HT201250 My Time Capsule now will only back up one machine

I have a home network and until yesterday all was working well with my back-ups through Time Machine onto my Time Capsule. Now all of a sudden it's only backing up one machine and not the other, and none of my backups done previously on the second machine are showing. How do I fix this???

It means that there are bugs in Mavericks.
The down and dirty fix:
Make sure that no other Macs are backing up at the time
Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten slowly
Plug the power cord back into the back of the Time Capsule
Wait a few minutes and try another backup
Please report on your results
Or, post back if want to try a bit more elegant "fix"

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Changed IP address on Time Capsule now can't back up

I have a time capsule 2GB model. I was using the time capsule only for backup as I had a router. The router I was using has gone bad so I decided to use the time capsule as a router also.
I set up the router portion of the time capsule as 192.168.xxx.1. It was 192.168.xxx.111. It works fine as a router. Now my MacBook Pro can not backup to the time capsule.
I would guess that the change in IP address is confusing the MacBook Pro as to where the backups go.
Should I change the IP address for the time capsule back to 192.168.xxx.111?
Is there a way to tell the MccBook Pro about the new IP address?
Should I reset the time capsule back to factory and configure all over again?
Any other suggestions.
Thanks
Ralph Foss

Did you try resetting Time Machine?
Open System Preferences and open Time Machine
Click Select Disk
Click your Time Capsule to highlight it
Click Use for Backups

Time Capsule which will only let me connect to one device at a time. Anyone else experience this?

I have a Time Capsule which I use with a Macbook Pro and an iMac, as well as my iPhone and an Airport Express. It appears as though it will currently only allow me to connect to one device at a time. I had my MBP and iMac sitting side by side and ran Aiport Utility on both. The Time Capsule would only show up on one or the other but not both. Anyone else experience this? It was working great until a day or so ago.

It sounds as if your Time Capsule is in "Bridge Mode", which would only allow one device to connect to the Internet at a time.
To check......
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Click the Internet icon
Check the setting for Connection Sharing
If it is "Off (Bridge Mode)", change it to "Share a public IP address"
Click Update to save your changes

HT201250 My time capsule has failed a back-up

Having issues with my time capsule not sure what to do about it. The error message says time machine couldn't complete the backup to the time capsule (Mac mini.sparsebundle” is already in use). I don't know what this means or how to fix the problem. Any help would be appreciated.

It means that there are bugs in Mavericks.
The down and dirty fix:
Make sure that no other Macs are backing up at the time
Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten slowly
Plug the power cord back into the back of the Time Capsule
Wait a few minutes and try another backup
Please report on your results
Or, post back if want to try a bit more elegant "fix"

My time capsule says it only has 473.24 gb for my back up of 534gb. the only back up I can access when I enter the time machine was yesterdays so what has happened?

my time capsule says it only has 473.24 gb for my back up of 534gb. the only back up I can access when I enter the time machine was yesterdays so any idea what is happening? I have the latest irmware update.
Marmimag

There is an issue with latest Lion update.. it is killing TM.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19858557#19858557
Otherwise check via the airport utility if there is something else using space on the hard disk.

HT204478 When syncing in ITUNES (IMAC) it will asked whether to use IPHOTO or PHOTOS. If I choose PHOTOS it says that PHOTOS is not ready to come back later. I have tried this several times. It will only sync to IPHONE. Am I missing something.?

When syncing in ITUNES (IMAC) it will asked whether to use IPHOTO or PHOTOS. If I choose PHOTOS it says that PHOTOS is not ready to come back later. I have tried this several times. It will only sync to IPHONE. Am I missing something.?

Try designating a System Photo Library. Then your apps will use that.
Designate a System Photo Library in Photos - Apple Support

Just installed new Time Capsule now my airport express range extender will not work any suggestions

Just replaced my Time capsule that died with a new one now my airport express range extender won't work. Any sugesstions?

Thank you William, I reconfigured the Airport Express and it works perfectly. Sorry I did not get back to you sooner but I came down with a bad cold.
Thank You, and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
raiderron

Can I connect an external hard drive to Time Capsule for off site back up?

I like having a copy of everything at another site in case of a house fire. Can I connect an external hard drive to Time Capsule to make a duplicate of what is on Time Capsule? I would store that hard drive at work and bring it home monthly or something to back up Time Capsule. Thanks!

Can I connect an external hard drive to Time Capsule to make a duplicate of what is on Time Capsule?
That is exactly what the Archive function on the Time Capsule is for. Connect a USB drive and click Archive, and a mirror image of your Time Capsule will be copied over to the USB drive. It's a slow process that will take 4-8 hours depending on how much data is on the Time Capsule, so best to start things late at night and let them run overnight.
Another option would be to use a commercial application like Carbon Copy Cloner to keep your backup. The advantage to this approach is that once the first "master" backup is done, the application will only back up the changes on the Time Capsule that have occurred since the last backup. So, subsequent backups will be much faster, probably only taking about 10-15 minutes.

Time capsule first said the back up was delayed no it won't connect to my home network. my internet is working fine and so is everything else but when i try to connect to the time capsule it says to check my server and ip address help!

time capsule first said the back up was delayed, now it won't connect to my home network. my internet is working fine and so is everything else but when i try to connect to the time capsule it says to check my server and ip address and if it continues to contact system administrator.. i didnt change anything, please help!

Lion networking.. just need to reboot everything.. modem TC and the clients.. then it will work.. Sometimes just the TC is enough.. sometimes just the computer. .. Vista golden networking award.. did you turn it off and on again??

I have a Time Capsule on which I back up 2 MacBooks and on my wife's machine she keeps having Airport Utility popping up all the time with a yellow button flashing on the left and a Red button on the right side with a "1" in the middle of it.

I have a Time Capsule on which I back up 2 MacBooks and on my wife's machine she keeps having Airport Utility popping up all the time with a yellow button flashing on the left and a Red button on the right side with a "1" in the middle of it. Can any one tell me what is wrong. I read where when the yellow light was flashing there was a problem, but I am a novice at this and have no idea where to turn. It seems to be backing up on a regular basis.

On the Mac......
Open up Macintosh HD > Applicatons > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the Time Capsule icon, then click Edit in the small window that appears
Click the Network tab at the top of the next window
Change the setting for Router Mode from the current DHCP and NAT to read Off (Bridge Mode), then click Update at the lower right of the window, and wait a full minute for the Time Capsule to restart to a green light.
Then.....very important
Power off the Time Capsule and your Arris modem/router for a few minutes
Start up the Arris first, and let it run a few minutes by itself
Start up the Time Capsule next the same way
Your network will now be correct, and your printing capabilities will improve.
If Time Machine backups do not occur now, post back and we will tackle that next.

Using time capsule solely as a back up device

I have a very advanced AC router that is a great home network. I want to use my time capsule solely as a back up device -- for my imac, which is ethernet wired to my router, and my kids' two macbook airs, which connect to the ac router wirelessly. Can I hook up the time capsule by ethernet cable to the exiting router, and disable the wireless functionality of the time capsule? I dont want two competing wireless netorks in the house.

It is counterintuitive, but you must first set up the Time Capsule to create a wireless network.......which you don't need, but it will automatically choose the correct Bridge Mode setting for the Time Capsule....which you do need.
Once the Time Capsule is setup to create a network, then you have to go back in using AirPort Utility and turn off the wireless function of the Time Capsule.
Here is how to do it:
Connect an Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <--> Ethernet ports on your AC router to the WAN "O" port on the Time Capsule
Click the AirPort icon at the top of the iMac's screen and look for a listing of Time Capsule under a heading of New AirPort Base Station. The illustration below pictures an AirPort Extreme.
Then, click on Time Capsule
The setup utility will open up automatically and suggest that you create a new network, with a screen like this, except you will see a picture of the Time Capsule:
Type in a short name for the Network
Type in a name that you want to call the Time Capsule. Use a short name. Mine is TC
Type in a password for the Time Capsule
Verify the password
Click Next
The utility will set up everything for you. When you see the message of Setup Complete, click Done.
Now click on the picture of the Time Capsule
Click Edit and enter the password if required
Click the Wireless tab at the top of the screen
Change the setting for Network Mode from Create a wireless network to Off
Click Update at the lower right of the window and wait a minute for the Time Capsule to restart.
You are all set.

My Time Capsule acts as if backing up, but restarts process repeatedly without completing back up

I have a Time Capsule 1TB 802.11n, model # A1335 and use it for wifi and to back up my MacBookPro (circa 2011) running OS10.6.8. It has always worked fine. It is now acting as if a proper back up is taking place... finding disk, scanning items, calculating changes, preparing items, then stopping back up during clean up and restarting the whole process without ever completing the back up. That is using wifi. I also used ethernet direct from laptop and it was the same, except it got to deleting old fines before starting again without back up completing. I had reset (just unplug way, more than once), had aslo reset (unplugged) my xfinity router which is attached to the Time Capsule and the Time Capsule. I also had restarted my laptop. Still same problem. I can access the Time Capsule disk/data that is on the TC, but nothing will add, just acts like in an endless loop. I can back up to my external portable Seagate back up plus drive. Any other steps I can take? From what I see on Apple support, maybe a "hard restart"? I would like to have a good back up on the Time Capsule before converting to Yosemite, the one on TC is 3 wks old due to vacation, although I do have my portable drive up to date. Am considering going ahead with system upgrade to Yosemite and trusting the portable will suffice as a back up it there are problems, but am not sure. I temporarily changed by back ups solely to the portable drive. Any suggestions besides a visit to Genius Bar? Any help appreciated.

A1355 is now 4-5years old.. and well past its useby date.
I suspect the backup on it is corrupt.. so I recommend you actually erase the TC via the airport utility..
I would be tempted to do a one pass erase rather than quick erase.. the Gen3 TC used samsung spinpoint drives.. of less than brilliant quality.
A one pass erase (zero out data) is a low level format of the whole drive.. it will take several hours but will prove if the disk has gone bad. Or at least mark bad sectors as such and remove them from the allocation table.
Then do a fresh clean backup (assuming the TC survives).. using your ethernet cable with wireless turned off.
That first backup is the key to data integrity of the backup.
Since you plan to then upgrade ?? (it might really seem like a downgrade once you get there). to Yosemite.. I would do a Clone of the hard disk.. you do this to your USB drive.. Carbon Copy Cloner will give you a month full working trial and it will produce a bootable clone of the computer on the USB. That means if at some point you wish to go back to old OS you can easily by booting the clone.. and doing a clone back to the internal drive.
This is hugely better than TM.. because you have an actual working bootable disk.. You can use superduper as alternative.. You can produce a clone with disk utility but apple will not allow it to be bootable.
You can then test the backup with a bootable clone by simply restarting the computer.. hold down the option key and choose the clone for boot. In 3 minutes you will know if the backup is good or not.. this is great and will get you out of trouble if you have issues with Yosemite.. TM won't.

HT1178 Can I install Time Capsule strictly as a back-up to my local devices?

Can I install Time Capsule strictly as a back-up to my Windows laptop and Apple devices without using it as an Airport Extreme Base Station? I do not want to use my Time Capsule as my access to the Internet, just as a back-up. I have U-verse voice and data services and am using their wireless router to connect to the Internet.

You are asking multiple questions..
The setup of the TC can have a whole bunch of variations. If you followed the instructions to plug in by ethernet and turn off wireless, then all connection is via the uverse modem router.
TerrenceV wrote:
Thank you. Since I am not using my TC to connect to the Internet - I have U-verse, so I installed AT&T's wireless router - it was recommended that I put the TC into bridge mode and connect it to the router using the ethernet. Without wireless, how do I send my backups to the TC?
If you don't use wireless then you use ethernet.. it can be plugged into either the uverse router or the TC..makes no difference.
Should I disconnect the ethernet, re-establish wireless, and let all my Apple and Windows 7 devices use their active wireless connections to backup to the TC? If so, how do I direct the backups to TC? I have Airport installed on my Windows 7 primary computer. Again, thanks for the help.
Why do you want to use wireless if you have ethernet? Ethernet is much better and faster.
If ethernet is not available you can use wireless.. if you turned off wireless in the TC.. then all connections will be via the uverse .. TC .. nothing wrong with that.
If you leave the TC wireless on.. then you can connect to TC instead and use TC. That is also fine.. makes no difference .. use what works.
I think you need to play some more.. you questions show you are not understanding the fundamentals..
In bridge the TC is a dumb hard drive.. plus switch.. plus wireless AP.
Plugged into the uverse router.. it is like the uverse router now has more switch ports.. a secondary wireless AP and a hard disk.. they are effectively one unit. Any connection to uverse is connection to TC.. any connection to TC is connection to uverse..

Hello, I have two questions on time capsule I can only have it on my external hd files and free up my internal memory to my mac I can use an external hard drive, in my case a lacie rugged as shared memory for my two computers

Hello, I have two questions on time capsule I can only have it on my external hd files and free up my internal memory to my mac I can use an external hard drive, in my case a lacie rugged as shared memory for my two computers

I have a mackbook pro and an iMac if I buy a time capsule 2tb airport, I can use it with time machine and what would be the best way to use it.
There is no particular setup required for TM.. both computers will create their own backup sparsebundle which is like a virtual disk.. Pondini explains the whole thing if you read the reference I gave you.
and how to use time capsule airport whit other external hd to use my old lacie airport with the new time capsule
Up to you.. you can plug the external drive into the TC and enjoy really slow file transfers or you can plug it into your computer and use it as external drive.. which is faster than the TC.. and TM can include it in the backup.
Again everything is explained in the reference.. you are not reading it.

If I connect an external hard drive to the Time Capsule, all it automatically back it up?

If I connect an external hard drive to the Time Capsule, will it automatically back it up? Or do I need to somehow configure it in TIme Machine?

A HDD attached to the Time Capsule (TC) will not automatically back it up, nor can you configure Time Machine to do so. However, you can use the AirPort Utility to archive the contents of your TC's internal HDD to this attached drive.

HT201250 My Time Capsule now will only back up one machine

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