Can I auto mount the Time Capsule drive?

I am starting to use the TC drive for more than just backups (2T is way more than we need). Is there a way to have the Mac's automatically mount the drive onto the desktop at bootup?

+Is there a way to have the Mac's automatically mount the drive onto the desktop at bootup?+
Try the following:
Open System Preferences
Open Accounts
Click the Login Items tab next to the Password tab
Click the + (plus) button at the bottom of the Login Items box
Using the Finder like interface, click on your Time Capsule icon under the SHARED heading
Click the folder that appears to the right
Click Add at the lower right of the window

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    my imac can no longer find the time capsule....i had to delete the old network and re add the time capsule to create a new one and now the imac keeps searching for the base and cant locate it

    If you mean that Time Machine can't find the Time Capsule, I'd try using the Time Machine panel of System Preferences to redeclare your backup disk.  If that's not what you mean, please explain.

  • I can't connect with the Time Capsule.

    Hello everyone,
    Some years ago, I bought a Time Capsule. Until now, I didn't want to use it as an extern HD.
    So I tried today.
    I am using it for a year now, as main router. Several computers and iDevices are using it.
    Because I had forgotten some things - and I hadn't wrote it down - I decided  to reset it and configure it again.
    Since then, the internet has become slower - and I my Macbook pro can't connect to the Time Capsule's disk.
    In Finder's everything fine. Left, under 'Shared', I can see the Time Capsule as a HD.
    When I click on it, I see: "No Connection". Then I select "Connect As", and I fill in the Time Capsule password.
    It tries to connect a few minutes, but then I get the message:
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    In the Airport Utility, there's a green light.
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    *I am using Snow Leopard
    *I am using newest update of the Airport Utility
    *Since reset, internet's fine but a bit slower.
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    *Can I use my Time Capsule for other things than only Time Machine (backup)?
    *Can I divide it in parts? (Backup, User)
    *Can I backup multiple devices on it? (Macbook Pro, iMac, Macbook Air etc.)
    Hope you can help me!
    iFallrise

    What actual model is the TC.. the A1xxx number from the rubber base mat???
    As they age they become unreliable. Some earlier and some at 3year mark.
    It greatly depends on the setup of the existing network.
    I would recommend a downgrade in the TC firmware.. as with Snow Leopard there is no advantage to you in the later firmware.
    Go to the airport utility and select firmware update.. hold down the option key when you make the selection and all the previous versions available for your model will come up. I recommend using 7.5.2
    Do another reset of the device. This time a full factory reset.. and start the configuration again.
    Ignore update to firmware requests.. turn off the reminder.
    Set all names to SMB standard. short, no spaces, pure alphanumeric. TC name, wireless names, hard disk name.
    For wireless I recommend you use wpa2 security with 8-12 character passkey.. pure alphanumeric.
    Set to manual for radio channels and test 1, 6, 11 in turn for the best.
    Depending on the broadband you use, the TC must be in router or bridge mode.. tell us more if you need help for this.
    If you think the TC is slowing you down, do a test with direct connection to the broadband modem and give us the speed comparison.. direct and via the TC ethernet or wireless.. tell us which though.. wireless will always be slower than ethernet.
    If you have issues still with the hard disk it might need some work.. older models the disk might need to be erased .. please open any time machine backup and run a verify.
    A5
    http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
    Other Questions:
    *Can I use my Time Capsule for other things than only Time Machine (backup)?
    Yes, but the TC is designed primarily for Time Machine.. if you store files, there is no method in the TC to back up those files.. do not make them the only store.
    *Can I divide it in parts? (Backup, User)
    You cannot partition a TC .. not without removing the disk. You can create a disk image.
    Q3 http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
    *Can I backup multiple devices on it? (Macbook Pro, iMac, Macbook Air etc.)
    You can use multiple devices with TM. Be aware you need lots of free space for this to be successful. So you need to add up the total you want to backup on each computer.. and at least double it.

  • How can i ensure that the time capsule back up all my data?

    how can i ensure that the time capsule back up all my data and no any data missed during the back up? becz i was backing up my mac to time capsule for the first time and it takes only 5 hourse for 279GB which is doesnt make sense
    any idea, how to ensure that all my data been backed up

    well this tells you why you are having issues.. since you have a filevault and unless you are logged on as that user TM has no way to backup the vault.
    so that is why the backup is so small.
    And you cannot remove the file vault because the disk is too small.. you are in catch 22..
    You cannot backup and you cannot remove the vault..
    Login as the user who has the file vault and copy the files off the computer to a directory on the TC.. Then just delete the files on the computer.. that will then allow you to remove the file vault.
    But never  will I ever use file vaults so I am being theoretical .. please read it up yourself.
    http://pondini.org/TM/25.html
    You are not doing the background reading you need to understand what you are doing..
    read the whole of pondini's info.. or at least skim it so you know what is there.
    Avoid like the plague file vaults..
    When disks go belly up, as they always do.. your files will be lost. Somewhere they need to be stored in the clear.. so why bother .. put better security on the computer and forget vaults.

  • Mounting the time capsule

    Does anyone have any suggestions on mounting the time capsule on a wall?
    Thanks Don

    use afp protocol.
    ie the GO command.

  • Is it possible to browse the Time Capsule drive without using Bonjour?

    I have not found any real specs for the TC that it can use samba. I don't want to have to depend on bonjour to use the NAS functionality of time capsule. Is it possible in Windows explorer to just type:
    \\192.168.x.y\
    and get a list of the drives in TC? I'd ultimately like to be able to access music and video using other devices (such as XBMC). I can already access a NAS using samba... but the TC instructions are so dumbed down that I can't tell if you can even access the beast without special software. I'm hoping it is possible. If someone has TC and a PC or even boot camp, can they check this and post back?
    Thanks!

    Bonjour is only necessary if you wish to use the print server functions of the Time Capsule.
    I have XP and Vista systems connecting to it through a normal mapped drive configuration without Bonjour and it works fine.
    Just stick with the IP address as the name of the device (ie. \\192.168.x.y) unless you have a WINS server and configure the TC with the WINS server address.

  • I am using a 2TB Time Capsule to backup four Mac computers. Can I also backup the Time Capsule itself to an external 4TB Seagate HD?

    I have four Mac computers that are being backed up to a 2TB Time Capsule. I want to know if I can now backup the Time Capsule to an external hard drive. I would like to purchase a Seatgate Backup Plus 4TB Desktop Drive, STCA4000100, to do the job. In simple terms, I want to backup my backup. Does any of this make sense?

    Just to add to Bob's comments it would be extremely slow. If you backup the TC 3TB to another drive.. there is no need for a drive bigger than 3TB..btw..
    Because the TC cannot back itself up.. at least not incrementals, you need to run the application from a computer.. Bob listed suitable ones,, if you plug the drive into the TC, the files will be copied from TC to the computer then back to the TC and to the extremely slow USB interface. It is better to have the USB disk connected to the fastest interface hopefully USB3 on some computer.
    IMHO if you are backing up the TM backups.. any corruption in the backup is then copied straight to the backup of the backups.. you are much better doing a backup fresh and use CCC or superduper to do it so you are using two different softwares. You can also store a couple of disk images of various dates..
    One nasty habit of TM is to delete a backup if it discovers it is corrupted in some way.. so all that hard effort in having dated backups is lost in a moment.

  • Airport TimeCapsule wireless works fine, but iMac can no longer find the time capsule disk for backups.

    Hi,
    I have a new Airport TimeCapsule that I set up about two weeks ago in combination with a new iMac running OS 10.9.4.  It ran fine until 2 days ago, when the TC disk image disappeared from the iMac and Time Machine was not able to back up.  I tried to find the TC in Airport Utility and it states the "Airport Time Capsule was previously part of your network. Check that it is still in range of your network and is plugged into a power outlet..."  I've tried restarting the time capsule. I've tried restarting everything in order (modem>TC>iMac) and the iMac still cannot see the TC disk.
    I've had two other issues that I will list in case they are all related somehow:
    1) The time capsule took several attempts to set up when I first bought it.  I had to reset the TC several times before I got all the way through the set up process successfully.
    2) I tried hooking up my printer to the USB port on the airport time capsule and although my MacBook could see it and print to it just fine, my iMac was never able to see it.
    The TC is hooked up to the iMac via ethernet cable.  Does any of this sound familiar to anyone?  I'm about ready to send the time capsule back and just resurrect my old airport that worked flawlessly for years.  This airport TC has been a huge disappointment so far.
    Thanks

    There are some real issues between Mavericks and TC .. (or just network bugginess!!)
    There is a heap of things you can do but it is easier to just run through the whole lot in order. None is necessarily the cure and that is why doing all is important.
    The list is in this thread.
    Airport Utility shows "unexpected error - please try again" when connecting to Time Capsule
    In your case using ethernet can be a problem.. let me say please make sure you have ipv6 set to link-local only in your ethernet setup. I usually only show it in wireless but for you it must be ethernet. The wireless connection seems to be utterly required now for connection.. and hidden away into the airport utility is a switch over from wireless to ethernet. When I made the manual setup instructions above this particular ability (or stupidity) of the Airport Utility was not apparent to me.
    So here is typical Airport Utility (AU) v6.. but it is actually working over wireless only. (The v5 utility was wireless + ethernet).
    I have an ethernet client on the network that is completely invisible.
    Click on the Other WiFi Devices (wrongly named.. it should say other devices).
    And you will see the option to choose ethernet.
    Then the AU sees the ethernet client and none of the wireless clients.. brilliant stuff eh??
    PS this is just a test setup.. never would I have any TC with such an illegal name.. But I hope it shows you what to do.
    Fix the names.. most important.. keep them short.. less than 10 characters all the better.
    No spaces and pure alphanumeric.

  • How many devices can i use with the time capsule?

    When I said devices, I mean iphone, ipad, macbook and imac

    Out of the box, the Time Capsule will support 50 Wireless devices and 150 Wired Ethernet devices.
    You can add capability for another 50 Wired devices for a total of 200 if needed.

  • Can i just use the time capsule as back up storage

    Can I use the Time Capsule as just back up storage?  I am a little bit confused on why I should set up another wireless network and was wondering if this would interfere with my current wireless network?  I am not very computer savvy.

    You can.. but should you??
    Not everything you can do you should do!!
    I just posted the same thing here.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5051446?tstart=0
    Do not setup another wireless network.. whatever you do. If you buy a TC for storage.. or already have one.. then it should still be part of the existing network.
    Describe your network and we can tell you how to fit the TC in.
    Certainly the TC can be used as a second wireless Acess Point (AP).. this is totally different to second wireless network. And you maybe confusing the terms. A network for wireless can have multiple access points but a single network. And for large file transfer over wireless keeping the TC as AP is a good idea.

  • I used an ethernet cable between my iMac and Time Capsule for the initial backup.  Now that initial backup is concluded, can I simply unplug the Time Capsule from my computer?

    I used an ethernet cable between my iMac and Time Capsule for the initial backup.  Now that initial backup is concluded, can I assume I can simply unplug the Time Capsule from my computer without any glitches and Time Capsule will then run wirelessly.  Is this assumption correct? 

    can I assume I can simply unplug the Time Capsule from my computer without any glitches and Time Capsule will then run wirelessly.  Is this assumption correct?
    Yes, if the computer will be able to receive a strong wireless signal from the Time Capsule.
    I did not disable wireless.  So I assume the backups are occurring both with the ethernet and wirelessly.
    It is inot possible to have both an "active" Ethernet and "active" wireless signal simultaneously. If an Ethernet connection is established, your computer will default to the Ethernet connection. If the Ethernet cable is unplugged, the computer will revert to the wireless connection.
    I also show 2 wireless networks available through Airport.  Shouldn't there only be one now?
    You have a simultaneous dual band Time Capsule. That means that it will always be providing both a 2.4 GHz and a 5 GHz network.
    I named my new network the same name as the old network.  This enabled all of our devices to continue with their connection without entering the new network and/or passwords; however, I am afraid this may pose problems in the future somehow.  Any input on this issue as well?
    Things should be fine. Devices will connect to the best signal.....either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz....based on their capabilties and location in relation to the Time Capsule.

  • Can't access the Time Capsule Drive and attached USB drive

    I bought the 3 TB Time capsule a couple of months ago.  I am using it as my wireless router for a cable modem and have attached a USB drive (seagate) to the TC.  I use the TC drive for time machine only.  It worked well at first, for about the first month.   Now I have trouble accessing the TC drive as well as the USB drive.  The router function works perfectly fine.  The drives show up in the Finder under Shared but  cannot connect.  Time machine does not back up because it says the back up drive is not available.  In disc utility, the base station shows with the correct name, but I can't access it. It asks for a pasword but does not respond, so I cannot reboot it from my computer.
    If I restart the TC (power off and on), it works fine, I can access both drives.  However, this problem recurs, sometimes within a few days.  I have also noticed, which may be related, that when I enter time machine (when everything is working fine), some of the back-ups are blank.  There is a date and time but no actual back-up.  Not sure if this is related.
    I'm runing Mavericks 10.9.2 on an older MacBook, 15" late 2008 with 2.4 ghz dual core.

    Hi Bob,
    I updated Mavericks but still had the same problem, so I did a hard reset on TC, although I held the button for over 5 seconds and the amber light was flashing rapidly, it acted like a soft reset.  Still no change so I rebooted my laptop.   Still had an excellent internet connection but in AirPort utility, the TC is grayed out and says device not found.  Light on TC was amber.  So, I tried a hard reset again, but the light wouldn't flash at all.  Unplugged it and after pluggin back in, acted like a hard reset.  I restored previous settings and it is fine for the moment.  Will keep you posted if it recurs.  Hopefully it will not with updated Mavericks, but I get the feeling the problem may be the TC.

  • I use my time capsule for wifi station and back up. However suddely time machien can no longer find the time captule drive , used for back up...

    Time machiene can no longer find the back up files on my time captule..
    I have have manged to see the files via finder.
    dleted the files, and also gave time captule a new name, and pasword.
    All seemd fine but somehow the new back up could not be finished.
    Repeated all the steps, but now had the  computer hooked up to the time captule with a network kabel ( make it go quicker..)
    Still no succes...
    Seems somhowe acces to the time captule is difficult for the time machien software...

    You may find useful advice in this post.

  • Any way to run diagnostic (like Disk Utility) on the Time Capsule Drive?

    I have a Time Capsule with an internal drive that "needs repair", and yet I have no way of repairing it. I have a call in with AppleCare and am still awaiting their call back (2 days) as to what can be done about the drive short of erasing it, and my entire music library with it.
    7.3.1 introduced the archive feature in the disk tab and I am currently trying to do that to an external USB drive in hopes of at least saving my music library.
    But I have to think it's strange and not reassuring at best, that there is no way to check/validate the integrity of the drive. Especially since a lot of people will be using Time Capsule for more than storage of the BU's.
    Ironically enough, the archive feature strangely feels like I am backing up the backup… meaning why did I buy the 1TB Time Capsule if I still have to buy a drive to attach to it?
    Message was edited by: John Teeter

    I suggest you archive the TC drive, or alternatively copy the sparsebundle to a USB drive connected directly to your computer. Then use the erase function on the Airport Utility to re-initialize the TC drive. As long as there is not a hardware problem with the drive, initializing the drive should repair it better than any disk repair utility.
    Then copy the sparsebundle back to the TC and Bob's your uncle.
    I should warn you that my experience is that if you are copying anything large between a USB drive and TC, the USB drive should be attached to your Mac, not to the TC. I suspect if it is attached to the TC, the data flows from the TC to your Mac and then back to the USB drive attached to the TC, in effect going through your ethernet connection twice (don't even think about wireless!).
    I also suspect the archive tab in the TC is a means to transfer files directly from the TC to a connected USB drive without going through the attached compter, so it may be quite fast. However, when you tranfer back, do it with the USB drive attached to the computer.
    Message was edited by: John Strung

  • Can i remove my old time capsule drive and use it in my computer?, Can i remove my old time capsule drive and use it in my computer?

    I have an old time capsule and i just bought the new AC one, can i use it as an internal hard drive if i have a usb to sata adapter and a

    If you are opening a computer to replace an internal hard disk.. buy a new one. Seriously hard disks do not cost that much... especially if the computer is a Mac.. the cost and effort to open the computer demands that you use the best drive you can find.. and that is NOT a TC drive.
    For instance if you are wanting a new drive in a Mac Mini.. it is 2.5" not 3.5" anyway.. but you can buy 500GB or 750GB hybrid drives.. for a few dollars more.. and they are much better than slow green drives Apple use in the TC.
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