TM cannot find volume

According to the TM 'Fail' message, during AUTOMATIC backup, TM cannot find the external drive. It is happy to find it if I manually tell TM to do a backup.
The external is a brand new, case sensitive, journaled, 2TB Seagate.

Try a "full reset" of Time Machine, per #A4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
Does this happen only when waking from sleep, or powering-up?
If so, it may be a problem with the sleep (or "spin down") feature of the drive -- it's not waking up quickly enough. Try removing the check from the +Put the hard disk(s) to sleep . . .+ box in System Preferences > Energy Saver, temporarily.

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Iphoto error cannot find volume

I am getting this error when importing from my camera. I do have the setting selected in iphoto to automatically copy to library on import. I suspect the problem might be coming from my camera that has rolled over 10,000 pics, so now the file number seems to be starting at 1 again. So on import it says cannot find volume but I wonder if it is getting confused bc the file already exists? I tried renaming the pics before importing, and that seems to work, but, now the old pics that had that file name say cannot find volume. Anyone experienced this? Now question on trying to recover. When I recover from time machine, I am clicking iphoto and recover but it doens't seem to change. Do i have to select the library instead? Also another question. The date I want to recover from I have since done some books, calendars, etc under the 'keepsakes' list. How can I copy those so I can get them back after recover?
Many thanks.

This sometimes occurs if you’re importing a file into iPhoto and there’s already a file there with the same name. Digital cameras can produce many, many files with the same name over their lifetime, so it’s not uncommon to have several files called IMG_00543.JPG, for instance. Now you want to import one also called this.
What happens is that iPhoto compares the two files to check for duplicates. However, if iPhoto cannot find the file already in the database for comparison, then you get this message. It suggests that your database is damaged because iPhoto has lost track of this (or these) similarly named files.
A simple test is to rename the file you are importing - just add a character - IMG_00543a.JPG for instance. You've already done this test and it proves the hypothesis.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

Lost pictures---cannot find volume

I recently installed Leopard on my IMAC. Did the archive and erase method. More recently I installed an update from Photoshop CS2 to CS4. Now my wife gets "cannot find volume PICTURES" error message and has lost all her pictures. I lost all pictures except those that had been opened or worked up in PS.
Under Finder, left side, the Picture volume seems to be not connected, but if I go to the hard drive Icon, I can find a pictures folder containing some recent additions to the folder. So it seems to be there, but it is not in the finder below Documents.
On my login Pictures works, but most of my photos are gone. Help!
Anybody got hints on how to find the pictures, and re-connect the pictures volume?

Did the archive and erase method.
NO you didn’t. You did either an +Erase and Install+ or an +Archive and Install+. There is no “archive and erase method”.
Now my wife gets "cannot find volume PICTURES"
The Mac is looking for a Volume called Pictures - not a folder, a Volume. A Volume is a disk, a partition of a disk or whatever.
but if I go to the hard drive Icon, I can find a pictures folder containing some recent additions to the folder.
This is the Pictures folder on your on your Start Up Volume.
Regards
TD

I updated iCloud. Now I cannot find volume control. How to find it?

I updated iCloud. Now I cannot find volume control. How to find it?

Welcome to the Apple community.
Which volume control are you referring to.

Time machine cannot find volume, error-1. Where can I fine solution for this error? Have latest updates for Airport and TM, running Lion.

Time machine cannot find volume, error-1. Where can I fine solution for this error? Have latest updates for Airport Utility and TM, running Lion.

See #C17 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

Appleworks Cannot find volume

I have an i book (Indigo colour). MAC OS X V10.2.4. and Appleworks 6.0.4. I have not been able to either 'save' or 'save as' a new document in Appleworks since yesterday. It brings up the notice 'cannot find the volume' alongside the Appleworks icon. Hence it won't save any documents. I have been saving successfully in Appleworks for some time. I did try to load a free CD from a magazine yesterday, and it was anti virus scanned, but then I binned it. Would that have affected my system? Anyway, can anyone solve my problem please?
Tregaron

The first thing to try is deleting the AppleWorks preferences. See my user tip, AppleWorks has stopped working correctly, for details.

Failure: Setup/Migration Assistant Cannot Find Volume

I first posted this problem in an e-list. The only replies were manual work-arounds.
I want to move files, applications, user accounts, and settings from my desktop machine to an iBook. I know how to move most of these things the old, manual way by dragging, but it would be neat to use the Assistant.
On my iBook G4/1.33GHz which came with OS X 10.4.2, I reinstalled the OS (Erase and Install). The initial Setup Assistant did not see the "Main Drive" on my QuickSilver G4/733MHz running the retail version of Panther updated to 10.3.9. "Main Drive" is the only volume on an add-on internal Seagate hard drive, and it is the one I want to use for transferring files to the iBook. Setup Assistant saw all three volumes on the original IBM hard drive.
Migration Assistant is no better. I noticed in repeated attempts, that the three IBM volumes show up in the iBook's Finder, but Migration Assistant offers only one of them for selection to use, and not always the same volume each time. Would that be normal?
The iBook's Disk Utility does not see "Main Drive," but it sees the IBM volumes. On the QuickSilver, the Disk Utility in one of the IBM's volumes sees "Main Drive."
With searches using "Setup Assistant" and "Migration Assistant," I can find nothing relevant in scanning over 200 of Apple's support pages. I went through Apple's "Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4: Transferring data with Setup Assistant / Migration Assistant FAQ" at:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25773. The QS is not a server, for the purposes of volume naming conventions at:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107316
FIRST: How can I get Migration Assistant to see "Main Drive"?
OK, if there is no easy way to make "Main Drive" reveal itself, I can move files from Home>Documents and I can pick and choose from Applications and Applications Support.
For e-mail, would I move the entire folder at Home>Library>Mail?
What else would I need to move for user accounts and network settings?
iBook G4, QuickSilver G4, PB G3 Lombard Mac OS X (10.4.2) QuickSilver has 10.3.9, Lombard has 9.2.1

I assume that "Main Drive" has a bootable OS on it.
If not, then the Migration Assistant won't see it.
Also, how is the "Main Drive" hooked up? IIRC, it's
through a 3rd party card, it may not work. Does it
show up on the desktop when you mount the QS to the
iBook in target disk mode?
"Main Drive" is bootable in 10.3.9. It is on the same ATA-4 bus as the IBM drive. But it does not show up on the iBook desktop in TDM.
If it has a bootable OS installed and shows up on the
iBook when hooked up in target disk mode, the first
thing to do is boot the QS with the Panther install
disk, launch Disk Utility, and repair permissions and
repair the "Main Drive." If that passes the repair
cycle, then hook it up to the iBook in TDM, and try
the Migration Assistant again.
Having just run Disk Utility Repair Disk Permissions from "Main Drive" after installing the Security Update 2006-004 on it, I tried TDM again from the iBook. There was no change.
I always run Repair Disk Permissions from the Disk Utility on the booted hard drive as advised elsewhere so that it is aware of all the Apple updates and third party applications.
Should I still run Repair Disk Permissions from the Panther Install CD? This is safe to do?
Thanks.
iBook G4, QuickSilver G4, PB G3 Lombard Mac OS X (10.4.2) QuickSilver has 10.3.9, Lombard has 9.2.1

Cannot find volume in restore!

I just installed and formated a new 250 GB hard drive in my intel MacBook. I'm trying to restore my system using time machine. I get into disk utility and restore from TM backup from the startup disk. I can select my TM hard drive and which backup date I'd like to restore but when it locates the disk and searches for disk space, it doesn't give me anything to select even after it's done searching for space. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be great! Thanks!

What is the format of the of the newly install HD? It should be in GUID Partition and the volume should be in Mac OS Extended Journaled. When you open the Disk Utility, do you see the newly installed HD and the volume? You can check for the format and the partition in there. Good luck.

Zeroing disc failed - cannot find volume macintosh hd

I may have screwed up seriously this time.
I tried to erase/zero my HD from Disc Utility but at 80%, I received message "error in writing zeroes to disc".
Now, when I return to disc utility, my macintosh HD is nowhere to be found - only the disc drive with my tiger install dvd in it. the hd is almost entirely erased, and there is no volume i can select to repair or retry erasing.
Can anyone help with some pointers? I'm afraid no 3rd party software will help, because there is no way to install it...
Hope to hear from someone!!!!

Hi, and thanx for your input so far!
I've connected my iMac to another one, using the target disk mode. The connection works - but only the Tiger install DVD in my iMac shows up, and NOT the missing hard drive (it's in there alright!!) I can therefore not complete the erasing/zeroing of my HD.
Any further diagnostics I can do without swapping hard drives with another mac? I have an external HD - can this be used somehow to see whether it's the HD or the drive controller that's causing the trouble?
Kristian

TS2570 Hi, MacBook Pro & Snow Leopard- startup probs. I have tried repairing with the disk utility, resetting PRAM, booting in safe mode, and finally trying to get to archive&install the o/s, but it cannot find the destination volume. IsAn erase the only

(10.6.8 Intel core duo 2009)
Hi,
I have a grey screen and grey rotating wheel startup probs. I have tried repairing with the disk utility, resetting PRAM, booting in safe mode (which gave a subset of the errors that 'disk repair' did- namely- 'invalid sibling link,invalid record count, invalid node structure, invalid key length) and finally trying to get to archive&install the o/s, but it cannot find the destination volume. Is an erase the only option? PS I have backed up most files individually, but my daughter did not back up any from her user account. Any help would be appreciated. J

Gray, Blue or White screen at boot, w/spinner/progress bar
Why is my computer slow?
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https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro?view=documents

DPM encountered an error while performing an operation for \\?\Volume{fc1f0549-9865-4349-b4df-8596a19ad7fe}\FolderPath\Work\ on FileServer (ID 2033 Details: The system cannot find the path specified (0x80070003))

DPM encountered an error while performing an operation for \\?\Volume{fc1f0549-9865-4349-b4df-8596a19ad7fe}\FolderPath\Work\ on FileServer (ID 2033 Details: The system cannot find the path specified (0x80070003))
Can I know what this mean? It completely fail all entire job.
Backup was on half way go, it already took about 3TB data and it fail.

Hi Oneoa,
Please verify the antivirus exeptions. Look at this two links for more information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff399439.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928840
I hope this solves your problem, please post your progress so I may assist you further.
Best Regards
Robert Hedblom
MVP DPM
Check out my DPM blog @ http://robertanddpm.blogspot.com

Satellite A100-784: Cannot find a FN combination to control sound volume

Hello I just purchased this laptop but I cannot find the Fn combination, which increases or decreases the volume
of the sound.
Anyone who can help me?

Hi
You cannot find this FN function because it does not exist!
You have to use the Volume control dial at the notebook front side!!!

I have 3 songs that will not download and the volume of error messages from Itunes about these "3" is annoying. I know my way around Itunes but cannot find a way to delete them and stop these Itunes download error messages.

I have 3 songs that will not download and the volume of error messages from Itunes about these "3" is annoying. I know my way around Itunes but cannot find a way to delete them and stop these Itunes download error messages.
Thank you.

Thanks Mohammad - much appreciated.
I also got a response from Apple who said that there was a problem related to fonts and the encryption.xml file
Once we'd removed this we were able to upload the epub no problem.
It's odd that the system seems to say that all is okay when it isn't. We have to rely on guesswork rather a lot using iBook Producer.
Anyway, all sorted now and thank you again for your contribution.
Best wishes and a Happy New Year!
Sue

Time Machine cannot find internal backup disk.Lost disk image in Finder for internal backup volume. OS 10.7.3.

Lost disk image in Finder (Desktop) for backup disk on Intel Mac Pro OS 10.7.3. Time Machine cannot find the internal backup disk. The volume is grayed out in Disk Utility, though it CAN verify the volume. How do I get it back on my desktop?

First, restart the Time Capsule by disconnecting the power adapter and reconnecting it. If other devices on the network can see it, you can skip this step.
From the menu bar, select
 ▹ System Preferences ▹ Network
Click the lock icon in the lower left corner of the window and authenticate to unlock the settings, if necessary. Click the Advanced button, then select the TCP/IP tab in the sheet that drops down. Click Renew DHCP lease.
Try again to back up.

HT201302 pc with Vista cannot find device driver software for 3GS

Windows Explorer cannot the iPhone. iTunes sees the 3GS, the memory alloted to pictures, but does not show over 1500 pics. iTunes only recognizes pics in files on PC. There are under 50 in the files.
When I plug in the iPhone, it searches for the device driver, but cannot find one.
The iPhone is appearing in Control Panel / Auto Play. Changing this setting makes no difference.
The iPhone also shows up in Control Panel / Device Manager as a Portable Device referred to as a Digital Still Camera, it has a yellow yield icon on it. It says it has the correct driver. Also, below the camera listing is 5 other devices. They are all the same listing of "Microsoft WPD FileSystem Volume Driver", they all have a yellow yield icon on them.
I have deleted all the portable devices and rebooted. They come back, however I have the same problem.
If have tried a number of things, if I recall I saw "Code 10" at one pont. I do not remember the item it was attached to. I will follow-up with more info as I can get. I have had a 3GS for over 2 years. Apple Care tried to help me very diligently on an other Vista machine and had no success. Please Help, someone.
Q

Well its surprising to know that! But even have an ipod shuffle 3rd gen n dint face any problem like that. FYI no cd comes with the ipod jus take ur ipod to an apple exoert n he will solve ur problem .

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