Having trouble with time capsule, won't find backups

having trouble with time capsule, won't find backups

Usually a simple reboot will work.. Reboot the TC..
If that is not enough.. Restart the whole network from off.
Mountain Lion and to a lesser extent Lion.. have network issues and lose track of the TC.

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    I have been having trouble with time capsule ever since I upgraded to the Mountain Lion OX.  I get the error message..."backup disk can not be found".  The only was I can get it to work (temporarily) is to unlug the time capsule and plug it back in.  Then the next day, same issue appears.  I have checked and my airport firmware is up to date and I check/update everything else on a regular basis.
    Any help on how to solve this problem permanently?

    I have been having trouble with time capsule ever since I upgraded to the Mountain Lion OX.  I get the error message..."backup disk can not be found".  The only was I can get it to work (temporarily) is to unlug the time capsule and plug it back in.  Then the next day, same issue appears.  I have checked and my airport firmware is up to date and I check/update everything else on a regular basis.
    Any help on how to solve this problem permanently?

  • I am having trouble with iPhoto-it won't launch.

    am having trouble with iPhoto-it won't launch and leaves a blank white screen box and spinning wheel of death-if I re-install software-will I lose all photos and faces settings? Any ideas-this is a Mac Pro and Xserve school system.
    It seemed to stem from when I was transferring some movie footage from an HD camcorder to iMovie.
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    1. The library is separate from the application, so re-installing shouldn't cause an issue with the actual photos. But it would be foolhardy in the extreme to do anything without first backing up.
    2. Often these issues are caused by a damaged Library, so reinstalling doesn't change much.
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    2a: On 10.5:  Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.
    2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows:  In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
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    If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.
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    If you purchased it on the App Store you can find it in your Purchases List.
    Alternative approach:
    Option 1
    Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
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    Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
    Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
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    1. The library is separate from the application, so re-installing shouldn't cause an issue with the actual photos. But it would be foolhardy in the extreme to do anything without first backing up.
    2. Often these issues are caused by a damaged Library, so reinstalling doesn't change much.
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    To re-install iPhoto
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    2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows:  In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
    /var/db/receipts/
    A Finder Window will open at that location and you can remove the iPhoto pkg files.
    3. Re-install.
    If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.
    If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only.
    If you purchased it on the App Store you can find it in your Purchases List.
    Alternative approach:
    Option 1
    Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
    If that fails:
    Option 2
    Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
    Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
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  • Having trouble getting Time Capsule/Airport to connect to new Comcast Internet service

    Ok let first start off by saying that as good as I am with computers, Networking ***** and I suck even more at it. With that being said, I'm having a lot
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    If you are not already using AirPort Utility 5.6 download it here: AirPort Utility 5.6.
    Power down the modem, the Time Capsule, and disconnect everything connected to them. Let them both rest for a moment or two.
    Using an Ethernet patch cable, connect the Time Capsule's WAN port to the modem's Ethernet port. Connect both of them to power, modem first. Give them both a moment or two to wake up.
    Open AirPort Utility 5.6 so that my screenshot below will resemble what you have.
    Select your Time Capsule in AirPort Utility and select "Manual Setup".
    Make yours look like the following screenshot:
    The other options, such as TCP/IP, your wireless network name and password, ought to be self-explanatory but click through them and ask about anything that is not obvious to you. The important settings are in the above screenshot - that "Connect Using" is set to "Ethernet", and that "Connection Sharing" is set to "Share a public IP address".
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    Click Update, resolve any errors that it may report, and let the Time Capsule reset.
    Whatever you do don't disconnect the Time Capsule from the modem. Most modems will refuse to talk to anything other than the device it finds connected to its Ethernet port when it wakes up, so disconnecting it from the Time Capsule and connecting it to your computer for the purpose of replying here will confuse things.
    That is pretty much it, but if you are still unsucessful, "hard reset" the Time Capsule - using a toothpick or functional equivalent, depress its tiny reset switch continuously, about a second or so, long enough for the LED to flash rapidly. That will reset the Time Capsule to its factory default condition. When you do this, the Time Capsule creates an open wireless network named "Apple Network xxxxxx" which exists for the sole purpose of configuring the Time Capsule. You must explicitly connect to this network to configure it. In AirPort utility, select the Time Capsule, and just answer the questions. When you are finished, the network "Apple Network xxxxxx" will cease to exist, so you must connect to the network you just created.
    I make frequent use of toothpicks to reset AirPorts because I invariably mess up some setting, so if you find yourself doing this too then you're probably making normal progress.

  • Trouble with Time Capsule

    I had MAC os X tiger. I just upgraded to MAC os X Leopard. I wanted to use Time Machine and the time capsule. I was using a Linksys wireless router.
    I could not get the time capsule to link to the existing network so I ran the router straight to Time Capsule and started a different network. I can not keep a solid connection between the MAC and the Time capsule. WHY? how do I fix this?
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    Please describe the other networking equipment you have (such as a modem or router, including brand and model) and how you've tried to connect things.
    Have you tried to configure the Time Capsule with AirPort Utility?

  • Password trouble with time capsule

    Hello,
    i just decided to replace my base station and external had with a new (refurb) time capsule and have run into a little problem.  1st, go ahead a point and laugh if the answer is in front of my face.  Ok, here goes.  I set up everything to replace the old drive and the internet/wireless is fine, but wheni try to configure time capsule, I am prompted for the password for the new one.  During setup, everything just migrated, but the password isn't working.  I checked keychain, did a soft reset, looked at the password in airport utility, and it still is not working.  During the setup I was never prompted to enter a password, to my memory, and in the keychain, the password is the same as what I am entering. 
    Without ithout starting all over, any suggestions? 
    thanks!

    Before you try a complete reset, try a "soft" reset.
    Simply press the reset button for 1 second and release. If the TC is working correctly, now you have a few minutes of free access to go in and change the base station password and the wireless if needed.
    Click the Base Station tab to change the base station password and the Wireless tab to change the wireless password.
    If that does not work, then you have to reset back to factory default settings and set up the device again. I would suggest that you use different device names , different wireless network names and different passwords for the new setup.
    You can delete the settings in KeyChain Access if you want to try to erase the old passwords.

  • Trouble with Time Capsule & Mountain Lion - unexpected error occurr when setting up connection to an existing network

    Hi,
    My TC was working perfectly fine until 2 weeks ago...
    I have 2 MacBook Pro 2009 & 2012, I used the TC has wireles external hard disk for Time Machine.
    I installed Mountain Lion on my oldest MacBook Pro (the newest has already Mountain Lion installed) 2 weeks ago. The installation was not straight forward... I tried to perform a clean installation, but I had difficulties with some applications.. anyway after a few days, everything went fine and smooth, I had to reconnect my TC with but it works fine, I could perform a few back-up with Time Machine.
    But ... since 5 days ago, my TC is not find any more when I enter Time Machine... I went to Utility Airport and the TC was not connected, just circeld with dashed line and I cannot enter the set up mode.. I tried several things that did not worked and finally performed a reinitialisation of my TC with restauration of factory setting. This helped a bit because I could finally see my TC in utility arport in the wifi connected devices. I tried to et up my TC and connect it to an existing network. It went fine when specifying on whch network I want to connect, chossing a name for the TC and its password.
    But then...  I got an error message: An unexpected error has occured. Retry. I never get the window asking for the password for the network.
    I retried but, It did not help, now the airport is no more visible in the wifi connected devices in airport utility...
    Any thoughts, ideas?
    Thanks,
    Yvan

    If you have a clean install of Mountain Lion it will remove the 5.6 utility.. but this is still better for setups than the new one. .. certainly for Gen4 TC or earlier.
    The setup of the TC manually from v5 utility.
    Make sure you use all short names.. for the TC itself and for wireless.. I recommend different name for 5ghz as well.
    Use WPA2 Personal security and fix wireless channels.. check 11, 6, 1 in that order.
    For 5ghz try around 40 and around 150.. doesn't matter which one.
    Use ethernet if wireless fails..
    You will hate me but older Mac with ML upgrade that went badly.. sorry get some help to clean install. the wireless in the Mac itself is then the issue.

  • TIme Capsule can't find backup disk!!!!

    Just installed a new Airport Extreme.
    My wifi is working normally.
    But, I cannot "see" the Time Capsule as backup disk.
    Everytime I try to start the backup, It tells me to configure a new Time Capsule.
    Tryed to reset and everytihing, but nothing so far.
    Need help.
    Tks

    I don't follow ..
    Just installed a new Airport Extreme.
    Do you have a time capsule.. ?? Extreme and Time Capsule are different units.
    There is no hard disk in a AE. You can use a USB on the current Gen6 AE for TM backups but none of the previous generation are actually reliable doing TM backups.
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  • Having trouble with Time Machine

    I recently had to reinstall my system software. Now I am trying to restore things like my iPhoto Library, Address Book, Safari Bookmarks and settings etc
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  • Anyone having trouble with Time Machine?

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      -Repaired permissions
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