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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / July 2008Time Machine Error
A couple of weeks ago (with a Leopard upgrade), Time Machine started giving me Time Machine Error "Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while copying files to the backup volume.". I clicked to back-up by hand, and the error stopped - for a couple of weeks. Now it's back, and manual backing up doesn't seem to stop this error. Anybody else have this problem? > A couple of weeks ago (with a Leopard upgrade), Time Machine started > giving me Time Machine Error "Unable to complete backup. An error [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Anybody else have this problem? Yes, I have the same problem and I haven't been able to resolve it even with erasing the disk. > > A couple of weeks ago (with a Leopard upgrade), Time Machine started > > giving me Time Machine Error "Unable to complete backup. An error [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Yes, I have the same problem and I haven't been able to resolve it even > with erasing the disk. I'd try resetting the Spotlight index on your source drive; it seems to be a common theme when it comes to weird Time Machine crashes. Also, Apple has requested Spotlight logs whenever I've reported Time Machine problems. Run this command in Terminal: sudo mdutil -E / You'll have to enter your password. >I'd try resetting the Spotlight index on your source drive; it seems to >be a common theme when it comes to weird Time Machine crashes. Also, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >You'll have to enter your password. I have an ADMIN account. Last login: Mon Jun 16 10:14:50 on console .bashrc .bash_profile Howard-Brazees-Computer:~ HBrazee$ sudo mdutil -E / 'Password: HBrazee is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported. Howard-Brazees-Computer:~ HBrazee$ > >I'd try resetting the Spotlight index on your source drive; it seems to > >be a common theme when it comes to weird Time Machine crashes. Also, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > HBrazee is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported. > Howard-Brazees-Computer:~ HBrazee$ Worked OK for me. No idea if it will make any difference to Time Machine, but the index appears to have been blown away. As a result, of course, my disk read activity just went through the roof.  Signature- Burt Johnson MindStorm, Inc. http://www.mindstorm-inc.com/software.html > A couple of weeks ago (with a Leopard upgrade), Time Machine started > giving me Time Machine Error "Unable to complete backup. An error [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Anybody else have this problem? Yep. here too. however, it seems to fix itself on the next cycle. It then backs up for several days, then gives that error again. Press OK, and it backs up the next time. Making me a little nervous... Signature- Burt Johnson MindStorm, Inc. http://www.mindstorm-inc.com/software.html >Yep. here too. however, it seems to fix itself on the next cycle. It >then backs up for several days, then gives that error again. Press OK, >and it backs up the next time. > >Making me a little nervous... I asked someone in the Apple Store if this was a common problem, and he was unfamiliar with it. I probably should have stuck around for a genius, but I have posted about it in http://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa, without resolution. I don't know if they are working on it. >> A couple of weeks ago (with a Leopard upgrade), Time Machine started >> giving me Time Machine Error "Unable to complete backup. An error [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > then backs up for several days, then gives that error again. Press OK, > and it backs up the next time. I'm seeing the same thing. 10.5.3 > Making me a little nervous... Me too. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEW lamps for OLD for email. > >> A couple of weeks ago (with a Leopard upgrade), Time Machine started > >> giving me Time Machine Error "Unable to complete backup. An error [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Me too. So what is going on here? I get the error every other time it tries to automatically back up. I get no error on manual backups at all. Is this a bug? >So what is going on here? I get the error every other time it tries to >automatically back up. I get no error on manual backups at all. Is this >a bug? Certainly it's a bug. Is it dangerous? I don't know. Is Apple working on it? I don't know. > >So what is going on here? I get the error every other time it tries to > >automatically back up. I get no error on manual backups at all. Is this [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Is Apple working on it? I don't know. Not dangerous but annoying and certainly belies the usefulness of a feature new to Mac software such as Time Machine. >>>> A couple of weeks ago (with a Leopard upgrade), Time Machine started >>>> giving me Time Machine Error "Unable to complete backup. An error [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > automatically back up. I get no error on manual backups at all. Is this > a bug? I haven't done any systematic tests and this is little more than a guess but it may have to do with the content of a file changing while TM is trying to back it up. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEW lamps for OLD for email. On 26/06/2008 00:10, in article 0001HW.C488489A002242FEB01AD9AF@News.Individual.NET, "John Varela" <OLDlamps@verizon.net> wrote: >>>>> A couple of weeks ago (with a Leopard upgrade), Time Machine started >>>>> giving me Time Machine Error "Unable to complete backup. An error [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > but it may have to do with the content of a file changing while TM is > trying to back it up. I agree. Had a Workflow plugin in iCal set for the exact time that Timemachine did it's hourly copy. When the 2 coincided I had that TimeMachine error, The worfflow copied some files from 1 directory to amother. Changed timing and have not seen error message since. SignatureWelsh Gas Remove usual to reply direct. |
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