How do i access my files on my time capsule with my iphone?

How do I access files on my time capsule with my iphone?

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  • How can I access the files on my time capsule?

    I bought this thinking it could be used as additional storage, like a hard drive only wirelessly.  It appears to be functioning as backup but I don't know how to access the files to see if it actually is.  Any advice?  When I click on time machine in the finder it just takes me to a folder that says Data with no entry for date modified.  Yet elsewhere it tells me it has been backing up every half hour or so.  Whats the deal?

    You do not access the backup file store directly.. you access it via Time Machine.. the files are not stored in a way you would directly access anyway.. all files are stored as a backup in a very complex structure.
    Read Q14-17 on how to use restore to get files out of the TM backup.
    http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
    If you want to access files on the TC, copy them directly to the TC .. don't use backups as a method of access to other devices.

  • I recently changed my internet provider and now I can't access any files on my time capsule.

    I recently changed my internet provider from Bell to Rogers and now I can't access my files on my Time Capsule. 
    When I click on Finder, it shows up as a Shared Drive.  Unfortunately, when I select it, the folder shows up blank.  I know the "Data" folder I'd created is there since Time Capsule is able to backup to it and iTunes is still downloading my music to that folder.  How do I fix this? 
    The wireless network works too since all my devices are able to connect to it.
    Help, please!

    NVM: Found out all I had to do was reboot my Macbook Pro. 

  • How do I access my external drive over the web with my iPhone. The drive is attached to my Time Machine.

    How do I access my external drive over the web with my iPhone. The drive is attached to my Time Machine. I am new to Apple and am trying to get all my stuff working together.

    This is not a supported feature of iPhone or Time Capsule.

  • How can i browse data in my time capsule with my iPhone?

    how can i browse data in my time capsule with my iPhone?

    You might want to take a look at FileBrowser.
    App Store - FileBrowser - Access files on remote computers

  • I was just wondering if I can use time capsule with my iphone for both back up and to access the hard drive on the capsule?

    I was just wondering if I can use time capsule with my iphone for both back up and to access the hard drive on the capsule?

    I don't think backup is supported but you may be able to access the TC's internal drive, from the iPhone, with an application like: NetPortal
    Note: I haven't actually tried this app, so if someone else has and was successful in accessing the TC's drive they can certainly chime in.
    Follow-up. Just downloaded and installed this app ... and I can now verify that it, indeed, can access both my TC's internal and externally attached USB HDD.

  • Can I access my iMac backup file on my Time Capsule with Time Machine from my Powerbook G4?

    I've got a 1.5 Ghz PowerPc Powerbook G4. My iMac Intel was recently stolen, however I still have the Time Capsule it continually backed up to. The Powerbook is running Leopard and has the Time Machine app. Does anyone know how I can (somehow) connect with my Powerbook to the Time Capsule left behind to transfer some documents off of it to my Powerbook even though it is not the Powerbook's designated backup server (drive)? Realize that my Powerbook already can access files from the Time Capsule but not the iMac backup. What I'm interested in is going into my iMac's backup file by using Time Machine on my Powerbook to grab some files from the iMac's history. Can this be done?If so, let me know.

    If you mount the sparse bundle via finder. Then you can open it in the Time Machine display.. it might be difficult between versions..
    http://pondini.org/TM/17.html
    Sorry to hear you iMac was stolen.. not the sort of thing that would be normally taken.

  • How to store really important files on a Time Capsule

    I'm wondering whether it is wise to store really important files on a Time Capsule (apart from Time Machine) because its hard disk is non-removable and non-replaceable and there is no mirrored backup. One could lose everything in the blink of an eye.
    What workarounds are there? The TC is a brilliantly simple device, but it seems to have many limitations as well.

    odysseus wrote:
    I'm wondering whether it is wise to store really important files on a Time Capsule (apart from Time Machine) because its hard disk is non-removable and non-replaceable
    i think you already answered your own question
    and there is no mirrored backup.
    well, there is the archive feature ...
    What workarounds are there?
    personally, in addition to TM backups to my TC, i use a couple of external firewire drives, each partitioned in two, and bootably clone my Mac's startup disks to those on a weekly basis.
    week 1 / drive X = MBP to partition A and Mini to partition B
    week 2 / drive Y = MBP to partition C and Mini to partition D
    week 3 and so forth = start over.
    using Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper, you could even incrementally clone your internal drives, which saves a lot of time.
    happy computing !
    JGG

  • How do you access a backup of a time capsule that was made to an external drive?, How does one access a backup of a time capsule that was made to an external drive?

    Back in Oct my TC was poppping an error that it was full. Research in here told me the solution was to backup the TC to an external HD and wipe it. I now need something off that old backup and don't know how to mount it to retrieve the documents.
    I tried to mount it by selecting the EX HD in the TM software however it says the drive is not in a readable format.
    At a loss on what to do.
    Thanks in advance for the help.

    mxracer700 wrote:
    I get a ton of greyed out bars (no dates) but only a couple (one date) at the bottom is clickable. It appears to me at least there are a lot of backup windows I just can't access. The recent ones that I can access work fine and they are TODAY and Sept 6 which was likely the day I did the achive.
    If you see actual dates there, that you can't access, it means that whatever's in the Finder window wasn't included in that backup.   See the pink box in #15A of Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.
    But if they're just items on a "placeholder" scale, there aren't any other recognizable backups.
    As you detail I can mount the ext hd in finder and in the sidebar I get an image "Time Machine Backups" which gives me a folder "backups.backupdb" which has a folder for my mac mini and then only three folders. One is the Sept 6 date, on is 'in-progress' and the third is 'latest'. Going into the Sept 6 gives me access to the same data as going in via TM.
    That sounds like you only have the 1 completed backup, of September 6.  The "Latest" item is simply an alias to the most recent completed backup. 
    Before going any farther, try to Repair the backups, per #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting. Use the procedure for an external disk connected to a Time Capsule.
    If that doesn't help, it sounds like Time Machine had deleted all previous backups trying to make room for a (very large) new one.  See the pink box in #C4 ofTime Machine - Troubleshooting for details.
    The .inProgress package is the remains of one or more failed or cancelled backups.  You can't use Time Machine to get at it, and there's no telling what's inside it, but it's not a complete backup.
    You may be able to find some things in it and copy them, but you may have difficulty with permissions, locked files, etc.
    It looks like a file, but is actually a special kind of folder that's treated like a single object for most purposes. 
    Select it, then right-click it and select the Show Package Contents option.  There may be one or more folders with gibberish names, containing partial backups.  Navigate through the folder structure to see what you can find.  That will be "hit and miss," and the results will be unpredictable.

  • How to get to existing files on external Time Capsule disk

    Just got a TC, I like it, does what it says on the tin.
    Now I have connected an external hard disk (which contains music & photos) to the TC because I figured my wife could access the same disk from her computer
    The problem - although the disk appears as a shared disk on Time Capsule, I can't see any files. I figure this is an accounts problem - I have 2 user accounts setup on the TC but these will have different UIDs to the accounts on our computers.
    If I save a file on the disk when mounted via TC, then disconnect and connect it directly to my computer, I see a new folder called 'Shared' which contains the new file.
    So it is an accounts issue. But how do I sort things out so that both of us can see the shared files? Just move them all into the shared folder maybe? But is there a better way?
    TIA
    James

    Open the Airport Utility, and select your TC and then Disk > File Sharing pane. Select secure shared disks with a disk password. Now use a single password to login and once login, you can see everything on the external hard drive.

  • How can I access the data on my time capsule remotely?

    I see the drive under the shared tab in Finder, but I cannot open it.  I am at school and need to access documents that are stored on my time capsule at home.  When I set everything up, I enabled "sharing over WAN" and everything and set up the password access. The software is up to date. How can I get into my drive? I tried logging into icloud.com, but the only apps I see are the standard contacts, notes, etc. HELP!!!!!!!

    You need to follow the BTMM via icloud instructions.
    http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/back-to-my-mac/
    There are plenty of other ways to do it.. but issues to do with Apple not using a dynamic DNS client so if your ISP does not allocate you a static public IP there is no way to find it, if the public ip rotates as they are designed to do hourly or daily.
    Do a google search, remote access time capsule..
    Or use the more like this on the right hand side... there are plenty of posts and even youtube video which go right through it.
    BTW your school system may simply block the port.. if I was a school IT admin.. I would. You are dragging files across to the internal school network bypassing the firewall.. that is unacceptable risk to the whole school system.

  • How to I access a sparsebundle on my time capsule? There is no matching profile

    Hi,
    Sadly I had my iMac and MBP stolen. I've replaced the MBP and successfully restored from Time Capsule but there is no profile showing for the imac.  There is however a sparsebundle for the imac but no idea how I can access it. Any help or advice would be great...!

    See Q17 here.
    http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
    You can also migrate the info from the iMac backup to the new computer or a USB drive plugged into it.
    See. http://pondini.org/TM/Home.html
    There is setup assistant and migration assistant and info for older and newer versions of Mac OS.
    Sorry about you getting your stuff stolen.. it is report here a couple of times a week I guess. People trying to recover their files from stolen computers.

  • My old 2006 iMac died-how do I transfer the files on my Time Capsule ti new iMac?

    When my 2006 Imac hard drive died I decided to get a new iMac. When I replace it with a new iMac how do I get to the files on my Time Caspule..I have all my old hard drive backed up on it so will my new iMac recognize it? How then do I back up my new hard drive also?

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  • How to get to your files when your Time Capsule dies :(

    I am posting this here to help someone who cannot access a Time Machine backup because
    the backup was "corrupted"
    the <insert whatever obscure message that contains the word "sparsebundle" here> message appears
    the Time Machine won't open up your backups
    the Time Capsule dies
    First of all, I absolutly am a fan of Time Machine and Time Capsule. And they work great ... until they don't - and that is when panic sets in. I haven't had a Time Capsule die on me (because I remembered to enter a "Remember to get a new Time Capsule" event for 18 months after I bought my first one) and I am meticulous about keeping backups. I am a software engineer and, well, before we had github.com ... we had to protect our hard drives.
    If your Time Capsule has died - or you can get into the Time Capsule through the Time Machine interface - you can still access you files. You don't need to go out and buy some fancy software to get back your lost stuff. You can't attach a usb cable to mount your Time Capsule (atleast on my 2T ones) - but you can open it to get to the hard drive
    Most likely - the hard drive in your Time Capsule is still good (the thing that dies seems to be the power source). The key is to
    open your Time Capsule peel back the rubber bottom and you will see some worx or hex screws
    take out the hard drive (mine was a Western DigitalCaviar Green -> thanks Apple for being green!)
    mount your drive to your Mac (you will prob have to get a SATA to USB adaptor (I use a Voyager Q)
    from the Finder (yeah, the FINDER!) navigate into "data>ShareRoot" (this is where mine was, you might have to poke around)
    double click the "sparsebundle" for your backups
    In there, like little ducks, are directories for every backup - like a normal directory structure. This completely blew my mind when I found this out. It wasn't some mysterious thing like I was making it out to be. Everything was there, in increments, as I had before.
    If you are not careful - you might damage your Time Capsule ... but chances are it is already dead. I keep my 2T WD in a safe place with a safe case for posterity. However that hard drive is just like any other hard drive ... it is just not in a Time Capsule.
    This is a last ditch effort to get back your files. I resorted to this when I couldn't access my Time Machine backups through the GUI.
    I hope that this helps someone and now, for something not so completely different: http://timecapsuledead.org

    I just wanted to point out ... that when you "double click on the sparse bundle" - you are actually opeing up the "DiskImageMounter"  and another "hard drive" will appear on you Desktop or in your FInder.
    It is this "second" Time Machine that you will find your files in date tagged directory!

  • How can I view the files on my Time Capsule without using Time Machine?

    In the past Time Machine was backing up to a regular external disc and I could view the files easily. I'm new to the Time Capsule and not sure this is possible as I can't "find" the Time Capsule disc.
    Thanks for any tips

    The Time Capsule's drive appears as a network drive, so it doesn't show up as an external drive.
    To access to it, first make sure you are connected to the Time Capsule. Then, open a Finder window and you will see the Time Capsule's drive in the sidebar, under "Shared". Select it and you will be able to access to the files stored in the Time Capsule

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