Time machine cannot complete backups - please help

Hello, and thanks for responding :-)

I have just run the verify disk (on my internal HD) in disk utility and this is what it says:

Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”

Performing live verification.

Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.

Checking Extents Overflow file.

Checking Catalog file.

Checking multi-linked files.

Checking Catalog hierarchy.

Checking Extended Attributes file.

Checking volume bitmap.

Checking volume information.

The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK.

S.M.A.R.T status says "verified"

I have had this problem for a while, and was trying to delete or exclude the error-ing files but it seems to find a different issue every time. I also have a problem in that with iPhoto '09 I no longer seem to have access to my originals/changed folders, it is just one huge iPhoto file?

I ran the backup this afternoon while I was out of the house, thinking maybe I was slightly moving my macbook or external drive while it was backing up - but despite me not being here it failed again :-(

The external drive is a II Freecom 500GB

I have just excluded this file:

Error: (-8088) SrcErr:NO Copying /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Version Cue CS3/Client/3.0.0/VersionCueUI.framework/Versions/Current

Then ran time machine back up again, this time it appears to have been successful but I'm not sure?? This is the message I receive:

Starting standard backup

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

Node requires deep traversal:/Users/macbookowner/Pictures/iPhoto Library reason:kFSEDBEventFlagMustScanSubDirs|kFSEDBEventFlagReasonMissedReservation|

No pre-backup thinning needed: 89.75 GB requested (including padding), 157.90 GB available

Copied 461 files (3.0 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.

Starting post-backup thinning

Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Debs' Macbook/2012-10-05-143615: 157.91 GB now available

Post-back up thinning complete: 1 expired backups removed

Backup completed successfully.

Now I'm concerned it's deleted the latest backup that 'appeared' successful, and seems to have only backed up 3MB?!

If I open time machine, there appears to be a backup named 2012-10-05-142333 - could that be why it deleted the other one as that I assume was an earlier backup from the same day?

2012-10-05-142333 appears to contain a good backup of /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Version Cue CS3/Client/3.0.0/VersionCueUI.framework/Versions/Current

Do you think somehow this is resolved? Or would you suggest I get a new external hard drive to be on the safe side?

[All this because I am on OSX 10.5.8 - had my new iPhone5 for almost two weeks, cannot get iPhone5 to work without iTunes 10.7, cannot get iTunes 10.7 without upgrading to Snow Leopard - waited a week for disk to arrive from US to UK and now am too scared to download it without a good backup!!!]

Ok, thankyou

What is a clone? How do I do it & what is it for?

(Sorry)

Thanks for all your advice :-) I have ordered a new external drive as I tried to backup again this morning and it would not complete again.

Do you know how I can exclude the iPhoto Originals folder now I am on a newer version of iPhoto?

This is the message I get now, again left my macbook and external drive completely alone while the backup attempted

Starting standard backup

Backup requested by user

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

Backup requested by user

Waiting for index to be ready (906 > 0)

Node requires deep traversal:/Users/macbookowner/Pictures/iPhoto Library reason:kFSEDBEventFlagContainsChanges|kFSEDBEventFlagMustScanSubDirs|kFSEDBEven tFlagReasonFSEvent|kFSEDBEventFlagReasonMissedReservation|

No pre-backup thinning needed: 89.79 GB requested (including padding), 157.84 GB available

Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/macbookowner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2012/30 Sep 2012/IMG_2772.MOV to (null)

Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/macbookowner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2012/30 Sep 2012/IMG_2772.MOV to /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Debs' Macbook/2012-10-12-130617.inProgress/FE19FC6E-4F7E-4A62-974E-C253861DD625/Macin tosh HD/Users/macbookowner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2012/30 Sep 2012

Stopping backup.

Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/macbookowner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2012/30 Sep 2012/IMG_2772.MOV to /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Debs' Macbook/2012-10-12-130617.inProgress/FE19FC6E-4F7E-4A62-974E-C253861DD625/Macin tosh HD/Users/macbookowner/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2012/30 Sep 2012

Copied 4769 files (71.6 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.

Copy stage failed with error:11

Backup failed with error: 11

:-(

Thanks but I can't find this folder anymore? iPhoto is now just one big folder, I have no control over particular files within it??

Hey

I received my new external hard drive and have tried to do a full time machine back up of the whole system.

However it STILL will not back up anything :-( I am getting seriously frustrated with this :-(

This is the message I get:

Starting standard backup

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

Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD

No pre-backup thinning needed: 209.78 GB requested (including padding), 328.12 GB available

Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Applications/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.app/Contents/MacOS/Launcher to (null)

Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Applications/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.app/Contents/MacOS/Launcher to /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Debs' Macbook/2012-10-14-140516.inProgress/BB2FBE26-88EB-4A04-9520-682F7F780302/Macin tosh HD/Applications/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.app/Contents/MacOS

Stopping backup.

Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Applications/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.app/Contents/MacOS/Launcher to /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Debs' Macbook/2012-10-14-140516.inProgress/BB2FBE26-88EB-4A04-9520-682F7F780302/Macin tosh HD/Applications/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.app/Contents/MacOS

Copied 83 files (2.1 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.

Copy stage failed with error:11

Backup failed with error: 11

Perhaps I am doing something wrong? I assumed that a brand new hard drive would mean the whole system would back up from scratch? I have deleted /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist as per Pondini's advice to do a full rest of time machine.

Would really appreciate any help

Thanks for responding again 😊

Whew, in Finder do a Get info on the ScrErr files, what size/rights do they show? Do they exist?

Yes they do exist, can't see anything which looks strange, 2.1MB and I have permission to read/write.

Every time I try to run a backup different files appear to have a problem. Do you have any idea what the issue is? My macbook runs fine, I've had no problems with it at all. And again verify disk says that my internal HD is fine.

I'd think of trying another backup app right now...

I was trying to avoid spending any more money but looks like this is the only way!

One thing that's strange is that the message I got after running the backup was that only 2.1MB was successul, however I currently have 22.2GB of space used up on my new drive. Any ideas why? (It is taking an age to delete.....)

Am I correct in thinking time machine should be running a complete backup of my whole system onto the brand new drive?