Time machine no longer working

almuthana wrote:

So there is no solution for resolving this issue with out erasing previous back ups ?!!

The earlier problem was with an initial backup; it sounds like your situation may not be the same.

Please clarify your situation.

Thanks for your promt responce

My problem is when ever i try to open time machine i am getting an error message (An unexpected error occurred (error code -6584) so i am not able to access it to retreive backup files

Try repairing your backups, per #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

If that doesn't help, please clarify your situation:

Where are your backups?

Are other Macs backing-up to the same place?

Is there other data there?

What version of OSX are you on?

1- my backups are on Time Capsule

2- i am using only my personal MBP on the time capsulte

3- the data on time capsule are only backup files to my MBP

4- i just updated to lion and since then i am getting error 6584 when i try to access the time machine

Ok, good.

Try repairing your backups, per #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

ok i am done now with repairing my backups as per #A5, i got this msg

The volume Backup of Almuthana’s MacBook Pro appears to be OK.

after that i tried to access the time machine and i am getting the same Error 6584

what should i do now?

Try the things you haven't already done in #E4 of Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

There are a few folks having the same problem, and no definitive resolution has been posted yet, unfortunately. 😟

i tried it, unfortunately am having the same error, any way thanks for time and whats your advice? what should i do?

Did you try Resetting your TC? (per http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728)?

If you have AppleCare, give them a call.

If not, you can still call them, but they'll charge you ($50 U.S., I think).

If you do get a resolution, PLEASE post back for the benefit of the others. 🙂

If you have an external HD, you might want to back up to it temporarily. If not, consider getting one; once this is sorted out, you can use it for "secondary" backups. See #27 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions for some suggestions.

sure, apreciate it, thanks a lot

Hi,

In my opinion, it has nothing to do with working on the TC. It seems to be a Lion problem as it happened yesterday in my case.

1.

Fresh installed Lion on a MBP1 (Macbook Pro #1). Migrated the files from a Snow Leopard MBP2 (Macbook Pro #2). Error 6584 when trying to access TC for the first time from MBP1.

2.

Upgraded MBP2 with Lion. No problem accessing TC.

3.

Fresh installed Lion on MBP2. Migrated files from Lion MBP1 from 1 above, which could not access TC. No problem accessing TC from MBP1.

Could you try to access the TC with a different user? Perhaps creating a new Admin user and try to access the TC?

Good luck!

Greetings. Error 6584 with my Time Machine. Would you be kind to help with this error, please. I know your website but so far i wasn't able to solve my issue. Before i had this issue i deleted my sparse bundle back up from my Time Capsule. I didn't follow exactly your advice. I just deleted because i want to make more space for new back up. Now i know how to do this properly. Your support with this error will be highly appreciated. If you can do this step by step i guess i will be able to make it.

Sorry, but I don't have a fix. 😟

Whatever this is, seems to affect a few folks running Lion only. A couple of them seem to say they can back up if they do a Back Up Now from the TM icon.

If you haven't yet, try a "full reset" per #A4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

If that doesn't help, try repairing your backups, per #A5 there.

Otherwise, about all I can suggest is to be sure your Time Capsule and Airport Utility have the latest updates, and search the forum for 6584 to see if a solution is found.

I had this same error and tried to connect to the Time Capsule from the Finder to see if I could get to the files that way. It prompted me for the password, which I thought was odd, because I had already done that from with the Time Machine preferences. So, on a whim, I decided to try the TC Restore again after entering the password and saving it to the keychain in the Finder. It seemed to work fine at that point.

I think the moral of the story may be that Finder needs the password also?

I had a had drive crash last month (a week after upgrading to Lion) and now it appears that my entire backups on Time Capsule have been corrupted. I am not sure if this was caused ny Lion, but the coincidence is too hard to ignore. My backups under Lion were looking normal until my MacBook HD crash.

I am getting all the errors mentioned in this thread. Someone at Apple Support suggested I use the Disk Utility to repair the TC, so I did it.

Then I came across this Apple article H4522 that says:

"Important: Do not use Disk Utility to erase, verify, or repair a Time Capsule disk. "

Apple has not been a big help so far. I used Airport to archive my TimeCapsule to another USB disk, and then connecting direct to my MacBook to see if I could see any of my files. It appears that it is in sparsebundle format and I don't know how to convert it back to a useful format. I took it to the Genius bar, and the guy said "you have a lot of music files on here in a folder called 'bands'"

Good luck, and be sure that Lion is actually not corrupting your Time Capsule. You'll never know until you try to get it back

DJ