HT203191: Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine stops backing up to external disk
Learn about Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine stops backing up to external diskQ: I get the following message when attempting backup The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Rod Henderer’s Computer (5).sp ... I get the following message when attempting backup The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Rod Henderer’s Computer (5).sparsebundle” could not be accessed (error -1). more
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Mar 30, 2012 3:35 PM in response to Rodfrommdby BDAqua,Hi Rod, see if removing the apostrophe from rod Henderer's computer cures it.
Also don't know what that 5 there is about.
In Finder's Menu, select Go menu>Go to Folder, and go to "/volumes". (no quotes)
Volumes is where an alias to your hard drive ("/" at boot) is placed at startup, and where all the "mount points" for auxiliary drives are created for you to access them. This folder is normally hidden from view.
Drives with an extra 1 on the end have a side-effect of mounting a drive with the same name as the system already think exists. Try trashing the duplicates with a 1 or 2 if there are no real files in them, and reboot.
If it does contain data...
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Mar 30, 2012 8:25 PM in response to Rodfrommdby Pondini,If that doesn't help, see #C17 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
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Jul 5, 2012 8:39 PM in response to Rodfrommdby nlmpt1,I checked the pondini fixes and ended up doing the following - in case this could help someone else with OSX Lion and Time Capsule... http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
First, I downloaded and used Airport Utility 5.6 instead of 6.1 - BTW, I had to attempt download and installation THREE times before the program actually installed. Be persistant.
Pondini #5: It's possible some names (of all things!) may be a problem. See item C9. I had to re-name my Mac, Time Capsule, network, etc... to remove all apostrophes and spaces.
Pondini #7: If you have WD SmartWare installed on Lion, it's not compatible, per RoaringApps, and there are reports it can cause this problem as well. Use Western Digital's uninstaller, or delete the app from /Applications and the files com.wdc.WDDMservice.plist and com.wdc.WDSmartWareServer.plist from /Library/LaunchDaemons. There may also be a file in Library/Application Support.
I then had to shut down computer, unplug Time Capsule, unplug modem; plug everything in again, then reboot computer; then had to go to Apple- System Preferences- Network- and reselect my Time Capsule to connect to WiFi again.
Then opened Time Machine preferences again and attempted back up - it worked!