How do i start over with my time machine

My time machine has run out of space, and i want to start backing up 3 computers (up from 2), so i think it makes to just start over. How do i do that? Will it impact my Time Capsule's ability to be the main router for my home network (will I have to set that up again too?)? With 3 machines, should I get a 1TB (I have 500 GB)?

Are your backups on the Time Capsule? If so, you have a couple of options:
Erase the TC's hard drive (see To erase everything on the Time
Capsule’s internal disk in #Q5 of Using Time Machine with a Time Capsule), and let Time Machine start over on all 3 Macs (one at a time, connect via Ethernet if at all possible -- the first full backup will be 2-3 times faster than WIFI).
Connect a USB drive to the Time Capsule's USB port, and back the new Mac up to it, instead of the internal HD. See #Q2 in the same link.

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How do I start over with the time capsule.

ok here is it goes. Just moved into a new house and installed a new imac with sonos (3) play fives. The power has gone out a few times and tehn my sonos looses its connection. (frustrating) so the other day I had to reset the sonos and now it will not find the shared drive even though it is there. The geek squad set up my timecapsule and I am frustrated trying to figure it out. It would be easier if I redo the whole thing myself. I do not want to lose my info (music on the HD) just tear down the network and redo it so I know how the heck to fix things when needed.

Any info on the TC is not touched by any reset you do.. the disk will need to be erased which is only done as a deliberate action. Plug in the TC by ethernet if not already, and hold down the reset button. Wait about 10sec and it will do a reset. If you press the button for only 1sec it will reset the passwords to default for 5min, and that may give you access. But nothing you do will wipe the drive.
Give it a go and learn.. that is the best way if you have the time and patience.

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I used disk utility and found my hard drive to be corrupt. How do I start over and clean this up?

Backup your Users data off the computer to regular storage drive (not TimeMachine), hold c boot off the 10.6 and use Disk Utility to Erase with Zero the entire drive of everything, this will map off any bad sectors and if you have enough spares, the drive shoudl work fine again.
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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3044
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When I downloaded firefox someone else's bookmarks and homepage are there, it is a used computer. How can I "start over" with firefox?

I have tried deleting firefox from my computer entirely (I have a macbook). Then when I download it again, much later, it still acts like it knows what bookmarks and homepage I want. These were obviously set by someone else, and I want it to be fresh, I want to start over with a new firefox. I bought the computer used, and apparently firefox recognizes it as having been downloaded before and automatically adds stuff to it. It is annoying!!

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How do I start over with passwords?

On my old Mac Mini I knew my Apple ID and never had problems.
Now I have a new Mac Mini, it seems that I have different passwords for different tasks.
I had to create an iCloud password, which I don't remember. I have to keep changing my Apple ID password because if I remember it on my new Mac Mini, I forget it on my iPad. Then of course if I change it using my iPad, I have to remember that one when using the Mac Mini, and on and on it goes. (Of course, writing them down would help but that's too simple.)
I would like to start over with my passwords and scrub the old (i.e. current) ones completely. It feels like I'm forever enterting passwords and I can never tell which one it wants. And why can't my Apple ID password be the same as my iCloud password? Then I'd find it easier to remember; or it wouldn't be so bad forgetting just one instead of two. The whole thing gives me a headache.
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The iCloud and Apple ID password can be the same. Mine are.
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Creating an iCloud account: Frequently Asked Questions
Just make them the same and then go to all your devices and sign out and sign back in with the new password.

How do I start over with my album covers...?

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How to start over or correct time machine?

My time machine problem started prior to SL (Which now has no problems!) My time machine has no problem backing up, it just doesn't delete oldest copy...or any copy! So my LaCie 500G external HD just fills up! Its currently up over 275 gigs of back up's! Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Hello B;
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How do I start over with Inventory

We're running Zfd 4.0.1 and using Sybase on NW6. My question is this:
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Marcus Breiden wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:06:22 GMT, John Sposato wrote:
>
>
>>I have looked on the CD and I can't find the blank versions of the
>>Sybase db on their. I see the MSSQL and Oracle directories, but no
>>Sybase. Where should I look?
>
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> hmm... don't know right know.. also don't have a cd handy... sorry...
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> in this forum but I can't find it right know..
Marcus-
I think I found it here:
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/...s.html#3006698
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i need to start over with time capsule, completely. what are the steps necessary to do this?
erase the TC (I can see how to do that)
remove from Time Machine list (i can see how to do that, too).
reset to factory defaults? would that clear name and password. do they get reset to something?
is this step necessary.
what else is needed?

On an iPad or iPhone.....
Tap Settings on the home screen
Tap WiFi
Under the heading of Setup a new AirPort Base Station, Tap Time Capsule
The setup wizard will guide you through
On a Mac running Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Other WiFi Devices
Click Time Caspule
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Beep, beep, beep....
Hold ON! Getting a call on the red phone.
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How can I start anew with Photos and clear the (minimal) stuff it has uploaded (about 6000 of 19,000 images in the last 7 days) ? If I simply delete the Photos.photolibrary file will that do the trick and lt me start a new fresh library using?
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I've really stuffed up the installation - how do I start over?

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How do I start iTunes with whichever iTunes library I want?

How do I start iTunes with whichever iTunes library I want?
I've created a 2nd iTunes library using the "press shift-key while opening iTunes from the start menu" method given in iTunes help. Now, when I try to start iTunes from the Quick Launch menu or from the system start menu, I get the new library--without choosing it.
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I found where Apple addresses the question. Actually, I had tried this before I found Apple's answer and before I asked the question here and I didn't get it to work. I finally have it working, but the Apple answer is missing a step--or so it seems.
Locating Apple's answer:
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Help > More resources > iTunes Support Website > iTunes Library and Backup > iTunes Library >
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Apple quote:
1.If iTunes is running, quit iTunes.
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End quote.
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After too much screwing around and a 24oz beer, this is what's working:
1. If iTunes is running, quit iTunes.
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Caution:
I must add the warning that I'm doing this because the iPad (that I don't have yet), won't hold even half of what I have in my iTunes library. At this point, the "iTunesIPad" library will take up very minimal disk space since it's using pointers to the regular library rather than copies from the regular library AND it's easy to switch between libraries only when needed. I can't say that this will all work until I try more setup work and I actually use it with an iPad. If someone knows that this is going to cause problems or if they have a better idea, I'd sure welcome comment. BTW, before trying this, I restructured my iTunes library (File > Library > Organize Library > Reorganize files in the folder "iTunes Media.") to bring it up to date and then backed it up on an external drive. The website "iLounge" has an article about the old and new library structure.

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