Slow copying a Time Machine sparsebundle

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Slow copying a Time Machine sparsebundle

Hi everyone,

I stored old and no longer used Time Machine sparsebundle files on my networked Drobo drive. I bought a new DroboFS which is also networked. I have been moving files from the old unit to the new unit, and copying over the network is very fast.

That is, until I tried to copy the sparsebundle files. For example, I tried to move one of the sparsebundle files. Finder says "Preparing to copy". It has been saying that now for 3 days. The sparsebundle files are large, in the 1 TB range. Is Finder unable to copy or move these files? If so, is there another way to move them?

Cheers!
Phil

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Mar 10, 2011 5:51 AM

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Pondini

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Mar 10, 2011 3:15 PM in response to Phil McFarlane

The Snow Leopard Finder (but not the Leopard version) can copy them, if they're undamaged. Try Repairing them, per #A5 in [Time Machine - Troubleshooting|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Troubleshooting.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum). Use the procedure for a Time Capsule.

But there are many thousands of "bands" in a sparse bundle, and they won't copy quickly under the best of circumstances. 😟

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