Timecapsule message reads: "Macintosh.sparsebundle" is already in use. What does it mean and what can I do to make my Time Machine work again?
I receive the following message when my MacBook tries to run Time Machine to back up to our Time Capsule:
The backup disk image “/Volumes/Jonathan Black's Time Caps/Macintosh.sparsebundle” is already in use.
So now what?
I also was plagued with this problem and resolved it by physically switching off time capsule and pulling out all conections to it. Then I rebooted my imac and plugged everything back into time capsule and switched it on
This did resolve the problem but it came back the next day so I this time just switched off time capsule at the main switch and it started to work again
At this point I decided to add an extra external drive as a time machine backup
At the last point of setting up the second drive (WD MyBook) i was asked if I wanted to use this for backups or keep both
I chose both. Now my backups are alternating between the two drives. So far so good Have not seen the message again
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Hey, my new Time Machine worked a treat for the first couple of days, but now I get a "sparsebundle is already in use" message. Also, the original 153gb backup seems to have disappeared! Any clues with how I can deal with this?
Just reboot the whole network.. restart modem .. router/TC.. clients with 2min gap.
This is the most common problem reported here with Mountain Lion.. although you didn't fill in the profile. ML??
Check also the ML discussion are for Time Machine problems.
Apple made a dog's breakfast of it. -
I have a red "i" message - The backup disk image “/Volumes/_________’s Time Cap/Macintosh.sparsebundle” is already in use.
Any idea how to fix this?Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten
Plug the power cord back into the back of the Time Capsule
This simple reset will fix this issue 98% of the time. If you are in the unlucky 2% category, more help is here:
The Backup disk image ... sparsebundle ... is already in use. -
My backup got interrupted and now when I try to backup I get the following message: The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Macintosh.sparsebundle” is already in use. What should I do so that I can start backing up again?
1. Restart your MBP and try the back up again. If this fails try step #2 below
2. Unplug your Time Capsule from the AC giving it thirty seconds or so to discharge, plug it back in and retry the back up again once you're back online.
3. if step #1 and #2 fails, go here:
http://pondini.org/TM/C12.html -
What do I do to get backups to resume, when getting this message: "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Joyce's Time Capsule/Macintosh.sparsebundle” is already in use." ?
Make sure that no other Macs are backing up at the time
Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten
Plug the power cord back into the back of the Time Capsule
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What do I need to do when I get this Time Capsule error message: The backup disk image “/Volumes/Scott Steffens' Time Caps/Macintosh.sparsebundle” is already in use.
Welcome to Apple Support Communities
First, restart the computer and your Time Capsule. In most of cases, this should solve the problem. If it doesn't work, see > http://pondini.org/TM/C12.html
That's caused by a bug in Lion and Mountain Lion, but it can be caused also because another Mac is using the file -
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When I back up my macbook pro to time capsule 3TB, this appears:
"Time Machine couldn’t complete the backup to “Time Capsule”.The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data-1/Macintosh.sparsebundle” is already in use."
and I'm not able to back up. What do I do?As noted in the link I posted, that's fine if you're the only user logged-on to the only Mac using the TC's disks (internal and/or USB externals). If not, that may corrupt other data being written, especially other backups.
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HT3275 The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Macintosh.sparsebundle" is already in use.
What do I do to fix this: The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Macintosh.sparsebundle” is already in use.
Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to 10
Plug the power cord back in to the back of the Time Capsule
This simple reset will fix this bug 98% of the time. If you are in the 2% category, see this excellent support document for more fixes.
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See Pondini's TM FAQs, for starters.
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