Time Machine won't backup; HD can not be copied

Hi there,
I'm having a similar problem with TM not backing up..
I've read through the discussions related to my issues and have tried all reccomendations including:
     • trashing /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist
     • Reset PRAM
     • formatted one of the external drives TM backs up to
     • verifying disks and permissions, on all external drives and my macHD and everything appears ok.
When I try to drag and drop the MacHD directly to the external drive, it hangs at "Preparing to copy 69,463 items" and produces this message in the log:
4/10/12 11:17:24 AM com.apple.launchd[144] (0x10def0.Locum[487]) Exited abnormally: Segmentation fault
Here is the crash log when TM tries to backup to my 1T mirrored Guardian Maximus.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
Process:         backupd [424]
Path:            /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd
Identifier:      backupd
Version:         ??? (???)
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
Date/Time:       2012-04-10 11:08:30.134 -0400
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: CA624E9C-C077-4BD9-82C5-E5B946A88761
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 3
Thread 0:
0   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97b8d166 mach_msg_trap + 10
1   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97b9495c mach_msg + 72
2   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x95282e7e CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1790
3   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x95283b04 CFRunLoopRun + 84
4   backupd                                 0x00008651 0x1000 + 30289
5   backupd                                 0x0000257a 0x1000 + 5498
Thread 1:
0   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97b8d166 mach_msg_trap + 10
1   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97b9495c mach_msg + 72
2   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x95282e7e CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1790
3   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x95283aa8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
4   backupd                                 0x00012400 0x1000 + 70656
5   backupd                                 0x0001077b 0x1000 + 63355
6   backupd                                 0x0000a4ea 0x1000 + 38122
7   backupd                                 0x00005924 0x1000 + 18724
8   backupd                                 0x00006835 0x1000 + 22581
9   com.apple.Foundation                    0x926fcdfd -[NSThread main] + 45
10 com.apple.Foundation                    0x926fc9a4 __NSThread__main__ + 308
11 libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97bbe055 _pthread_start + 321
12 libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97bbdf12 thread_start + 34
Thread 2:
0   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97b8d1c6 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 10
1   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97bbf1af _pthread_cond_wait + 1244
2   libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97bc0a33 pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3   ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore          0x92bf3c62 TSWaitOnConditionTimedRelative + 246
4   ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore          0x92c14a60 MPWaitOnQueue + 208
5   com.apple.DesktopServices               0x910011aa TCopyQueue::GetBuffer() + 70
6   com.apple.DesktopServices               0x91001027 TCopyReader::ReadFork(short, unsigned long long const&, bool) + 123
7   com.apple.DesktopServices               0x91000fa4 TCopyReader::ReadResourceFork() + 78
8   com.apple.DesktopServices               0x90fea476 TCopyReader::Read(void*, TFSInfo, TFSInfo) + 288
9   com.apple.DesktopServices               0x910254b0 TFSCopyOperation::CopyToTarget() + 740
10 com.apple.DesktopServices               0x9102629f TFSCopyOperation::DoCopy(THFSPlusRef const&) + 553
11 com.apple.DesktopServices               0x91026c7a TFSCopyOperation::Run() + 202
12 com.apple.DesktopServices               0x9101452f _FSOperation + 285
13 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore          0x92c63a7d _FSFileOperationOperate + 473
14 libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97bbe055 _pthread_start + 321
15 libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97bbdf12 thread_start + 34
Thread 3 Crashed:
0   com.apple.LaunchServices                0x97e3d6a9 LSBindingState::LSBindingState(LSContext*, unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long) + 13
1   com.apple.LaunchServices                0x97df0b7b _LSGetBindingForNode + 67
2   com.apple.LaunchServices                0x97dda3a0 _LSCopyInfoForNode + 2556
3   com.apple.LaunchServices                0x97df660c _LSCopyItemInfoForRefInfo + 124
4   com.apple.DesktopServices               0x90febef6 TFSInfo::FetchData() + 82
5   com.apple.DesktopServices               0x90fec9c8 TFSInfo::IsApplication() const + 18
6   com.apple.DesktopServices               0x90fea0c5 TCopyWriter::GetNextItem() + 333
7   com.apple.DesktopServices               0x90fe9d2f TCopyWriter::Write() + 105
8   com.apple.DesktopServices               0x90fe98dc TCopyWriter::WriteTaskProc(void*) + 70
9   ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore          0x92c12fbb PrivateMPEntryPoint + 56
10 libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97bbe055 _pthread_start + 321
11 libSystem.B.dylib                       0x97bbdf12 thread_start + 34
Thread 3 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x97dd99af ecx: 0xb01847fc edx: 0x0081f400
edi: 0x00000000 esi: 0xb0183460 ebp: 0xb0183428 esp: 0xb0183410
   ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010282 eip: 0x97e3d6a9   cs: 0x00000017
   ds: 0x0000001f   es: 0x0000001f   fs: 0x0000001f   gs: 0x00000037
cr2: 0x00000000
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0x97656000 - 0x97681fe7 libauto.dylib ??? (???) <2e44c523b851e8e25f05d13a48070a58> /usr/lib/libauto.dylib
0x97682000 - 0x97715ff3 com.apple.ApplicationServices.ATS 3.8 (???) <e61b0945da6ab368348a927f7428ad67> /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ ATS.framework/Versions/A/ATS
0x97b0e000 - 0x97b8bfeb com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 3.1.2 (3.1.2) <782a08c44be4698597f4bbd79cac21c6> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreAudio.framework/Versions/A/CoreAudio
0x97b8c000 - 0x97cf3ff3 libSystem.B.dylib ??? (???) <be7a9fa5c8a925578bddcbaa72e5bf6e> /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
0x97cf4000 - 0x97cf4ff8 com.apple.ApplicationServices 34 (34) <ee7bdf593da050bb30c7a1fc446eb8a6> /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Application Services
0x97dd0000 - 0x97e5dff7 com.apple.LaunchServices 292 (292) <a41286c7c1eb20ffd5cc796f791070f0> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS ervices.framework/Versions/A/LaunchServices
0x97e5e000 - 0x97e62fff libGIF.dylib ??? (???) <ade6d93abe118569a7a39d11f81eb9bf> /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libGIF.dylib
0x97e63000 - 0x97e6ffff libbz2.1.0.dylib ??? (???) <d355415c89c383330697a7b73d6dbc2e> /usr/lib/libbz2.1.0.dylib
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You stated; "When I try to drag and drop the MacHD directly to the external drive, it hangs at "Preparing to copy 69,463 items" and produces this message in the log:"
You can't move the system via drag & drop. You must use an application such as CCC or SuperDuper to move it correctly.
Allan

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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?
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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).

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judyarizona wrote:
My Safari wouldn't quit, so I chose force quit from the apple icon drop down menu.
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But I could not drag and drop the backup.backup.__ files where TimeMachine resides.
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See the pink box in #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
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Time Machine won't backup – but no error message

Hi community,
I'm using TimeMachine with MacOs Version 10.6.8, on an iMac with an 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 Processor.
Actually, I was pretty happy with it for several months, never had any error messages.
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My hard drive has a capacity of about 1 TB, my USB drive is a Samsung with 600 GB Capacity, formatted with MacOS Extended (Journaled)
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hi eric,
thank you for your quick answer! what the console says is the following (extract):
Post-back up thinning complete: 5 expired backups removed
Backup completed successfully.
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No pre-backup thinning needed: 1.13 GB requested (including padding), 206.20 GB available
Copied 744 files (2.7 MB) from volume [myvolume].
No pre-backup thinning needed: 1.13 GB requested (including padding), 206.20 GB available
Copied 67 files (93 bytes) from volume [myvolume].
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Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/[myvolume]/2011-10-05-110315: 206.21 GB now available
Post-back up thinning complete: 5 expired backups removed
Backup completed successfully.
Actually, this time it really backed up my data … but why now and a few days ago it didn't? (Console also says "Backup completed successfully." for this date.)
Hm anyways, seems to work now, but I don't like the thought that I can't rely on it … would like to understand what this machine is doing … :-)

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(This is only one wireless issue I've had this year, but I'm trying to keep this brief -- hoping clarity will instigate some help.)
Recently I bought a Western Digital 500GB drive to go with my AEBS. I was intent upon using the drive as an Airdisk for Time Machine backups, but it isn't working. (I also have the WD drive partitioned in halves, but there is no reason to believe that is an issue.) When wired, the disk backs-up quickly and easily. After the initial backup, and attempting to do so wirelessly, however, it doesn't work. I get the message: "The backup volume could not be mounted."
And there's the contradiction: the disk is mounted, I'm looking at the mounted disk as I type -- I even have no problems reading and writing from the Airdisks independent of Time Machine. I have all the latest software updates and am running Leopard. I've been going at this for hours, but I would really appreciate some help.
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-I've toggled every Airport Utility setting to no avail(I will admit I might have missed something though).
-I've done everything I can think of
-banged my head into walls...
-and pulled my hair out, but nothing.
I really would like to get this working. This is my worst Apple experience yet, and it is literally making me sick. You will be my God if you can help me with this. Let me know if you need anymore information. Thanks in advance.
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Okay, so it seems you need to do initial Time-Machine-ing over WiFi if you intend to use it that way. Why nobody at Apple mentioned this baffles me; why this is even a problem, makes me wonder if Time Machine went through adequate testing.
So my problem is solved! I am my own God!
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