Restoring entire disk from Time Capsule archive?

I've archived my Time Capsule to an external drive. Is it possible to restore an entire disk from the archive? On a more general note, just what good is the archive if one can't use Time Machine with the external archive disk mounted on a Mac?

jjgriffin2 wrote:
I've archived my Time Capsule to an external drive. Is it possible to restore an entire disk from the archive?
It should be. Connect it directly to your Mac, and see #14 in the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip,* also at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum.
On a more general note, just what good is the archive
If your TC is too small to back up your Mac, you can use the "archive" function to move the backups to a larger drive, then back up to it through the Time Capsule, instead of to the TC's internal HD.
Or, if you're using the internal HD for other data, it's a good way to back it up, since Time Machine can't.

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