How do I format a Time Capsule (3TB) drive for serving as an external drive while replacing its TC function with a Seagate 4TB drive yet keeping the Apple TC's wifi functionality?

I have a hard line from my iMac to an Apple Time 3 TB Time Capsule with wifi. I wish to replace the drive potion of the Time Capsule with a new Seagate 4TB drive

Aside from changing the type of data you put on the Time Capsule, leave its drive as is. Its format is fixed.
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I've recently bought a Time Capsule (3TB); then I've added an external HD of 2TB to my TC via its USB port to store my iTunes Libraries. I would like to backup my external HD with Time Machine in the HD of TC. Is it possible?

I've recently bought a Time Capsule (3TB); then I've added an external HD of 2TB to my TC via its USB port in order to store my iTunes Libraries.
I would like to backup my external HD with Time Machine in the HD of TC. Is it possible?

I would like to backup my external HD with Time Machine in the HD of TC. Is it possible?
Sorry, but not possible.
Time Machine can only back up the internal drive(s) in a Mac....or a drive that is connected directly to a Mac via USB or FireWire.....provided that the drive is formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
I am not recommending this, but you might be able to move the drive from the USB port to the Mac, and have Time Machine back it up that way.....then move it back to the USB port on the Time Capsule......but this will involve doing some risky things.....and manually changing settings around everytime you make the swap. Something will surely go wrong....but up to you if you want to try it.
Carbon Copy Cloner will back up the drive connected to the USB port on the Time Capsule to the Time Capsule disk, but these will not be Time Machine backups. SuperDuper claims to also be able to do this.....but I have not tested it.

HT1178 How do I encrypt my Time Capsule hard drive?

I would like to secure my Time Capsule hard drive. How do i go about encrypting it?

You cannot access the TC directly.. USB cannot be plugged into a computer.. It is for now and forevermore a network drive.
Read Q3 here.
http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
He covers how to create a DMG file which is a file that works as a virtual disk.
This has limitations although from your point of view it is probably good. Only one computer can access the dmg at a time. That includes multiple users on the same computer. So it is only mounted in one place and for one user.
You can also do the same thing with a sparsebundle although I am not sure if there is any advantage over dmg files.
http://alex.seeholzer.de/2012/09/setting-up-smbafpcifs-network-drive-for-time-ma chine-on-osx-10-8-mountain-lion/
There is no need to make it usable by Time Machine. You simply use Sparsebundle as DMG.. it is just that it might co-exist with the TM backup better.
You can set fixed size to the sparsebundle.. or DMG files.
You can then mount the file on your computer.
Please note that storing files in encrypted format on the TC makes backing them up a pain.. figure out how you intend to do this.. Time Machine cannot backup network drives. And most backup software will have issues with encypted files.. unless you have them mounted in a way you can read.

How can I add a Time Capsule 3TB to a network with an older Time Capsule 2TB?

I have a 2010 Macbook Pro with 500 GB HD and a 2013 Macbook Pro with 1TB HD. I am using Mavericks and will migrate to OS X Yosemite when it becomes available. I tried backing both up with my older Time Capsule with 2 TB of space but it isn't enough. So, today I bought the new Time Capsule 3 TB to add on to my network. I want to use both TCs in order to have 5 TB for backup.
I have a Brother printer and my Comcast Cable Modem connected to the old Time Capsule. I also have an Apple TV with 1080p HD that uses the internet wirelessly through the old Time Capsule.
My first question is what should connect to what and in what order? Should the new TC connect directly to the old TC and if so, with what cable?
My 2nd question is: Can I move several 100 GB of old data that I rarely use onto the 3TB TC so that I could access the data from either computer whenever I need it, without having the data on either computer?
Thank you.

This is a pretty easy setup.
Basically just plug the new TC WAN port into the old TC LAN port.
Run the airport utility on the computer and it should recognise that the new TC is plugged into another one.. and setup bridge mode and create a wireless network.. if not you can jump in and edit it at the end of the setup.
You could also swap things around with the new TC as the main router.. and the old one as the secondary.. but people are experiencing some issues with WAN connection to some cable modems.. so you need to be prepared if you have issues to go back to the original setup.
You will use an ethernet patch cable to connect them. I recommend if you have them in the same area place them at least a couple of meters apart.. so buy a 2-3M patch cable at least.. (8-9ft). Even better would be to install the new TC closer to the clients that will use it.. to improve wireless in dark corners of your house.. but all that can come later.
My 2nd question is: Can I move several 100 GB of old data that I rarely use onto the 3TB TC so that I could access the data from either computer whenever I need it, without having the data on either computer?
This is a lot harder question.. not in how to do it.. it is simple.. copy and paste files onto the new TC.. that is not the issue..
The problem is backup of the files that no longer exist on the computers. Ironically the TC is problematic for one major reason.. it cannot back itself up.. nor can Time Machine (TM) backup network drives. Even though TM uses the TC to store the backup it cannot actually work to backup the TC. The problems are not insurmountable.. you can use a third party backup.. eg CCC but it will be extremely slow. A better strategy if one of your computers is a desktop is to install an external drive and share it to the network. The data rate will be hugely better.. and TM can backup as per normal.

How do I maintain my Time Capsule hard drive?

How do I maintain the hard drive in my Time Capsule, say I wanted to maintain it with Disk Utility, Drive Genius, or Disk Warrior?
How should I connect to the TC from a MBP? I understand wireless or ethernet is not the way to do this.

apple says to never run disk utility on a time capsule disk and says when you reboot the time capsule it will check the file system. i tried to run disk utility on a sprase bundle and it trashed it and made it unusable. from other things i've read, it made it sound like if you need to run disk utility, or disk warrior, your supposed to remove the drive from the time capsule and connect it directly to the computer.

Time Capsule hard drive fit into a Apple TV?

My old Timecap has died. The power pack or something. Rather than try to repair the TC, I wondered is it possible to remove the 500 gig HD from the TC and replace the hard drive in my old Apple TV HD with the one from the TC which old and is getting noisy.

only the alu 1g appletv have a harddisk the black ios based ones dont
if you do have the org atv then yes it use std. 2.5" notebook harddisks any disk should work as long as it's formatted in the correct format and the osx files are
you can try to google how to get the filesystem and os files on the disk people have made guides how to put a ssd disk in these devices

Time Capsule Hard Drive Sleeps All The Time!

Hi All,
does anyone know whether it is possible to change the settings on the time capsule which decide after what period of time to sleep the HD? At the moment it seems very short, this basically means the hard drive is having to spin up from stationary almost every time I use it. Some applications don't like the 2-3 second delay in getting a response from the filesystem. I'd rather it go to sleep after 10-mins of inactvity. i think it's set to seconds at the moment. probably is not great for the HD either.

vadalus wrote:
yes, i know all those things. i was asking whether this could be changed.
no, you can't change this setting.
But the hard disk drive in the Time Capsule is enclosed in a very small case: it's better to have it in the idle state every time it's possible.

How do I Partition a Time Capsule's Drive?

I want to use my TC as both a backup and as a place to store my digital music and have it play through Apple TV. I bought a 1 terrabyte TC and want to split it into 2 500 gig partitions. I tried using disk utility but it didn't see the TC drive even though I was connected to it. I mean that I connected to it in finder and checked that. But disk utility did not see the drive anyway. I tried using the Airport utility but that just seems to erase.
Can I partition the drive?

The answer given in this discussion <http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7159990&#7159990. was no.
What does happen when the backup is mounted is that it appears in Disk Utility as a disk image. That's not the same as the actual TC disk. See my post in this discussion regarding this: <http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7540393#7540393>

How can I reconfigure an Airport Timecapsule and Airport Extreme Base Station to extend a new Time Capsule 3TB network.

Previously they were configured to be part of a network attached to a cable modem. Now I have a DSL modem. I can get the 3TB Time Capsule tower to be recognized by my AirPort Utility but cannot get the older 2TB Time Capsule and Extreme Base Station to be recognised as wifi extensions of the 3TB Wi-Fi Base Station. This latter base station is set up in Bridge mode and the wifi is switched off on the DSL Modem. I am trying to recreate a home network (I have created a newly named one) and use the Apple products as the wifi routers, leaving the fibre optic-supplied DSL modem to interface with the internet.
I would have thought that I should set-up the 3TB Time Capsule Base Station in DHCP network mode, but trying to do so gives me error messages and renders the network inoperative. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to get the AirPort utility to recognise the two other devices (Base Stations) as extensions of the main one? I have tried with RJ45 cabel connections to no avail.

First, it would be wise to update your computer to OS X Mavericks. It's just a free update, but it really helps your computer.
Once you've done that, on to the fix.
In Airport Utility, select the old router and click "edit". Click the Wireless tab. Select Off. Click Update, and wait. During the update, you should use your phone to read this, as you may have no wireless for a time.
Once the update is done, click the new Time Capsule and click "edit". Select the wireless tab, and change the Network Mode to "Create a Wireless Network". Choose your name, security and password. Click Update. Once the new Time Capsule is plugged in and wired, you should be able to connect to your network from your laptop.
Back on the old Time Capsule, go to the Wireless Tab and select, "Extend a Wireless Network". Select your network, and click update.
On the Airport Extreme, do the same as the old Time Capsule.
You should be done! Now, you can move your old Time Capsule somewhere else as use it as an extention of your network. And the same with the Airport Extreme. Enjoy your 5TB of network storage!

How do I transfer all my data from my Time Capsule 2TB to my new Time Capsule 3TB?

How do I transfer all my data from my Time Capsule 2TB to my new Time Capsule 3TB?

Click here and follow the instructions to move a Time Machine backup, and just drag-copy everything else.
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I have a 27inch iMac with snow leopard and 1 user, and a 24 inch (older) upgraded to yosemite and 5 users. I want to wipe the 27 inch and transfer everything on the 24 to it. I do have time capsule 3tb but not sure how to do it

I have a 27inch iMac with snow leopard and 1 user, and a 24 inch (older) upgraded to yosemite and 5 users. I want to wipe the 27 inch and transfer everything on the 24 to it. I do have time capsule 3tb but not sure how to do it

Move your content to a new Mac - Apple Support

How can I extend the WiFi reach of my new Time Capsule 3TB in the best way?

Hi there,
I have installed the new Time Capsule 3TB version and I would like to know how I can extend the reach in my house in the best way.
Does it make sense to add an Airport Extreme via Wifi as well?
Thanks,
Rick

If you need more wireless signal coverage, the "best" way to do this is add another AirPort in the central area that needs more coverage and then, connect the AirPort back to the Time Capsule using a wired Ethernet connection.
This type of setup maintains full bandwidth on the network. The result is much better performance in the "remote" area where you need more signal coverage.
Is is possible to have the AirPort "extend" the signal from the Time Capsule wirelessly....but you might want to understand the upsides and downsides to doing it this way.
Upside.....you will have more wireless signal coverage.
Downside.....the AirPort can only "extend" the quality of signal that it receives via wireless. The signal will have already slowed considerably by the time that it reaches the AirPort....so the "extended" area gets a significantly slower signal than the main area.
If you decide to try the second approach via wireless extension....try for line-of-sight between the Time Capsule and AirPort to help minimize the signal loss that will occur.

How can I put my itunes library on my Airport Time Capsule 3TB and still play thru Apple TV?

I am trying to free up space on my 1TB iMac and would like to put iTunes/burned movies/music to Airport Time Capsule 3tb. At the same time I would like tobe able to play said media through my Apple TV.

Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive. Open iTunes and immediately hold down the option (alt) key (shift on Windows) so you get a prompt to select a library, then guide it to the 'iTunes Library.itl' file in the moved iTunes folder.

How do i reset my time capsule without a password?

Hi.
I just bought my Time Capsule. I started it up and registered it and so on.
Then I used the network to backup my computer, but because of the power got shut off during the night
it stopped backing up my computer.
Now I wanna backup my computer, but it wont let me because it wants a password.
I didnt give it a password, but just to make sure I tried every password I could think of, but nothing.
No I would like to ask:
How do I reset/format my Time Capsule with out using a password?
I tried in disc utilities but it doesnt come up (im using an ethernet cable) and nothing.
Please help me!
Kind Regards
Emil

That is strange.
The default password is public.. just try that.
If not a soft reset, and it should reset just the passwords.
Otherwise do a full or factory reset.. it will not erase the disk.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3728
You can do that from inside the airport utility .. not from disk utility.. but use vs 5.6 if you are on Lion OS.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Download the regional version.. ?? If that is required.

I have a time machine backup file on a USB hard drive. I bought a time capsule / airport extreme, flat 3TB. I wish to transfer the backup file from the usb hard drive to the time capsule hard drive. 10.6.8

I have a time machine backup file on a USB hard drive. I bought a time capsule / airport extreme, flat 3TB. I wish to transfer the backup file from the usb hard drive to the time capsule hard drive. 10.6.8

Unfortunately, Time Machine backups that are stored on a drive that has been connected directly to a Mac are completely different than Time Machine backups that are stored on a Time Capsule.
Frankly, it is not worth the effort and trouble to try to transfer the old backups to the new Time Capsule.....my opinion....having done this in the past.
It is possible though, but I would not recommend it due to the complexity and downsides involved with this. To give you an idea of how to do this, check out this support article.
http://pondini.org/TM/18.html
Even if you transfer the "old" backups over to the Time Capsule successfully, Time Machine will not simply "add on" to the old backups.
Time Machine will make a new complete backup of your Mac and then add incremental backups from that point.
My advice.....start a new backup on the Time Capsule and move forward. Keep the USB hard drive around for a month, maybe 2 or 3 in case you need to go back to an old backup for some reason. At that time, you will not likely need the old backups at all since you will have a current 2-3 month history of new backups. At that point, you can erase the USB drive and use it for another purpose.

How do I format a Time Capsule (3TB) drive for serving as an external drive while replacing its TC function with a Seagate 4TB drive yet keeping the Apple TC's wifi functionality?

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