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Any ideas why my Airport Extreme identifies itself as a Time Capsule in Time Machine?

I recently noticed that Time Machine on both my Macs (Mountain Lion, 10.8.3) seem to think that my Airport Extreme base station (AEBS) + USB hard drive is actually a Time Capsule. Screenshots below. ...
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Time machine backup only on home network

I've set up my Ubuntu server at home to act as a Time capsule using this guide: http://alisnic.net/blog/use-a-ubuntu-as-a-timemachine-server/ It works very well, and I have two macbooks backing up ...
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scripting keychain - disk image - timecapsule

If I click though the gui configuration of time capsule in 10.8 and choose encrypt back ups, 3 things are installed in my keychain. I have scripted the creation of these 3 keys but am having ...
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Time Capsule doesn't show all time machine backups

My Mountain Lion iMac was affected by the Seagate disk recall. I backed up to my trusty Time Capsule (as per norm) before the disk replacement, planning to restore from said Time Capsule. However, ...
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How to create hand-made Time Capsule

I've got a WiFi router (Asus) and an external HDD, connected to it by USB. The router gives access to the HDD by FTP and SMB protocol. It's working good as external storage for my MacBook Pro, but I ...
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Time capsule… can I use it as storage disk?

I am using a macbook pro and I am thinking of buying a time capsule device If I buy this time capsule. Will I be able to use it as? :: storage disk backup device wireless router Does it have ...
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Slow file transfer between Macbook AIr and Time Capsule

The Problem: I want to copy files from my MacBook Air to my Time Capsule but it is taking a long time. I calculated the rate to be 1.5 Mbps which is very slow. In other forums they say the rate is ...
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Is it easy to mount my Time Capsule after a clean install (without any restore) so that I can copy individual files from it?

People say it is possible but I am suspicious. I want to clean install and start fresh with nothing. Then I can access my Time Capsule that has my backup and copy any files I want. How easy or ...
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Encrypt existing unencrypted Time Capsule backup

Since Mountain Lion Time Capsule can now backup to encrypted sparsebundles. This is great and easy to setup for new backup locations, just select 'encrypt backups'. However, I have backups for around ...
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How to delete an individual machine (which I do no longer own) from Time Capsule backups?

I decided to take advantage of Mountain Lion's ability to encrypt backups, and I noticed that the Time Machine app is capable of deleting individual backups. That being said, I've got other backups ...
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Connects to 2.4Ghz coming out of sleep

I have an early 2011 MBP and a current generation Time Capsule. I have set up the WiFi to be dual-band with the same name. When I boot from cold, my MBP automatically connects to the 5Ghz band as ...
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How to allow users to reset passwords in Time Capsule accounts?

I have a Time Capsule that I share with others in the office. I control the base station and create accounts for others to backup their machines with Time Machine i.e., using Airport Utility > ...
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How to migrate several usb Time Machine backups to a Time Capsule?

I have several Mac each with its own USB hard drive, holding a Time Machine Backup. I am wondering if I can move all of them to a Time Capsule. I have seen tutorial about single time machine backup, ...