How to use a new external harddrive as a backup, harddrive in TC as an external drive and the new external harddrive backs up TC internal drive as well?hen the new external harddrive to back up?

Hi,
I maxed out my TC (TimeCapsule) internal harddrive (1TB) since my pictures + video + music library in an external harddrive became larger than the capacities of the TC one. I plan to buy a 2TB external harddrive, connect it to the USB port of the TC and use it for backups. Then use the TC's internal harddrive as an external harddrive. I want to back up the TC's internal harddrive to the new external harddrive through TimeMachine. How do I make it happen? An alternative way would be replace the TC's internal harddrive with 2/3TB one. If you have suggestion, please let me know.

cosifan wrote:
I want to back up the TC's internal harddrive to the new external harddrive through TimeMachine. How do I make it happen?
you can't. time machine will not backup networked drives such as the TC's internal disk. 3rd party applications (for instance ChronoSync) may be able to do that, though.
An alternative way would be replace the TC's internal harddrive with 2/3TB one.
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