A combination hard drive and 802.11n wireless base station designed to work out-of-the-box with [Time Machine](http://apple.stackexchange.com/tags/time-machine/info) in Mac OS X. It also doubles as a standard wireless access point.
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Can Time Machine backup two HDDs to Time Capsule?
I have two physical harddrives in my Mac. One is an SSD with the OS and apps. The other is a 1TB HDD for media. Can I setup time machine to backup both drives to time capsule?
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Time Capsule. Drive is ok, cannot connect through wifi
I am having a problem with my 2TB (I think Gen 2) TC.
It was connected directly to a cable modem and was working fine for over a year. A few days ago, I started to get connection errors (no IP) on ...
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Time Machine/Capsule: Restoration Questions
I have had the most difficult time figuring out whether my time capsule fd will be able to restore from a linux-partitioned hdd or not. As a high school graduation gift, I received a macbook pro (13", ...
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Time Machine on Time Capsule backup verification never seems to complete
I have a MacPro running Mac OS X 10.7.4 with a Time Capsule connected by Ethernet. When Time Machine runs a verify of the backups it seems to stall at 72%, and if I let it run a LONG time I think I ...
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What is the maximum capacity for a Time Capsule's hard drive?
I am thinking of buying a Time Capsule with a small hard drive and upgrading the drive to something larger. There is ample documentation on the web as to how to do it, but I am having a hard time ...
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Make backup of Time Machine volume on Time Capsule
I have two laptops that back up via Time Machine to a Time Capsule. The shared volume on the Time Capsule contains two .sparsebundle files.
Can I copy those .sparsebundle files to an external hard ...
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How does the Airport Access Control work?
I would like to set some rule on my Time Capsule and Airport Express in such a way that some cell phones can connect only in specific time slots.
In my network both the devices are connected to a ...
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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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1st gen Time Capsule won't connect
I've just upgraded the hard drive in my first generation time capsule. It worked fine before, now the Airport Utility cannot find it (Mountain Lion). I've tried setting it up with an older macbook ...
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Are Time Machine backups to an external disk attached to a Time Capsule supported?
My 1 TB Time Capsule drive is full with Time Machine backups. I'd rather spend $130 on a 3 TB drive than $500 on a new 3 TB Time Capsule.
Is an external drive attached to a Time Capsule supported ...
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How can I manually delete old backups to free space for Time Machine?
I use a Time Capsule for backup and now I want the drive to back up data from an extra Mac. But the drive is filled up with old backups from Mac 1. There simply is not enough space available for the ...
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Time Capsule partly stops working after some hours
I have a new TimeCapsule 2TB and use it as a wireless AP, router, and backup device. The TimeCapsule is directly connected to the DSL modem.
When I turn on the TimeCapsule, everything works fine. ...
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Time Machine — ‘Sparsebundle already in use’ error
A few days ago, Time Machine on my Mac reported an error: ‘Sparsebundle already in use’. Manual unmount of the Time Capsule didn't help, nor a reboot of my machine. Removing and re-selecting my Time ...
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How do I move my iPhoto library to an external drive available through Time Capsule?
Like many others, the number of photos that we are storing these days is growing. Also, we have multiple iPhoto libraries on various computers.
So it makes sense to consolidate photos into a ...
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Time Machine - List of Files that were backed up
I'd like to know to see which files are getting backed up by my time machine? I often see a large amount of data being transfered and I'm not sure sure what it is.
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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 Capsule disappears from Finder
My time capsule is disappearing from my Finder list (left side) occasionally.. it is very odd. I have my iMac plugged in to it via Ethernet cable. How do I force my iMac to connect to it when it ...
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Connect to OSX via AFP over WAN with a Time Capsule on network?
I have a Time Capsule set up on my LAN to handle backups between my mom's computer and my computer.
Before we had the Time Capsule, I could connect remotely to a MacBook Pro that I set up as a server ...
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Debugging Server connection interrupted messages
I'm suffering at irregular intervals on my network with:
Does anyone have some practical advice how to limit this? I don't understand what the problem is. The new Macbook Air with Mountain Lion has ...
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How to diagnose Time Capsule issues
I have a 1st or 2nd generation Time Capsule which acts both as the WiFi Access Point and the Time Machine backup store for our laptops. In the last few weeks we started to experience various problems ...
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Time Capsule Multiple Backups: Both Encrypted?
Got new Time Capsule. Got new iMac (OS 10.8). Hooked up Time Capsule and enabled encrypted iMac backup.
Next, to my (little bit older) MacBook Air (OS 10.7). Trying to enable encrypted backup, but ...
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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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Change of IP / Configure AirPort Extreme
Earlier today our IP Address changed due to misconfiguration caused by our ISP. I'm trying to ensure our IP won't change again. So I spoke with our ISP and they assigned us a static IP (we were ...
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Access Time Capsule from Android phone
Can I access the contents of the "Data" folder on computers other than Macs? For instance, can I access the Time Capsule from my Android phone?
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Historically, how soon does Apple implement new wireless standards in their routers?
With the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard set to become the new wireless standard, I am wondering how quick Apple has been, historically speaking, to implement new standards like these in their AirPorts and ...
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Can time capsule log web traffic
Can time capsule log which websites are being accessed by its wireless clients?
I want to know what websites are being accessed by the users of my network.
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Time Capsule multiple IP addresses
I have two 2TB Time Capsules attached to a network through a Netgear router. Each Time Capsule is connected via Ethernet with the WiFi set to "off".
Each Time Capsule is assigned a unique static IP ...
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My Time Capsule insists on being the DHCP server, but I already have one
I have today joined the 21st century and started using FTTC, leaving aDSL behind as a fond memory. The modem that my telco provides presents a cat5 socket that my PPPoE capable router plugs into.
My ...
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Find individual users' backup size in Time Capsule
I'm the administrator of a 2 TB Time Capsule, to which my co-workers connect via individual accounts. I recently noticed a sudden jump in usage — from ~1 TB (0–1 over the course of 8 months) to ~1.5 ...
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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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Configure a network with an AirPort Extreme and Mac Mini Server?
I'm trying to set up a Mac Mini Server for Local File Sharing, Calendar, and Contacts, but I also want to be able to access everything remotely through a domain. I'm using an AirPort Extreme as my ...
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How can I “clean out” my Time Machine backups if Time Machine won't backup because the disk is full?
When Time Machine tries to make a backup, it informs me that it can't because the backup disk is full.
What it's mostly full of (about 700GB of 1TB) is prior backups of the same machine. Time ...
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Should I disable wifi if I use ethernet?
Is there any benefit in disabling wifi on my Mac Pro (connected to a time capsule via ethernet)?
I notice that with it disabled airdrop doesn't work and iTunes wireless sync misbehaves.
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Time Machine backs up a huge quantity of data on every run
I have a MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard and a Time Capsule. In the last few days every backup took over 100GB of data. I don't know if there is some issue with permissions or something similar, but to ...
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TimeCapsule crashes OS X in every backup in PowerNap
From connection of TimeCapsule / TimeMachine setup my MacBook crashes every night when it tries to do the backup on PowerNap. I find it restarted in the morning not sleeping in state I left it.
When ...
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Time Capsule and HP LaserJet CP1025 color printer
I had no problem using the printer connected to the iMac via the USB-cable. After installing the Time Capsule in order to be able to print wirelessly, the printer is not working.
The USB-cable is ...
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Time Capsule replace internal disk
I have replaced my Time Capsule's harddisk a while ago, but the performance is very slow since then.
The first disk was broken, and I had a fitting one in house which I placed in the TC.
Are there ...
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I am sharing an external drive with two partitions through my Time Capsule. I am sharing them over WAN but can only see one partition?
I recently purchased the 1TB LaCie Rugged external drive. I created a 120GB HSF+ partition titled "HSF" and a 790GB MS-DOS partition titled "Drive".
I am currently sharing the disk over WAN but I ...
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How can I set up my Time Capsule to talk with my laptop over the LAN?
I have a Time Capsule that I'm having trouble getting to register with my MacBook Pro off of the LAN. The LAN is a DHCP network that should be assigning addresses dynamically.
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Time Capsule external hard drive (usb)
I've added an external (Freecom XS 1TB) hard disk to my Time Capsule. However, this one's Mac Journaled (HFS+) formatted and does not display in Finder until I add a hub between the TC and external ...
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Port forward (NAT) based on domain/URL
I currently have my Time Capsule to forward all inbound requests on port 80 to my Mac Mini which runs a web server with its local ip address of 192.168.1.8. I also have DNS set up so that if I go to ...
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Reparing a corrupt Time Machine backup on a Time Capsule won't work
I tried to follow these instructions:
http://www.garth.org/archives/2011,08,27,169,fix-time-machine-sparsebundle-nas-based-backup-errors.html
But after typing in the hdiutil command I only get one ...
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Can I use AirportExpress model A1088 to connect to TimeCapsule for AirTunes only?
I have a home wireless setup running on TimeCapsule (network on n). I would love to have AirTunes and it happens that a friend of mine can give me an old AirportExpress base station. However, this ...
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Time Machine stopped backing up my iPhoto library a year ago, lost all photos
I recently got my iMac's HDD replaced and when I restored my computer, every single Time Machine backup stretching back to last October contained the same size iPhoto library (+/- 100MB), which was ...
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Using Time Capsule with existing Sky ADSL router
We've got a Sky ADSL router which we have running a wifi network, and we've got it connected via ethernet to iMac/TV/PS3/etc. As the wifi coverage isn't great upstairs we've bought a Time Capsule ...
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Browsing Previous Versions (OS X 10.7.5) Mounts Time Capsule Disc
I recently upgraded a Late-2006 24" iMac to OS X 10.7.5 (Build 11G63). I use Time Machine to backup to a Time Capsule over wifi.
I have been familiarizing myself with the Versions feature in ...
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Can a time capsule be set to sleep?
I've noticed that my time capsule continually whirs away and never seems to take any down time. This can't be good for the drives or for my power bill!
Is there any way to manually force the time ...
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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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How do I set an empty search domain on Airport/Time Capsule
My ISP supplies their own search domain via DHCP, which I don't want being passed on to my own devices. However, if you leave the field for 'search domain' empty on an Airpot/Time Capsule it will ...
