Assistance on archiving w/ Time Capsule

In the next few months I'll be getting a new MB. My first project will be to get all of our digital video archived. Everything is on mini-dv tapes. My question is whether putting all of this on Time Capsule would be the way to go. OR is it more archival to burn everything to DVD.
Thanks for any insight or ideas.

There are pros and cons to either of those two method as regards "archival storage". My suggestion for what its worth is that at minimum you burn everything to DVD.

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    http://www.recovermymac.co.uk/data-recovery/time-capsule-data-recovery/
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    Most questions about TimeCapsule and TimeMachine are under Mac OS X forum as in -
    https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/os_x_mountain_lion#/?tagSet=1468

  • Archiving in Time Capsule

    I know this question was made in different ways, still I did not found a direct reply. I just got the Airport Time Capsule. Thought I could archive documents beyond the backup. Can I drag and drop folders directly to the TC? Thanks

    Yes, you can do that.
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    Hi People,
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    ***?? I tested this it should work. Now ALL my data is gone. All my movies, honeymoon, kids growing up, etc etc etc etc.
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    Woxxxxxx wrote:
    My 27" iMac needed a fresh install at home because I have been upgrading from SL to Lion and thing got a bit odd.
    That's usually the last thing to try.    Depending on what was wrong, simply installing a fresh version of OSX would be likely to fix it.  If not, finding and addressing the actual problem would probably be much better than starting with the "nuclear" option.
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    It's much better to use Setup Assistant when your Mac first starts up after installing OSX, to prevent Problems after using Migration Assistant.
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  • Need assistance placing files on Time Capsule

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  • I need assistance setting up my time capsule please.

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    Hello,
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    No it isn't possible... via the TC itself.
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  • Setting up Time Capsule as an archive for a time capsule?

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    I have AirPort Utility Version 6.3.1. I've connected the archive Time Capsule to the primary Time Capsule via a USB connector, which is per the AirPort instructions.
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    What do I need to do to get the second Time Capsule set up to be the archive drive for the primary Time Capsule that has the photos and other files?
    You cannot change anything in the drive of a TC.. it is a network drive.. it is fully controlled by the firmware of the TC.
    The only way you backup the TC is to use a software on the computer.. eg Carbon Copy Cloner will do it..
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  • How to restore Time Capsule from Archive?

    Ok, I understand how to archive the Time Capsule Disk (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1281).
    But how do you restore it?
    Thanks in advance!

    Copy the file back by dragging it to your time capsule hard drive.  Take a look at this link, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427

  • 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:
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    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
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  • HT1281 Archiving Time Capsule Disk in Lion

    A feature where you could 'archive' a Time Capsule disk seems to have been removed in Lion (10.73) or Airport Utility (6.0), anyone know how to do similar thing in these newer versions?
    Do love it when apple removes features!..

    The feature is in the real utility.. 5.6 not in the toy version .. ie 6.0 in Lion.
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    Problem solved.. I had to reformat the disk again with the partitions set to 1, not "current"

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    I've found a solution, no need to post a response. Thanks!

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