Backing up macbook pro to time capsule for first time via ethernet

I set up a new 2T Time Capsule / Airport, let it run overnight, only about half way backed up. I deleted first backup file, and want to do the backup via ethernet. How do I do this?

....and want to do the backup via ethernet. How do I do this?
This will depend on how you have the Time Capsule connected to your network.
If you have it connected from your modem or modem/router using an Ethernet cable at the present time, you are already set. Just connect another spare Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the Time Capsule to your Mac....and be sure to turn off the wireless on the Mac before you start the backup.
Normally, about 25-30 GB of data will transfer per hour this way, so if your Mac has say, 60 GB of data loaded, the backup should take approximately 2-3 hours. Once the backup is complete, disconnect the Ethernet cable and turn the wireless back on at the Mac.
However, if you have the TIme Capsule configured to connect to your network using wireless only, then the Ethernet ports are not enabled on the Time Capsule in this type of setup. It is not possible to backup using an Ethernet connection unless you are willing to reconfigure the Time Capsule for the backup...and then reconfigure it again to get it back to its current setup.

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I recently purchased a new MBP 13" and time capsule. I hooked up time capsule to my router and made a backed up (slow) . I turned off Time Machine. Then, I hooked up my old mac via ethernet (faster, I learned), and mounted the sparsebundle via Shared in the Finder. I manually dragged and dropped the contents of my external harddrives(s) [connected to my old mac] to the sparsebundle. Thus;
[Mounted sparsebundle]
- Backups.backupdb
    - Mac Book Pro 13" <<< new mac time machine backups
          - 2012-11-25-5543
          - 2012-11-23-3453
          - 2012-11-19-6654
          - 2012-11-17-3422
- My Media Backup           <<< Created new folder, Then dragged and dropped files from external disk
- My Business Harddrive    <<< Created new folder, Then dragged and dropped files from external disk
- My Personal Harddrive    <<< Created new folder, Then dragged and dropped files from external disk
Questions 1; Are external files manually moved to Time capsule "safe?"
ie. Will time capsule erase my files once it starts to run out of space? I read something about having to limit time machin'se sparsebundle size? Do I have to worry about this?
Question 2: Or, Is my setup wrong? Is the following workflow sound for Time Capsule?
I really want to consolidate all my data [external drives] to Time Capsule as my MBPro has limited space. As a avid amateur photographer, my drive fills up fast. Thus, I thought to use this as my workflow;
WORKFLOW;
- I take photos and transfer to my macbook pro. As the drive fills up, I edit and delete as necessary.
- Old media projects [photos / films] are moved to "My Media Backup" folder on Time Capsule and deleted on my macbook pro.
This way, the media files are still accessible through Time Machine, AND still accessible via shared folder on "My Media Backup". I am afraid that once the Time Capsule drive starts to fill up, files that are no longer on my computer will be overwritten in Time Machine, eventually.
- I also will from time to time backup "My Media Backup" folder on Time Capsule to an External Harddrive and move offsite for added security.
Problem 1; "resource temporarily unavailable"
My old mac, connected via ethernet sees the sparsebundle and mounts no problem. But after manually dropping files, my new mac doesn't connect and I get the dreaded "resource temporarily unavailable"; though it's not temporary as I can never connect. So, I cannot access the backup [manually dropped] files on Time Capsule from my new mac via wireless. Note: My new MacBook Pro 13" retina does not have ethernet port [I did not think to purchase adapters], Nor does it have firewire port for my old external firelite drives. Thus I have a new mac, but I haven't used it hardly at all as I cannot access any of my old data (without emailing everything).
Kind regards,

You have basically destroyed the sparsebundle. This is just wrong. The sparsebundle is created by TM for its exclusive use.. what it will do to the files inside it is a mystery.. but you cannot now delete them.. you have permission to create and copy the files to the sparse bundle but not to delete them.
M*rde. I was afraid of that. Makes sense that if you modify the sparsebundle file exterior of Time Machine; how could it know what changes were made? So, I've got to start over. (groan).
*** NOTE TO APPLE: Make it clear what NOT to do to the sparsebundle in the setup instructions.
It's too easy to simply mount the sparsebundle and drag and drop files I also wanted backed up. Apparently, this is a false method and can apparently ruin your sparsebundle and your valuable data.
If you wanted to copy files to the TC you should have created a new disk image..
http://pondini.org/TM/TCQ3.html
Thanks! This, I think, does exactly what I was trying to do manually. I'll mark problem solved.
Apple needs to address the gaping hole in the; functionality, ease of use, reliability, transparency of potential data loss if used incorrectly.
*** APPLE: Add to Time Machine.app a management tool to better manage shared space of manual backups and time capsule sparsebundles. In any case, in the installation if a time capsule, give the TC drive a special id/permissions or something that does not allow drag and drop to a sparsebundle (if this does indeed corrupt the integrity of the sparsebundle).
Since this could result in data loss, special attention needs to paid to;
   - Notifify the user of the potental of data loss
   - Prevent the casual and intermediate user of through special permissions or special disk id in the installation process (I've really no idea how it might work - I'll leave that up to Apple)
   - Create an interface to allow the user to do the tasks that everybody buys a the time machine for - back up data. No matter what the source; USB key, portable drive, temp space to organize large files. etc. An interface that won't let you screw up the sparsebundle like any idiot can do (me!)
Kind regards,

Setting up Time Capsule for first time

Hi, hoping that someone will be able to talk me through this process.
I currently have a Netopia wireless modem which provides our internet connection and the wireless set up for the house. Using the wireless system is are 2 iMac's,macbook pro,a windows PC,wireless printer,playstation,Wii, nintendo DS's and iphone and itouch.
I have bought a time capsule to back up photos,itunes etc.
I do not have any great understanding of how everything works so I am reluctant to go ahead and set up the Time Capsule in case I mess up the way things are currently running because I would not have the knowledge to solve it.
So from the research I have done, I think that given that the Netopia Router is currently not strong enough to reach all areas of the house ,my best bet is to use the time capsule as the router and let the netopia just be the modem?
However I'm hoping that some of you will be able to advise and tell me where to start. I stress again that I am not very computer savvy so if you can help you'll need to keep it simple.
Thanks in advance

Last night we installed a 2TB TC in place of a Netgear WNR2000 router linked to Virgin Media modem.
We have 2 Imacs, a Macbook, and two PC laptops, iPhones, games console etc.
The TC was simply swapped with the WNR2000, then when the TC was installed a new network password was set, we backed up our Imacs which took hours and now we have our HDs backed up on the TC, Airport & ethernet working fine at this time. My son did all of this and to be honest it seemed very quick.
The longest part is the initial backup of our hard drives to the TC which started off as being painfully slow, but after some Google research we stopped Spotlight from indexing the TC and everything accelerated 10x. I hope this is useful and will encourage you to make the change.
AJ

I cannot setup time capsule for first time

Hi!
I have a brand new macbook pro and time capsule 2tb 4th gen. I have been trying to set up the TC for some days now but it just won't work. Maybe it is because I live in China and I bought them in Canada (does not make sence but ok) but I keep on getting the message "your apple wi-fi base station does not a valid ip address"
I have an existing wifi connection so what I do is connect the modem to my TC (the cable that normally goes from modem to router -a chinese router provided by isp with an ip address on it and some admin things), then I open airport utility and follow the steps. I obviously do not get very far.. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? I tried hard reset, power turn-off for 24h and all youtube videos out there and I have yet to see the (green) light!
Your help is very much appreciated!!
Chris

Download and install the real utiity.. v6 is a drainer.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Since the modem you already have is likely a router.. setup the TC in bridge.
Go to 5.6 airport utility, manual setup, internet tab.
Connection sharing.. off, bridge mode.
update the TC and plug the modem into wan (but any port is fine in bridge). WAN port has the circle symbol and slightly spaced from the others.. nearest the usb and power end.
Now setup wireless.. either turn it off and keep using wireless in existing router.. if available.
Or setup wireless name and setup as per your requirement.. but note.. TC are regionalised.. those sold in North America do not offer China as a region. You need specific ones for that region. So be careful that you do not use wireless in the wrong channel or power settings as I doubt the Chinese authorities will take kindly to you.

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Friends,
I thought I had this solved, but my problem is the following:
1. For speed use ethernet in initial backup (2-3 times faster than by using airport)
2. Connect ethernet cable from LAN port at Capsule (TC) to laptop
3. Enable ethernet and disable airport.
well well
I apparently go wrong by using Airport Utility (AU) for this. Everything goes fine. I see the TC as a shared device in the finder, but as soon as I close down the Airport connection for doing the ethernet backup the whole TC disappears. If I don't close down the Airport I see the backup starting and I se the TC in the finder but I suspect the backup does not use the ethernet cable.
Where do I go wrong??
regards,
pyry

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You don't need to use AirPort Utility. Do not turn off your wireless from there.
Simply +turn off the wireless on your computer+ by clicking on the fan shaped AirPort icon at the top of your screen.
Connect an ethernet cable from your computer to one of the LAN ports on the Time Capsule
Start the backup
When the backup is complete, you can turn the wireless back on at your computer and disconnect the ethernet cable from your computer and the Time Capsule.

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Hi! I'm at my wits end and getting no help from my IT department. I want to use my Time Capsule to create a wireless network within my office. I can directly connect my TC to the internet via ethernet and an assigned static IP address. However, doing so I'm unable to connect to the internet using the created wireless network on my laptop. I've tried using the bridge option for sharing as well as the "sharing an IP address" and neither configuration is working. any thoughts?

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Hi there,
I think I can do what I need to but need some config assistance. Here is my issue:
I want to use a time capsule that is attached via ethernet cable to my MacBook Pro to backup via Time Machine but I do not need the TC to be used for wireless access.
I have taken the 2TB TC to my office. I have a full WiFi network there that I attach my Macbook to. I have used the AirPort utility and told it to extend a wireless network for the TC. I have given it the credentials for our office network. It seems to be attached (DHCP address assigned) but the TC light keeps flashing yellow.
I see the TC in Time Machine on my MacBook and it is doing an incremental backup (it's been about 2 weeks since the last one so it's big!). However, it seems to be backing up over the office WiFi network and not the locally attached ethernet cable.
So do I need to just disable WiFi altogether on the TC? If I do, it doesn't seem to make the Time Machine volume available to the my Mac. When I go into my Mac's Network Preferences now, and look at the physical ethernet port, it says "self assigned IP address" so I don't think the ethernet cable plugged into the TC is actually doing anything.
Can someone tell me how to correctly set the TC up to locally backup my MacBook through the Ethernet cable but let my MacBook use the company WiFi network for other network activities? Thanks much in advance for the help!

If your office network is created by non-apple routers, then the TC is working in join wireless mode and will turn off the ethernet ports.. in other words you have no connection at all by ethernet and it is irrelevant.
To get this working you will need a pretty snazzy setup..
So first and really important question.. since you are prepared to have something plugged into your MBP.. why not use a USB drive. It is much faster.. even USB2.. and if newer model with USB3 it will completely flatten any network drive. It is much more reliable.. Time Machine operates differently to local drives. And you can also use a program like CCC and create a bootable clone. This is on top of TM backup and well worth it.. A bootable clone will enable your computer to start even with a dead hard disk in a couple of minutes.. not days of sorting through TM.
Anyhow.. To get TM to work to the TC in isolation
1. Factory reset the TC.
2. Do minimal setup of the TC.. it must stay in router mode but simply ignore errors of no internet connection.
3. Here we get to the tricky bit. Open the network preferences and check the IP you get from the wireless office system.
If it is 192.168.x.x for example all will be great. If you get 10.0.x.x or indeed any 10.x address tell me.
The TC will have an IP 10.0.1.1 and will pass the computer 10.0.1.2
What you need to do now is set that statically and change the gateway (router in applespeak) and DNS values.. In most computers you can leave them blank but I found the apple computers prefer you to fill them in so you should copy the values from the wireless connection.
There is a longer discussion of it here.
Can Time Capsule be set up as a second, local network?
This is fairly old but the principles are the same albeit the utility is v5.
If you cannot figure it out post back and I will figure out a v6 set of screenshots.
What I will need to know is the values your wireless gets.. IP, subnet, router, and dns.

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