How do you backup files from pc to time capsule?

Is there an easy way to save files from a PC to a Time Capsule?

Copy and paste.
A TC is a network drive.. but it is able to be accessed as any drive in windows explorer..
Open windows explorer and type
\\TCname or \\TCIPaddress into the address bar. (replacing obviously with the actual name (it better not have spaces) or IP address of the TC.
You can then access the TC hard disk. Create a directory on the TC or copy one to it.
If you cannot open the TC you haven't set up windows with bonjour for windows.. or setup the TC with SMB names.
Your heading and text are different.. save and backup are different.. backup to TC use a backup software.. eg Genie TIme Line.. Macrium Reflect.. vast majority of paid for backup software. I don't know one that cannot use network drive. Only MSbackup is so stupid.
It has to be able to connect to TC .. home edition vista and win7 MSBackup cannot backup to network drives. .so it is useless.. but it was useless .. buy a proper backup utility. This is almost enough to make you abandon windows.. why should home editions not be able to backup to network drives.. so Bill can make more money selling you pro or ultimate.

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I have an old PC and a new MacBook and I bought the Time Capsule to transfer files from the PC to the Mac. I was able to set up the Time Capsule using the Mac (had trouble trying with the PC) and it seems to be working fine. Both computers have wireless internet access through it, and I figured out how to transfer files from the Mac. The problem is that I don't know how to transfer files from the PC to the Time Capsule. It's not appearing as an icon in "My Computer," which was what I thought would happen so I could drag files onto it. I'm not sure how to get into the Time Capsule hard drive. This is critical, as it was the primary reason I bought it, in addition to the router and backup features. Any help would be appreciated.

Further update: I think I solved my problem. I changed the access on Time Capsule disk to allow guests to read/write, and I turned off my firewall, which I think was blocking access to the Time Capsule, since I kept getting messages that said there was a Net BIOS access issue. So now my Compaq is happily uploading my iTunes library to the Time Capsule, which the Mac is able to access. Yay!!!
Thankfully what my friend in Manchester suggested does not appear to be true, as I've already migrated some files from the PC to the Time Capsule to the Mac with no problems, including Word, JPG and MP3 files.

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How do you delete file from time machine back up?

This from Apple KB Article If Time Machine is not in your Dock, you can enter Time Machine from the Menu Bar or System Preferences.
Deleting data from a Time Machine backup
To delete all backups of one or more items from a Time Machine backup, follow these steps:
Click the Time Machine icon on your Dock to enter the Time Machine restore interface.
Click on the item you would like to delete. Command-click to select multiple items.
Control-click (or right click) the highlighted item(s) and select "Delete All Backups of..." from the contextual menu, or select "Delete all backups of..." from the Action Item menu.
Authenticate with an administrator password when prompted.

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How do you copy files from one user to another user on the same machine?

open your home folder in finder move file to public, log into other account, click the go tab on the finder menu, select computer, your hard drive (Macintosh HD Default)>Users, the origonal user> public and drag that file to your specified folder.
hope it works
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These two articles should help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mchlp2185.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2518

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2109
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How can i retrieve a few important files from an old time capsule ?

Hi can anyone give me a step by step guide as to how i retrieve just a few files from an old time capsule ?
without a router ?
I've plugged an ethernet cable into the wan port & my mac & it shows up as a sparspsebundle data file
but i desperetly need to grab these certain files
please can anyone help?
can i use the usb port on the back of the time capsule
there must be a way HELP PLEASE many thanks

Don't panic we are working on it..
I am just avoiding Yosemite like the plague.. (plague on you Yosemite!!) .. as its networking is so bad it causes chaos on my network.. to all other devices.. even though only one device actually runs Yoyos!!
I am not sure how hard it is for you to go back to Mountain Lion.. or if you have a computer running ML on the network.. if so definitely use it.
What OS was last used by the MBP when you stopped using it or is it fully up to date. Is the computer in the network now? If so it is much easier to copy and paste the files from a live computer.
Did you encrypt the backup.. that would really mess things up or have an encrypted disk??
Have you used the normal TM tool in Yosemite to try and recover your files?? Or perhaps migrated the files.. this can work fine.. migration often being a better way of doing things.. although there are a few rules about using different user names.. etc.
There is another proviso here I must add.. Yosemite cannot see the backup quickly.. what I mean is that your backup is >500GB. Even by ethernet Yosemite version Time Machine can take more than 24hours just to index that.. maybe longer and by wireless a lot longer.. 3-5 times.. I do not know why spotlight is so slow in Yosemite.. but trust me.. it is pathetic. The yoyo got its string in a knot and seems to need to untangle it for every single file on the backup.
Be very patient if you open TM backup in Yosemite.. and definitely do this by ethernet not wireless.. otherwise you might die of old age beforehand.

I connected my Canon printer to time capsule, and can print OK. However, I can't get the printer scanner to work. How do you set up the scanner with Time Capsule?

I connected my Canon printer to time capsule, and can print OK. However, I can't get the printer scanner to work. How do you set up the scanner with Time Capsule?

You cannot use USB. It has to be a network capable printer.. is it?? You did not indicate how it is connected.. but by wireless or ethernet then scanning is possible otherwise not.

How do I transfer info from my old time capsule to a new one

How do I transfer all data from my old time capsule to a new? (latest model)

Are you talking about TM backups??
I would consider carefully if it is not better to start over.. TM becomes more problematic as the backups increase in age.. you can archive off the backups from the old TC if you need to store them.
Transfer TM backups..
Apple doco. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5097
Pondini doco http://pondini.org/TM/18.html
For data .. copy and paste.. but make sure you turn off wireless and use ethernet as it must copy files via the computer.. by wireless this is dead slow.

Restoring files from a reformatted time capsule disk?

This sounds dumb, I know. I had a time capsule that wasn't taking backups anymore - I had that stupid privileges issue, and I couldn't figure it out. So, I figured that I would just wipe the whole thing clean since I had backups of my backups. However, there was data on the drive from my wife, who was using it as a server for some reason, and NOT keeping the files on her computer. She blames it on the macbook air she used to use and not have any space on, and had no choice but to use the time capsule to keep things on.
At any rate, long story short, is there any way to restore data from a reformatted time capsule? I tried techtool, but it doesn't see the drive. I also tried plugging in via USB and ethernet, but no go. Would the genius bar be able to help?
THanks, folks.

Hi,
No.
If you have no back up you will need to re-rip them. You cannot use match to retrieve music that is not on your computer or external hard drive.
Match can only scan the music that is in your library.
Jim

Transfering files from an older time capsule to a newer one

What is the easiest way to transfer files and settings from an older time capsule to a newer one (4th gen)? I'd like to move my backup files from my old TC to my new one without the hassle of occupying my computer overnight.
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The TC has only one backup method.. an archive of the whole disk to a USB drive suitably formatted and plugged into it.. otherwise everything passes through your computer. There is no other way.
Copying of the sparsebundles is often difficult and extremely slow.. you would certainly want both TC plugged in by ethernet.
When you say transfer settings... what settings are you transferring.. ??
This part I am not sure of.. you can make a backup of settings from the old TC.. but whether it is a good idea even to use those on the new one.. I kinda doubt it.
You are better treating the new TC as a new device.. and start fresh backup to it. Either archive or just keep the old TC for 6months and if you haven't required any old files by then it is unlikely you will.

Why can't I copy files from Finder to Time Capsule?

I'm trying to do basic copy functions from Finder to Time Capsule and I can't copy/paste or drag/drop any files from my MacBook to TC. The paste function is greyed out. TC is connected and does backups fine from Time Machine. Is there some setting I need to change?

You are trying to add a folder into the network...
You have to click on "shared" in HD then the name of time capsule and a window will open with a folder called "Time Capsule." That window is the network, not the time capsule. You have to click on the "Time Capsule" folder to enter it. You will see a file ending in "arsebundle," that is your backup. You can now add another folder.

How do you retrieve files from a Time Capsule backup that was made by a computer you no longer have?

I have a Time Capsule that has backed up five computers over the last six years. Four of those computers I no longer have or the drives are not working. I want to retrieve some old pictures from these backups. They are stored in large ".sparsebundle" files.

The first choice that you should consider is to use Migration Assistant on your Mac.
Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Migration Assistant
The last choice would be to try the steps below that work for me......but there is no guarantee that they will work for you. Also, please be aware that there is always a chance that the backups for the Macs that you still have might be damaged in the process if things go wrong.
Proceed at your own risk. The advice mentioned below is worth about as much as you paid to visit this web page.
If you wish to continue......
Pick one sparsebundle file from an "old" Mac and double click on it to see if that will mount the drive icon on the Mac computer that you have there. This will be a white "disk" icon, likely named Time Machine Backups, similar to the illustration below:
You may be asked for a password when you double click on the sparsebundle file. That might be the Time Capsule disk password, or it might also be the administrator password for the "old" Mac.
If you have made it this far, please report on your progress.

How do you transfer files from mac to word pc for school? Paper keeps changing format when professor opens it on PC

I have Word 2011 on Mac 10.6.8. I write my papers and save them as .docx I submit them to my school online but every time My professor opens them he says the margins are set wrong. He said to save them as a Word-Pc format. How do I do this? Do I save it as RTF or as PDF? He has to be able to make comments on the paper after along the right side. I can not ask him to download anything t make it easier for me. I should be the one doing it correctly. I just do not know how. Can you please tell me how I should be saving my papers so that they do not change format when he opens them on his PC?
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nnigel, Welcome to the discussion area!
I've been reading thru the discussions and yet to find a clear answer on how to transfer files from my external HD to time capsule.
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...but is it difficult to point the library to the music file on the Time Capsule?
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