Help needed with time capsule

I have a 3tb Time capsule and Mac set up with Virgin Hub
Back ups work fine but most times i try to acces anything on the time capsule it comes up with not available
It works if i restart or boot through airport utilty
I have the data file with a music sub folder and have a 1 drive plugged to usb both of which seem to be a little to illusive
can you help
Thanks
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This is a bug on Lion and 7.6 firmware and greater on the TC..
There is no fix.. Ring applecare and ask why it does that.
I suspect Apple will have no idea. Although we have plenty of posts here with the same issue.
I can suggest a bunch of stuff.. nothing from what I gather is a cure.. but it might help.. perhaps this will be auto fixed in ML.
I stick with SL as it has decent networking btw.. and no issues.. !! If you are still on SL you should not have issues if you go back to 7.5.2 firmware on the TC.
First off, tell us a bit more.
Is the TC part of the network, bridged or router or setup independently of the network. Not sure what the virgin hub is.. but please describe the network a bit more.
Try going back to 7.5.2 firmware. Apparently can be very difficult for the most recent versions of TC but if you run lion you should also try it.. download the 5.6 airport utility if not already using that, and try to go back to earlier firmware.
Other things..
Reset the TC and use short no spaces names for TC and wireless. Pure alphanumeric.. no special characters. Is the TC main router.. ?? set the dhcp server to short lease time. Like 10min.. if the virgin hub is the router do the same in that.
Are you connecting by wireless.. ?? Lock the wireless channels and use different name for 5ghz from 2.4ghz to prevent wireless clients jumping around.
When you lose the TC next time.. open terminal and ping it.. by name and ip address.. tell me what happens.

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Help needed in Time Capsule configuration

Hello everybody,
sorry in advance for the probably dummy questions, but I have just bought a Time Capsule and would like some advice in order to obtain the best possible configuration for my needs (the configuration guide was not so clear to me).
I linked the TC via Ethernet to my modem/router (I have a Vodafone Station 2), and I have the following requirements:
1) let the TC become the primary WiFi source: what is the best way to do it? Shall I deactivate the Wi-Fi on the Vodafone Station? Shall I create a new network or extend the existing one?
2) create a guest network (possibly with another password): I can I do it? I didn't succeed in doing it...
3) I would like to use the TC internal hard disk both as a sort of reporitory for my MacBook Air backup, and at the same time as an external hard disk; can I do it directly or should I create a partition on the disk?
4) I would like to add another external HD via USB to the TC, in order to have access to its content through various devices (MacBook, iPhone, iPad, PC) linked to the WiFi network. Also in this case I couldn't get it... How should I do that?
5) Finally, I have a question: is it possible to remotely access (e.g. via 3G) the TC hard disk?
Thank you in advance for any help you can give me!!
Regards

dottorslump wrote:
Hello everybody,
sorry in advance for the probably dummy questions, but I have just bought a Time Capsule and would like some advice in order to obtain the best possible configuration for my needs (the configuration guide was not so clear to me).
I linked the TC via Ethernet to my modem/router (I have a Vodafone Station 2), and I have the following requirements:
1) let the TC become the primary WiFi source: what is the best way to do it? Shall I deactivate the Wi-Fi on the Vodafone Station? Shall I create a new network or extend the existing one?
You do not want to extend.. well actually you cannot extend a non-apple router.. so put that out.
The TC will probably have to be in bridge mode.. but it can become the primary wifi source.. simply create a wireless network. Turn off wireless in the vodafone station.
But from your other requirement of a guest network.. you cannot do that in bridge on the TC.. so why not use the vodafone station as your guest network. Give TC wireless a different name. Fix the channels. Try to have them sit a bit apart from one another.. A few Meters at least.
2) create a guest network (possibly with another password): I can I do it? I didn't succeed in doing it...
You cannot do guest network with the TC in bridge. So you need to either bridge the modem and use pppoe client in the TC.. that depends on if your ISP supports PPPoE authentication.
3) I would like to use the TC internal hard disk both as a sort of reporitory for my MacBook Air backup, and at the same time as an external hard disk; can I do it directly or should I create a partition on the disk?
This is not really a good idea.. You cannot partition a TC.. Mixing data and backups can be done but it is not necessarily going to work well. The primary design of the TC is a backup target for TM and mainly looking at laptops.
Look at Q3 here. http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
Pondini is our guru on all things TM.
Particularly remember any files offloaded to the TC have no backups.. And TC is not reliable enough to trust. It is a single hard disk and has no form of automated backup.. nor can TM backup a network drive. Any backup of info on the TC has to be done manually.
4) I would like to add another external HD via USB to the TC, in order to have access to its content through various devices (MacBook, iPhone, iPad, PC) linked to the WiFi network. Also in this case I couldn't get it... How should I do that?
The USB port of the TC is renowned for being underpowered even if the hard drive is powered you might need a powered hub. Some hubs work and some don't so even that is not simple.
USB drive has to be formatted Mac Extended Journelled. Or fat32.
5) Finally, I have a question: is it possible to remotely access (e.g. via 3G) the TC hard disk?
In your case the answer is probably.. but this will not be easy.
Apple's only method is BTMM via iCloud, but the TC must be the main router in the network.
That means you need to bridge your existing modem.
You might be able to get it to work via the existing modem. Please google remote access time capsule.
You will need to port forward AFP to the TC in the modem and use ddns to find the correct address unless your ISP has given you a static IP.
Sorry for the glass half empty answer.

Error log. Can anyone help me with time capsule??

Ok my problems started when I upgraded to Snow Leopard.
So today I tried again using an ethernet connection. Took ages to verify back up and then prepared for back up and then failed. Here is my log
Starting standard backup
Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://Martin%[email protected]/TC01%20MJM
Mounted network destination using URL: afp://Martin%[email protected]/TC01%20MJM
Running backup verification
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Backup verification passed!
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Disk image /Volumes/TC01 MJM/Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro_0023df87b79e.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro
Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup of Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro/Backups.backupdb
Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Node requires deep traversal:/ reason:must scan subdirs|new event db|
No pre-backup thinning needed: 59.50 GB requested (including padding), 349.98 GB available
Indexing a file failed. Returned 200 for: /Applications/Adobe Bridge CS4/Plug-Ins/multiprocessor support.plugin, /Volumes/Backup of Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro/Backups.backupdb/Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro/2010-07-25-152744.inProgress/7DAFB63C-32BA-4824-9546-AEFA2F7CC9E9/Macintosh HD/Applications/Adobe Bridge CS4/Plug-Ins/multiprocessor support.plugin
Aborting backup because indexing a file failed.
Stopping backup.
Copied 15 files (3.1 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Copy stage failed with error:11
Backup failed with error: 11
Ejected Time Machine disk image.
Ejected Time Machine network volume.
Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://Martin%[email protected]/TC01%20MJM
Mounted network destination using URL: afp://Martin%[email protected]/TC01%20MJM
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Disk image /Volumes/TC01 MJM/Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro_0023df87b79e.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro
Can anyone help me please???
Thanks,
Martin

mjm81 wrote:
Indexing a file failed. Returned 200 for: /Applications/Adobe Bridge CS4/Plug-Ins/multiprocessor support.plugin
Time Machine is having a problem with that file. See #C3 in [Time Machine - Troubleshooting|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Troubleshooting.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum).

Please help me with Time Capsule Set up for guest wifi?

I am just setting up TimeCapsule
I need help setting up guest wifi.
I show I have a workgroup ht is that?

You enable the Guest Network feature on your Time Capsule by using the AirPort Utility.
For v6.x: AirPort Utility > Select your AirPort base station > Edit > Wireless tab > Enable Guest Network

Help needed with timer codes

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Help needed with "Time Machine could not complete the backup" because it is too large

I'm receiving "Time Machine could not complete the backup" because it is too large for the backup disk. I have a 500 GB Time Capsule 802.11n (2nd Gen) and a MacBook Pro running on 10.6.8. I just replaced my laptop's original hard drive with a new 1 TB and restored that with what was on my Time Capsule. Now, I have no backups on my Time Capsule prior to the new hard drive. When I click get info on my hard drive, it states only 296 GB of the 1 TB is used. However, the Time Machine error message states that the backup requires 315 GB but only 221 GB are available. It has deleted all of my old backups, so I would think my Time Capsule should have plenty of room to backup the 296 GB on my computer. Is my old backup from my prior hard drive stuck on the Time Capsule and instead of Time Machine trying to just update those files, it is preserving the old hard drive backup separately and trying to make a new backup of my new hard drive using the remaining space? If so, how do I fix this? Any advice greatly appreciated.

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Hello, I need help in finding out if what I want to do is possible.
I upgraded to Mountain Lion today as I understood it can handle multiple back up drives. I see how to add a 2nd back up drive, however I do not see a way to put different folders onto different drives.
iMac - backed to a 3TB DRIVE A via the time machine
iPhoto Library original file - already on the 3TB DRIVE A - so no back up for now!
What I'd like to do is to also back up only the iPhotoLibrary file to a 2nd drive - lets call it 3TB DRIVE B
Can it be done with Mountain Lion or not really? I don't even seem to be able to exclude files from an External Disk actually.
Any other software I could use that would do the trick?
Or do I have to rearrange our already messy set up? I've put the iPhoto Library on the DRIVE A as its a faster drive. but I guess the solution would be to put the iPhoto Library original file onto the slower Drive B and only keep the iPhoto file on it?
Hmm any help or tips greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Marta

Sharlo wrote:
So here's my question: After reinstalling system TM started normal back-up procedure and I get message not enough space on external disk. I use 200Gb for around 100Gb that I have on my computer (I know not so much but works well for me). What I do not get is why does TM need around 30% more space compared to the space I'm using (wants to back-up 130Gb) and why is it not backing-up the system I've just installed but tries to back-up everything from scratch? Is there a procedure to back-up only changed files since the last version?
Ordinarily, that's exactly what TM does. But this situation isn't ordinary. Everything you restored is considered "*new to that disk"* and will be backed-up again. See #14 in the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip* at the top of this forum, and http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1338
The 30% you ask about is actually 20%; the initial estimate of the space needed might be low, and TM needs workspace on the TM disk, so it adds 20% (see #7 in the FAQ Tip.)

Help needed with Time Machine

I've installed Boot Camp because I wanted to play an old game. I understood eventually that laptops are not made for that purpose (my one year old MBP was heating too often and I didn't like that). Unfortunately even during that period I've started experiencing some oddness when switching to Snow Leopard 10.6.2. Eventually I've decided to uninstall Windows and after three hours playing with Snow Leopard in order to make it as it was before I understood I'm not qualified enough to mess with plists and I do not know what else, so brut force solution - reinstalling entire system from the Time Machine.
Everything now works very fast, very nice, I've saved time doing that (soooo happy TM saved my life ... again).
So here's my question: After reinstalling system TM started normal back-up procedure and I get message not enough space on external disk. I use 200Gb for around 100Gb that I have on my computer (I know not so much but works well for me). What I do not get is why does TM need around 30% more space compared to the space I'm using (wants to back-up 130Gb) and why is it not backing-up the system I've just installed but tries to back-up everything from scratch? Is there a procedure to back-up only changed files since the last version?
What I'm doing know is just saving old back-up on a second external drive (just in case if something goes wrong) and I'll "clean" my primary TM disk and then install again ... of course if somebody knows how to force TM to back-up only the files that changed ...
Thanks in advance and cheers,
Sharlo

Sharlo wrote:
So here's my question: After reinstalling system TM started normal back-up procedure and I get message not enough space on external disk. I use 200Gb for around 100Gb that I have on my computer (I know not so much but works well for me). What I do not get is why does TM need around 30% more space compared to the space I'm using (wants to back-up 130Gb) and why is it not backing-up the system I've just installed but tries to back-up everything from scratch? Is there a procedure to back-up only changed files since the last version?
Ordinarily, that's exactly what TM does. But this situation isn't ordinary. Everything you restored is considered "*new to that disk"* and will be backed-up again. See #14 in the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip* at the top of this forum, and http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1338
The 30% you ask about is actually 20%; the initial estimate of the space needed might be low, and TM needs workspace on the TM disk, so it adds 20% (see #7 in the FAQ Tip.)

Help needed with Timer class

Hi there, could any body tell me if this is a bug with AS3
Timer class? Right now I'm developing a player with slow motion
capability using AS3, streaming from FMS3. Basically I used an
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play repeatedly fast), the flash player goes into a state in which
the video streams keeps going at slow motion and cannot be stopped
even with ns.close(). I called Timer.stop() whenever switching out
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setInterval() method instead and the problem's gone. Would anybody
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class looks more elegant.
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Thanks, kglad! That was exactly my first thought. I made sure
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described before. Any other suggestion on what I should do? Is
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HELP - Problems with Time Capsule when creating a wireless network

I am trying to change my current D-Link router for my TC (so that the TC creates the wireless network instead of the D-Link). However, when I connect the TC directly to the modem it states there is no internet connection?
Anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this?

Is the modem a router as well??
How is the dlink setup... is the modem adsl or cable?
If cable, did you reset the cable modem when you changed over. Power down and leave for 5min.. then power up again.. did the TC get the public IP on the wan interface .. use the airport utility to check.
If it fails wait longer time.. or contact cable company to reset the port.
If it is adsl modem router, or cable modem router
Bridge the TC.. go to the manual setup of airport utility, internet tab, connection sharing and select bridge.
If the dlink uses pppoe now, you can also use that setup.
We need more info... what broadband.. what modem.. what have you tried?
What is the current setup of the dlink?

I need Help setting up time capsule

Today I took my brand new 2tb time capsule out of the box and attempted to set it up. The information on the apple site makes it sound easy peasy to set up, but I am having SO many problems and I have reset it over 7 times now, and I am frustrated thinking I have bought a dud. I want to use the TC as back up with Time Capsule and also to network my ipad, printer etc.
I connect it to my modem via an ethernet cable and to my computer via an ethernet cable and switch it on. Then I open airport. Sometimes airport keeps searching and tells me it is unable to find airport devices and tells me to rescan and this process repeats in an endless loop.
Sometimes it seems to go though the motions and tells me it's all set up and the TC will restart, but it never does.
I have even tried doing all of the above wirelessly. No luck.
I hope someone can help me. I am ready to !
All I want are some step by step instructions, and after everything else apple I have bought I am surprised by how difficult this product is.
Thanks in anticipation.

This is networking which is very hard as apple don't (as yet) control it..!!
Are you connected to an adsl modem?
Which one? I am in Australia so you won't scare me with bigpond brands.
If the modem is working as a router this messes things up, and you will need to choose which device to bridge, the modem or the router ie the TC.
So before we go further, tell me the modem or type of broadband service you have.

Do i need air extreme with time capsule?

Do I need Airport Extreme with Time Capsule?

A Time Capsule is an AirPort Extreme...with a built in hard drive.
If you have a Time Capsule, you would not need an AirPort Extreme unless you wanted to install the Extreme at another location in your home and have it "extend" the Time Capsule network to provide more wireless signal coverage.

Help with Time Capsule

I set up my new mac mini and hooked up it all up with my old router and all was fine. Solid internet connection. When I switched out router with Time Capsule, I cannot get an internet connection even thought it shows the wi-fi and ethernet is active.
I went in shopping today for a stronger router (better range and speed) and the sales man suggested the Time Capusle because it was a router with a built in hard drive for back-up.
Finally - i do have a broadband phone - so I have that thrown in the mix, but it worked fine with my old netgear router and the new mac mini.
I figured it would be a plug and play change. What am i missing?

You have done no setup.. what is your broadband type.. adsl or cable or other??
In any case how are you plugging the TC into whatever provides you internet.. if it is a modem it should be bridged.. and in the case of cable .. shut down and rebooted to allow it to connect. In the case of adsl, you should set the TC to pppoe connection.

Can I use Extreme with Time Capsule to extend my gateway router and still use Capsule as "external HD"?

Bought Airport Extreme with Time Capsule version 7.7.2 with 2 Terabytes Feb 2014. It was probably an expensive mistake, but after searching for weeks for a external hard drive, it seemed reasonably priced to just use the capsule as my external hard drive for the price I paid. Spend an hour with Apple Care to get it working-had to use ethernet cord to my iMac OS 10.8.5 processor 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5. I did not "need" the airport as we have a Winstream SAGEMCOM modem/router (Sagemfast 1704) But, I was desperate and about to lose my old external hard drive with literally had 3 computers worth of information on it. It had already "died" once, but got it back, so once I got the airport/capsule and was told I just paid for an expensive HD, I had no time to take it back to get something else-I had to transfer my info right then. We (Apple Care) could not get it to work as a HD wirelessly. It may be because it was being set up for the first time; I don't know. I was hoping I would get a transcript of all done so I could do it myself if needed later on, but when I looked at my email-they didn't do that. (Don't know if that is normal, I was used to other "techs" sending the email.) So now I really want to try to move my airport and "extend" our wifi as it said on the "box" that you could do...
Our Windstream router had to be placed in the lower level at the bottom of our stairs. The stairway is "open" (no door going down the steps). I want to place the Extreme at the top of the stairs so that we can use some things in our offices or not have Netflix on our TV lose connectivity when we all are on our computers.
I know I need an ethernet cord to connect directly with the modem/router to the Airport Extreme. I don't know what I will need to do after I connect it as it was so goofy when we set it up the first time (With the app it would disappear and not show up..) But my biggest concern is will I be able to still use the capsule as my hard drive and will I be able to do it wirelessly? (Even with it connected by ethernet, every day I have to re-connect to it before I can click on anything on the hard drive. It never shows up on it's own as my old HD did. That drives me nuts.) I do back up using the Time Capsule feature as well. I appreciate any help.

I am still willing to plug in the ethernet cord to the modem/router and try it IF I was able to get a step by step instructions..
Connecting the Time Capsule (TC) to the existing Winstream by Ethernet would be the basis for a roaming type network. This type of network allows you to basically "roam" with a wireless client and connect to either router. This, in essence, would provide you with an "extended" wireless network. The Apple routers can work with just about any manufacturers' routers in this fashion.
The keys to having a successful roaming network are as follows:
The routers must be interconnected by Ethernet.
Both routers will broadcast their own Wi-Fi network, but MUST use the same Network Name (or SSID), wireless security type (WPA or WPA2), and wireless password.
The TC MUST be reconfigured as a bridge.
Connect a single Ethernet cable between one of the Winstream's LAN ports and the WAN (circle of dots) port on the TC.
The basic steps are:
Power-down the Winstream.
Perform a "factory default" reset on the TC. Leave the TC powered-down after the reset has completed.
Connect the TC to the Winstream using an Ethernet cable.
Power-up the Winstream. Wait at least 10-15 minutes to allow it to initialize.
Power-up the TC. Wait at least 5 minutes to allow it to initialize. (Note: Since we just reset the TC it will be performing as a wireless router that will be broadcasting an unsecured Wi-Fi network with a Network Name of something like: Apple Network NNNNNN)
Connect your computer to the Winstream's Wi-Fi network.
Run the AirPort Utility. select the TC, and then, select Edit.
Go to the Network tab.
Change the Router Mode option to: Off (Bridge Mode)
Select the Wireless tab.
Verify that the Network Mode option is set to: Create a wireless network
For Wireless Network Name, enter the Wi-Fi network name used by the Winstream.
For Wireless Security, select the equivalent security type that is used by the Winstream. (Note: Use "WPA/WPA2 Personal" if the Winstream is using WPA/TKIP. Use "WPA2 Personal" is the Winstream is using WPA2/AES.
For Wireless Password, enter the same password used by the Winstream.
Select Update and allow the TC to restart.
As far as your external HD, yes you should still be able to use it as before.

Epson Print Servers compatible with Time Capsule?

First up: I'm no techie. Epson tells me I will need an Epson print server to enable me to print wirelessly on my ADSL-Time Capsule 500GB (7.3.2)-Airport (5.3.2) network, using an Epson DX8400, which they tell me doesn't support network printing: so far so bad (& so much for the cheap all-in-one printer). Can anyone tell me (if there is no other way of achieving wireless printing) if the Epson print servers are compatible with Time Capsule? I don't have the tech spec to hand, but there are only 3 PSs on the Epson website, 2 of which appear to be the same but vary by a few pounds in price (about GBP150). This was an expense I didn't want, but if I can print wirelessly (AND IT WORKS!) I will pay it, because I want to get a desktop model as well soon & will want to print wirelessly from that as well. I have posted this to the Time Capsule forum as well, but any help gratefully received. Thanks in advance.

yep am using a usb hub,time cap. has only the one usb port- yes two usb outs on the hard drive , sorry, which merge into one into the hd, is bus powered...

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