Wrong ownership on TM-- is it safe to 'sudo chown -R user Time-Machine ?

I ran Migration Assistant by a new user "Admin" to recover the accounts of 3 users on Lion.
After the migration, Admin owns the Time Machine history of one of the users (even though account Admin didn't even exist at the time these backups were made).
Is it safe to run:
sudo chown -R alex "/Volumes/Time-Machine/Backups.backupdb/Alex's MacBook/*/Macintosh HD/Users/alex"

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Hi,
I have a problem with Time Machine + Time Capsule on my Mac Pro.
1 week ago all was working properly, but now I'm not able anymore the complete the initial backup.
Here is what I have in the log :
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04/10/13 11:23:58,128 com.apple.backupd[1696]: Creating disk image /Volumes/Time Capsule Lia _ Joce/Mac Pro de jocelyn fournier.sparsebundle
04/10/13 11:24:34,198 com.apple.backupd[1696]: Failed to hide extension on /Volumes/Time Capsule Lia _ Joce/Mac Pro de jocelyn fournier.sparsebundle, error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4 "The file “Mac Pro de jocelyn fournier.sparsebundle” doesn’t exist." UserInfo=0x7fbb91c1a2f0 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/Time%20Capsule%20Lia%20_%20Joce/Mac%20Pro%20de% 20jocelyn%20fournier.sparsebundle/, NSFilePath=/Volumes/Time Capsule Lia _ Joce/Mac Pro de jocelyn fournier.sparsebundle, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fbb91c19970 "The operation couldn’t be completed. No such file or directory"}.
04/10/13 11:24:40,606 com.apple.backupd[1696]: Disk image /Volumes/Time Capsule Lia _ Joce/Mac Pro de jocelyn fournier.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Copies de sauvegarde Time machine
04/10/13 11:24:40,611 com.apple.backupd[1696]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Copies de sauvegarde Time machine/Backups.backupdb
04/10/13 11:24:40,616 com.apple.backupd[1696]: Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
Nothing is happening after this point, and Time Machine is stuck in the state 'Preparing backup...'
The time capsule is connected directly through ethernet.
I've tried the same setup on an iMac, and all is working perfectly, so I assume there's somework wrong on the Mac Pro.
Here's what I have already tried :
- Reformat the time capsule
- Fix permission on the Mac Pro
- Start the mac pro in Safe mode
- Let the time capsule alone on the ethernet port (wifi is disabled)
- Changing the name of the time capsule partition
- Reselecting the time capsule through the 'choose disk' button
- Enabling / Disabling trim on my main SSD disk
Here is what I can see on the time capsule :
-rwxrwxrwx@ 1 root wheel    0 4 oct 10:26 .com.apple.timemachine.supported
drwxrwxrwx@ 1 root wheel 264 4 oct 11:44 Mac Pro de jocelyn fournier.sparsebundle
drwxrwxrwx@ 1 root wheel 264 4 oct 11:44 iMac de Jocelyn.sparsebundle
drwxrwxrwx@ 1 root wheel   264 4 oct 11:44 .
drwx------ 1 root wheel   264 4 oct 11:24 ..
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel   500 4 oct 11:23 Info.bckup
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel   500 4 oct 11:23 Info.plist
drwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 3730 4 oct 11:43 bands
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel   445 4 oct 11:24 com.apple.TimeMachine.MachineID.bckup
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel   445 4 oct 11:24 com.apple.TimeMachine.MachineID.plist
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel     0 4 oct 11:23 token
[root@Mac-Pro-de-jocelyn-fournier] /Volumes/Time Capsule Lia _ Joce/Mac Pro de jocelyn fournier.sparsebundle/bands> l
total 1705048
drwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel     3730 4 oct 11:43 .
drwxrwxrwx@ 1 root wheel      264 4 oct 11:44 ..
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 3264512 4 oct 11:23 0
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 19
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1a
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1b
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1c
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1c9
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1ca
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1cb
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1cc
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1cd
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1ce
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1cf
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1d
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1d0
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1d1
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 4775936 4 oct 11:23 1d145
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1d2
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1d3
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1d4
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1d5
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1d6
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1d7
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1d8
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1d9
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1da
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1db
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1dc
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1dd
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1de
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1df
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1e
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1e0
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1e1
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1e2
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1e3
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1e4
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1e5
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1e6
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1e7
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1e8
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1e9
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1ea
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1eb
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1ec
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1ed
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel   184320 4 oct 11:24 1ee
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 1f
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 20
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 21
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 22
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 23
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 24
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 25
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 26
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 27
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 28
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 29
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 2a
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 2b
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 2c
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 2d
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 2e
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 2f
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 30
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 31
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 32
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 33
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 34
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 35
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 36
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 37
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 38
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 39
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 3a
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:23 3a271
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 1077248 4 oct 11:24 3a272
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 1097728 4 oct 11:23 3a282
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel    24576 4 oct 11:24 3a9
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 3b
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 3c
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 3d
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 3e
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 3f
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 40
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 41
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 42
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 43
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 44
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 45
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 46
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 47
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 48
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 49
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 4a
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 4b
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 4c
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 4d
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 4e
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 4f
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 50
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 51
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 52
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 53
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 54
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 55
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 56
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 57
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8388608 4 oct 11:24 58
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 6475776 4 oct 11:24 59
And the mounted backup :
[root@Mac-Pro-de-jocelyn-fournier] /Volumes/Copies de sauvegarde Time machine> l                                  <11:48:15
total 0
drwxr-xr-x   4 root      wheel     272 4 oct 11:24 .
drwxrwxrwt@ 10 root      admin     340 4 oct 11:39 ..
d-wx-wx-wt@ 2 _unknown _unknown   68 4 oct 11:24 .Trashes
drwx------   2 _unknown _unknown 102 4 oct 11:24 .fseventsd
Any clues of what could be wrong here ?
(the mounting seems really strange to me, especially the ownership)
Thanks,
   Jocelyn

Well, 2h after trying to launch the backup, mds finally crashed, and it seems this unlocked the backup :
04/10/13 17:02:41,785 ReportCrash[3841]: DebugSymbols was unable to start a spotlight query: spotlight is not responding or disabled.
04/10/13 17:02:42,849 ReportCrash[3841]: failed looking up LS service ( scCreateSystemService returned MACH_PORT_NULL, called from SetupCoreApplicationServicesCommunicationPort, so using client-side NULL calls.
04/10/13 17:02:42,849 ReportCrash[3841]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
04/10/13 17:02:42,849 ReportCrash[3841]: failed looking up LS service ( scCreateSystemService returned MACH_PORT_NULL, called from SetupCoreApplicationServicesCommunicationPort, so using client-side NULL calls.
04/10/13 17:02:42,849 ReportCrash[3841]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
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04/10/13 17:02:42,850 ReportCrash[3841]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
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04/10/13 17:02:43,008 mds[3842]: (Normal) FMW: FMW 0 0
04/10/13 17:02:43,213 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,214 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,214 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,214 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,215 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,215 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,215 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,216 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,216 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,216 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,216 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,217 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,217 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,217 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,217 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,218 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,218 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,218 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,218 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,219 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,219 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,219 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,219 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,219 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,220 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,220 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,220 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,220 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,221 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,221 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,221 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,221 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,222 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,222 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,222 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,222 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,223 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,223 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,223 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,224 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,224 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,224 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,224 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,225 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,225 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,225 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,225 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,226 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,226 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,226 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,226 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,227 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,227 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,227 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,227 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,228 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,228 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,228 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,228 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,228 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,229 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,229 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,229 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,229 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,230 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,230 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,230 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,230 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,231 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,231 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,231 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,231 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,231 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,232 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000010) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,232 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000000) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,232 mds[3842]: (Error) Task: Invalid storeTokenID (6b000000) in MDSFetchTask
04/10/13 17:02:43,316 com.apple.backupd[2263]: Forcing deep traversal on source: "SSD" (mount: '/' fsUUID: 1ECDA662-9676-3D18-9939-C8D073A15B37 eventDBUUID: 14D09399-8E05-4F8C-993F-2707EF8DEE2D)
04/10/13 17:02:43,316 com.apple.backupd[2263]: Forcing deep traversal on source: "Macintosh HD" (mount: '/Volumes/Macintosh HD' fsUUID: 8BC39A4B-5D17-3754-9DFF-1F3E456F4F6F eventDBUUID: C40760ED-0381-432B-B1A6-5FD4ECE25CB6)
04/10/13 17:02:43,472 ReportCrash[3841]: Saved crash report for mds[77] version 707.12 to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mds_2013-10-04-170243_Mac-Pro-de-jocelyn-fourni er.crash
04/10/13 17:03:02,774 com.apple.backupd[2263]: Backup content size: 93.67 GB excluded items size: 6.66 GB for volume SSD
04/10/13 17:08:09,607 com.apple.backupd[2263]: Backup content size: 450.55 GB excluded items size: 11.96 GB for volume Macintosh HD
04/10/13 17:08:09,623 com.apple.backupd[2263]: Found 5349920 files (525.6 GB) needing backup
04/10/13 17:08:09,624 com.apple.backupd[2263]: 630.72 GB required (including padding), 2 TB available
04/10/13 17:08:09,646 com.apple.backupd[2263]: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
So the backup is now running, and the problem is solved, although I don't really understand what was the problem...

How to repair messed-up folder ownership in Time Machine ?

Hi everyone,
I just reformated the MacBook hard drive using Extended HFS+, journaled partition to get rid of the case-sensitiveness, which is incompatible with just ONE of my softwares. As such, TM partition is formatted as Extended HFS+, journaled and case-sensitive.
I then created a temporary administrator to set everything up (Updates and such), then a second administrator (which is the one I'm using everyday). I didn't activate Time Machine backups, as I wanted to restore everything first, just in case something may go wrong.
As this is my primary work machine, I wanted to restore the "Documents" subfolder first, but Time Machine popped out a dialog saying that I wouldn't be able to see the files newly restored, because I don't have permissions to read and write them.
Indeed, I checked directly in the Time Machine tree on the external hard drive with Apple+I keys, and 'cubytus' was not listed in the permissions.
As far as I remember, I checked ownership in the Terminal, and wanted to change it using the commands:
sudo su -
[----Now I type my identifiers, and I'm in root mode; I then navigate to the Documents folder in the Time Machine tree I want to restore.---]
chown -Rv cubytus Documents
The last line is supposed to change every document ownership below this directory to replace it by cubytus instead of Admin2, as well as report every operation performed (I like having some feedback).
Turns out that every verbose line ends in "Permisison denied"....
I can add up the current admin in addition to the original one for each document, but it's very impractical since I have thousands of small files. Changing ownership is still the way to go.
Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for help
Oh, btw..I tried the Disk Utility pemrission repair thing, but it didn't found any problem on the Time Machine partition.
Message was edited by: cubytus
Message was edited by: cubytus

cubytus wrote:
Hi everyone,
I just reformated the MacBook hard drive using Extended HFS+, journaled partition to get rid of the case-sensitiveness, which is incompatible with just ONE of my softwares. As such, TM partition is formatted as Extended HFS+, journaled and case-sensitive.
This mis-match is likely to cause trouble in the future. If you have, for example, two files named "FileA" and "filea" in the same folder on the TM drive, and try to restore them to your case-ignorant HD, TM is going to have a problem. I've never tried it, so I can't tell you whether it will overlay the first one it restores with the second, or crash, or what, but it can't be done.
And you may have some of these without realizing it -- if you ever changed a capital to lower-case, or vice-versa, after a file's initial backup, it's a possibility.
Indeed, I checked directly in the Time Machine tree on the external hard drive with Apple+I keys, and 'cubytus' was not listed in the permissions.
No, TM automatically denies everything to everybody, among other things, in it's backups, to keep us mere mortals from messing with them. The original file permissions are kept separately, and TM should restore them along with the files, as they were.
What you're probably seeing is, the user that you're signed-on as won't have those permissions, once TM restores the files. I'd suggest trying the same procedure as your other, or original user -- see if you get the same message.

Safe to delete file from Time Machine hard drive?

Is it safe to delete a file from an external hard drive that's being used for Time Machine backups? The file is not a backup -- it's a .dmg from the manufacturer of the hard drive. Other than that one file, I don't use the drive for anything other than Time Machine.
I'm just concerned because I don't want deleting the file to affect Time Machine in any way.
Thank you.

I have done it without issue.

Time Machine backing up to wrong drive

I woke up this morning to find that my available internal hard disk space had been cut in half. I downloaded a hard disk profiling tool (Disk Inventory X) and found that in /Volumes/Data/ there is now a directory called Backups.backupdb that contains a complete copy of everything on my hard disk, created last night at 2AM.
I opened the Time Machine Preferences panel and looked, and everything appears normal. It's still set to back up to my Time Capsule, just like it was last night. There's no indication that I can find of why it made a complete backup of my internal drive to my internal drive at 2AM.
Has anyone else had an experience like this?
How can I...
- safely delete the newly created backup?
- verify that the existing backup on the Time Capsule is still being updated?
- make sure that it doesn't backup to the internal drive again?
Thanks!

rtempchin wrote:
Has anyone else had an experience like this?
Hi, and welcome to the forums.
Yes, a few folks have.
How can I...
- safely delete the newly created backup?
Turn Time Machine off.
From a Finder window, select +Go > Go to Folder+ from the menubar, then type /Volumes in the prompt.
Delete the Data folder. That will probably take a very long time. Then Restart your Mac.
- verify that the existing backup on the Time Capsule is still being updated?
Do a "full reset" of Time Machine, per #A4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum).
Then run a backup and make sure that Data folder doesn't get created again.
- make sure that it doesn't backup to the internal drive again?
Good question. This isn't common, and seems to be caused by your Mac losing contact with the TC's drive at just the wrong time and in just the wrong way. I don't recall seeing an exact cause, or a way to precent it. See: http://db.tidbits.com/article/9620

Time Machine Kernel Panics, but not in safe mode - what should I look for

Hi,
Time machine Crashes (Kernel panic) when Run normally.
When I boot in Safe mode, it runs fine.
Is there a list of programs known to cause issues with Time Machine?
If not where should I look?
I assume my ID's "Login Items" - but is there anywhere else to look?
Here's a list of what I have on my machine that I suspect gets bypassed with safemode:
VMWare Fusion Helper
Dropbox
Clusters Helper
GrowlHelperApp
gfxCardStatus
Cinch
Sizeup
whichdaemon
Xmarks for Safari
LMILaunchAgentFixer
itunesHelper
ThingsHelper
In addition to the above 'Login Items' I also have Mozy home backup installed, Logmein, and istat menus.

Well as luck would have it, we can rule out istat menu as well...
After uninstalling istat menus,
It crashed around the 180GB mark.
here is the latest crash dump:
===========================
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 8682 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: 5EA6FD03-7115-4DE5-B301-59B35A7E904E
Thu Apr 14 19:10:15 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2aab59): Kernel trap at 0x0027b5dd, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000010, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x00000668
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x04859b54, ECX: 0x00863a80, EDX: 0x00000010
CR2: 0x00000010, EBP: 0x815f3ed8, ESI: 0x03036270, EDI: 0x02b03d80
EFL: 0x00010297, EIP: 0x0027b5dd, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x0d010010
Error code: 0x00000000
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x815f3cd8 : 0x21b510 (0x5d9514 0x815f3d0c 0x223978 0x0)
0x815f3d28 : 0x2aab59 (0x59aeec 0x27b5dd 0xe 0x59b0b6)
0x815f3e08 : 0x2a09b8 (0x815f3e20 0x84baa0 0x815f3ed8 0x27b5dd)
0x815f3e18 : 0x27b5dd (0xe 0x23ac0048 0x815f0010 0x10)
0x815f3ed8 : 0x276b9c (0x4859b54 0x1 0x7000 0x863a80)
0x815f3f98 : 0x27715c (0x1 0x815f3fdc 0x815f3fc8 0x2a9a9a)
0x815f3fc8 : 0x2a06dc (0x0 0x0 0x10 0xdf16844)
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
10J869
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29 15:17:16 PST 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 4895528584323
unloaded kexts:
(none)
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Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 256 MB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.9)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.0f1, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Serial ATA Device: Mushkin MKNSSDCL240GB, 223.57 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000
USB Device: Hub, 0x0409 (NEC Corporation), 0x0050, 0xfd130000
USB Device: USB Audio CODEC, 0x08bb (Texas Instruments Japan), 0x2902, 0xfd137000
USB Device: Keyboard Hub, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x1006, 0xfd134000
USB Device: Apple Keyboard, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0220, 0xfd134200
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd120000
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0xfa120000
FireWire Device: Passport III, WD, Up to 800 Mb/sec
===========================
additionally heres the process list as it existed at approx 118 GB through the backup.
148 1PasswordAgent Jack 0.0 2 24.9 MB Intel (64 bit) No
3332 Activity Monitor Jack 7.4 2 53.9 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
3334 activitymonitord root 1.0 1 3.1 MB Intel (64 bit) No
143 AirPort Base Station Agent Jack 0.0 4 18.1 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
3339 AppleSpell.service Jack 0.0 2 12.2 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
48 autofsd root 0.0 2 2.6 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
3211 backupd root 0.0 4 53.9 MB Intel (64 bit) No
16 blued root 0.0 3 15.6 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
13 configd root 0.0 6 6.6 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
3524 Console Jack 0.0 2 42.8 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
95 coreaudiod _coreaudiod 0.0 3 6.2 MB Intel (64 bit) No
21 coreservicesd root 0.0 4 40.4 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
25 cron root 0.0 1 2.3 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
84 cvmsServ root 0.0 1 2.2 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
15 DirectoryService root 0.0 5 10.2 MB Intel (64 bit) No
12 diskarbitrationd root 0.0 2 4.0 MB Intel (64 bit) No
17 distnoted daemon 0.1 2 2.9 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
118 Dock Jack 0.2 3 53.3 MB Intel (64 bit) No
42 dynamic_pager root 0.0 1 2.2 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
80 FanControlDaemon root 0.0 2 9.3 MB Intel
120 Finder Jack 1.4 5 54.9 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
127 fontd Jack 0.0 2 10.2 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
40 fseventsd root 0.0 14 7.0 MB Intel (64 bit) No
39 hidd root 0.0 3 3.7 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
0 kernel_task root 1.7 72 202.4 MB Intel
37 KernelEventAgent root 0.0 3 2.6 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
10 kextd root 0.0 2 21.9 MB Intel (64 bit) No
114 launchd Jack 0.0 2 2.0 MB Intel (64 bit) No
1 launchd root 0.0 3 1.7 MB Intel (64 bit)
36 loginwindow Jack 0.2 2 27.6 MB Intel (64 bit) No
35 mDNSResponder _mdnsresponder 0.0 3 4.9 MB Intel (64 bit) No
34 mds root 0.0 2 231.8 MB Intel (64 bit) No
3422 mdworker Jack 99.4 3 74.5 MB Intel (64 bit) No
11 notifyd root 0.0 2 1.1 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
24 ntpd root 0.0 1 2.9 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
123 pboard Jack 0.0 1 2.2 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
3477 Safari Jack 0.0 10 188.0 MB Intel (64 bit) No
31 securityd root 0.0 2 6.6 MB Intel (64 bit) No
14 syslogd root 0.0 4 1.3 MB Intel (64 bit) No
28 SystemStarter root 0.0 2 2.9 MB Intel (64 bit) No
119 SystemUIServer Jack 1.1 3 36.7 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
3337 TextEdit Jack 0.0 3 39.7 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
27 usbmuxd _usbmuxd 0.0 3 4.4 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
136 UserEventAgent Jack 0.0 3 17.0 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
3503 WebKitPluginAgent Jack 0.0 2 2.5 MB Intel (64 bit) Yes
71 WindowServer _windowserver 3.0 4 47.5 MB Intel (64 bit) No
-------------------------------------------

Some programs crash but not in safe mode or for guest user

Hoping that some talented and kind Mac wizard will help me solve a bizarre problem: Some but not all of my programs have started crashing immediately upon launch, but not in safe mode, nor when I log in as a guest user.
The problem began on February 5th, right after I installed an update to my OS (bringing it up to version 10.7.3), which included an update to the firmware for my computer, a Mac mini from mid-2010. The programs that began crashing upon launch *may* be those that were open at that time, but I can’t be sure. They include Adobe Reader, Picasa, Word for Mac, and a sweet little utility called uCalendarX.
Specifically what happens with, say, uCalendarX, is this: After I launch it, nothing appears on screen for a few seconds, and then comes a message that it is trying restore its windows, with a choice of whether to attempt restoring them or not. After a few more seconds comes the news that it has quit unexpectedly. The first several dozen lines of the crash log appear at the end of this posting.
So far my troubleshooting has revealed the following:
(a) When I reboot in safe mode, the programs that crash now work normally.
(b) When I boot the usual way but log on a guest user, the programs that crash now work normally.
(c) Fully emptying the trash made no difference.
(d) The problem was not solved by restoring my hard drive (via Time Machine) to its state the day before I downloaded that update to the OS and the firmware. (This was a drastic step, the intervention of last resort, and I was sure it would work. But no. Perhaps I did not go back far enough for the restoration.)
(e) Deleting the plist files and plist.lockfiles made no difference.
(f) Deleting the files for the app under Saved Application States made no difference.
(g) Disabing the user’s font cache (as happens in safe mode) made no difference.
(h) Uninstalling Adobe Reader, emptying the trash, downloading the latest version, and installing that made no difference – this latest version newly installed continues to crash (but not for a guest user, nor for me, the administrator, in safe mode).
(i ) Repairing permissions on the hard drive made no difference.
I will be mighty grateful for a solution to this perplexing, vexing problem!
B.t.w., I don’t know Unix but was able to do all those (fruitless) interventions listed above.
Gordon Bear
Ramsey NJ U S A
The log from one of the many crashes of uCalendarX begins as follows:
Process:         uCalendarX [750]
Path:            /Applications/uCalendarX 3.2.3/uCalendarX 3-2-3.app/Contents/MacOS/uCalendarX
Identifier:      com.riuz.ucalendarx
Version:         3.2.3 (3.2.3)
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [289]
Date/Time:       2012-02-20 00:38:48.931 -0500
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.7.3 (11D50b)
Report Version: 9
Interval Since Last Report:          2463 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           3
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 30 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   3
Anonymous UUID:                      0CA8DA26-8927-4AC3-B35F-3B2E9FD65A8E
Crashed Thread: 4
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x000000008bcc45ab
External Modification Warnings:
Thread creation by external task.
VM Regions Near 0x8bcc45ab:
     CoreServices           0000000004fd0000-00000000051ee000 [ 2168K] rw-/rwx SM=COW
-->
     __TEXT                 000000008fe52000-000000008fe85000 [ 204K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /usr/lib/dyld
Application Specific Information:
objc[750]: garbage collection is OFF
Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib            0x920136e6 __open + 10
1   libFontParser.dylib               0x9cc5b403 TFileDescriptorContext::TFileDescriptorContext(char const*) + 77
2   libFontParser.dylib               0x9cc5b1c5 TFileDataReference::TFileDataReference(char const*) + 65
3   libFontParser.dylib               0x9cc5b056 TFileDataSurrogate::TFileDataSurrogate(char const*, bool) + 136
4   libFontParser.dylib               0x9cc59af3 TFont::CreateFontEntitiesForFile(char const*, bool, TSimpleArray<TFont*>&, bool, short, char const*) + 2581
5   libFontParser.dylib               0x9cc58a7a FPFontCreateFontsWithPath + 193
6   libCGXType.A.dylib                0x950164b0 create_private_data_with_path + 26
7   com.apple.CoreGraphics            0x95349ecf CGFontCreateFontsWithPath + 33
8   com.apple.CoreGraphics            0x95349b09 CGFontCreateFontsWithURL + 442
9   com.apple.CoreText                0x90e1c1aa TCGFont::TCGFont(__CFURL const*, bool) + 90
10 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e1bfb2 TCGFontCache::CopyFont(__CFURL const*) const + 92
11 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e1be6c TBaseFont::CopyNativeFont() const + 50
12 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e1bd6f TTableStore::CopyTable(unsigned int, TCFRetained<__CFData const*>&) + 81
13 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e1bade TBaseFont::CopyTable(unsigned int) const + 72
14 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e1ba0f TcmapTable::TcmapTable(TBaseFont const&) + 31
15 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e1b8fd TBaseFont::GetGlyphsForCharacterRange(CFRange, unsigned short*) const + 27
16 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e1b79b TASCIIDataCache::TASCIIDataCache(TBaseFont const*) + 83
17 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e1b70f TBaseFont::CreateASCIIDataCache() const + 47
18 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e1b690 TFont::InitAdvanceCache() const + 42
19 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e1b4ad TASCIIEncoder::Encode() + 45
20 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e4433f TGlyphEncoder::EncodeChars(CFRange, TAttributes const&, TGlyphList<TDeletedGlyphIndex>&, TGlyphEncoder::Fallbacks) + 925
21 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e19ff6 TTypesetterAttrString::Initialize(__CFAttributedString const*) + 322
22 com.apple.CoreText                0x90e19b9d CTLineCreateWithAttributedString + 47
23 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963d2b2d TCoreTextEngine::LayoutSingleLine(THIThemeTextInfo*, float) + 23
24 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963d2a9a TCoreTextEngine::Layout(THIThemeTextInfo*, float, float, TextLayoutType) + 64
25 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963ad2c9 TCoreTextEngine::VerifyLayout(THIThemeTextInfo*, float, float, LayoutIntent) + 309
26 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x96410b0a TCoreTextEngine::GetThemeTextDimensions(float, THIThemeTextInfo*, float*, float*, float*) + 54
27 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x9640fc51 DataEngine::GetTextDimensions(void const*, float, HIThemeTextInfo*, float*, float*, float*) + 283
28 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963d1fc5 HIThemeGetTextDimensions + 187
29 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963d1ca3 HIMenuBarView::MeasureMenuTitle(MenuData*, unsigned char, float*, int, unsigned char*) + 451
30 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963d1a49 HIMenuBarView::MeasureAppMenus() + 261
31 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963abb5d HIMenuBarView::EnsureBarLayout() + 489
32 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963ab152 HIMenuBarView::DrawSelf(short, __HIShape const*, CGContext*) + 520
33 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963aac22 HIView::DrawCacheOrSelf(short, __HIShape const*, CGContext*) + 86
34 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963aaa42 HIView::SendDraw(short, OpaqueGrafPtr*, __HIShape const*, CGContext*) + 124
35 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x964395c7 HIView::RecursiveDrawComposited(__HIShape const*, __HIShape const*, unsigned long, HIView*, CGContext*, unsigned char, float) + 755
36 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x964398b9 HIView::RecursiveDrawComposited(__HIShape const*, __HIShape const*, unsigned long, HIView*, CGContext*, unsigned char, float) + 1509
37 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x9643a86b HIView::DrawComposited(short, OpaqueGrafPtr*, __HIShape const*, unsigned long, HIView*, CGContext*) + 1227
38 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x9643a9b3 HIView::Draw(short, OpaqueGrafPtr*, unsigned long) + 81
39 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x9643ad7b HIView::Render(unsigned long, CGContext*) + 45
40 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963d084f WindowData::PrepareForVisibility() + 137
41 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963cf893 _ShowHideWindows + 355
42 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963cf728 ShowHide + 44
43 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x96399b09 _GetMenuBarWindow + 872
44 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x96399765 GetMenuBarView(MenuData*, unsigned char) + 74
45 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963a2f3a MBarMenuRgn + 26
46 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963a2d27 _ZL7ShowBar21MenuBarAnimationStylehhh + 281
47 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963cd42a _ZL21UpdateAggregateUIMode21MenuBarAnimationStylehh + 772
48 com.apple.HIToolbox               0x963e38e5 ShowMenuBar + 163
49 com.apple.AppKit                  0x001a9cad -[NSApplication finishLaunching] + 1331
50 com.apple.AppKit                  0x001a9374 -[NSApplication run] + 142
51 com.apple.AppKit                  0x0043d261 NSApplicationMain + 1054
52 com.riuz.ucalendarx               0x00001eea _start + 216
53 com.riuz.ucalendarx               0x00001e11 start + 4

Thanks for thinking about my problem. I've already experimented with creating a new user, a co-administrator. The programs don't crash when that account is running, just as they don't crash when the guest-user's account runs. So it seems that the problem is limited to the default user's account, which is the one that was running when I installed the updates to the OS and the firmware. Another clue is that the programs that crash as soon as they are launched are *probably* the ones that were open at that time in that account. Yet deleting Saved Application States does not keep the programs from crashing when next launched.
So the mystery continues, but these additional facts will help with the diagnosis, I hope.
Thanks again for your suggestion.
Gordon

Unable to recover Mavericks via Time Machine on iMac (2011). I have one Time Machine backup from this week On new Time Capsule. I already attempted safe boot and NPRAM reset. Hard drive and permissions verified as ok.

Some more history - I'm not too techie so added everything in I thought might be significant!
- Installed Mavericks on iMac in October 2013
- experienced regular low memory issues - used Memory Clean app as a workaround
- last week decided to upgrade installed memory from 4gb to 16gb. Faster loading but still running out of memory - just takes longer to do so.
- also last week purchased 2gb Time Capsule (to back up 660gb on 1TB drive)
- one successful Time Machine backup completed last weekend.
- I decided to try and clear some space, tidy my folders, old music files, delete duplicates etc (Not system files)
- then tried out 'time machine restore' just to test it out. Deleted files and folders recovered ok using Time Machine menu (the one that looks like outta space)
- yesterday, Avast Anti-Virus flagged virus detected (sorry, I didn't manage to capture details) and quarantined file, but I couldn't get any windows to respond so forced Mac to shutdown.
- attempted regular reboot , system hanging on white/ apple symbol screen.
- attempted Safe reboot - reboot stalls at mess 'BootCacheControl: unable to open /var/db/BootCache.playlist no such file or directory.
(I don't know if this is significant)
- attempt NPRAM reset, reboot hanging at Apple symbol still
- attempted reboot into Disk Utility. HD drive verified ok. Permissions checked and Safari permissions fixed (only)
- finally attempting restore from Time Machine Backup via Disk Utility. Stalls at 'select a backup source'. Menu is 'searching for Time Machine Backup....'
Nothing is listed, after a few mins machine just goes to sleep.
My Time Capsule and networks are all switched on. No idea what to try next!

Most of the problems like this that people report on this forum are due to bad "utilities" like Memory Clean and Avast.
Your Mac probably didn't have a virus. There has never been an OSX virus "in the wild". Third party antivirus software is of very dubious utility on Macs. Macs are not PCs. OSX has anti-malware protection built into it already.
Do you have any other third party "utilities" on your Mac, such as CleanMyMac or MacKeeper?
Is the RAM you installed the recommended type of RAM for your Mac?
Take a look at this page: Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup
But your OS may be damaged beyond repair, or beyond what disk utility is able to repair.
In that case you have a few options:
There is a small chance that a (reputable) third part utility like Techtool Pro 7 may be able to fix your OS.
Try to boot into single user mode (restart, hold down ⌘S until you see a black screen with white text) and repair your hard drive. Here's a reference with directions: Repair Your Hard Disk in Single User Mode | Everything Macintosh
bite the bullet, boot into the recovery partition or internet recovery, and erase your HD, reinstall Mavericks from scratch, and start over. Your documents are probably still on your Time Machine Backup. I wouldn't reinstall the documents via a migration- you don't want to reinstall bad system files along with your documents- but you could copy them one by one back to your internal HD. And most importantly- don't reinstall any third party "utilites" like Memory Clean or Avast (or any other third-party antivirus software, for that matter).

All applications were "?" On the dashboard after time machine restore to new hard drive...what went wrong?

Hi folks
I used the cmd R option on booting the MBP and did a disk scan and it reported errors that could not be fixed/repaired.
So I opted to install a brand new 1Tbyte Seagate hybrid hard drive and restore from my time machine backup.
So I installed the new drive in the MBP...it stated that it needed to restore from the internet and I was treated with a rotating globe for about 10 minutes.
It then gave the normal restore options and I opened to format the new drive as a mac drive etc...
Selected the most recent TM backup from USB drive and pointed it to the new formatted HD in the MBP.
So far so good I thought....it said it was restoring....
waited about 4.5 hours and apparently it completed when I was out so I did not see any messages just a normal looking mavericks desktop BUT with "?" In the dashboard where all the applications icons should be?????
I assume something went wrong somewhere so I reinstalled the old HD and restarted TM and it's not starting to backup all 493Gbyte of disk whichI. Understand is normal after a full restore.
So...what to do now??? I'll wait for the 7 odd hours of TM to complete but how best should I proceed with the new HD etc...should I reinstall and copy mavericks to it from a memory stick and then attempt a new restore from the recent TMS backup? Or will this cause issues....
I also have an Inateck hard drive cloning device (brand new never used) so I had wondered if I should simply install the old drive and new drives into this and start the cloning mechanism? OR will this simply clone the errors that were reported on the old drive when it was in the MBP?
In short I'm not sure what to do for the best now and would welcome helpful suggestions as to how to proceed.
thanks
Nick

<<<<UPDATE>>>>
If at first you don't succeed...
Last night after the new 493 Gbyte time machine completed. I once again installed the new drive and restarted the MBP ...waited 10 min for the internet to download the basic disk utilities...restarted the restore from TM and waited 6 hours...Happy days it worked perfectly and like a rocket...the old disk had a read write speed of approx 50-60 Mb/s the new one (hybrid drive) measures at 100-110 Mb/s...programmes open and close noticeably faster and it's better than when the MBP was new...
Apparently this new hybrid drive "learns" frequently used programmes and caches parts that improves start up time etc as time progresses etc...the MBP now starts from cold boot in less than 1 minute compared to 2 plus before...I know minutes should not really matter but it does improve the user experience. I should add I have 16G of RAM installed which does make a difference with Photoshop and Aperture etc.
Hope this helps others or at least encourages people to try hybrid drives over the much more expensive SSD option.

Time Machine restored wrong data

OK - the history here is the previous Macbook was replaced because of system problems, including many files with FUTURE dates (eg. 2037). Apple store agreed after repeated issues, they would replace the machine. We did a final time machine/capsule backup before taking it in.
Got the new Macbook and ran the Migration assistant to restore all data from the time capsule.
The data was not correct, and I suspect it was something to do with the future dates.
I can open the sparse bundle backup file and see the correct backup information, but I have no option when I open Time Machine to pick ANY previous backups.
This all started with Macbook problem, and I'm really thinking they should figure this out - but assuming they wont, I'm looking for suggestions on how to safely get the 'real' information recovered from Time Capsule.
Thanks
Dan
PS - OS X Lion on both systems - Macbook Pro 15" i7, 750GB

JDHam wrote:
Got the new Macbook and ran the Migration assistant to restore all data from the time capsule.
The data was not correct, and I suspect it was something to do with the future dates.
Possibly. Migration Assistant uses the most recent backup, so if the dates were wrong, you may have gotten the wrong data.
You should be able to see the other backups -- but you may need to start from a different user account (Migration Assistant creates a new account, and the transferred account may not have permission to the backups. See Problems after using Migration Assistant for an explanation.
A better option may be to do a full system restore, from a different backup. See Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #14 for detailed instructions. You'll want to pick a backup from before the dates went wrong.

I use an external hard drive as a Time Machine back up, but I want to use another external hard drive to save movies, photos on it, but it won't give me the option to save anything on the new external hard drive. Nothing is wrong with the external hard.

I use an external hard drive as a Time Machine back up, but I want to use another external hard drive to save movies, photos on it, but it won't give me the option to save anything on the new external hard drive. Nothing is wrong with the external hard.

Hi Clarkett99,
To use an external hard drive for your iTunes library, see the steps in this article -
iTunes: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
iPhoto can be used in a similar way, follow the steps in this previous discussion -
how do I save photos and their albums...: Apple Support Communities
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3744259
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

Boot Camp safe to use with Time Machine?

Is Boot Camp safe to use with Time Machine? I will be installing Windows on a partition and using an external hard drive to back up. I only want the Mac partition to be backed up, though, since Windows will just be used for applications which I can reinstall if my machine messes up.

Yes, this is perfectly safe. Time Machine won't backup the Bootcamp Windows partition.

My Time machine won't back up. Recently updated to OS x 10.7.5. Error message is as follows: "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Time Machine Backup/Scott's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle" is already in use." What is wrong and how do I fix it? Thanks.

My Time machine won't back up. Recently updated to OS x 10.7.5. Error message is as follows: "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Time Machine Backup/Scott’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use." What is wrong and how do I fix it? Thanks.

Have you tried restarting the computer? Also, see Time Machine Error from this pages sidebar under More Like This.

Wrong ownership on TM-- is it safe to 'sudo chown -R user Time-Machine ?

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