ITunes Backup Time Capsule

I just recently bought a Time Capsule and have been able to backup all my files, photos and music. The majority of my music is on an external hard drive that appears to have been transferred but I still have to keep my external HD plugged in the USB to playback my music. Can someone help me and tell what I am doing wrong? The main reason for buying the TC is to get rid of my external HD. I am not the most savy computer guy so I apologize for asking what may seem to be a silly questions. Thanks!

It depends on what your goal is for the TC and your external harddrive.
You are correct in thinking the TC will replace the external drive for backup purposes however the TC is not designed to be a replacement for temporary storage.
That being said I use the TC for a few unintended purposes. I do store files for network transfer from one machine to another and it works perfectly. I also run two iTunes libraries solely off of the TC which is not entirely recommended. There are a few issues. You can stream music wirelessly fine with two computers streaming at the same time and even one streaming video while another streams music. I have however run into issues when someone is streaming music and another person is writing files to their iTunes library. Even to the extent of it killing my wireless signal all together and having to unplug the TC to return to a working state.
If you could clarify your goal in using the time capsule then I might be able to help you a little more based on my experiences. Also of note is that you can connect your USB drive to the time capsule instead of your computer so you don't have to continually reconnect it all the time.

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    can i store or back up my itunes on Time capsule?

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    I keep getting this error when trying to backup time capsule with time machine. The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data-1/Dan’s iMac.sparsebundle” is already in use.

    Make sure that no other Macs are backing up at the time.
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    Count to ten
    Plug the power cable back into the back of the Tme Capsule
    Wait a few minutes, then try a backup again.

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    My os is 10.8.4. Airport Utility is 6.3. When I try to pull backups, time capsule says: 'The folder “Pictures” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents.'. So I cannot use Time capsule to back up so what gives?

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    I do not know about iMovie, but the experts in the iPhoto and Aperture support areas strongly advise against trying to install your "working" image library on the Time Capsule.
    You might want to ask about this in the iMovie support area.
    iMovie for Mac
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  • Je veux avoir accès a mon backup Time Capsule avec un autre ordinateur et je ne vois pas mes backups, je veux avoir accès a mon backup Time Capsule avec un autre ordinateur et je ne vois pas mes backups

    je veux avoir accès a mon backup Time Capsule avec un autre ordinateur et je ne vois pas mes backups, je veux avoir accès a mon backup Time Capsule avec un autre ordinateur et je ne vois pas mes backups

    Je me permet de rajouter un point sur ce sujet.
    Après plusieurs tests, il s'avère que je ne peux plus effectuer d'export Apple ProRes 422 à partir d'AE CS6 !
    Voici le message d'erreur que j'ai encore eu ce matin :
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    je veux avoir accès a mon backup Time Capsule de mon MacBook-A   avec un Mon Macbook-B .  Je ne vois pas mes backups du Macbook-A!! J'ai besoin d'aide SVP, Merci

    je veux avoir accès a mon backup Time Capsule de mon MacBook-A   avec un Mon Macbook-B .  Je ne vois pas mes backups du Macbook-A!! J'ai besoin d'aide SVP, Merci

  • Backup Time Capsule external disk to TC?

    Is it possible for a networked hard disk (eg one which is connected to a Time Capsule) to be backed up on to that Time Capsule using TM?
    I have a Maxtor external HD which was connected to my laptop via USB and on which I store my iTunes library. This was backed up to Time Capsule using Time Machine, along with the rest of my computer.
    Now the Maxtor is connected to the Time Capsule so that I don't have to keep plugging/unplugging it and also it is available to other computers on my network. However TM no longer backs the hard disk up, presumably because it is not directly connected to my computer.
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    TIA
    James

    OK to ask the question in a different way:
    is it possible to backup a network volume using Time Machine? Can any volume which is not physically connected by USB etc to the computer be backed up using TM?
    Where does TM look for its list of volumes to back up? Is there a way of permanently adding a network volume to that list?
    TIA

  • ITunes in Time Capsule.

    Is it possible to store all my music in time capsule and use the itunes in TC to create playlists that i can later sync with all my devices?
    I dont want to store music files in my MB Air, i just want to sync playlists which I created in TC to my MB Air.
    Same with Pictures.
    Thanks for your help!

    Possible yes..
    Highly not advisable..
    There is zero backup in the TC.. when it crashes.. which it will one day.. it will take all your items.
    TC is a backup device not a NAS.

  • Time Machine will not backup Time Capsule drive

    I was filling up my time capsule so I bought a new 2GB drive for my backups. It is attached as an air disk on the Time Capsule as I also use it to backup other computers in the house.
    My problem is that I am now using the HDD in the time capsule for my iTunes and iPhoto library, so that they can also be shared, but they are not being backed up by TM.
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    Sorry, but Time Machine will not backup a network drive (i.e. TC's HDD or any USB HDD attached to the TC). It can backup TO a NAS such as TC or a USB HDD attached to the TC. You can transfer your music to another external HDD that is connected directly to a Leopard-loaded Mac and TM can backup that up to TC/HDD attached to a TC.

  • ITunes sync time capsule

    I wish i could choose the place where my backup files are saved, then I would  choose my Time capsule, avoiding use my macbook`s memory/space. Is it possible??

    It is not possible to back up iOS devices like the iPhone, iPad, etc directly to the Time Capsule.  iOS devices back up to either iTunes on a computer....or....to iCloud if you choose that option instead of backing up to iTunes.
    When the Mac backs up to the Time Capsule using Time Machine, the backups in iTunes are backed up....along with other backup data like documents, photos, etc., from the Mac to the Time Capsule.
    Another way of saying the same thing is that iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone back up indirectly to the Time Capsule......while they can back up directly using iCloud.
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    iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
    If you would like to have a feature that would allow the iPhone and iPad to back up directly to the Time Capsule or another disk, you might want to tell Apple using the link below:
    Apple - Time Capsule - Feedback

  • Can no longer access songs on iTunes on Time Capsule

    Not sure what's gone wrong here. A month ago, I moved my whole iTunes library (60GB) to my Time Capsule. Have been playing all my music fine since then. Till today. Suddenly, everything's gone haywire. Only a random fraction of the songs and podcasts now appear in the iTunes screen. The whole library is still there on the Time Capsule; it's just inaccessible.
    I have tried to reconnect to the library several times by restarting iTunes and holding down Option. It seems to connect but I'm still only have a few songs.
    Any ideas?
    Thanks!

    No, the Time Capsule is a long way from full. I have the 3TB version and am barely using 500 GB.
    I also have the iTunes library backed up to a Lacie hard-drive just in case.
    So no worries at all about losing songs.
    My worry is about how to play the songs I actually have!

  • Can no longer backup Time Capsule hard drive

    I just upgraded to Lion and wanted to backup the Time Capsule disk.  I went into Airport Utility, but the option under disks is no longer there.  I backup my Time Capsule to ensure I have a backup of the data on the Time Capsule incase of loss.
    What do I do?

    It is available in the 5.6 utility for lion.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
    Install and use that instead of Apple's toy one.

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