Its is posible to backup a 3tb iMac into a 3tb Time capsule

Hello, I am getting ready to buy a new iMac with 3tb fusion hard drive, I currently have a 1tb time capsule but I am assuming that I can't backup the new iMac into this TimeCapsule so I am thinking on buying a 3tb TimeCapsule.
Can a 3tb TimeCapsule backup a 3tb iMac?
It is better to purchase a bigger hard drive?
PS. Can I use my current TimeCapsule as a bridge and a share drive only without using Time Machine?
Thanks!

The short answer is yes. Your new iMac can  probably still use the 1TB TC too, it all depends on the amount of data stored on the computer. The rough rule of thumb is  you should have 2-3X the Time Machine space as you do on the computer. For example:
If the iMac has 250GB of data stored on it this means your Time Machine (or Time Capsule) HD should have roughly be 500-750GB in size.

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    You have made a mistake in the setup.
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    What you are doing is backing up over double hop wireless which is slowing to a crawl.
    You need to put the TC into bridge mode.. and plug it into the main router by ethernet. Then use wiretess to the TC if you are too far away or ethernet if you are close by..
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  • Latest 3TB Time Capsule disk offline after Time Machine backup

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  • HT3275 The backup disk image "/Volumes/terry bostock's Time Capsul/terry bostock's iMac.sparsebundle" is already in use.

    I,m getting this message, The backup disk image “/Volumes/terry bostock's Time Capsul/terry bostock’s iMac.sparsebundle” is already in use. What does this mean. I've upgraded to Mountain Lion, but it was ok till recently.

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  • How many macs can backup to a 3tb time capsule?

    If I get a 3tb time capsule is there any limit (apart from the drive size) on how many macs can backup to it. At the moment no more than about 20gb of data per mac. Also has the reliability of the time capsule improved with the new version - I would like it to last longer than 18 months.
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    Let's assume that you backup each Mac separately on the first backup since that will copy the entire contents of the Mac's drive over to the Time Capsule disk. That might average 2-3 hours per Mac.
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  • I keep getting the message "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Donald  Baker's Time Capsul/Donald Baker's iMac.sparsebundle" could not be accessed (error -1). does anyone know what this means? My time capsule refuses to back up.

    I keep getting the message "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Donald  Baker's Time Capsul/Donald Baker’s iMac.sparsebundle” could not be accessed (error -1). does anyone know what this means? My time capsule refuses to back up.

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    Just bought a 3TB Time Capsule for a small office. Will have 4 users with MacBooks. What would ne the best setup for time machine individual backups and internet sharing in a secure way?

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  • I have a Mac Pro tower with two internal Hard Discs, each one 2TB. I purchased a 3TB Time Capsule. But it does not allow me to back up because it says there is not enough back up space available. Between the two HDs there are 3.3TBs. Can I daisy chain TC?

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  • I bought a 3tb Time Capsule and would like to stream movie from it to my Samsung Smart TV.  Do I need Apple TV or Another App?

    I bought a 3tb Time Capsule and would like to stream movies from it to my Samsung Smart TV.  Do I need Apple TV or Another App?

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  • Very poor SMB share performance on 3TB time capsule.

    Hi,
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    My TC will to around 9MB/s transfers using AFP, but on SMB it will do around 1.25MB/s (varies from a few KB/s to peaks of 4MB/s).
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    This is a 3TB time capsule runing firmware 7.6.1, and I did a factory reset before my tests.
    Time machine backups were disabled during the tests.
    I need SMB for my WDTV media players.

    I would not say it is supposed to be.. but you are probably correct that it is very poor.. This issue crops up time and again,,, but not from people running Macs generally.. it is windows that is the problem.
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    2. Workgroup set correctly.  ie WORKGROUP .. this probably doesn't come up with the Mac but affects most PC connections and possibly the WD TV
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    One of those apple changes that shows.. they hardly test anything anymore. Do a google search for Lion SMB fix.

  • I have 1TB time capsule and i need to back up more media. Can i also use a 3TB time capsule asswell?

    i have 1TB time capsule and i need to back up more media. Can i also use a 3TB time capsule asswell?

    You can, but it is not possible to continue backups "seamlessly" from one Time Capsule to the other.
    Time Machine will make a new complete backup of each Mac on the first pass when you connect the new 3TB Time Capsule.

  • I just purchased a 3TB Time Capsule.  I live in Italy and have 220V power.  The Time Capsule is rated for that, but the cord says 125V.  Can I use this cord with an adapter, or do I need to buy a new cord at an Italian store?

    I just purchased a 3TB Time Capsule.  I live in Italy and have 220V power.  The Time Capsule is rated for that, but the cord says 125V.  Can I use this cord with an adapter, or do I need to buy a new cord at an Italian store?

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    The backup disk image "/Volumes/Jeffrey Brown's Time Capsule-1/Main.Sparsebundle" could not be created (error 17). How can I fix it?

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