Can you use Time Capsule as a working hard drive?

I would like to know if you buy the Time capsule, does it just work as a back up drive or can you use it as a working drive on your network?

A working drive with no ability to back itself up.. and outside of TM which cannot backup network drives.. if you use it.. be aware.. your files that are not backed up will one day be lost.. TC is not that reliable.

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  • Can you use Time Capsule as an external hard drive?

    I want to use it as both a back-up drive and an external hardrive for movies etc that I dont want to keep on my Mac so I can have more free space. I was just wondering if this is possible with this device or if I need a separate portable hard drive/external hard drive to do this.

    I have an external HDD that I use for backups once in a while, BUT to be honest with you I last backed up my iTunes stuff (around 30K songs) over a year ago. Maybe it is time for another backup.
    In all fairness, the whole time I have been using Mac's (since 2001) I have never had a major crash (knock on wood) so it has not been high on my priority list tbh. This said, how Apple have been acting lately I feel they have become a little too big for them selves and I have started to notice errors here and there, something that was unheard of earlier
    Anyway, in most cases it is never the HDD that causes problems and extracting data from these are not a major hinder so I'm good...
    EDIT: Oh, maybe I misunderstood the question

  • Can u use time capsule as a normal hard drive and don't activate the time capsule in my macs?

    can u use time capsule as a normal hard drive and don't activate the time capsule in my macs?

    Yes, but it will be slow and expensive compared to just buying an external and plugging it in locally.

  • Can you use time machine on a networked hard drive

    Can you use time machine on a networked hard drive? 

    See if this helps: Using Time Machine with a networked hard drive

  • Can i use time capsule as a external hard drive

    can i use time capsule as a external hard drive

    Not plugged in by USB if that is what you were thinking.
    You can store files on the TC but you should NOT.
    Store files on the TC.
    This is asked several times a day.. obviously people are struggling with their latest SSD being too small.
    The TC is not suitable for network file server.. but many people having no choice press it into service as such.
    Major issues.
    1. No backup.. no way Time Machine can backup a network drive. No place to backup to.. So all your files will be at risk. And you will need to buy a third party like CCC to do backup.
    2. The TC cannot be partitioned and mixing TM backups and data is not great. It was and is and ever shall be a backup device for Time Machine.
    3. The drive is slow to spin up and quick to spin down.. there is no control. In fact the TC is so lacking in controls for even the router side.. that you cannot do more than the most basic of setups.
    The following are controls on the hard disk side.
    Reformat it. You can name the share. You can do a full archive of the whole disk. This will go at a speed of aprox. 30-50GB/Hr so calculate how long an archive of a full 2TB will take.
    4. iPhoto in particular can easily corrupt its entire library with wireless networking causing a disconnection to one photo. Even if you do this;;; do not move your photo library... you have been warned!!
              Even apple btw say don’t do it.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5168 Although mostly about FAT32           it adds network drives.
    5. iTunes can constantly lose connection to the library. The disk is slow to respond.. itunes on the computer will constantly spit out errors. Even in the midst of streaming the TC can spin down the disk due to caching.
    6. Do not use any live files on the TC no matter what else you do.. if you edit files in whatever program the file must be on the local hard disk.
    7. The only suitable location for most libraries is a computer. You can plug in an external hard disk.
    Read pondini for some work arounds.
    Q3 here. http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html

  • Can I use time capsule as an external hard drive

    I have a MacBook Pro that came loaded with 500Gb storage and I had another 750Gb storage added and the disc drive removed.  I have now filled both HD's and want to move the data to an external device.  I have a 2TB Time Capsule just sitting here doing nothing at the moment but am wondering if I can just use it as an external HD instead of just backup?  Also, I don't want to backup/sore anyone else's info and we are already running a wireless network in the house that I don't want to itnerfear with...

    It is possible to use the TC as a file store albeit a very unsafe one..
    If you off load files you will not want to use Time Machine. Either just directly copy the files or use another backup utility.
    The reason I say the TC is unsafe,, once you copy the files to the TC. and then delete them from your computer.. you have no backup.. the TC is a backup device NOT a file store. It has only the most primitive backup, via USB connected drive, to manually do a full backup of the TC. In terms of reliability.. TC are very prone to failure after 2years.. they are sealed and no parts are made available.. In Apple's understanding it is a consumable.. when it breaks, buy a new one.. it only has backups on it not your only source of files.
    Having said all that,, if you are prepared to use a USB drive and setup some sort of backup software on a computer it can be used. It is slow.. it is dumb.. ie it has no servers other than basic network file serving.. and you should not then use it as Time Machine target at all.. as you will have 1.2TB of files sitting on it.

  • 1. Can I use Time Capsule as an external hard drive, remove wifi feature?

    Hi there -
    My Time Capsule contains my iPhoto library, and I had used it in the past as my wifi router, backup AND external hard drive for the iPhoto library. Now I must use AT&T's wireless router, and would still like to use the TC for the backup and iPhoto library storage.  Is there a way to do that?
    Also, the Apple deviced prefer to connect to Time Capsule (which is no longer connected to the internet) as their first choice for the wifi internet connection. Is there a way to change that preference?
    Thanks in advance for all your help!

    Only one setting needs to be checked to make sure that the Time Capsule will connect to your ATT router correctly.
    To do that, you need to use AirPort Utility, but we do not know what version that you might have. Please open AirPort Utility, click on the AirPort Utility menu, and then click About AirPort Utility and post back with the version number that you see there.
    My Time Capsule contains my iPhoto library, and I had used it in the past as my wifi router, backup AND external hard drive for the iPhoto library.
    Sorry, maybe I do not understand this. If you have your "main" iPhoto library on the Time Capsule, you cannot also have the backup of the iPhoto library on the same Time Capsule.  What would happen when.....not if.....the Time Capsule fails?
    For the record, the experts in the iPhoto support area strongly recommend that you do not locate your main iPhoto library on the Time Capsule.....but that is probably another discussion and post in the iPhoto support community.
    Also, the Apple deviced prefer to connect to Time Capsule (which is no longer connected to the internet) as their first choice for the wifi internet connection. Is there a way to change that preference?
    The Time Capsule will be connected to the Internet when it is configured correctly to connect your ATT router, so your devices can continue to use the Time Capsule wireless if you want.
    Or, are you saying that you want to turn off the wireless function on the Time Capsule and use the ATT wireless?
    The Time Capsule will run circles around the ATT router as far as wireless performance, but you may have your reasons for wanting to use the ATT wireless.
    Please clarify on what it is that want to do.

  • Can i use time capsule as an external hard drive and stream stuff?

    hey i am thinking of purchasing a 2TB time capsule because its soo annoying getting stuff from my external putting them onto my mac then putting them into itunes then streaming them from my itunes to my xbox, is their no way i can just put all my films and music onto the time capsule and stream them to my xbox and macbook without all the wires and hassle, i am also wondering if i could do this would i be able to stream music from the time capsule (external harddrive) to my iphone. The main reason why i would like to know this is because my mac is only 150Gb and i have over a 1TB of films would be soo much easier if someone could give me some answers thank you

    Here's my set up:
    Mac only>TC is my main router>wired with Cat 6 ethernet cable>set up for wireless also.
    My other Macs wired or wireless can detect the 500 gig hard drive so I use it as storage and sync it to my Apple TV for movie watching.
    You can do this on PC.

  • Can I use time capsule as an external hard drive as well as a back up?

    Hi
    I have a Macbook air and a 3TB Time Capsule.
    Can I use this as a hard drive (media storage) as well as for back up?
    Thanks

    People do, but it's not a good idea.  There's conflicting needs between Time Machine and other uses for the drive.
    The #1 reason why it isn't a good idea is where are your media backups?

  • Can I use time capsule as and external hard drive ? how ?

    I would like to now if I can use my time capsule not juste to back up my mac book pro but also has a external hard drive.
    I tried to add a folder in time capsule but it dosen't let me do it ????
    Please help

    I was just wondering if it was possible to the TC disk seperate in 2. One for backing up my cumputer and one for storing my movie and musique.
    If yes, can I watch a movie from my TC ???

  • How do you use time capsule with an external hard drive

    I would like to use time machine to back up to my external hard drive. 
    When I tried to set it up it said it would wipe out everthing currently on it to start using it.
    I do not want it to wipe our what I have currently have on the hard drive.  Any suggestions?
    I do have icloud.  Can I back up using time machine to that?

    Purchase another external drive. Time Machine will only back up to a drive formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
    (63322)

  • Can i use time capsule as an external hard drive in a pc and a mac???

    or i can only use it wirelessly?

    Here's my set up:
    Mac only>TC is my main router>wired with Cat 6 ethernet cable>set up for wireless also.
    My other Macs wired or wireless can detect the 500 gig hard drive so I use it as storage and sync it to my Apple TV for movie watching.
    You can do this on PC.

  • Can you use Time Capsule as a print server for printers connected via Ethernet or wirelessly?

    Can you use Time Capsule as a print server for printers connected via Ethernet or wirelessly?
    I know that it works marvelous for printers connected via USB, but I'd like to know if you can use it as a more general print server.

    No, you can't, but what do you expect to gain by doing so?
    The main advantage of the print server is to provide multi-user network access to a printer that typically only supports a single connection. Since, by definition, your printer already has a network connection and can be used by multiple users.

  • Can you use Time Capsule with any wifi extender?

    Can you use Time capsule with any wifi extenders?

    No, since Apple designed their routers to only work with other Apple routers.
    I suppose that it is possible that another brand might work, but since you won't know this until you try, it would be a good idea to have a clear understanding of the store's return policy before you decide to gamble.

  • Can you use time capsule for your mac and have readynas backup your pc's on the same network

    Can you use time capsule for your mac and use readynas to back up your pc's on the same network

    Sure, that is trivial setup.. they both have different names and IP addresses.
    You should be able to use ReadyNas for TM backup but you should check the latest state of play for that.

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