10/26/2012

[MacBook] Digest Number 3652

5 New Messages

Digest #3652
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Re: How to I set up/use Messages on my MBA by "Stefan Menningh" smekleur
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Time Machine problem/question by "William" cwfingertalker
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Re: Time Machine problem/question by "William" cwfingertalker
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Re: Time Machine problem/question by "Glenn Gutierrez" glenng@ymail.com

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Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:58 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Stefan Menningh" smekleur


Op 25 okt. 2012, om 08:54 heeft gill.gibbons het volgende geschreven:

> Sorry to be so helpless at this. I have the same Apple ID on both devices

Have you added your mobile phone number as well?
And the email addresses under which you want to be reached??

If I try to send a Message to gill.gibbons7 at gmail.com this entry turns
red, because it is not yet registered as a valid iMessage delivery address.

Also, be aware that there's a difference between the phone App and
the MBA application. Your iPhone will switch to texting (SMS) when
an number (or accompanying address) is not reachable over the internet.
Your MacBook cannot do this; there it is sending internet-only.

> When I go to Messages on the MBA - new Message - it asks me to put
> a contact in the 'To' box but I don't have any obvious contacts.

Strange. Try s.menningh at mac.com ? I'm not yet in your contacts list
but it should work anyhow.

> Usually if you start typing a name that is in your Contacts List it fills it
> in for you? Any ideas please?

I thing you have not yet completed the set-up.

Regards - Stefan Menningh

Menningh Media B.V.
Consultancy & support voor de GrafiMedia branche

Meerkoet 94 - 3752 ZG Bunschoten - the Netherlands
Telefoon 033-2987275 of 06-53996734
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Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:42 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"William" cwfingertalker

Hello to the Group.

Last week my Time Machine stopped connecting and backing up my MacBook. I am running OS 10.6.8.

I am using a Time Capsule for the backup harddrive. It seems to be working fine. I can transfer other files and erase them with no problems.

I think the backup file is corrupted. Should I erase it and start over?

Thanks in advance.

Bill

Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:06 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Rocky" rocky_35_35

Bill, have you tried to reconnect via System Preferences? If so, what happens when you select the disk and click on Use for Backup? I have had to occasionally connect manually but never had an issue reconnecting.

Gary

--- In macbook@yahoogroups.com, "William" <a1operator@...> wrote:
>
> Hello to the Group.
>
> Last week my Time Machine stopped connecting and backing up my MacBook. I am running OS 10.6.8.
>
> I am using a Time Capsule for the backup harddrive. It seems to be working fine. I can transfer other files and erase them with no problems.
>
> I think the backup file is corrupted. Should I erase it and start over?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bill
>

Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:48 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"William" cwfingertalker

Gary,

Here is the error message.

MacBook_002500a7dbca.sparsebundle" could not be accessed (error -1).

It does not seem to be a hardware problem with the Time Capsule. I still think the file is corrupted or maybe the program itself. I will keep noodling with it.

Bill

Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:05 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Glenn Gutierrez" glenng@ymail.com

On 25 Oct 2012, at 9:48 PM, "William" <a1operator@dishmail.net> wrote:

> Gary,
>
> Here is the error message.
>
> MacBook_002500a7dbca.sparsebundle" could not be accessed (error -1).
>
> It does not seem to be a hardware problem with the Time Capsule. I still think the file is corrupted or maybe the program itself. I will keep noodling with it.
>
> Bill

From what I can see regarding that error, you are likely correct that the Time Capsule hardware is a-ok. These tips seem to indicate a permissions or naming problem..

http://pondini.org/TM/C17.html

G

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