Nov 03, '09 07:30:52AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
The backup is too large for the backup volume. xxGB is required but only yyGB is available.This occurs because Time Machine sees your restored computer as a completely new set of data and is trying to do a full back up. To solve this issue, open the backup drive that Time Machine backs up to, and locate the following file:
computername_0022334455.sparsebundleWhere computername is your computer's name, and 0022334455 is your computer's MAC address. Delete this file and have Time Machine do a new full backup of your system, and this error will disappear.
[robg adds: I've never had to do a full restore from Time Machine, so I haven't seen this error -- if someone else can confirm the problem and the fix, please post in the comments.]
