Reformat my disk?

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Reformat my disk?

Hi.

I can't use my time capsule on my computer.

When I set it up from the beginning, after restarting it correctly, it just says: "This unit and its network setting are temporarily inaccessible. Would you like to continue?"

If i answer "Yes" it takes about 20-24 hours before it says "Backup was unsuccessful"

Then a box comes up with:

Disk repair:

The disk "Backup of Pernilles Macbook" could not be repaired by this computer. It will be available for you with limited functionality. You can backup your data and reformat the disk as soon as possible.

So do I have to save ALL my stuff on a usb? Because my time capsule does not work? And then reformat my disk? And how do I do that?

Thanks in advance.

Pernille

Time Capsule-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on May 31, 2011 2:33 AM

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Answer 1

Jolly Giant

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May 31, 2011 2:46 AM in response to NilleC

first, let's clarify a couple of things:

Time Capsule is a hardware device
Time Machine is software

are you using a Time Capsule as the destination for your Time Machine backups ?

if so, see below ...

So do I have to save ALL my stuff on a usb? Because my time capsule does not work? And then reformat my disk?

no !

the error says The disk "Backup of Pernilles Macbook" could not be repaired by this computer - it has nothing to do with your Mac's internal HD.

try repairing the sparsebundle on the TC using the instructions in this user tip.

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NilleC Author

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May 31, 2011 3:20 AM in response to Jolly Giant

Yes, I am using the Time Capsule as the destination for my Time Machine backups.

Oh, sorry. I'm not that good at english, so I do not always get what it says.

Well, i'll try that now then..

Thank you.

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NilleC Author

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May 31, 2011 8:07 AM in response to NilleC

Okay, I have tried what you told me to, but i doesn't work.

What else to do?

Pernille

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Answer 4

Jolly Giant

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May 31, 2011 8:12 AM in response to NilleC

it's possible your backups are completely fubar'd. if you don't necessarily need any of the files of the backup, you might want to erase the TC and start a new set of backups.

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