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Macbook not detecting time machine drive

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someone28624

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I finally got my copy of Snow Leopard and want to do once more backup before installing. And now, my Macbook isn't detecting my Time Machine drive. This is sudden. It worked this morning. Macbook running 10.5.8. Time Machine drive is a USB WB MyBook.
 
Here's my results from verifying the disk:

2009-09-12 20:48:29 -0400: Disk Utility started.

2009-09-12 20:48:47 -0400: Verifying volume “Time Machine Backups”
Starting verification tool: 2009-09-12 20:48:47 -0400
2009-09-12 20:48:48 -0400: Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
2009-09-12 20:48:48 -0400: Detected a case-sensitive catalog.
2009-09-12 20:48:48 -0400: Checking Extents Overflow file.
2009-09-12 20:48:48 -0400: Checking Catalog file.
2009-09-12 20:49:58 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:49:58 -0400: Missing thread record (id = 6340404)
2009-09-12 20:49:59 -0400: Checking multi-linked files.
2009-09-12 20:51:20 -0400: Checking Catalog hierarchy.
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: Invalid directory item count
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: (It should be 3 instead of 5)
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: Invalid directory item count
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: (It should be 0 instead of 8)
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: Invalid directory item count
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: (It should be 16 instead of 21)
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: Invalid directory item count
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: (It should be 0 instead of 8)
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: Invalid volume directory count
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: (It should be 258374 instead of 258433)
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: Invalid volume file count
2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:53:19 -0400: (It should be 1331865 instead of 1333947)
2009-09-12 20:55:12 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:55:12 -0400: Incorrect folder count in a directory (id = 6340404)
2009-09-12 20:55:12 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:55:12 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:55:12 -0400: (It should be 1 instead of 0)
2009-09-12 20:55:12 -0400: Checking Extended Attributes file.
2009-09-12 20:55:39 -0400: Invalid index key
2009-09-12 20:55:39 -0400: 2009-09-12 20:55:39 -0400: The volume Time Machine Backups needs to be repaired.

2009-09-12 20:55:39 -0400: Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed.2009-09-12 20:55:39 -0400:
2009-09-12 20:55:39 -0400: Disk Utility stopped verifying “Time Machine Backups” because the following error was encountered:

Filesystem verify or repair failed.
2009-09-12 20:55:39 -0400:
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Mean anything to anyone? What do I need to do?
 
The easiest solution is just to format the drive, if you only need a backup. Personally, I make a point of formatting my Time Machine drive every few months. I don't like the idea of my sensitive deleted files being recoverable indefinitely.
 
BlueRevolution said:
The easiest solution is just to format the drive, if you only need a backup. Personally, I make a point of formatting my Time Machine drive every few months. I don't like the idea of my sensitive deleted files being recoverable indefinitely.
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What's the easiest way to do this?
 
This is how to do it so an external drive is compatible with Aperture, but the same steps apply to use an external drive as a Time Machine backup. This is also applicable, making sure its the right partition scheme is important.
 
Thank you so much for all of your help. I'm finally up and running Snow Leopard and Time Machine is working again.
 
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