Can I use the old Time Capsule as an external HDD only?

how to make TC to be a new external because i dont need to back up things,just want to be External HDD,if work,can the files through by wifi ?

Hedwig Wang wrote:
i dont need to back up things
when you lose important files for the first time, you will see how wrong that statement is
how to make TC to be a new external
click here for instructions. once set up,  time machine may ask you if you want to use the TC for backups but you can decline.
the TC will show up in the finder under the shared header. click on the icon and your computer will connect to the TC, when that's done, you will see a folder called Data, which actually is the TC's drive. click on the folder and the TC's drive will mount on your desktop.
now you can drag & drop files to it like with any ordinary external HD.
can the files through by wifi ?
yes.

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