Can I add an additional hard drive to my time capsule?

Can I add an aditional hard drive to my time capsule if the time capsule is near capacity?
If the Time Capsule is near capacity, will it stop backing up?

Can I add an aditional hard drive to my time capsule if the time capsule is near capacity?
Yes
If the Time Capsule is near capacity, will it stop backing up?
No, Time Machine will automatically start to delete the oldest backups to make room for new backups.

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  • How can i add an external hard drive to my time capsule

    How can i add an exteranl hard drive to my time capsule

    yes, plug a USB drive .. correctly formatted.. in.

  • HT1178 can I add a external hard drive to my time capsule

    I have a time capsule. and I want to add a external hard drive. how can I do that?

    Buy any USB external drive and plug it in. However, it will not be usable as additional storage for the Time Capsule. It can only be used as a separate drive you can use for storage or as a separate backup drive if you switch to it in Time Machine.

  • Can I add a USB hard drive to the time capsule

    I am wanting to know if one could add an external HD to the USB port on the time capsule? 

    You might be able to. If you want to transfer the contents of one to the other, you will have to do that via your computer. But, if you wanted to increase memory space, then maybe. Try looking it up in the Time Capsule Manual.
    P.S. It does say you can connect USB drives to it.

  • How can I add an additional hard drive to my W520?

    I have a Yoga 2 tablet - 1050L. A few days ago, it upgraded to Lollipop version 5.0.1. Hortly thereater, I noticed that it had also erased my APN for my local cellular service (I'm currently working in Bolivia, have Tigo as my carrier - LTE service.) Everything was fine with KitKat, but now, I can't re-configure my APN. Wifi works fine (unlike some comments I've seen in other discussions), Lollipop has done several small upgrades since installing, but still, I can't use the tablet at this time unless I'm on Wifi..... HELP!!

    Can I add an aditional hard drive to my time capsule if the time capsule is near capacity?
    Yes
    If the Time Capsule is near capacity, will it stop backing up?
    No, Time Machine will automatically start to delete the oldest backups to make room for new backups.

  • I need to add a secondary hard drive to my time capsule. Can something that has been set up for a windows machine work without re-formatting?

    I need to add a secondary hard drive to my time capsule. Can something that has been set up for a windows machine work without re-formatting?

    In addition to Niel's comments, if you plan to use Time Machine to backup a Mac to the secondary drive.....that application needs a drive that has been specifically formattted for Mac.  That would be Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
    PCs can also read and write to the Mac formatted drive.

  • How can my daughter use the hard drive in the Time Capsule ...

    So, I am in Oklahoma and my daughter is in Tennessee...
    She has a Time Capsule where the Wi-fi base station quit working, but the hard drive may be OK.
    She bought an Airport Express to use as a wi-fi router.
    The question, then, is:
    How can my daughter use the hard drive in the Time Capsule to do Time Machine backups?
    Thank you very much for your insights.
    Roberto

    It can be done but is very messy. That is assuming the TC is still functional which I kind of doubt.. the wifi is seldom the only thing that will die .. so whatever problems it has the wifi would be the least of it.
    Anyway.. do a factory reset to get started.
    The Factory Reset Gen1-4.
    Unplug your TC. Hold in reset. and power the TC back on.. without releasing reset for about 10sec. When the status light flashes rapidly; release it.
    Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel..  add no more pressure after that.
    TC will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations.
    No files are deleted on the hard disk.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.
    If the LED is not lit then the TC is dead, not just the wireless.
    The setup for using the TC is explained in the bottom of this thread.
    TC in a second local network.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4817218?tstart=30
    The idea is to set the TC to provide router function.. and the computer plugged in by ethernet to as a second network.. but there are rules on how this is done which I have explained in that thread.
    I notice that Mountain Lion deals better with order of network priority than Snow Leopard used to .. so it might not need to have manually set gateway and dns.. although I would still recommend it. It simply stops the second network causing issues.
    It is much easier to simply purchase an external drive and plug that in.
    It is cheaper, faster and more reliable than using the TC for TM anyway.
    Plus a lot of the later machines no longer have ethernet ports.. and using dongles is far from neat.. although thunderbolt to ethernet is IMHO necessary accessory for anyone without ethernet.

  • I have a new MacBook Pro, it has a small hard drive, can I plug an extra Hard Drive into my time capsule and access from my Macbook?

    I have saved my itunes Library to an exteranal drive, can I plug that drive into my Time Capsule and tell my itunes to access the music from there?
    TH

    Yes, but it's probably better to keep it connected directly to the computer.
    (104209)

  • Can I connect an external hard drive to my time capsule to add virtual hard drive space?

    I would like to make a 4 TB external hard drive available wirelessly on my home network.  I have heard that I could connect it to my router or my Time Capsule to do this.  Is this possible?  Is there any special setup I need to do to enable this to work? 
    Additionally, I have two Macbooks in the house and have recently purchased a second Time Capsule.  I would like to back up each computer to its own Time Capsule.  Is there a configuration that would make this possible?
    If the two Time Capsules are connected together via an ethernet cable (in extend the network mode), and one elects to back both of their computers up to the primary Time Capsule, does the primary use the secondary Time Capsule's hard drive space to continue backing up once it becomes full?
    Thanks in advance for any advice you all may have for me in this situation!

    See if Pondini can help http://pondini.org/TM/Home.html

  • Should I add an external hard drive to my Time Capsule?

    I have a 1TB Time Capsule that is full.  I'd like to add a 2TB external hard drive.  Can this be done and if so how?

    Sure. just buy a 2TB external usb drive and plug it in.. format it via the airport disk erase or setup first by using GUID format HFS+ on a Mac and plug it in to the TC.
    If you 1TB is older and out of warranty.. open the bottom rubber mat.. easy with a hotair gun. or even hair dryer and upgrade the disk to 2TB.. google search lots of people have done it .. works fine.. recommend not greater than 2tb as the new 3tb seem to have issues.

  • Can I use an external hard drive plugged to Time Capsule to extend it's storage?

    I have the first Time Capsule that was out.
    It's 500gb and now I need more. But I didn't want to setup separate systems.
    Can I plug a hard drive to the USB and make it work as a backup storage as well?
    Thank you,
    Ennio

    This has always been possible with any Time Capsule, although as Niel mentions, it is not the preferred method for Time Machine backups.
    If you want to try this, make sure that the drive is formmated correctly in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and use a powered USB hub, even if the hard drive has its own power supply.

  • Can I connect two usb hard drives to my time capsule?

    Dear all,
    I have bought a powered usb hub to connect two usa hard drives to my 3rd generation time capsule, as it is written in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2421
    I have formatted both hard drives, so now the file system is extended Mac OS (journaled). If I plug the usb hub to my laptop, I can access both hard drives. If I plug it to my time capsule, by no means I can access any disk. If I plug each hard drive directly to the time capsule, I can access each of them. I don't understand! what can be the problem? The file system is ok, the hub is powered and everything is working if I plug it to my laptop. Can anybody help me? Any idea? Thank you in advance!

    A hub that works on a Mac does not necessarily work on a Time Capsule.. eg Some Belkin hubs do not work on TC even though they work on the Mac.. The TC having a small amount of ROM memory can only store drivers for a small selection of usb chipsets.. you need to buy a different powered hub..
    What ones actually work with TC.. ?? Not sure.. google for success.
    best usb hub airport (airport and TC are same thing)
    This is coming up all the time.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3787224?start=0&tstart=0
    Your problem is finding the right one, because even like belkin ones, a 7port might work, because belkin are rebadgers they don't make anything.. so it depends which factory they come from.. for a consumer product like a hub they probably care more about the outside and packaging appearance than the chip used inside. And lets face it.. all they care about in the end is to deliver it for the cheapest price possible to make money out of it.

  • HT1175 How can i add a 1TB hard disc to my time capsule with usb?

    I  bought a 2TB time capsule and now I have two questons actialy. First I want to add a 1TB external HD to my TC, second I want to access my data's from another places with any network. These are possible and how can I do these things please help me?

    gencali wrote:
    When I tried to do remote access settingd, this problem get; The DHCP range you have entered conflicts with the WAN IP adress of your Apple Wi-Fi base station. I tried diffents things which are on google but it is not work.
    What wan ip address do you have.. if the TC is behind an existing router then it will not work directly. The TC has to be bridged.. and you will need to forward port 548 TCP to the IP address of the TC.
    And my HD's format type is exFat and I can use it on my mac, why is not work on TC, do you know? Finally I have one more question how can I see my files on ipad or iphone? By the way thanks a lot.
    ExFat will not work on a TC.. Fat16 or Fat32 (both not recommended btw) or HFS+.. note if you use fat you cannot use AFP.
    Google is your friend.. this took 10sec or less to find.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2426?viewlocale=en_US
    Finally I have one more question how can I see my files on ipad or iphone? By the way thanks a lot.
    ipad or iphone, ie iOS devices do not use AFP, so the access is only via SMB.. and you need to purchase an App to get that ability.
    Again, 10sec on google.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/filebrowser-access-files-on/id364738545?mt=8
    Lots of examples though. I have no idea of good and bad ones.. use google.

  • How can i connect an external hard drive to my time capsule?

    I can see it though my airport utility but not my network.

    goldenmaestro wrote:
    I have the same problem, it is NTFS formatted, is that a problem?
    Sure is.. The TC cannot use it.. cannot see it or read it.
    You need to connect the disk to the Mac, format it HFS+ and make sure it is GUID type disk not MBR windows type. Although you can also use fat32 IMHO that is really backward step.
    Windows can still write to it, as the TC or airport can offer SMB to the network.. it is irrelevant the format of a drive plugged in.
    The USB port is underpowered in the TC.. even though the hard disk is powered you sometimes need a powered hub.. and not all powered hubs work.
    Also note USB is slow.. connected to a network device it is double or triple slow.
    It is far better to plug the USB drive straight into the computer and use it in native format to the OS of the computer.

  • Adding an External Hard Drive to a Time Capsule

    I want to add an External Hard Drive to my Time Capsule to be accessed by both a Macbook Pro and a windows PC
    I've added it ok and I think I configured Airport utility ok yet when I find my time capsule in the network neighbor hood and log in to it
    I cannot see the external hard drive. I configured the airport utility with Accounts, with  disk Password and a device password.
    yet I cannot see or find the External hard drive. the hard drive is fromatted with Ex-fat
    If someone could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.
    thanks

    As long as you keep the drive at the network location at the Time Capsule, both Macs and PCs will be able to read and write to a drive formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled), also known as HFS+.
    As you know, FAT32 has a file size limitation of 4GB for a single file. That may or may not be of concern.
    Would recommend HFS+ if you plan to keep the drive located at the Time Capsule.

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