I have 2 different MacBooks (owned by 2 people) connected to my Time Capsule. I want to use the Time Capsule to back up both MacBooks separately from each other. Can one person access the hard drive of the other person, on the same Time Capsule?

I have 2 different MacBooks (owned by 2 people) connected to the same Time Capsule over a wifi network. I want to use the Time Capsule to back up both MacBooks separately from each other. Can one person access the hard drive of the other person, on the same Time Capsule? Is there a way to ensure that the files on the 2 laptops are kept private from each other? Thanks!

If someone really wants to do something, it won't take them long to find out how to do it.
http://pondini.org/TM/17.html
Security on a Time Capsule is a bit like installing a lock on a tent. It will keep the honest folks out, but probably not the others.

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Unfortunately, that drive is long gone, probably back to the mfr. Drives are not returned when they are exchanged. You can go by and ask them, but the chances are slim to none.

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4. Greatly appreciate the trouble you are taking. Best regards.

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See this older thread from another forum member Zevoneer on different ways to copy music from your iPod back to your PC.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2417169?start=0&tstart=0
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this is confusing

Hi Bob.
I was actually confused in trying to navigate where to ask the question in the first place within the Support Community framework. I've been away from the Apple world for many years now and obviously this world of technology moves very fast, yes? So that's the reason my opening query mentions confusion.
Before I visited here I spent quite some time Googling the topic finding tons of answers going back MOSTLY 6-8 years all of which were fairly specific and geared toward now obsolete versions of the question or assumed my Apple computer was up and running or I had an "unformated" external hard drive.
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You should be able to log into your account via the Store > Sign In menu option - if the drop-down menus aren't showing the control-B should them to show.
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Thanks for the reply although I'm not too happy to hear it. What's awesome about the cloud is no longer having to keep up with any physical media. The promise of that is realized with everything else (my work, music, books) besides movies and TV.
I wonder how Google Play will handle movies/tv that becomes unavailable? Google Play does allow you to download media in some circumstances (on Android and iOS) but is generally intended for streaming. Maybe relying on a physical copy as I do with iTunes should make me more comfortable with it and not less.
I will come back to mark your reply as the solution as it becomes clear there is not a contrary position. Thank you.

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Mort already answered you, but I thought I would throw in, if you are going to a larger drive, you might consider consolidating/moving everything to the one larger drive if you can simply because it makes backing up or moving your library again much easier if everything is in the one folder.
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A whole lot about Time Machine for help with TM problems. Also you can select Mac Help from the Finder's Help menu and search for "time machine" to locate articles on how to use TM. See also Mac 101- Time Machine.
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VPN does not allow you to control your computer remotely, you are probably thinking of VNC. A VPN essentially extends your local network so that you can access it remotely. You can control your host computer to more than you can control any other computer by accessing it over your LAN.
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After examining the Application event log, I saw it filled with errors indicating the E:\Logs\ULS and E:\Logs\Usage were not accessible due to error 0x5 -- access denied.
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I created a test Windows service that does nothing more than open two StreamWriter objects -- one to write into E:\Logs\ULS and the other into C:\ProgramData\Logs. The former writes dummy text once per second, while the latter writes errors. So error messages
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[8/22/2014 12:01:25 PM] - Error writer is initialized and ready. Execution context svc_SPSvcApp_J
[8/22/2014 12:01:25 PM] - Directory E:\Logs\ULS does not exist.
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System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'E:\Logs\ULS' is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path, Object dirSecurityObj, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectoryHelper(String path, Boolean checkHost)
at ServiceLogWriter.Service1.Compose()
I then tried this with my Farm account. For TEST purposes, I TEMPORARILY put this account in the local Administrators group (I removed it after the test). And
STILL does not see the E: drive or any folders it contains.
[8/22/2014 12:05:08 PM] - Error writer is initialized and ready. Execution context svc_SPFarm_J
[8/22/2014 12:05:08 PM] - Quick test to look for things we KNOW exist on the Server. We know there is an E: drive, and we know there's a folder named E:\Logs\ULS.
[8/22/2014 12:05:08 PM] - Windows reports E:\ does not exist. This is bad.
[8/22/2014 12:05:08 PM] - Windows reports E:\Logs does not exist. This is very bad.
[8/22/2014 12:05:08 PM] - Windows reports E:\Logs\ULS does not exist. In the words of the late Captain Phil Harris, "This is bad. This is bad bad."
[8/22/2014 12:05:08 PM] - Directory E:\Logs\ULS does not exist (we'll try to create it).
[8/22/2014 12:05:08 PM] - Failed to set up the log writer. Access to the path 'E:\Logs\ULS' is denied.
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'E:\Logs\ULS' is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path, Object dirSecurityObj, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectoryHelper(String path, Boolean checkHost)
at ServiceLogWriter.Service1.Compose()
Next I tried my own ID to run the same service. I'm a Domain Admin so I should have ruler of the roost perms
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[8/22/2014 12:12:35 PM] - Quick test to look for things we KNOW exist on the Server. We know there is an E: drive, and we know there's a folder named E:\Logs\ULS.
[8/22/2014 12:12:35 PM] - Windows reports E:\ does not exist. This is bad.
[8/22/2014 12:12:35 PM] - Windows reports E:\Logs does not exist. This is very bad.
[8/22/2014 12:12:35 PM] - Windows reports E:\Logs\ULS does not exist. In the words of the late Captain Phil Harris, "This is bad. This is bad bad."
[8/22/2014 12:12:35 PM] - Directory E:\Logs\ULS does not exist (we'll try to create it).
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System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'E:\Logs\ULS' is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path, Object dirSecurityObj, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectoryHelper(String path, Boolean checkHost)
at ServiceLogWriter.Service1.Compose()
Mind you I'm starting and stopping the service while logged in interactively -- I can CLEARLY SEE there's an E: drive and E:\Logs\ULS folder!
It is quite evident to me that there is a policy blocking Windows services from seeing the E:
drive.
Run this under the LocalSystem (SYSTEM) account, and all is well.
[8/22/2014 12:15:18 PM] - Error writer is initialized and ready. Execution context SYSTEM
[8/22/2014 12:15:18 PM] - Quick test to look for things we KNOW exist on the Server. We know there is an E: drive, and we know there's a folder named E:\Logs\ULS.
[8/22/2014 12:15:18 PM] - So far so good - Windows reports E:\ exists.
[8/22/2014 12:15:18 PM] - Windows reports E:\Logs exists.
[8/22/2014 12:15:18 PM] - Awesome - Windows reports E:\Logs\ULS exists.
[8/22/2014 12:15:18 PM] - Log writer is set up successfully.
[8/22/2014 12:15:25 PM] - Shutdown in progress.

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I have a Seagate 1TB portable hard drive, connected by USB to my MacBook Pro.
I use it as my Time Machine.
I have been getting error messages saying the drive is not working.
I have tried to repair it via Disk Utility but get this message:
Error: Disk Utility can’t repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.
1. How can I repair it and protect the files I have on it?
2. Alternatively, how can I wipe it and start again as a new Time Machine?
Thank you

In Disk Utility select that external drive then click the Partition tab. Then select One partition from the Partition Layout drop down and make sure it is set to a GUID partition table, that is under the Options button, and the format is set to Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Then Click the Apply Button. If the drive is still good it will be partitions and formatted and then can be used for a TM backup drive.
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When using Time Machine, if I delete items from my computer, will they still be backed up to access later on my external hard drive?
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