Backing up Time Capsule

Is there an easy way of backing up Time Capsule to an additional external HDD?
Little bit worried about hardware dying on me!

okay, well yes. i wouldn't just drag & drop the sparse bundle, though.
connect an external USB drive to your TCs USB port. i recommend that the drive is GUID formatted.
next, open airport utility, select your TC and click +manual setup+. click on disks (above) and a window opens showing your TC and the external USB drive. there's also a button archive. click it.
next, be patient until it's done (:-)
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Using time capsule model A1409 and trying to use it as only backup. Already have Verizon wireless router. Do not know which cable port to use in back of time capsule. And also it is asking for password. Have tried all of mine and it will not work.

Want to us my time capsule model A1409 as only backup. 2 TB hard drive.
Already have Verizon wireless router. Do not want to use Time capsule as router, only back up for iMac.
Do not know which cable port to use in back of time capsule to Ethernet port back of my iMac.
And also it is asking for password for the server John Garland's Time Capsule so Time machine can access it..
Have tried all of passwords can think of and none work.
Held the reset button for one second on back of capsule and do not see if anything happened.
What a conundrum.
Appreciate any help to get this working.
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I have a 2TB Timecapsule and really only use it for Time Machine backups. But the Wi-Fi side is used to sync my iPad at times.
Mine is wiredup thus;
Eth cable from iMac to modem (not the WAN port should you have one), then eth cable from modem to T/Cap in the WAN port (bottom port with an O sign above it)
I believe when its connected up you may have to set up a wireless network. Follow the instructions to set up Wi-Fi and Network
and then give it a password. The WiFi icon should appear in the menu bar where you can switch it on or off.
Its been sometime since I set it with the help of Apple Techs so I might be a bit rusty.
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How to back up time capsule with carbonite, how to back up time capsule with carbonite

how do you back up your time capsule with carbonite if you set it up as hardrive not as backup?

You have to upgrade to Carbonite HomePlus or higher.

Restoring backed up time capsule files on windows 7

I am trying to restore some files that were backed up to a time capsule to a computer running Windows 7. I got as far as the sparse bundle for the computer that the files were backed up from but am not sure about what to do next. Can someone walk me through this? I have attached a screenshot that shows the subdirectory that I got to

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Any way to back up Time Capsule with Time Machine?

Im now using my time capsule as a normal external drive and using a drobo for time machine...but it isnt backing up everything on my time capsule. Is there a way of making it do so? Cheers

also its a bit of a pain when time machine is supposed to back up everything automatically
Time Machine does do a pretty decent job of backing up "everything" BUT it was only designed to do so from either the Mac's internal hard drive or an external USB/Firewire drive attached directly to it. Unfortunately, it was not intended to backup from other sources (including network drives.) Apple did include the Archive feature so that you could "archive" the Time Capsule as an additional backup safety measure.

Is it possible to change time of back on Time Capsule

I want my time capsule, to take back up in the night time, and not during the day, when all is working. Sometimes it has an influence on the speed og the computer. I do not know where to do the manual set up in this matter

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http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor/

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o Navigate to the desired backup, select the mailbox you want to restore from (and individual messages if desired), and click the Restore button.
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Time Machine "backup failed" Backing up to Time Capsule (first backup)

I just received my iMac (24", 3.04 ghz, 4 gig ram) a few days ago...my firs Mac, after over 20 years with pc's. All working fairly well, as I try to learn the new format. Attempted my first backup last night using Time Machine, backing to Time Capsule. As I went to bed, it stated it was "preparing". This morning it stated "backup failed". "Time Capsule error". The networking aspects of Time Capsule are working without a problem. Unfortunately, the error message is vague and I'm definitely illiterate when it comes to much of the properties of a Mac. Any suggestions as to how I should proceed in investigating the problem? Thanks!!

Well, I greatly appreciate the earlier advice. I have learned much in my reading. Of course, now with my "tinkering", I determined that the Time Capsule was not formatted to OS extended (journaled) as was my Macintosh harddrive. (Don't really understand why it would not come that way). I attempted to format using disk utility, now it doesn't show up in that application and under FINDER (shared devices), it is detailed as "sharepoint". I read elsewhere that it was recommended to use airport utility to reformat to OS Extended (journaled). Anyway, of course, now I've gone full circle and am comfused as to the proper way to have it formatted properly and recognized by disk utility. As such, currently I cannot use it for backup.
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Can I connect an external hard drive to Time Capsule for off site back up?

I like having a copy of everything at another site in case of a house fire. Can I connect an external hard drive to Time Capsule to make a duplicate of what is on Time Capsule? I would store that hard drive at work and bring it home monthly or something to back up Time Capsule. Thanks!

Can I connect an external hard drive to Time Capsule to make a duplicate of what is on Time Capsule?
That is exactly what the Archive function on the Time Capsule is for. Connect a USB drive and click Archive, and a mirror image of your Time Capsule will be copied over to the USB drive. It's a slow process that will take 4-8 hours depending on how much data is on the Time Capsule, so best to start things late at night and let them run overnight.
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Time Capsule needs to be sent back to the design shop!!!!

Clearly this product has serious compatibility issues and needs a lot more work to be part of the Apple family of high quality products.
Mine is going in the bin!

Hard to really address anything or try and help since you haven't posted a question, or provided any specifics.
Personally I'm pretty happy with the design. Looks nice and runs well, we're pretty happy with our unit. I've got one older external drive that isn't recognized when I plug it into the back of Time Capsule, but considering the age of the 3rd party drive I'm not complaining. Besides, there's a reasonable chance that with the next firmware upgrade, that drive may wind up being supported.
Sorry to hear you're having trouble with yours.
Trilo

I keep getting the message "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Donald Baker's Time Capsul/Donald Baker's iMac.sparsebundle" could not be accessed (error -1). does anyone know what this means? My time capsule refuses to back up.

I keep getting the message "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Donald Baker's Time Capsul/Donald Baker’s iMac.sparsebundle” could not be accessed (error -1). does anyone know what this means? My time capsule refuses to back up.

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Check # C17 in his excellent support document Time Machine -- Troubleshooting.
http://Pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

Time capsule will not back up/sparse bundle is already in use?

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Thank you. After reading more, I turned off time capsule in system preferences, shut down computer, unpluged and pluged back in time capsule. Turned computer back on and the problem went away and time capsule successfully backed up.
There is an old rule in boht PC and MAC world, try reboot first, ask later. I often forget it.
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Quarto

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How do I set this up, so that the "Back Up Time Capsule" backs up the other time capsule working as external hard drive?

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I recently bought a new laptop, as my old one was sadly stolen. I'm trying to connect to my backed up time capsule hard drive via ethernet to retrieve my files, but it doesn't seem to work. Oddly enough I have no issues over wifi. When I switch from wifi to ethernet, it gives me an error message stating that the disk was not found in the network. I have a MacBook Air with an ethernet adapter if that makes any difference. I'm also running the latest OS X and firmware. Wifi is simply too slow for this restoration process, so any suggestions?
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manzalawy7 wrote:
I'm trying to connect to my backed up time capsule hard drive via ethernet to retrieve my files, but it doesn't seem to work.
In the Network panel of System Preferences do you have an Ethernet connection item on the left? If not, authenticate if necessary by clicking on the lock, then click the plus sign at the bottom of that column and add an Ethernet item.
When I switch from wifi to ethernet, it gives me an error message stating that the disk was not found in the network.
How are you doing that switching? When you switch to Ethernet do you have connectivity to the Internet? If not, do you see a tiny green light on the Time Capsule next to the Ethernet socket you're using?
Could I possibly connect via USB?
No.

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