I'm getting the message "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/username_XXXXXXXXXX.sparsebundle" is already in use on our Time Capsule (80211n). What's going on and do I need to set up Time Machine again?
Thanks,
bonedale42
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum Late 2008), Mac OS X (10.6.8), Time Machine and Time Capsule
Look over on the right of this page for the heading of More Like This for multiple answers and solutions.
Very helpful, Bob. 😉 Wish that 'More Like This' option was actually over there or better yet, someone could provide some links to related discussions.
Unfortunately, Apple removed the "More Like This" links on or about September 18.
Forum guru Pondini has the answers for you in his support document....Time Machine Troubleshooting.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
See # C12
Great, thank you! Checking it out now.
So many changes the past few months...
For anyone else with this problem:
The above link and other suggestions I read elsewhere didn't seem to work.
Or maybe it was a combination of what Pondini suggested and what I did afterward:
After trying what Pondini suggested, I unplugged my Time Capsule, disconnected anything attached to it (in my case, the AT&T M Cell - because their service is terrible) then reconnected power to the Time Capsule - leaving the M Cell still disconneted. Then tried to Back Up again - took a while to "prepair" but its currently backing up.
[ OSX 10.8.2 ]
None of these worked for me, have tried to solve for a few months here and there. I've seen a lot of posts, but most folks say the workarounds don't work for them. Here's what worked for me.
Open airport utility (i was using v6.1 (610.31))
Click on the Base Station tab
Click on the + button to add under Back to my MAC
Enter your apple ID and PW
Click on sign in
Close the airport utility
Click on time machine in the menu bar
Select the Run a Backup Now...
My backup started working after these steps...
The forum guru Pondini's advice did not work for me, I suspect it's out of date as the UI did not match the current UI version for airport utility, so options like trying to disconnect users were not there anymore! 😉
Hope this helps someone, I finally had to figure this out on my own... Good Luck!
Thanks for the info. My experience was virtually identical, and this worked great.
.sparsebundle is already in use
