Time Machine Error: (-41)

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Time Machine Error: (-41)

Time Machine used to backed up all the data until I decided to update the HD. Originally all the data was on a 1TB backing up to a 1.5TB. Upgraded all the HD in the machine to 4 x 2TB and added a G-Raid of 4TB. Moved all the original data to a raid slice of 4TB(2x2TB), setup Time Machine to backup to another raid slice of 4TB (2x2TB) and now Time Machine fails with ErrorL (-41) SrcErr: NO Copying ......

Read every single issue written online about this error. Fixed permissions, changed flags, you name it. Still getting the same error.
Any light will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

2 x 3GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon, Mac OS X (10.6.3), 4GB Ram

Posted on May 27, 2010 4:30 PM

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Answer 1

Pondini

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May 27, 2010 9:55 PM in response to pelerinage

pelerinage wrote:
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Moved all the original data to a raid slice of 4TB(2x2TB), setup Time Machine to backup to another raid slice of 4TB (2x2TB)

Depending on how much data is on the "original," that's likely too small. See #1 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).

and now Time Machine fails with ErrorL (-41) SrcErr: NO Copying ......

Read every single issue written online about this error.

Including #C3 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum)?

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pelerinage Author

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May 28, 2010 1:47 PM in response to Pondini

+Depending on how much data is on the "original," that's likely too small+

The size of the source data to backup is under 1TB

+Including #C3 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting (or use t...+

Read through all the pages and there are similarities between (-36) and (-41) but they are not the same.

I'm still having been able to make it work.

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Pondini

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May 28, 2010 2:00 PM in response to pelerinage

pelerinage wrote:
+Depending on how much data is on the "original," that's likely too small+

The size of the source data to backup is under 1TB

Oh, you'll be fine, then. At least until you put a lot more stuff on there.

+Including #C3 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting (or use t...+

Read through all the pages and there are similarities between (-36) and (-41) but they are not the same.

Maybe, maybe not; but follow the steps in #C3, starting with the blue box. That should help narrow down what and where the problem is, so you can fix it.

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Jun 4, 2010 8:04 AM in response to Pondini

It took me sometime to answer your comment as I've been trying almost everything of what's recommended and still I'm in the same situation. Don't know if the information displayed in logs will help us but here it is:

6/2/10 9:52:07 PM com.apple.backupd[197] Backup content size: 280.3 GB excluded items size: 11.1 GB for volume M0
6/2/10 9:52:07 PM com.apple.backupd[197] Backup content size: 637.2 GB excluded items size: 784.4 MB for volume Data
6/2/10 9:52:07 PM com.apple.backupd[197] No pre-backup thinning needed: 1.07 TB requested (including padding), 3.63 TB available
6/2/10 10:50:55 PM com.apple.backupd[197] Copied 266.0 GB of 905.6 GB, 723134 of 1146257 items
6/2/10 10:51:30 PM com.apple.backupd[197] Copied 723702 files (269.9 GB) from volume M0.
6/2/10 11:50:56 PM com.apple.backupd[197] Copied 633.9 GB of 905.6 GB, 740301 of 1146257 items
6/3/10 12:01:27 AM com.apple.backupd[197] Stopping backup.
6/3/10 12:01:27 AM com.apple.backupd[197] Error: (-41) SrcErr:NO Copying /Volumes/Data/MMoreno/COMMON Temp/MMoreno/Marlene Moreno Documents/Downloaded Stuff/Download Games Charlie/Woderland Adventures and X-Avenger/Wonderland Adventures/Players/Default/SaveFiles/1/Adventure to /Volumes/Backup/Backups.backupdb/Mataro/2010-06-02-215054.inProgress/159F3608-C 1CC-42DD-B178-67CDB31FF652/Data/MMoreno/COMMON Temp/MMoreno/Marlene Moreno Documents/Downloaded Stuff/Download Games Charlie/Woderland Adventures and X-Avenger/Wonderland Adventures/Players/Default/SaveFiles/1
6/3/10 12:01:27 AM com.apple.backupd[197] Copied 781179 files (683.1 GB) from volume Data.
6/3/10 12:01:27 AM com.apple.backupd[197] Copy stage failed with error:11
6/3/10 12:01:33 AM com.apple.backupd[197] Backup failed with error: 11

Here are the permissions of the files where fails:
drwxr-xr-x+ cmoreno staff 272 May 27 06:30 1

I'm user cmoreno and I'm member of staff and also admin for the whole system. The interesting part as that until I decided to upgrade the HD TimeMachine worked perfectly fine.

Again, any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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Pondini

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Jun 4, 2010 8:45 AM in response to pelerinage

pelerinage wrote:
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6/3/10 12:01:27 AM com.apple.backupd[197] Error: (-41) SrcErr:NO Copying /Volumes/Data/MMoreno/COMMON Temp/MMoreno/Marlene Moreno Documents/Downloaded Stuff/Download Games Charlie/Woderland Adventures and X-Avenger/Wonderland Adventures/Players/Default/SaveFiles/1/Adventure

Have you tried excluding that file from backups, per #C3 in Troubleshooting?

If you do, and the backup completes, there's clearly something wrong with that file.

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pelerinage Author

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Jun 4, 2010 11:49 AM in response to Pondini

Removed the files and failed again. I'm continuing to remove/exclude files to see if I can make it through. Coincidentally, I have noticed that right before backupd fails I always get mdworker errors GetTrackAtom: with (error -12842) and the error are always associated with either movies or mpeg files. Don't know if there is an association, should not.
I will disable (temporarily) Spotlight to see if I can go through without it and we'll see. If succeeds I will re-enable Spotlight back. I believe my problem is (might be) exclusively with creating the "first" (big) backup and right after will be OK

Thanks for your patience and support

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Pondini

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Jun 4, 2010 11:52 AM in response to pelerinage

pelerinage wrote:
Removed the files and failed again.

Same error, different file? If not, post back.

I'm continuing to remove/exclude files to see if I can make it through. Coincidentally, I have noticed that right before backupd fails I always get mdworker errors GetTrackAtom: with (error -12842) and the error are always associated with either movies or mpeg files. Don't know if there is an association, should not.
I will disable (temporarily) Spotlight to see if I can go through without it and we'll see. If succeeds I will re-enable Spotlight back.

Yes, that's one of the things in the pink box in #C3. Try the others, too.

I believe my problem is (might be) exclusively with creating the "first" (big) backup and right after will be OK

Possibly.

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pelerinage Author

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Jun 4, 2010 3:01 PM in response to Pondini

Deleting several files + stopping Spotlight helped solve the problems. Once the big (initial) backup finished I went back enabled Spotlight and I was able to successfully do an incremental backup without any problems.
Thanks again.

Carlos Moreno

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Pondini

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Jun 4, 2010 3:18 PM in response to pelerinage

Ah, good!

Now try removing the exclusions, probably one at a time, and see if TM chokes on them again.

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