I would like to reset my time capsule since there are old files which I don't need any more. How should I do it?

Everything is working fine, I just would like to delete the old files and buck up the new one.
What steps should I take?

This will make it fresh-from-the-factory clean.
If the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule isn't accessible from AirPort Utility, the Factory Default reset can be accomplished by using the reset button.
1. Unplug the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule from power.
2. Press and hold the reset button with a pen or pencil, then plug the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule back in while continuing to hold the button until you see the light (LED) flash rapidly. This should happen after a few seconds.
3. Release the button. This will factory default reset the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728
I'm not sure if that affects files on AirDisk, but you can easily erase the disk in AirPort Utility after you do the above reset.

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Thanks for the feedback and the link to the help page.
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I feel I'm missing a step when I connect direct with the ethernet but have a flashign yellow light on time capsule. Any ideas on that.
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Ok, you have lost the data partition which is really bad.. I think you might need a data recovery centre.. if I take a hard disk from a TC I can see the three partitions.
This popped up in another post. I wonder if the issue is Lion.
If you have a computer with SL can you try that.
When I have had issues with some TC hard disk, I have found files via windows PC.. download the free HFS+ tools for explorer. They do not allow you to copy to the TC.. but that is fine, see if you can read the files on the disk.
I know it is too late.. but we advise people never to use the TC as a storage device.. this is why.

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If you delete any file from your Mac....then you have no backup.
The file on the Time Capsule has just become your "master" or "original"
What will happen when....not if....the Time Capsule has a problem?
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Bob's suggestion is the best, as the old passwords should be stored on that computer.
If you need to do it .. the hard way.. just open the TC.
You need a heat gun (hair dryer on hottest setting works fine).. to heat the rubber mat up to very hot.. I usually take 5min or more just heating it, evenly as possible. Lift on one corner and keep heating whilst peeling off the rubber. I use a pair of leather garden gloves as it needs to be so hot you cannot hold it for long.
Really hot the rubber easily peels off with all the glue on the rubber.
Now undo the 10 small philips head screws and carefully lift up the aluminium base plate. There is a fan plugged into the board so don't pull. You can disconnect the plug carefully and lift it completely off.
You can then press the reset switch with a small screwdriver or the like.. careful not to short anything if you use metal.
The plastic lever should still be rolling around inside the TC.. when I look carefully at the plastic, the lever is inserted later.. not part of the one moulding.. there are two plastic stakes, which are heated and bent down like a rivet to hold the lever in place. You may be able to relocated the lever onto the plastic stakes with some glue.. use a good 5min epoxy rather than instant glue.. although on ABS plastic the instant glue works very well. Use the glue under and on top but a tiny amount, otherwise you will simply glue the lever to the body and it will never work again. You might be able to make it stay.. just be very gentle if you ever need to press it again.
You can try a more permanent repair.
Plastic flexing as hinges is not an engineering solution .. but you can get a scrap of metal, thin brass would be ideal... drill a hole in one end and use a small dia screw.. I would tap it and run a screw from the inside, using a short screw so only the end of the screw is visible. Coat the inside with silastic so it cannot short anything. Depends on your handyman type skills I guess.
Strange that it would break.. Must have hit hard!!

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I have firefox 5, but now I can not enter a certain website. I would like to reset to firefox 4. Where can I find firefox 4?

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HT1178 reset my time capsule and connect it directly to imac only for back up

I want to reset my time capsule and start a new complte back up ..How to reset it and use it directly connected to may imac?

Your little comment in the profile.. it used to work before Mavericks.. might be better to fix it and use it still as part of your network. The problem is the TC is a purely network device.. It is not at all easy to use stand alone. You cannot connect directly to it by USB. It really has to be part of the network.
I have used them plugged in by ethernet to a computer that connected to the internet by wireless. That is messy to setup but works. I will need some info to do it.
How does the iMac connect to the network.. and what IP does it get??
From that I can give you setup but with due warning, this may still have network issues as those bugs are in Mavericks. And you could save yourself the effort and just try to get it working as part of the existing network.
OR.. IMHO much better solution in this case. For desktop type computer like iMac.. plug in a USB drive.. Or FW800 or even thunderbolt if you have need for real speed. Thunderbolt>USB3>FW800>USB2. Price wise.. USB3 is now same price as USB2 so that is the best choice if your Mac has USB3 ports. Thunderbolt is still very expensive. FW800 is better than USB2 but is a dead duck.. Nothing you buy will be useful as the port is being phased out.
But even USB2 will work faster, and be more reliable than a TC.
My other suggestion then is to use CCC or SuperDuper and keep Time Machine as a secondary backup for incrementals. You can produce easily a fully bootable backup drive using CCC. Superduper I heard had issues but that might be fixed now. A bootable backup means if you have a disk failure simply boot the computer from the backup. It is hugely superior method. TM can also continue to be used as it works well for incrementals and restoring applications if that becomes necessary.
Just indicate what you want and we can suggest a way forward or give details on the fix with Time Capsule.

Reset password time capsule

What is the default password, when u Reset a time capsule 2nd gen

Sorry, I am having a hard time following this.
so I thought I would use a paperclip and tap the reset point on the unit.
If you reset the Time Capsule, it will not appear in AirPort Utility at all until you start over and reconfigure it again.
Open AirPort Utility, click on Other WiFi Devices, then click on Time Capsule. That will get the setup started again so that you can enter names and passwords.
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