Movies on my iTunes backed up
ive movies on my itunes and have them stored on a portable hard drive so when i connect my i pod i use it to update (put on movies i like to watch using it) now i want to use my time capsule for it instead but want to connect the time capsule to my mac book via a lead what lead can i use do you recommend a lead thats good quality apple product i want to use the lead cause in some reviews i read it says that the wireless time capsule can get faulty using it all the time
The only connection available to the TC is ethernet.. it is network device.
Buy an ethernet Patch cable. I am pretty sure Apple don't make patch cables.. although they might sell them in their stores.
Using wireless is fine but obviously much slower. Also using the TC for storage of files that are not backed up elsewhere is not a good idea as the TC is a backup target without having any means to back itself up.
i want to use the lead cause in some reviews i read it says that the wireless time capsule can get faulty using it all the time
I do want to comment that you are failing to understand what is going on here.
The Time Capsule is a router that is designed to work as a network device. Using a cable (ethernet) or using wireless will make no difference to its lifespan. If you leave it turned off, it cannot function as a router or backup device.. then there is no point to buying one.
Newest model TC should last 3years running 24/7 as long as you keep it clear of obstructions. They do not get anywhere near as hot as they used to and the fan does work to keep them cooler. Why Apple didn't do that for earlier generation I do not know. Or change the way of operation in a firmware update.. I am unsure.
Of course some will go bad as any products do.. turning it off and on all the time, is just as likely to shorten its lifespan as improve it.
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At home, I use Apple routers, and have no issues with any of my WiFi enabled devices, computers, mobile devices, etc - even the lowly PeeCees. I have locations where I have Juniper Networks, as well as Aruba, and a few Netgears - all of them work as they should.
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AustinI received this from thomas. I also gave my response. I have a start.
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Re: video or photo's in backing up data
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If you're having trouble with organization of files, it's probably best to start using Time Machine and just let it back up everything on all your drives. The catch is that it needs a minimum of 2-3 times as much space as whatever it's backing up. If you currently have everything on the 250 GB internal drive, one of your 500 GB external drives would be an adequate backup, even if you move some files over to the other 500 GB drive. (You don't need 2-3 times more than the total drive capacity, just 2-3 times the size of the contents to be backed up.) But you said your 250 GB drive was almost full, so if your data grows much further, 500 GB won't be good enough, so you would need to buy a 1 TB drive at that point.
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Thanks, then I will back up with time machine and go today and get 2 Itb. I was given this suggestion for a new drive.
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As implied above, if you do not use a metadata tagging utility and share or import your files directly to iTunes the new files are automatically tagged as "Home Videos" during the import process but you can still use iTunes to make them appear in the same directory as your other movies just as you always could chage their display directory. Simply...
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IsaacLaunch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Step 1
For this step, the title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
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View ▹ Show Log List
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Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Select the messages from the time of the last crash, if any. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
☞ The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
☞ Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
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I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway.
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Method 1
Backup the library with this User Tip.
Deauthorize the old computer if you no longer want to access protected content on it.
Restore the backup to your new computer using the same tool used to back it up.
Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
Method 2
Connect the two computers to the same network. Share your <User's Music> folder from the old computer and copy the entire iTunes library folder into the <User's Music> folder on the new one. Again, deauthorize the old computer if no longer required.
Both methods should give the new computer a working clone of the library that was on the old one. As far as iTunes is concerned this is still the "home" library for your devices so you shouldn't have any issues with iTunes wanting to erase and reload.
I'd recommend method 1 since it establishes an ongoing backup for your library.
Note if you have failed to move contacts and calendar items across you should create one dummy entry of each in your new profile and iTunes should merge the existing data from the device.
If your media folder has been split out from the main iTunes folder you may need to do some preparatory work to make it easier to move. See make a split library portable.
Should you be in the unfortunate position where you are no longer able to access your original library or a backup then then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device for advice on how to set up your devices with a new library with the maximum preservation of data.
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