Time Capsule gets stuck at "Preparing Backup..." every time.

Mmmm... TC is upto its old tricks again.

Seems to be happy backing up one Mac but as soon as I activate both Macs it becomes very volatile again.

What to do?

when I click on sparsebundle I get a window which says the disk images failed to mount and also the resource temporarily unavailable. I see now the last back up was way back in April!!!

TC does not show up under Disk Utility

Brad,

Again, best to start a new thread if you wish for responses to your particular issue. Again, here is the procedure...

*Reformat the TC Hard Disk*
You can reformat the hard disk in the Time Capsule.

Go to Airport Utility --> Manual Setup --> Disks --> Highlight "Time Capsule Disk" on the left --> Click "Erase" on the right.

Rename the disk and select the level secure erasure. You're done and ready to begin backing up again.

I would suggest connecting the TC directly to your Mac via ethernet. Your initial full backup will go much faster and doesn't fail nearly as often as trying to do it wirelessly. “If you have an Ethernet cable, you can perform your first backup to your Time Capsule via Ethernet; this will allow for the fastest initial backup especially with client computers that use 802.11b or 802.11g.” http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1176

Glenn

Thanks to Glenn and all who contributed.
My Time Capsule is working again!

this worked for me. thanks