Browsing Time Capsule contents

I am running Yosemite 10.10.1 with a 3TB Time Capsule, running firmware 7.7.3.
Network connectivity is what it should be, and backups are happening, according to the Time Machine application.
HOWEVER, when I enter the Time Capsule icon located on my desktop or the same on in FINDER, all I see is one folder that says DATA, and when i enter that folder, I see ONE single icon that looks like a DMG icon. I cannot browse the contents of my backup like I have always been able to do on traditional USB type time machine devices.
what am I doing wrong????
thanks.

You are confusing backups on a "local" USB or Firewire drive connected directly to a Mac, with backups on a shared "network" drive like the Time Capsule.
Time Machine backs up files differently on a network drive than it does on a local drive.
You can still get into your files on the Time Capsule, but it will take a few extra steps. I'm not recommending that you do this, but it would probably not do any harm if you do nothing but look at the files and make no changes at all.
Double click on Data to mount it on the desktop
Double click on the Data drive icon to open it up
Now you will see a special sparsebundle file with the name of the Mac that has been backed up. If you are backing up more than one Mac, there will be a sparsebundle file for each Mac
Double click again on the sparesbundle file
Another icon.....probably named Time Machine Backups....will appear on the desktop
Open that up to reveal a folder named Backups.backupdp
This is the same folder that you see when you backup to the local drive. You can browse the contents from here.

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I am able to browse the hard drive preview some videos or open files for around 5-10 mins then Finder locks up. Internet still works and I can relaunch Finder and then works for a while again. It sounds like the hard drive is just going to sleep. I watch some films directly off of the hard drive through VLC and these just stop wilst viewing them.
I am on 10.6.2 working on the 5GHZ channel on dual band time capsule.
It is really annoying I have tried a few things like resetting the DCHP Lease. But it seems to be specific to the hard drive as the internet still works fine. It is really annoying as it jams up the finder really awkwardly.
Ant ideas most wanted
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Are you browsing/viewing files in Time Machine backups on your Time Capsule, or files you've put there yourself?
If the files are Time Machine backups, use the Time Machine interface (the "Star Wars" display), via the Time Machine icon in your dock (or in your Applications/Utilities folder) to see what's there. Backups are not meant to be used; they're duplicates that can be restored in case of a problem with the originals on your system.
If the files are things you put there, you'll do better browsing, searching, or re-posting in the +Time Capsule+ forum, hiding in the +Digital Life+ section, at: http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1253

Can I browse time capsule files from Windows IIS?

Hi there,
I'm trying to publish a time capsule folder on a web site (using Windows IIS) but an error message comes up trying to browse this folder from Windows IIS. Can anybody help me?
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Browsing Time Capsule from a DIFFERENT mac

My primary mac is in the shop. I have a time capsule backup of that mac
I borrowed an IMac and need to get some files from the usual mac off of the Time Capsule. I do NOT want to back up the IMac on the Time Capsule...I only want to find selected files off of the Time Capsule with it.
Is this possible? I can see the TC from the IMac, but can only see a ".sparsebundle" file. When I choose "browse other Time Machine disks" from the Time Machine icon, it doesn't see my time capsule
thank you very much in advance for your help

thank you so much for the response
I had been able to get as far as you instructed, and I can see both my time capsule and the sparsebundle file within it.
what I don't understand is how to utilize that sparsebundle file in order to find the specific files I'm looking for within it
is it simply a matter of double-clicking on the sparsebundle file to "mount" it like a disk? Is there any risk of me doing damage to the backup on the TC?
thanks again for your help

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I have an external harddrive and I'm using Time Capsule to back it up. I looked through the contents and see the applications, but how do I know if all my pictures on iphoto or videos from idvd are there? I can't see them.

Thank you very much for replying! So what you are saying is, that they are actually there, I just won't see the list of pictures? Thanks again. I appreciate it!

Use time capsule content on Apple TV

I have a 3rd generation Apple TV and I am looking at purchasing a Time Capsule to store all my movies, music and photo's on
Would I be able to watch my movies and listen to my music that would be saved to the Time Capsule? Or would I need to leave a computer turned on with iTunes running?
I think this would be a great feature but if iTunes has to be running on a computer this will be a great downfall unless it is something Apple plan to add to an update on the Apple TV, Same goes for my iPad too... I think it would be great if I could access content from the Time Capsule without having to use a computer to go through
If anyone has any thoughts or ideas please get back to me

Can't tell you about Time Capsule but it works with my Airport Extreme so my guess is that it will work with your Time Capsule too. The Apple TV can not access the files directy so you will have to access them with an iPhone or iPad and airplay them to your Apple TV.
The Airport Extreme I use does not support the DLNA standards which most external drives like LaCie Fule or DW My Cloud use. I found out it supports the SMB standard though. So a quick search on the App Store with SMB as the keyword showed up a few file managment apps and the first I tried worked!
It's called FileExplorer Free and can access files on your external drive attached to your Airport Extreme. There were more hits but since the first app I found worked I didn't bother to check out the other apps.
I tried FileExplorer with songs first and it worked. You can listen to your songs with your iPhone or iPad or Airplay them to your Airport Express and listen to them at your home audio system. I couldn't hear any loss of quality.
It also works with yorur movies. Just select the movie and watch it on your iDevice or Airplay it to your Apple TV. Works with HD movies as well with no problems. Only downside was that the Apple TV can only display .mp4 files. Even the movies bought on iTunes won't work with the app and the Apple TV. So I had to convert a few movies using the free converter HandBrake.
FileExplorer works with other types of files like photos or documenst too. Oh and as a bonus: The FileExplorer app can also access your library from the DropBox or Google Drive. Works with NAS drives as well. Looks like you need the paid version though for those extras.
In case your router supports DLNA search for a DLNA app like 8player.
So finally I can move my big movie collection to my external drive and still watch it without the need for the Mac or iTunes to run. Hope this helps you too.

Erasing time capsule content

Hi, I have two different computers backing up to a single Time Capsule using Time Machine. I am replacing one of the two computers and would like to erase the content of just the one computer that I am replacing. I see that I can erase the time capsule from the Airport Utility. But will this erase the content of just the one or both computers? Is there anyway to erase or delete just the content of one of the computers? Thanks in advance -

Does anyone know if this is the only technique? "Erase" really formats the whole TC?
I have a problem that my .sparsebundle won't go to trash because of the BAND that is being in use. And if I erase it will wipeout the whole disk if I am right and I will lose backups of the other computers as well...
Does anyone have a solution to this?
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Can i browse time capsule like a normal external hard drive

im lookign to buy a time caplulse... is it act like a shared network drive? like can i store stuff on there and get on a different computer and access them??? or would i be better with an airport extreme and pluging a extrenal hard drive into that??
Thanks

Quiksilver5451 wrote:
im lookign to buy a time caplulse... is it act like a shared network drive? like can i store stuff on there and get on a different computer and access them??? or would i be better with an airport extreme and pluging a extrenal hard drive into that??
You can do either one, but if you want to use Time Machine only a Time Capsule will suffice for a remote (i.e. not locally attached) backup drive.

Time Capsule Contents, Insufficient Privileges?

Longtime reader, first-time poster so forgive me if I stray from typical conventions..
I recently setup a 1TB (Dual-band) Time Capsule as both the target of my Time Machine backups and my home network's base station. Anywhere from 4-6 devices (at least two MacBooks, two iPhones) are connected wireless to the network at any given time. The laptops both run Mac OS 10.6.2, the phones are of the 3G variety, and all devices are up to date software-wise. Automatic TM backups are turned OFF.
During the configuration, the wizard asked me to name my Time Capsule disk, so I did. Then, I secured the disk using a password. I then connected my laptop via ethernet and successfully completed my first backup.
Later, I decided I'd rather secure the disk using accounts, so I created three. Then, I tried to run TM and attempt my second backup wirelessly. The disk I initially created was not an option for the target, only 'My User' on 'Time Capsule Disk'. I figured TM or TC would recognize my computer, identify a previous backup of my local HD and only backup the data that had changed since.
Instead, TM notified me that I would be executing a full backup and recommended I connect via ethernet. Again, expecting the products to recognize the situation, I went along with the prompt and performed a wired back-up via ethernet. Afterward, I realized that two full backups were residing on the TC; one under my user's disk/sharepoint folder, the other on the disk/sharepoint folder named in the initial setup.
I decided I did not want the redundancy, so I ran AP Utility > Disks > Time Capsule Disk > Erase (or Delete?) > Default Erase. Once I was notified of a successful delete and verified that the capacity space equaled available space, I decided to again perform a full, wired backup as my user via TM. The backup completed successfully. However, where I expected to see only one disk/sharepoint folder in the finder under my TC, I still see two; my user's and the one created at setup. The old disk/sharepoint folder is empty, except for the hidden files. No .sparsebundle or any other files.
I would like to delete the older, empty disk/sharepoint folder but receive a notice indicating that I do not have sufficient privileges. Anyone have a solution to permanently achieve this without performing a factory restore of my TC?
Thanks, in advance!

Thank you very much for replying! So what you are saying is, that they are actually there, I just won't see the list of pictures? Thanks again. I appreciate it!

How can I back up my time capsule contents to a different hard drive?

I want to back up my time capsule to a different hard drive so I have that extra layer of safety

There are a few ways to do this but none good.
Airport utility will do an archive of the disk.. just open to the disk tab and click archive. The target is USB drive connected to the machine. But it can only do full backup.. no incremental.
You can backup over network but not using Time Machine.. Carbon Copy Cloner is a $40 software that is well worth it. Super slow though doing this.
I recommend you backup using CCC direct from the computer to the target.. otherwise you can be backing up the same problem.

Delete old time capsule content?

I've replaced my old time capsule with a new 802-11AC model and would like to scrub the drive on the old TC.
It is no longer in use or connected to the wireless network.
Thanks for your help

You will have to get the old Time Capsule connected to your Mac.
The easiest way to do this would be to temporarily connect an Ethernet cable from the Mac to one of the LAN <-> ports on the old TC.
Open AirPort Utility, click on the old TC and click Edit
Click the Disks tab at the top of the next window
Click Erase Disk
If you plan to keep the TC, then use the Quick Erase option, which will only take a minute.
If you plan to move the TC to another person, select the Zero Out option, which will likely take 4-5 hours or more.
If you want to erase the old network settings on the old TC, click the Base Station menu at the very top of the screen up near File, Help, etc
Click Restore Default Settings
Now the old TC has factory default settings and the hard drive is blank. Disconnect the Ethernet cable that you used for the operations.

Clone a Time Capsule

Hey guys.
I recently bought an iMac to go along with my old Macmini. I decided to put my extensive iTunes library on the capsule and have the two Macs sharing the media (essentially used as a media drive).
Because of this I've found myself with an external disk to spare which I have plugged into the Time Capsule as a network drive.
From what research I've done, if I now back up my two Macs using Time machine, my media on the Time Capsule won't be backed up. Since this is really what I want to be backed up, is there a way I can routinely clone the Time Capsule content onto the plugged in network drive?

Owenvii wrote:
Since this is really what I want to be backed up?
best way would be to move your iTunes library to the external, plug that into your computer, and have TM include the drive for backups.
however, maybe ChronoSync can do what you want.
good luck !
JGG

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I just bought a new 1TB time capsule and I followed the instructions to setup my mobile me account.... but how does it work? If I am on my MAC away from home how do i access my time capsule?
Also, is it possible to access my time capsule contents from my iphone?

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Setting up Time Capsule as an archive for a time capsule?

Hello,
I have a Time Capsule that I use as an external drive where I save and share photos/videos files across multiple Macs. It's great for moving files off of the Macs since we have thousands of photos/files and they are not small files. I'm on MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.5.
Since the primary Time Capsule (1.9 TB) has data I don't want to lose, I want to archive the Time Capsule content to another Time Capsule (2TB).
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.
In AirPort Utility, I go into the primary Time Capsule and select Edit. I select Disks within the Editor. I then click on the Archive Disks… button. "Destination", however, says "No AirPort disks available." So, I'm not able to select the secondary Time Capsule as the archive drive. I've read some pages about disk formatting and the disk needing to be unencrypted, but I connected the secondary Time Capsule to my Mac and did not find a way to identify or change the disk format or encryption option.
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?
Thanks for your assistance.

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.
Sorry but no.. the airport instructions are for a USB drive.. the TC is not now or ever accessible over USB.. it is a network drive.. you can plug a plain USB drive into it.. nothing more.
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..
Have everything plugged in by ethernet.. mount both TC and you can make a backup from one TC to the other.
Archive will not work. that is only for a USB directly plugged into the TC.

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