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My time capsule has failed a back-up

Having issues with my time capsule not sure what to do about it. The error message says time machine couldn't complete the backup to the time capsule (Mac mini.sparsebundle” is already in use). I don't know what this means or how to fix the problem. Any help would be appreciated.

OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Dec 1, 2013 8:22 PM

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Dec 1, 2013 8:28 PM in response to nicnate.dna

It means that there are bugs in Mavericks.


The down and dirty fix:


Make sure that no other Macs are backing up at the time

Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule

Count to ten slowly

Plug the power cord back into the back of the Time Capsule


Wait a few minutes and try another backup


Please report on your results


Or, post back if want to try a bit more elegant "fix"

My time capsule has failed a back-up

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