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time machine sick to death of it!

I am absolutely sick and tired of trying to create a back up. I have been endevouring to do this all year.. and still I am no further forward. I have a Mybooklive attached to my Netgear. I have wiped it clean and started again. .. and STILL I dont seem to have a successful back up on there. It is driving me to distraction. I get the following errors...


this back up started on March 9 - it seems to stop and restart each time the amount to be backed up reduces... until it gets to say 2gb..


Copied 398.9 MB of 51.7 GB, 818 of 188991 items

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Copied 3.9 GB of 51.7 GB, 3343 of 188991 items

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/alex/Laura's Backup/College A2 WORK/Media/Production/Poster 3 to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Alex/2012-02-28-193411.inProgress/9378BF43-2E24-442E-A 311-0AF326DC41BA/Macintosh HD/Users/alex/Laura's Backup/College A2 WORK/Media/Production

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/alex/Laura's Backup/College A2 WORK/Media/Production/Soundtrack CD Cover to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Alex/2012-02-28-193411.inProgress/9378BF43-2E24-442E-A 311-0AF326DC41BA/Macintosh HD/Users/alex/Laura's Backup/College A2 WORK/Media/Production

Stopping backup.

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/alex/Laura's Backup/College A2 WORK/Media/Production/Soundtrack CD Cover/back.psd to (null)

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Copied 3364 files (4.4 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Copy stage failed with error:11

Stopping backupd to allow ejection of backup destination disk!


then it started again...


Starting standard backup

Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

Mounted network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN

Disk image /Volumes/TimeMachine/Alex.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups

Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb

Detected system migration from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD 1

No pre-backup thinning needed: 56.66 GB requested (including padding), 462.55 GB available

Waiting for index to be ready (101)

Waiting for index to be ready (101)

Waiting for index to be ready (101)

Waiting for index to be ready (101)

Copied 832.8 MB of 47.2 GB, 384 of 188991 items

Copied 1.5 GB of 47.2 GB, 384 of 188991 items

Copied 2.7 GB of 47.2 GB, 384 of 188991 items

Copied 4.3 GB of 47.2 GB, 384 of 188991 items

Copied 5.0 GB of 47.2 GB, 384 of 188991 items

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured

Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/alex/Laura's Backup/iPhoto Library Croyde/Modified/2011/Steph Hannay Shoot/IMG_0426.JPG to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Alex/2012-02-28-193411.inProgress/36DEB5FD-4562-47BA-9 FF1-45EA1EAF0095/Macintosh HD/Users/alex/Laura's Backup/iPhoto Library Croyde/Modified/2011/Steph Hannay Shoot

Stopping backup.

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured

Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/alex/Laura's Backup/iPhoto Library Croyde/Modified/2011/Steph Hannay Shoot/IMG_0426.JPG to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Alex/2012-02-28-193411.inProgress/36DEB5FD-4562-47BA-9 FF1-45EA1EAF0095/Macintosh HD/Users/alex/Laura's Backup/iPhoto Library Croyde/Modified/2011/Steph Hannay Shoot

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured

Stopping backupd to allow ejection of backup destination disk!

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured

Copied 384 files (5.0 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured

Copy stage failed with error:11


then this one... different files it didn't like



starting standard backup

Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

Mounted network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN

Disk image /Volumes/TimeMachine/Alex.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups

Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb

Detected system migration from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD 1

No pre-backup thinning needed: 48.25 GB requested (including padding), 455.44 GB available

Waiting for index to be ready (101)

Copied 1.8 GB of 40.2 GB, 26 of 188991 items

Copied 2.9 GB of 40.2 GB, 26 of 188991 items

Copied 4.9 GB of 40.2 GB, 26 of 188991 items

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Copied 19.6 GB of 40.2 GB, 26 of 188991 items

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/alex/Laura's Backup/iPhoto Library Croyde/Originals/2011/Germany!/IMG_1773.JPG to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Alex/2012-02-28-193411.inProgress/DC60CF4F-8C13-4B6B-9 205-D73D777F8E57/Macintosh HD/Users/alex/Laura's Backup/iPhoto Library Croyde/Originals/2011/Germany!

Stopping backup.

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/alex/Laura's Backup/iPhoto Library Croyde/Originals/2011/Germany!/IMG_1773.JPG to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Alex/2012-02-28-193411.inProgress/DC60CF4F-8C13-4B6B-9 205-D73D777F8E57/Macintosh HD/Users/alex/Laura's Backup/iPhoto Library Croyde/Originals/2011/Germany!

Stopping backupd to allow ejection of backup destination disk!

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Copied 26 files (19.6 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error

Copy stage failed with error:11


& so it goes on and on all week failing with an error 11.


until tonight...


Starting standard backup

Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

Mounted network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN

Disk image /Volumes/TimeMachine/Alex.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups

Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb

Detected system migration from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD 1

No pre-backup thinning needed: 3.63 GB requested (including padding), 412.67 GB available

Copied 1.2 GB of 2.1 GB, 29 of 188991 items

Copied 3.6 GB of 3.6 GB, 29 of 188991 items

Copied 4.2 GB of 4.2 GB, 29 of 188991 items

Stopping backupd to allow ejection of backup destination disk!

Stopping backup.

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured

Error: (-34) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/alex/Laura's Backup/Iphoto2/iPhoto2/iPhoto Library Alex/Modified/2011/Cornwall, Easter/IMG_2657.JPG to /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/Alex/2012-02-28-193411.inProgress/7A89729E-7A3B-4E28-B EA8-1FF28BEC62B7/Macintosh HD/Users/alex/Laura's Backup/Iphoto2/iPhoto2/iPhoto Library Alex/Modified/2011/Cornwall, Easter

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured

Copied 29 files (4.2 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.

Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured

Copy stage failed with error:28



I tried at one stage to go in and edit as per another post on here using terminal.. got stuck at a particular stage and gave up as noone responded how to help.


I just want a back up. Western Digital have offered to replace my hard drive - but it will be a reconditioned one and not a new one..



I just hate it.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Mar 13, 2012 3:48 PM

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57 replies

Mar 13, 2012 4:28 PM in response to Alex Nicholls

You're getting very slow backups with lots of I/O errors (error -36), and problems writing to the NAS.


Looks like a problem with the Netgear and/or the network drive, or, if you're connected wirelessly, a terrible connection and/or lots of interference.


Is the network drive compatible with Time Machine on Snow Leopard? Do you have the latest updates?

Mar 14, 2012 3:24 AM in response to Pondini

I tried doing a back up with my MBP directly connected to the WD Mybooklive. It took ages and at the end of it got the Time Machine must create message...


Yes it is compatible. & yes it is up to date. I have resisted upgrading to Lion as I know WD external drives really struggle with Lion.


I've had it for 16 months. These problems have being going on since Christmas.

Mar 14, 2012 3:35 AM in response to Alex Nicholls

this is what it is doing now....



Starting standard backup

Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

Mounted network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN

Disk image /Volumes/TimeMachine/Alex.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups

Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb

Detected system migration from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD 1

Warning: Bytes to copy estimate was negative (-848843877)

No pre-backup thinning needed: 100.0 MB requested (including padding), 393.53 GB available

Waiting for index to be ready (101)

Copied 3.0 GB of 3.0 GB, 45 of 188991 items

Copied 7.8 GB of 7.8 GB, 47 of 188991 items

Copied 10.1 GB of 10.1 GB, 11263 of 188991 items

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Copied 11.0 GB of 11.0 GB, 11626 of 188991 items

Copied 11.0 GB of 11.0 GB, 11716 of 188991 items

Copied 11.1 GB of 11.1 GB, 11718 of 188991 items


it just keeps going 11 of 11 etc...

Mar 14, 2012 6:59 AM in response to Alex Nicholls

Alex Nicholls wrote:

. . .

Warning: Bytes to copy estimate was negative (-848843877)

That's a different problem. It's getting a negative value for the estimate of what's changed and needs to be backed-up!


Start by Verifying your internal HD to be sure it's not a directory problem. See #6 in Using Disk Utility if you're not sure how to do that.


Then check your exclusions in Time Machine Prefs > Options. Make sure there isn't any overlap (such as excluding both a folder and a file or sub-folder inside it, separately).


Then do a "full reset" of Time Machine, per #A4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting, to be sure the file where the exclusions are kept isn't corrupted.


If none of that helps, your installation of OSX may be damaged. Try installing the "combo" update, per Installing the ''combo'' update and/or Reinstalling OSX.


If still no help, install a fresh copy of OSX (that won't disturb anything else), per the same article.



Mar 14, 2012 7:37 AM in response to Alex Nicholls

Alex Nicholls wrote:


I tried doing a back up with my MBP directly connected to the WD Mybooklive. It took ages and at the end of it got the Time Machine must create message...

I have no experience with network backups, let alone wireless, but does "directly connected" mean you physically plugged the MyBookLive into your MBP, which would eliminate interference issues? If not, have you tried a direct connection either between your MBP and MyBook Ethernet ports or with the MBP plugged into one of the router's ports, and, if so, did it change anything?

Mar 16, 2012 12:57 AM in response to Pondini

That's a different problem. It's getting a negative value for the estimate of what's changed and needs to be backed-up!


Start by Verifying your internal HD to be sure it's not a directory problem. See #6 inUsing Disk Utility if you're not sure how to do that.


Then check your exclusions in Time Machine Prefs > Options. Make sure there isn't any overlap (such as excluding both a folder and a file or sub-folder inside it, separately).


Then do a "full reset" of Time Machine, per #A4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting, to be sure the file where the exclusions are kept isn't corrupted.


If none of that helps, your installation of OSX may be damaged. Try installing the "combo" update, per Installing the ''combo'' update and/or Reinstalling OSX.


If still no help, install a fresh copy of OSX (that won't disturb anything else), per the same article.


Thanks Pondini -verifying Tick. Nothing in exclusions -tick. Full reset tick. Haven't installed Lion as it really isn't happy with a Western Digital so I've been told so kept to snow leopard for now. This is what is going on now....





Starting standard backup

Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

Mounted network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN

Disk image /Volumes/TimeMachine/Alex.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups

Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb

Detected system migration from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD 1

Warning: Bytes to copy estimate was negative (-33828)

No pre-backup thinning needed: 100.0 MB requested (including padding), 373.56 GB available

Waiting for index to be ready (100)

Copied 3.8 GB of 3.8 GB, 8061 of 188991 items

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Copied 6.9 GB of 6.9 GB, 8069 of 188991 items

Copied 8.2 GB of 8.2 GB, 9436 of 188991 items

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Copied 11.2 GB of 11.2 GB, 12449 of 188991 items

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Copied 13.6 GB of 13.6 GB, 38934 of 188991 items


still got a negative. ARHHHH!

Mar 16, 2012 7:30 AM in response to Alex Nicholls

Alex Nicholls wrote:

. . .

If none of that helps, your installation of OSX may be damaged. Try installing the "combo" update, per Installing the ''combo'' update and/or Reinstalling OSX.


If still no help, install a fresh copy of OSX (that won't disturb anything else), per the same article.


Thanks Pondini -verifying Tick. Nothing in exclusions -tick. Full reset tick. Haven't installed Lion as it really isn't happy with a Western Digital so I've been told so kept to snow leopard for now.

I didn't say to upgrade to Lion. Try installing the "combo" update (10.6.7 if that's what you're stil running; or perhaps upgrade to 10.6.8), per the link provided.


If that doesn't help, try a fresh copy of OSX (Snow Leoaprd), per the same article.


The backup is also running very slowly; that may be a problem with the network or NAS, but you might also try the things in the green box of #D2 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

Mar 18, 2012 4:51 AM in response to Pondini

Re installed 10.6.8. Rebooted everything. Now have the external hard drive attached to my MBP seeing if using the ethernet direct . this is what is happening now - still got the minus number -



Starting standard backup

Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

Mounted network destination using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN

Disk image /Volumes/TimeMachine/Alex.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups

Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb

Detected system migration from: /Volumes/Macintosh HD 1

Warning: Bytes to copy estimate was negative (-3758058447)

No pre-backup thinning needed: 100.0 MB requested (including padding), 334.15 GB available

Waiting for index to be ready (101)

Copied 22.0 GB of 22.0 GB, 183075 of 188991 items

Copied 39.3 GB of 39.3 GB, 183544 of 188991 items

Copied 42.5 GB of 42.5 GB, 183544 of 188991 items

Copied 45.4 GB of 45.4 GB, 183544 of 188991 items

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Copied 68.8 GB of 68.8 GB, 183545 of 188991 items

Mar 29, 2012 4:27 AM in response to Alex Nicholls

OK Snow Leopard out Lion in... WD external hard drive erased and restored... this is where I'm at... what do you think...


Starting standard backup

Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

Mounted network destination at mountpoint: /Volumes/TimeMachine using URL: afp://;AUTH=No%20User%20Authent@MyBookLive.local/TimeMachine

User continued after being warned of changed destination volume identity

Creating disk image /Volumes/TimeMachine/Alex.sparsebundle

Failed to hide extension on /Volumes/TimeMachine/Alex.sparsebundle, error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4 "The file “Alex.sparsebundle” doesn’t exist." UserInfo=0x7fbead20f440 {NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/TimeMachine/Alex.sparsebundle/, NSFilePath=/Volumes/TimeMachine/Alex.sparsebundle, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fbead20eca0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. No such file or directory"}.

QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN

Disk image /Volumes/TimeMachine/Alex.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups

Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb

Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.

Backup content size: 334.4 GB excluded items size: 8.0 GB for volume Macintosh HD

391.62 GB required (including padding), 920.86 GB available

Waiting for index to be ready (101)

CoreEndianFlipData: error -4940 returned for rsrc type FREF (id 128, length 7, native = no)

Copied 11.8 GB of 326.4 GB, 374578 of 1284307 items

Copied 14.5 GB of 326.4 GB, 565849 of 1284307 items

Copied 17.5 GB of 326.4 GB, 665712 of 1284307 items

Copied 21.5 GB of 326.4 GB, 666102 of 1284307 items

time machine sick to death of it!

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