How to reset time capsule password

How can I reset my computers password as well as my time capsules. I cannot remember either

Well the TC is easy.. press the reset for 1-2sec and it will set all passwords to default for 5min to give you a chance to fix them.
If you have forgotten your computer password you might be in bigger trouble. Look that up for your computer or OS.

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HT3728 Reset Time Capsule password.

Must I reset Time Capsule in order to change my password? (I have *not* forgotten my password; I simply want to change it.)
Thanks.

A) how long the password lenght it is avaiable for this time capsule
WPA uses either a passphrase (shared secret) that is comprised of 8 to 63 characters or a fixed-length of 64 Hex characters. These can include special characters and spaces.
B) how to reset the time capsule
Please review the following Apple Support article for how to reset your Time Capsule.
C) how to change the ssid
You would change the SSID, what Apple calls the Wireless Network Name, by using the AirPort Utility, as follows:
Run the AirPort Utility.
Select your Time Capsule, and then, select Edit.
Select the Network tab.
Enter the desired name (SSID) in the Wireless Network Name field.
Select Update, and then, allow the Time Capsule to restart.

Reset time capsule password

OK, have just had a new hard drive put in my IMAC 27. Am now trying to retreive the data that is stored on my Time Capsule. But, have forgotten password.I have done the soft reset but have not been given any chance to enter the defualt password. How do I that and then creat a new password for the Time Capsule? OS is the latest Mavericks.

Ok, because it is not connected by wireless to the TC direct, it is not finding it.. this nonsense came in with recent updates..
Try mounting the TC manually.
First of all discover it.
I have been trying to work out how to easily do this but the best so far is to open Network Utility.
Go to the netstat tab and run a scan.
Look down the list and find the TC.. mine is named TCgen4 which I have done deliberately to aid network.. Apple long names with spaces and apostrophe are not legal so it will actually appear differently.
Note also that the name has domain, and this has proven important to Mavericks .. whereas other versions had no problems or less problems at least.
Firstly find its IP address. Open a terminal and type in the name as per netstat.. I just tried it and had to use the domain.
miniray:~ Ray$ ping tcgen4
ping: cannot resolve tcgen4: Unknown host
miniray:~ Ray$ ping tcgen4.local
PING tcgen4.local (192.168.2.201): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.2.201: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=2.673 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.2.201: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=3.728 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.2.201: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=1.053 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.2.201: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=1.775 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.2.201: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=3.742 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.2.201: icmp_seq=5 ttl=255 time=1.230 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.2.201: icmp_seq=6 ttl=255 time=3.886 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.2.201: icmp_seq=7 ttl=255 time=3.576 ms
^C
--- tcgen4.local ping statistics ---
8 packets transmitted, 8 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 1.053/2.708/3.886/1.121 ms
In finder use Go, Connect to Server..
Type in the TC name. Or just the IP address as shown above.
AFP://TCname.local (exactly as shown in netstat) Or AFP://TCIPaddress so in my case it is 192.168.2.201
The computer should then be able to discover it.
Let me suggest though, that if you are trying to recover a large amount of material.. move the TC to the iMac, plug it in by ethernet and do the restore in isolation to the network.

How to reset Time Capsule Hard Drive?

Upgraded to Mountain Lion.
Have Airport Utility 6.x
Have a 2 TB Time Capsule, partioned to 1 TB disk and 1TB Time Machine Backup when I originally set it up.
Removed all files from te 1TB disk and cannot re-partion the disk to use the entier 2TB. Cannot even see the 1TB back up with Disk Utility.
Thoughts on how to reset?

So, the disk utility only shows the 1TB partition....bizarre.

Resetting Time Capsule password remotely

JUst got my MacBook Pro back from Apple repair & it's been reset to factory settings. Trying to transfer my info back onto it from Time Machine says I need to enter my password for the Time Capsule server. The password I have isn't working and all the info I can find on retrieving/resetting the password says to soft reset the Time Machine, but that doesn't help me since I need my laptop to then change its settings (which I can't usesince it hasn't been set up yet). Argh. Any way I can change the password from my iPad while it's in soft reset Mode? I'I'm kind of stuck otherwise.Thanks!

Download the AirPort Utility App to your iPad and try that.

Reset Time Capsule Password - Will No Longer Back Up

Any help greatly appreciated.
I changed my TC password and now the machine will no longer back up information.
If anyone has experienced this issue, advice would be appreciated.

Welcome to the discussions!
Your post did not indicate whether or not you were trying to backup to the Time Capsule using Time Machine. Is that the case?
If so, please try the following:
Open Hard Drive > Library > Preferences
Delete the "com.apple.TimeMachine.plist" file
Restart your computer
Click System Preferences on the dock and then click Time Machine
Setup Time Machine again and try to backup

Help!! My Macbook crashed and I can remember my time capsule password.

I have a 2007 macbook. Today when I went to use not it was turned off. When turned on it loaded a language page. After selecting English it loaded Mac OS X utilities that gives 4 options: restore from time capsule, Reinstall Mac OS X, get help online, ad disk utility. I tried tore store from time capsule, but I cannot remembrr my password. What should I do! Can I reset password with out access to my computer or can I reinstall OS x then reset time capsule password and restore from Time capsule. I don't want to lose everything on my computer.

You can't open your site in iWeb unless you have a backup copy of the domain file.
You can get some help here....
http://iwebfaq.org/site/iWebBackupretrieve.html
If its any consolation, I had two crashes before I invested in 2 external firewire drives which have a complete bootable backup of everything on my Mac plus a third drive with Time Machine.

I have a new Macbook pro and can't recall the password I used with my Time capsule - How can I (ideally) retrieve or possibly change the time capsule password?

I have a new Macbook pro and can't recall the password I used with my Time capsule - How can I (ideally) retrieve or possibly change the time capsule password?

Remember security on a TC is an illusion.
Simply press the reset button for 1-2 sec.. you must not do too long .. it will then hard reset.. but soft reset will revert all passwords to default for 5min. ie TC password is now public.
Remember this the next time because anybody at all can change your passwords.
Once into the TC you can then open the view passwords if you wanted any weaker security. Click and open the TC.. and click on edit.. then go to the top menu..
Voila .. all your passwords in plain sight to any Tom Dick and Fred.

I need to reset time capsule. How do I turn it off and restart it? Unplug it?

I need to reset time capsule. How do I turn it off and restart it? Unplug it?

Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule FAQ
How to reset Time Capsule

Retrieve time capsule password

I forgot my time capsule password. How can I retrieve it?

If you selected the option to have KeyChain Access remember your password, you can retrieve it as follows:
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > KeyChain Access
Select either your Time Capsule AirPort Base Station listing or the AirPort Network Password, depending on which password you need.
Double click the entry
Enter a check mark in the Show Password box and then enter your main administrator password for the Mac
Your password will be revealed
An alternate plan to using Keychain Access would be to perform a Soft Reset. See the document below for details
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3728?viewlocale=en_US

Safely Reset Time Capsule?

I am a support tech for hundreds of mac clients in my area. Personally, I see the eminent danger in having a hard drive that can fail tied to a router, which can also fail. If either fails, you either have a really heavy router, or a hard drive that cant be connected to anything without being removed from its casing. They are still too new to know how this will be handled in future versions, but let's hope people wont have to take these in to be able to swap out a drive as a home user, which is easily achieved in most external drive situations.
Several clients of mine have purchased Time Capsule already, and I have set many up in an array of configurations that seemed to work well, some for longer than others so far. There are several issues, such as wireless drops, WAN internet drops, and the gambit of normal issues someone could experience with any router.
The problem is this: across the globe, if any home or business user calls their ISP and has no network connectivity, which is a common scenario especially with PPOE, the FIRST thing and ISP will say is to disconnect the power from the router and reset it. I have spoken to every ISP available and this is common practice.
There is no power button on the time capsule, and no eject button on the macs connected to it.... So I am assuming apple was smart enough to build an auto disconnect and safe spin down procedure via a small battery into it somehow specifically for when you pull the power cord from it abruptly to reset it. That is the only option other than going into airport utility, which is NOT what ISPs tell people to do, and there is no clear warning on the Time Capsule itself. LOL. (I really dont think they did plan for this, but I would love to be told they did in this topic, otherwise the designers were really not thinking this out). I would hate to think that almost everyone who has purchased this device will have hard drive failures if they are unknowingly backing up to the drive via time machine on any computer in the network and the ISP asks them to reset it by pulling the power cable!)
I already fried one of my normal external drives when Leopard locked up permanently and there was no option but to hold down the power key on my MacBook. Thank you Leopard!
Can anyone put me at ease and say Time Capsule is not the next big blunder? I have a hard time switching out a good airport extreme, Dlink, linksys, or any other router for a client with something I am afraid of that seems to have a lot of potential problems. Sure it will earn me money when these fail as I will have to go help people recover their lives, and hopefully their memories. But I am a person of integrity and would like to recommend the right option before I plug in any more of these. I couldn't find all the answers easily browsing around so I leave it up to you to answer this for me!

Hei
I see your point, but you sure have another Time Machine backup disc on a safe place outside your home? I looked in the manula which tells you the is a reset button
30 Chapter 4 Tips and Troubleshooting
If Your Time Capsule Isn’t Responding
Try unplugging it and plugging it back in.
If your Time Capsule stops responding completely, you may need to reset it to the
factory default settings.
Important: This erases all of the current settings and resets them to the settings that
came with your Time Capsule.
To return your Time Capsule to the factory settings:
m Use something pointed to press and hold the reset button until the status light flashes
quickly (about 5 seconds).
Your Time Capsule resets with the following settings:
Â Your Time Capsule receives its IP address using DHCP.
Â The network name is reset to Apple Network XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is replaced
with the last six digits of the AirPort ID).
Â The Time Capsule password is reset to public.
If your Time Capsule still isn’t responding, try the following:
1Unplug your Time Capsule.
2Use something pointed to press and hold the reset button while you plug in your Time
Capsule.

Lion forgets time capsule password

Hi,
being a user of time capsule i have recently switched from file sharing with time capsule password to file sharing with user accounts (on the time capsule). Generally speaking it works quite well, however, when connecting to the time capsule, Lion always try use the old credentials, i always have to enter user account and password manually to get it working, even when i choose the option to save this information to the keyring, Lion still tries to connect using the old(wrong) credentials. I have not found a solution yet, any suggestions?
greetings
michael

There is no reset.. soft hard or factory that will affect data on the hard disk.

HT1338 how to reset my admin password on lion 10.7.3 ?

how to reset my admin password on lion 10.7.3 ?
and when i logged into the support communities , i've found some codes to write ; like
typing /sbin/fsck -fy
/sbin/mount -uw /
rm /var/db/ .applesetupdone
and that were written to be entered after loging in with the single user mode ( as described ) by pressing the "command" key with the "s" key
but the result were that i've lost the access unto the both standard accounts
please help i need to enter into my system i need to finish out my work urgently i dont have another computer
im now writting by using the "command" "r" and selecting safari help
please help me

There are several ways to back up a Mac that is unable to fully boot. You need an external hard drive to hold the backup data.
1. Boot from your recovery partition (10.7 or later), a local Time Machine backup volume (10.7.2 or later), or your installation disc (10.6.8 or earlier.) Launch Disk Utility and follow the instructions in the support article linked below, under “Instructions for backing up to an external hard disk via Disk Utility.”
How to back up and restore your files
2. If you have a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire ports, boot the non-working Mac in target disk mode by holding down the key combination command-T at the startup chime. Connect the two Macs with a FireWire cable. The internal drive of the machine running in target mode will mount as an external drive on the other machine. Copy the data to another drive.
How to use and troubleshoot FireWire target disk mode
3. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data.

HT3728 forgot time capsule password

How can I find out my Time Capsule Password?

Suggest that you check this User Tip, provided by forum expert Tesserax:
AirPort - Regain Access from Forgotten Passwords

Forgot my Time Capsule password.

I forgot my Time Capsule password--or rather, I am trying to enter the password that aI estblished (which I wrote down!!!) but it seems not to be working. I have tried to follow the instructions for a soft reset (i.e., hold in the reset button for one second) but then I get lost. The only directions that I seem to be able to find after that is that you should somehow "magically" be able to reset the password within 5 seconds of hitting the reset button--but I don't seem to be able to make this work. Can someone possibly provide REALLY REALLY step by step procedures (i.e. like you are talking to a three year old or a Golden Retriever) so that I can access my Time Capsule?
Thanks : )

I guess our first question is .. which password are you talking about.
There are several.
1. Device Password.
2. Disk Password
3. Wireless Password.
4. User Password.
5. Guest Password.
If you are trying to access it by wireless.. it really matters that you do it right.
So I also want to know what OS your running on the computer.
Are you using ethernet or wireless?
What model is the TC? A1xxx from the base please.
Is the LED green? When you press reset for 1sec does the LED start flashing amber?? If not you have not pressed it long enough.. when they say 1sec.. what they mean is 1-5 sec.. just not long enough for a hard reset.
Can you plug in by ethernet?? It is much easier to reconfigure the thing if you simply take your laptop to the TC and plug in by ethernet.
Here are the full details, step by step to reset a TC.. assuming Mavericks and assuming you connect by ethernet.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5800974?tstart=0
In your case you can avoid the full factory reset and just do the soft reset.. although in the end.. a full factory is maybe needed. Especially if the network has changed since you last set it up.
With Mavericks.. it has network issues aplenty.. so using the SMB names really helps.
As does a reboot before you start fiddling.

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