Clone the disk inside a time capsule for off site storage ?
I would like to do 'off-site' clones of the drive inside the time capsule. Anyone ever heard of anyone else attempting it? Love to take advantage of the usb port on the time capsule to do it...
With 7.3.1+ firmware on the Time Capsule (TC) you can archive the internal drive - copying its contents, including backup images of networked systems - to an externally connected USB drive.
The Archive option, can be found on the Disks tab of AirPort Utility 5.3.1+
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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.
Another option would be to use a commercial application like Carbon Copy Cloner to keep your backup. The advantage to this approach is that once the first "master" backup is done, the application will only back up the changes on the Time Capsule that have occurred since the last backup. So, subsequent backups will be much faster, probably only taking about 10-15 minutes. -
What use would there be for the 1st generation time capsule if I bought a new ac time capsule?
I just bought hte new ac time capsule (TC), and was using the 1st generation one at home.
=> I use now the old TC as an wifi extender and as a shared hard disk for family
=> the new TC is used with Time Machine for encrypted backup and first high speed network -
I can't access the disk on my time capsule
I have a mocbook pro and a 2tb time capsule that was bought abut a month and a half ago, it's fully updated and so is my macbook but I can't access the hard disk. Is there a way in which I can access it without having to completely like reformat it?
Not sure what you mean by access the hard disk.
Are you asking about Time Machine backups from your Mac to the Time Capsule?
If yes, click the Time Machine clock icon on the dock and wait a few minutes for the Time Machine "Star Wars" interface to fully load.
Use the scale at the right of the window to select the date of a recent backup that you want to see
Then, use the Finder like interface to navigate and find the file(s) that you want to see
Click Restore at the lower right if you want to Restore the file to the present, otherwise click Cancel to close Time Machine and return to the present time.
Is there a way in which I can access it without having to completely like reformat it?
Reformatting the Time Capsule will erase alll fo the data on the drive and wipe it clean. -
HT4600 where can I find the WPS button on Time Capsule (for connecting to a Canon printer)?
I can´t find the WPS button for connecting to a Canon printer wireless. Somebody who can help me?
There is no WPS button on the Time Capsule.
You might be able to get the printer to connect using the following method:
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click the Time Capsule icon, then click Edit
Click the Base Station menu at the very top of the computer screen. Do not click the Base Station tab in the center of the screen.
Click Add Printer and then select the First Attempt method, then click Continue
The Time Capsule will search for you printer. If it finds it, click Done
If this method does not work for your pinter, you will need to follow the manufacturer's instructions for manually connecting the printer to the wireless network. -
Time Capsule for iPad/iPhone storage instead of PC/Mac
Can you use your time capsule to back up Ipad, Iphone, Mini, etc. if you have two separate Apple ID's (husband/wife) without backing up to PC/Mac first? In other words, I would like to download all my photos, movies, etc. to the Capsule and be able to bring it up whenever I need (home or away) on my device and will it store separate Apple ID's so the wife can do the same? I know this sounds very cloudish, but it is different.
TC cannot repeat from non-apple router. Although that is not quite true WDS is so bad and so insecure you would never in a million years do it. if you have a security router like Sonicwall.
It would be like building a castle with a moat and the drawbridge can never be pulled up or the gate shut.
If you setup the TC in bridge and as an AP plugged into the sonic wall by ethernet.. that will work fine. You can setup a roaming wireless network.. which works well on Macs but generally PC fail totally. That is only relevant to laptops and portable devices though.
PC will be able to use the TC as a backup target.. it is not ideal and you will generally need to play around a bit but it does work.
You should note.. a TC is not a NAS.. it is primarily designed as a backup target for Mac Laptops with Time Machine. That is why the combo of wireless plus hard disk.
It is a dumb box.. really a hard drive hanging off a wireless router.. (only it is inside it.. well sealed inside).
It is slow.. fast enough for wireless clients.. but it is a single green drive.. no raid to mirror.. no esata or way to extend the drive.. no JBOD .. when it runs out of space.. it is out of space.
But principally there is no internal backup.. as a place to store files.. it stinks.. you will have to setup a manual backup.
If you want a NAS buy a NAS and plug it into the fastest router point you have.
To extend wireless use a proper repeater if you have to.. repeaters are never a great idea.. it is much better to use multiple AP's tied back by ethernet.
Cost wise the TC is very hard to beat if it suits your function.. but it has a short lifespan.. do not trust it after 3 years. It is sealed.. if it dies in warranty it is replaced.. no data will be recovered.. after all .. it is a backup device.. there are no parts available to fix it.. power supply being the chief thing that goes wrong.
Read in google a bit.. dead time capsule
You will see what I mean. -
Using Time Capsule for Backup Drives, Storage, and an iTunes Server?
I have a 500 GB Time Capsule to accompany my Macbook. The Time Capsule connects to my household's existing wifi network and is not connected by a cord to my computer. I went through a great deal of difficulty setting it up, but now it's time to start using it. I just canceled my off-site backup service, so I really need and appreciate your help and advice.
I want my Time Capsule to perform a few different tasks:
1) Time Machine backups for TWO different user accounts on my Macbook
2) Additional file storage
3) iTunes server
Is this possible? If so, how would I accomplish it?1) Time Machine backups for TWO different user accounts on my Macbook
Time Machine backs up the ENTIRE hard drive. It is not user dependent.
2) Additional file storage
Yes
3) iTunes server
You can use it to store your iTunes library. However iTunes will need to run on your MacBook to play the music. -
Connecting to Time Capsule from off Site (Windows 7)
Hi All!
First off, thanks for reading my post, it means a lot to me to get such great help from the community.
I have a Time Capsule (2TB) setup in my home with my most of my Windows 7 user profile redirected to it. It was just purchased over the weekend from the Apple store after my 7 year old Apple router finally died, so it should be the latest and greatest. I have setup DynamicDNS and can connect to my time capsule using the dynamic host name from inside my house (capsule.notmyrealdns.net). So, to reiterate in case I'm not being totally clear, if I map a network drive in Windows from my home desktop to \\capsule.notmyrealdns.net\hammonjj, I can connect to that share without any problems. For reference, hammonjj is the username I created in the Time Capsule management utility and TC created a share called hammonjj, which is what I am connecting to.
However, from off site I can not map this drive. When I try to map it, I get a network error, which I have listed below (I am checking the box to connect using different credentials, btw). I have tried to ping my DNS host name and it both responds and kicks back the correct IP for my home connection. I have also double checked both my usename and password and have since gone under port mapping and added both Personal File Sharing and Windows File Sharing to the list of exceptions and checked the box for enabling access over WAN in the Airport Utility; I chose a random public port, but kept the default private ports.
The error:
Windows cannot access \\capsule.notmyrealdns.net\hammonjj
Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise.......blah blah blah.
Thanks again for the help! I'm sure this is just a silly oversight on my part, but I can't seem to figure it out on my own. I bow before the Apple Community!
JamesIt is not an oversight on your part.. you cannot connect via SMB over the internet.. practically every ISP .. certainly any responsible ISP blocks the port otherwise just about every windows system on the internet would be fully exposed as people share folders without passwords.
Use vpn .. that is the only secure way from windows. -
Question to the Power Users RE: Time Capsule Disk Mgmt and Security
I was real excited to get the Time Capsule, but now since I have it I have to say its lack of security and disk management features are disappointing.
I am thinking of giving up on Time Machine backups completely (I have never been thrilled with TM) and using the Backup 3.0 that is available to .Mac users. If I backup one machine using TM to the TC, I can login from a different machine and modify/delete the backups, this is not secure from accidental or malicious access.
What I am hoping to do is to create logical partitions on the drive and use a program like PGP to encrypt the disk. This so far has been a real pain in the @$$ because of the lack of disk mgmt with the TC.
I have used the OS X disk utility to create a disk image (takes forever) and it does not automagically mount itself, so PGP will not recognize it is a disk. I then decided to start over and use the Airport Utility to erase the disk (this has been running for about 12 hours now, and is still flashing amber). I am not sure if this TC is DOA or just slow as cr@p.
If anyone has any ideas on how to make an out of the box TC more secure, please share.darndawg wrote:
Have you been able to get all of your applications to recognize the disk image as a place to save/create/modify files?
All applications? Only tried some - but since I was able to copy 56GB of iTunes content to the drive and access it with TuneRanger - I am fairly certain it is universally available.
With the encrypted disk image, can you decrypt that image from another machine with a passphrase? I believe the answer is no, which is why I want to use PGP to encrypt the disk image.
I believe the image is not machine restricted. The only encrypted image I have is on a USB memory stick. I will have to try and open it on my other mac.
I did create a 50GB disk image successfully, however I changed my mind and decided I wanted to create an image using the entire TC disk.
I deleted the disk image I had created, as well as the TM backups on the disk. I then used the Airport Utility to do a "quick" erase of the disk, and now 36 hours later it is still erasing the disk.
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My Mac can't find the volume " Data" on Time Capsule, Also I can't find with the disk-utility program the hard disk in the Time Capusule.
So I can't format the disk in the Time Capsule
Deconnevt and then connecting the power tp the Time Capsule gives also no solution.
What can I do?
JoeI listed the commands.. that is how you manually mount the disk.. follow exactly the commands I gave you.
In finder use top menu, go, connect to server.
Type in the following.
AFP://TCname or AFP://TCIpaddress (obviously you replace with the actual name or the actual IP address).
If that fails..
try
SMB://TCname
Here is the screenshot.
tardis4 being the name of my TC.
It should then ask you for your credentials.
And it should remember them in the keychain and be able to then get TM to connect. -
I keep receiving this message.
Time Machine could not complete the backup.
The backup disk image "/Volumes/Time Capsule/Karla Laura Smith's MacBookPro.sparsebundle" could not be accessed (error -1).
Can anyone help me clear this annoying message up? Thanks for advance....The unplugging was of power, if you were unplugging ethernet .. that will not do anything.
The issue is explained here.
C17 http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
If a restart of the TC is not adequate you maybe in the 2% that has other issues.. please try a full network restart in correct order.. with everything off.. modem.. then TC.. then clients.. with 2min gap to allow modem and TC to finish boot process. -
Have an older iMac and am contemplating adding a new MacBook Air and a 2TB Airport Time Capsule to increase WiFi speeds. My question is (a) is this a compatable setup and (b) will the older iMac slow the WiFi speeds?
ThanksBe careful about mixing Time Machine backups and other data on the TC's disk. That will cause conflicts, sooner or later. See #Q3 in Using Time Machine with a Time Capsule for an explanation and some possible workarounds.
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Can I use two Time Capsules? one as an extension of my laptop (for music and video storage) and the other one to back up everything from the laptop and Time Capsule (for music and videos)
Not via Time Machine. It cannot back up from a network location.
The 3rd-party apps CarbonCopyCloner and ChronoSync may be workable alternatives.
EDIT: And, if you're going to do that, you could back up from the Time Capsule to a USB drive connected to the TC's USB port. Second TC not required.
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I currently use a Time Capsule for my wi-fi (2008). I would like to extend its range. While there are many boosters that can do the job, what is the best option? How is Airport Express as an option?
The Time Capsule (TC) can have its wireless network extended by another TC, an 802.1n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn), or 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn).
If your TC is a simultaneous dual-band version, only another TC or AEBSn will be able to extend both radios. The AXn can only support one radio (2.4 or 5 GHz) at a time. -
I am backing up to my time capsule for the first time. It has been stuck on 348mb of 20.1 gb for days. Is this normal or is the machine not functioning correctly?
That seems to be OK via WLAN!
It ist better to do the first backup via LAN-cable.
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