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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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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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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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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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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macbook aluminum started backing up to time capsule without asking
I normally back up my mb to an external drive at home with time machine (it's been about 3 weeks since my last full backup). Recently a co worker sent me a file by placing it on a time capsule we ...
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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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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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Time Machine/Time Capsule: What is the difference between “Waiting for index to be ready (100)” and “Waiting for index to be ready (101)”?
What's the difference between these (100) and (101) indexing processes?
Having finally created a successful backup to Time Capsule using Time Machine under Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63), I'm still ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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Time Capsule: “There was a problem connecting to the server”
I have a dream: The dream of using my MBP inside and outside my office, and having it backup to my 2TB Time Capsule when on its wireless network, or postpone backups when not on the Time Capsule's ...
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Apple hardware-Apple Time Capsule
I work at a small international NGO. We are looking into file sharing options. The Apple Time Capsule has come up as a suggestion. However, the catch is that we have people in NY, Argentina, and ...
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How to connect Galaxy Tab to Time Capsule?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab and a Time Capsule providing my home WiFi network. I would like to connect the Tab to the Time Capsule using some file manager to transfer files to/from the Time Capsule.
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AT&T Microcell with Apple Time Capsule/Airport Extreme
My ATT Microcell works for a few hours and then stops. The configuration is:
Internet -> Comcast Modem -> Time Capsule/Airport Extreme -> MicroCell
Note that the Comcast Modem is providing both my ...
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Why is Mountain Lion saying it can't do time machine backups to my time capsule hard drive?
I've got a MacBook Air that has been successfully backing up via Time Machine to my Time Capsule hardrive. Since I updated to Mountain Lion I'm getting the following error:
the backup disk is not in ...
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Hidden Timecapsule Features
I can remember the old version of the Airport Configuration Utility. Back then it was possible to display graphs for WiFi devices and such. So the timecapsule pretty sure can do more than there is in ...
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Cannot access backups in Time capsule
I have a Time Capsule which I originally used with a MacBook Air running Snow Leopard.
Now I purchased a new MacBook Air with Lion and am trying to transfer my old backups on the Time Capsule and I ...
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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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Find Time Capsule HD Specs
How can I find out the specs from my Time Capsule hard drive? It doesn't appear in Disk Utility (a mounted disk). More specifically, I'd like to know the manufacturer and model, much like the System ...
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Why can't I see the contents of my external HD when attached via USB to third-gen Time Capsule?
After using it successfully for months over my home LAN by connecting it via FW800 (and using a Hitachi 7K2000 hard drive (in a Rosewill quad-interface enclosure with Oxford semiconductor bridge chip) ...
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Backup/Copying external Hard drive to Time Capsule
I'm trying to copy everything on an External hard drive to my Time Capsule. I figured plugging it into the Time Capsule would be quickest. But if I start the copy on my Macbook (wireless) will the ...
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Can Time Capsule/Airport (4th gen) serve local DNS?
I just got a 4th gen Time Capsule for my wife to use as her own backup server, and I'm potentially interested in using it as the main router and Wifi AP on my home network. My current router and AP is ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Time Capsule: slow connection establishment to PPPoE world?
I have TC 1GB which is connected to the Internet via PPPoE. When I ping any web-server, there are a lot of packet drops (40%-60%). WiFi signal strength is good, ping to TC itself have no packet loss ...
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External USB DVD drive + Time Capsule (or AirPort Extreme) =?
As Apple's more recent laptops (and even the iMac now, sadly) are moving away from internal DVD drives, to use CD/DVDs you must buy an external DVD drive, that plugs into a USB port. But if you need ...
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Time Machine: The identity of the backup disk has changed
I have a stock 2GB Time Capsule that I use to backup two macs using Time Machine.
Both machines have been backing up quite happily until the other day, one of the machines gave the following error
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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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Can two Time Capsules share an Internet connection with different LANs?
Is it possible to connect 2 Time Capsules to one internet connection but have 2 separate networks?
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Time Capsule port forwarding not working?
I'm developing an app, and one of the requirements is to connect to a computer with the URL scheme:
http://ip/~username/file
The problem, however, is that I can't connect to my Mac remotely.
Let's ...
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Why does Back To My Mac work for my Time Capsule, but not my MacBook?
I'm having problems using Back To My Mac from work to my home network. Initially, I thought it was something to do with the way the work network had been set up, but recently I realised that I have no ...
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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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Time Capsule internal drive is slow
I have a one-terabyte Time Capsule (third generation, 802.11n) that's served me well since I got it a few years ago (I don't remember exactly when). I use it mostly as the primary router in my home ...
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Time Capsule hangs on restart when multiple USB devices attached
I've got a time capsule with 2 printers and a hard drive connected via a powered USB hub. When the unit is restarted, The indicator light on the front of the device remains yellow and never turns ...
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How can I copy Time Capsule backups to a remote location?
Time Machine backups are great, but the disk they are on is located at home and therefore vulnerable to being stolen, lost in fire, etc... Additionally the backups are on a NAS drive where I use one ...
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Building a reliable and secure home wi-fi network with Time Capsule
I recently bought a 3Tb TimeCapsule, attached to my modem/router on which I disabled the wi-fi, created a wi-fi network that rely entirely on TimeCapsule.
However I am looking for some advice or ...
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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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synchronize folder from time capsule
I have set up a time capsule with:
a file share using AFP (accessible on Internet through port forwarding)
Time Machine isn't used on this TC
is it possible to have this share synced whenever it ...
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How to use my own sparse bundle image on Time Capsule for backups?
I'm trying to create my own sparse bundle image on Time Capsule and set it up for Time Machine. My main requirement is to limit the disk space allowed for backups but I would also like to encrypt ...
