate) serverRequest:fetchedWithResponse:] KSUpdateCheckAction received KSServerUpdateResponse: <KSOmahaServerUpdateResponse:0x298e70
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2/16/13 3:57:30.431 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KSUpdateEngine updateAllProducts] KSUpdateEngine updating all installed products.
2/16/13 3:57:30.434 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KSCheckAction performAction] KSCheckAction checking 2 ticket(s).
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            <app appid="com.google.Keystone" status="ok">
                <updatecheck status="noupdate"></updatecheck>
            </app>
        </gupdate>
>
2/16/13 3:57:31.430 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KSUpdateCheckAction(PrivateMethods) finishAction] KSUpdateCheckAction found updates: {( )}
2/16/13 3:57:31.479 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KSPrefetchAction performAction] KSPrefetchAction no updates to prefetch.
2/16/13 3:57:31.480 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KSMultiUpdateAction performAction] KSSilentUpdateAction had no updates to apply.
2/16/13 3:57:31.482 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KSMultiUpdateAction performAction] KSPromptAction had no updates to apply.
2/16/13 3:57:31.487 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KSUpdateEngine(PrivateMethods) updateFinish] KSUpdateEngine update processing complete.
2/16/13 3:57:33.732 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KeystoneDaemon logServiceState] GoogleSoftwareUpdate daemon (1.1.0.3659) vending:
    com.google.Keystone.Daemon.UpdateEngine: 1 connection(s)
    com.google.Keystone.Daemon.Administration: 0 connection(s)
2/16/13 3:57:49.201 PM GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[1440]: -[KeystoneDaemon main] GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon inactive, shutdown.
2/16/13 3:58:22.082 PM mdworker[1575]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:58:22.088 PM mdworker[1576]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:58:24.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1580) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/16/13 3:58:25.365 PM sandboxd[1580]: ([1575]) mdworker(1575) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:58:25.469 PM sandboxd[1580]: ([1576]) mdworker(1576) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:59:36.358 PM mdworker[1587]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:59:36.362 PM mdworker[1586]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 3:59:36.503 PM sandboxd[1588]: ([1587]) mdworker(1587) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:59:36.508 PM sandboxd[1588]: ([1586]) mdworker(1586) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 3:59:36.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1588) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/16/13 4:00:08.980 PM firefox[1592]: invalid drawable
2/16/13 4:00:10.701 PM WindowServer[102]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Firefox" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
2/16/13 4:00:10.813 PM WindowServer[102]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Firefox" after 1.11 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
2/16/13 4:00:24.543 PM com.apple.usbmuxd[27]: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff73d59180): Device 1c:ab:a7:98:32:58@fe80::1eab:a7ff:fe98:3258._apple-mobdev._tcp.local. has already appeared on interface 4. Suppressing duplicate attach notification.
2/16/13 4:00:26.787 PM SyncServer[1604]: [0x7f9f7ac0bec0] |DataManager|Warning| Client com.apple.Mail sync alert tool path /System/Library/Frameworks/Message.framework/Resources/MailSync does not exist.
2/16/13 4:00:30.376 PM mdworker[1594]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 4:00:30.379 PM mdworker[1595]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 4:00:30.468 PM sandboxd[1606]: ([1594]) mdworker(1594) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 4:00:30.481 PM sandboxd[1606]: ([1595]) mdworker(1595) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 4:00:30.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1606) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/16/13 4:00:43.702 PM iTunes[203]: _NotificationSocketReadCallbackGCD (thread 0x7fff73d59180): Unexpected connection closure...
2/16/13 4:00:43.705 PM ath[254]: _NotificationSocketReadCallbackGCD (thread 0x7fff73d59180): Unexpected connection closure...
2/16/13 4:01:42.495 PM mdworker[1611]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 4:01:42.499 PM mdworker[1612]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 4:01:42.599 PM sandboxd[1613]: ([1611]) mdworker(1611) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 4:01:42.608 PM sandboxd[1613]: ([1612]) mdworker(1612) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 4:01:42.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1613) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/16/13 4:02:01.167 PM WindowServer[102]: CGXSetWindowProperty: Invalid window 0x131
2/16/13 4:02:01.167 PM WindowServer[102]: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: _CGXAddWindowToWindowOrderingGroup: error setting window property
2/16/13 4:02:29.971 PM KernelEventAgent[45]: tid 00000000 received event(s) VQ_LOWDISK (4)
2/16/13 4:02:29.972 PM KernelEventAgent[45]: tid 00000000 type 'hfs', mounted on '/Volumes/FreeAgent GoFlex Drive', from '/dev/disk1s3', low disk
2/16/13 4:02:29.000 PM kernel[0]: HFS: Low Disk: Vol: FreeAgent GoFlex Drive freeblks: 38399, warninglimit: 38400
2/16/13 4:02:55.923 PM KernelEventAgent[45]: tid 00000000 received event(s) VQ_LOWDISK, VQ_VERYLOWDISK (516)
2/16/13 4:02:55.000 PM kernel[0]: HFS: Vol: FreeAgent GoFlex Drive Very Low Disk: freeblks: 25599, dangerlimit: 25600
2/16/13 4:02:55.926 PM KernelEventAgent[45]: tid 00000000 type 'hfs', mounted on '/Volumes/FreeAgent GoFlex Drive', from '/dev/disk1s3', low disk, very low disk
2/16/13 4:02:55.929 PM mds[39]: (Warning) Volume: Indexing reset and suspended on backup volume "/Volumes/FreeAgent GoFlex Drive" because it is low on disk space.
2/16/13 4:03:40.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 1474 [cfprefsd]
2/16/13 4:03:43.211 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.XType.FontHelper[1406]) Exited: Killed: 9
2/16/13 4:03:43.000 PM kernel[0]: (default pager): [KERNEL]: ps_select_segment - send HI_WAT_ALERT
2/16/13 4:03:43.000 PM kernel[0]: macx_swapon SUCCESS
2/16/13 4:03:43.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 1406 [XType.FontHelper]
2/16/13 4:03:52.000 PM kernel[0]: (default pager): [KERNEL]: ps_select_segment - send HI_WAT_ALERT
2/16/13 4:03:52.000 PM kernel[0]: macx_swapon SUCCESS
2/16/13 4:03:52.849 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.iCloudHelper[1218]) Exited: Killed: 9
2/16/13 4:03:52.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 1218 [com.apple.iCloud]
2/16/13 4:03:53.571 PM mdworker[1619]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 4:03:53.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(1627) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
2/16/13 4:03:53.585 PM mdworker[1622]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 4:03:53.672 PM sandboxd[1627]: ([1619]) mdworker(1619) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 4:03:53.677 PM sandboxd[1627]: ([1622]) mdworker(1622) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 4:03:53.690 PM mdworker[1621]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 4:03:53.692 PM mdworker[1620]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
2/16/13 4:03:53.711 PM sandboxd[1627]: ([1621]) mdworker(1621) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 4:03:53.786 PM sandboxd[1627]: ([1620]) mdworker(1620) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
2/16/13 4:04:05.629 PM KernelEventAgent[45]: tid 00000000 received event(s) VQ_LOWDISK (4)
2/16/13 4:04:05.629 PM KernelEventAgent[45]: tid 00000000 type 'hfs', mounted on '/Volumes/FreeAgent GoFlex Drive', from '/dev/disk1s3', low disk
2/16/13 4:04:21.928 PM com.apple.backupd[1325]: Stopping backup.
2/16/13 4:04:21.954 PM com.apple.backupd[1325]: Error: (-34) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/HBrazee/Documents/Virtual Machines.localized/Microsoft Windows XP.vmwarevm/winxp-s003.vmdk to /Volumes/FreeAgent GoFlex Drive/Backups.backupdb/Howard Brazee’s Computer/2013-02-15-184254.inProgress/07592BCC-A3D7-4879-B08D-C01FDDF1895A/Maci ntosh HD/Users/HBrazee/Documents/Virtual Machines.localized/Microsoft Windows XP.vmwarevm
2/16/13 4:05:16.286 PM com.apple.backupd[1325]: Copied 14628 files (14.03 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
2/16/13 4:05:16.286 PM com.apple.backupd[1325]: Copy stage failed with error:28

>>> Enter Time Machine and manually delete unnecessary backups to make
>>> sufficient room for new ones.
>>
>>
>> I haven't figured out how to do this.   Where is this setting?
>
> I have not figured this out either. But there is a command line
> program tmutil (time machine utility) that can delete backups, and
> also do much more. I am not an expert in this area, so I can only
> suggest that you open a Terminal.app and type
>     man tmutil
>
> Be careful Howard. If Time Machine is not able to delete old backup
> jobs, something is wrong with your backup disk.
If I recall correctly you do this by going on to TM and using one of the
pull down menus in the top apple menu strip ....
I myself am having problems with TM. I erased the external target disk and
started TM again. However it stops wverytime and refuses to backup ..
Telling me there isn't enough room even though the ext space is much
bigger. It also quotes the size of my HD content about 20% bigger than
finder says weird.
Howard (another one...)
============
1. Enter the time Machine
2. Scroll back it time for a few generations
3. Select the folder(s) to delete
4. Under the "Action" item (or gear icon), select the delete option you
want.
=================
> The last couple of days my Time Machine has run out of space during
> backups (error 28).
Just to be certain, is that really "28" or is it "-28"? (I assume it is
a positive error number, as error -28 is
> In the past, when I've seen this, I just say OK, and the problem goes away
> by itself, as it clears up space.
>
> My FreeAgent GoFlex Drive is 1 TB, while my Mac drive is 500.11 GB.
>
> I tried using Disk Utility to fix permissions, but those buttons were
> greyed out.   Disk Utility did not find any problem with the disk.
Repair Permissions is not relevant for Time Machine backups. It only
repairs permissions on files installed by the OS X Installer application
(or the OS installation or preinstalled OS, or Software Update). TM
backups don't qualify.
In any case, Time Machine deletes old backups using root privileges so
it doesn't care about permissions on the backup drive.
> Time Machie preferences show 13.3 GB of 1 TB available.
>
> I haven't been adding stuff to my computer lately more than getting
> mail.
>
> Oldest backup: December 29, 2012
> Latest backup: February 15, 2013
>
> Excluded from backups is the backup drive, my downloads folder, and my
> Mobile Documents folder.
>
> Estimated size of full backup 397.5 GB
Something odd is happening here. Given your described usage, you should
not be chewing through 1 TB of backups in less than three months. I've
gone more than a year on a drive with a similar ratio and not filled it
(and I am backing up my downloads, sometimes two or three times as I
move them to other folders).
Has anything major been done to the computer within that timeframe, e.g.
installing a new hard drive, or erasing the main drive and restoring
from backup? If so, that drive is treated as a new one and would require
another full backup, leaving the old one there.
A similar possibility is if Time Machine thought the computer had been
replaced, which would result in a new backup being started, and would
also leave the old backup unable to be deleted automatically.
In this case, you wouldn't be able to directly access the backups prior
to the change using "Enter Time Machine", but could get to them by
holding down the Option key and choosing "Browse Other Backup Disks"
from the Time Machine menu.
> What suggestions do you have for me to resolve this issue.
Which OS X version are you running?
Have a look in system.log (using Console) to see if Time Machine logged
any relevant information when the backup failed. Look for references to
"backupd" (which is the background software which does Time Machine
backups).
=============

Time Machine Very Large Backup Space Requirements

I'm having a bit of trouble with Time Machine. I recently recreated a User Account. The old User account's home library permissions had become corrupt. Rather than try to sort through the permissions, I opted to just move all the personal data to another account (the primary admin), delete the old user account, recreate it, and move all the personal data to the new account. This worked splendidly. However, now Time Machine claims it needs about 2.1 TB to do it's next backup. I find this odd because a full backup is estimated as only 384 GB, and the computer's hard drive is only 1 TB to begin with. So, it needs a factor of 2 more space than is available on the computer. So, there is something amiss. I imagine Time Machine tracked the data being moved to the admin account and to the new account, and it wants to back all of this up. I don't want it to do that. Is there someway to cause Time Machine to forget the most recent changes?
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Hello again:
Erasing and then formatting the Time Machine volume and having Time Machine make a new backup would be the way I would do it.
As an aside, I use two external hard drives. I have Time Machine set to make alternating backups on the externals, and I also make a bootable clone (SuperDuper!) on one of the externals. Short of a meltdown, I am reasonably well protected.
Barry

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I use Time Machine for hourly backups to a TimeCapsule. The most recent BU seemed to be taking a long time (most of mine are far less than 1GB), and after checking the progress, found it was trying to do a 28GB BU. I have no explanation for this, and checked the available space on my Mac's drive, but was about where I expected it to be (No additional mysterious 28 GB added to it).
Any ideas on what this could mean, or ways to investigate what the TimeMachine is attempting to BU?
Thanks!

Howdy -
I don't know what those are, and I can't imagine anything I have that would produce that much data. I did, however, do a shutdown and restart (afer stopping the backup attempt), and things seem to be normal again.
Thanks for the response - I'll be back here if things get wacky again...

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