My time capsule erased all my files, is it possible to recover any of it?

None of free or lower priced utilities will get the files back. Disk Warrior might be able to get into the drive.
http://www.alsoft.com/diskwarrior/
If still no luck, you will need to look into having a professional data restoration service try to get the files.
Unfortunately, no guarantees with either approach above since Disk Utility was unable to repair things and the file structure is likely corrupted.
Good luck in your quest.

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Time Capsule/ Erase Back Up Files

My TC worked for weeks but it suddenly dropped dead and lost connection. I hard reset it and was able to reestablish internet connection although when I clicked on the icon on top right I can no longer get it to back up. When I opened the TM preference, I can no longer find my disk. It only asked me to choose disk but the list is blank. I did the entire set up steps again and was able to reconnect to internet but not backing up but the thing died (lost power with lights out after 10 or 15 mins.
Is there any way I can erase the previous back up files in my TC? I want to send it back to Apple after erasing my files. I have always been a big fan of Apple products but the TC completely shattered my confidence.
Thanks.

It opened into a new pane from which I am supposed to choose the disk but the pane is blank. Now the TC just power itself off after 10 or 15 minutes. I am about to give up. I never had a single problem with my first generation Airport.

I was trying to back up my mac by using my external hard drive. Without realizing it, time machine erased all my backups from my other computers. Is there any way to recover these files? I can't even get the external hard drive to work on my pc.

I was trying to use my external hard drive to back up my mac computer. It had files on it from my pc computer. Time machine erased all my existing files. (I thought it was only going to erase the duplicate files and rewrite them). Is there anyway to recover these files from my external hard drive. My mac has renamed the hard drive time maching and it will no longer show up on my pc. What can I do?

Yes, the Old Master file has a folder for each year where I find all photos from that specific year. I am attaching a screen shot of the file.
In the meantime i have managed to download all photos (it did not download any video files though in mpg, avi, 3gp, m4v,mp4 and mov format) to a new iphoto library. Unfortunately the photos are quite mixed and often doubled up. I ma considering to purchase iphoto library which checks all duplicates in iphoto. this will save me a lot of time. What do you think?

If I use airport utility to erase my time capsule will all my settings be lost? Does "import configuration" work well?

If I use airport utility to erase my time capsule will all my settings be lost? Does "import configuration" work well?

Erasing the Time Capsule's internal HDD, via the AirPort Utility, will NOT affect the TC's configuration settings. However, if your intent is to completely remove these settings as well, you will want to perform a "factory default" reset on the TC to do so.
If you first export the configuration, you can always import it back in after the reset to get you back up and running quickly.

Time capsule erased my old backups?

I have two macbook airs.
On MBA1 I restored Lion from Mountain Lion, by going back before I installed the beta for Mountain Lion, and restoring.
Then, on MBA2 I deleted a bootcamp partition.
I then backed up both machines to Time Capsule.
All data is lost before the the new backups.
So all that meticulous, responsible backing up I've done is useless if I do a minor reconfig on my system and do another backup.
This is so laughably, abymsmally dysfunctional, I can't even have an emotional reaction to it. I am in a numb state of shock.
What happened? And why weren't there about a billion warnings, red flags, alarms and barking dogs telling be this was going to happen.
How can you possibly build a system that casually allows this to happen?

MichaelIsbell wrote:
How can you possibly build a system that casually allows this to happen?
Apparently you didn't notice -- this is a user-to-user forum; you're not talking to Apple here.
If you want to rant at Apple, go to an Apple Store, or call AppleCare, or file feedback here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/timemachine.html
Obviously, this is completely unacceptable. I am immediately terminating my use of Time Capsule. It simply doesn't work.
I'm sure Apple will be crushed. However, Time Machine, like other apps, does work just fine for most folks, most of the time.
if anyone can recommend a 100% reliable, deterministic backup system, be happy to hear about it.
There is no such thing. I've been programming computers for over 50 years, and have yet to find a perfect app (even the ones I wrote ) or hardware, any more than I've found a perfect automobile, calculator, etc.
At least some of the backups are probably still there; if you want help, and can drop the attitude, let us know.

Total Time Capsule Crash - All iTunes Lost?

I've tried all the resetting methods and everything. The Time Capsule had ALL of my iTunes music and TV Shows and movies on it, and when I reset it, it only stays connected for about 4 minutes, hardly enough time to move 110 gigs of music and video back to the computer.
I can't return it to BestBuy because I know they'll just swap it out. Can Apple Support possibly exchange/repair it without deleting ALL of my files? This is 4 years worth of stuff I'm looking at losing here.

Is the drive 3 TB or less?
Is the external hard drive formatted correctly in Mac OS Exended (Journaled) or FAT32?
(Your Mac can read other formats, but the Time Capsule USB port will only read and write to the Mac format and FAT32).
If yes to both questions above, have you tried using a powered USB hub with the drive?

How do I erase ALL the files on my MacBook Pro?

I've just gotten a new MacBook Air and successfully migrated all my data from my MacBook Pro. Now I'd like to clean up my MacBook Pro for my son. I don't want to erase all the applications, but I do want to erase all my files. Is there an easy way to it?

Easiest thing to do is create a new Admin account, login using that account, then delete your old Admin & user accounts. All your apps will still be present, but your user data & files will be gone.

I want to upgrade my mac os 10.6.8 to 10.8.2 , will this erase all my files,apps,etc ? and will i loose the licence of microsoft office 2011, how to make a backup on a pendrive ? I have files of approx 180 gb , THANK YOU

I want to upgrade my mac os 10.6.8 to 10.8.2 , will this erase all my files,apps,etc ? and will i loose the licence of microsoft office 2011, how to make a backup on a pendrive ? I have files of approx 180 gb , THANK YOU !!

Forget the Pendrive stategy...
Before attempting any Major Upgrade... get yourself an External Hard Drive... and create a Bootable Clone Backup of your current Hard Drive...
By far the easiest way to make such a Backup, is to use something like
SuperDuper http://www.shirt-pocket.com/
or CCC http://www.bombich.com/
That way, should anything untoward happen during the Upgrade,
you will NOT LOSE ANYTHING.
(Get an EHD that is at least equal to your current Drive...)
Also, Check here for compatibility of 3rd party Software you may be using...
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
You should also consider more RAM... Get the Maximum you can for your Mac...
It is important to get the Correct and Matching RAM
See Here > OWC RAM > http://www.macsales.com

I want to erase all my files on my old MacBook Pro but not lose the applications.

I just bought a new MacBook Pro Retina. I was to erase all my files off my old MacBook Pro and give it to my cousin. However, I don't want to lose the programs, like Microsoft Office, because I don't have the disks to reinstall them. Anyone know how to erase everything but not lose the applications? Or do I just go manually through each file and delete?

What i would do is wipe the computer by going into recovery mode, then erasing the HD and formating it to Mac osx extended(journaled) then reinstall the operating system. After this is complete, just download a trial of office and enter your product key so you won't need the disk. But if you don't have the product key either then you would have to manually delete everything.

Is it ok to leave Time Capsule on all the time?

Hi
Is it ok in terms of the life of the hard drive to leave Time Capsule on all the time? I know it has to be on to run the wireless back ups and for the Wi-Fi to work but i have heard quite alot of people saying that you should turn it off for a couple of hours occasionally.
Is this true and will that increase the TC life?
Thanks

drummer_91 wrote:
Yeah it definatly spins down but it does get super hot?
I thought that about no on/off switch.
Thanks for the advice.
Ouch super hot.. that is not good.. the only one in my experience that did get super hot was gen1 with 1TB hitachi disk.. because it was just a very poor combination and the disk is extremely hot running.
The latest gen3 and gen4 should be warm.. maybe hot during a backup but certainly not what you would call super hot. In later ones, that is a sign all is not well with the power supply and it will fail. Even fixing the cooling at this stage the damage may already be done.
What gen is yours and how old? If it is outside of warranty I would take steps to keep it cooler. Not shutting down overnight... actually actively cooling it.
The most effective way is to force the fan on.
https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s/apple-time-capsule-repair/apple-time-capsule-fan-mod
Placing fans outside the TC is useless unless you can seal it to the device and force air through it. blowing on the case will do nothing.
A better solution is to use an external power supply.
https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s/apple-time-capsule-repair/cisco-adp-30rb-4pin-molex
That removes a lot of the waste heat load.

HT203167 I have a ton of files on my iPod and just got an iPhone. Last time I updated all my files were lost; how do I prevent this from happening again?

I have a ton of files on my iPod and just got an iPhone. Last time I updated all my files were lost; how do I prevent this from happening again?

Max,
It really can take very long to import and process so many images - I would not dare to make a prediction.
Can you open the Activity Viewer?
From Aperture's main menu bar: Window > Show Activity.
This window will tell you the filename of the image that is currently being processed.
if you are seeing, that the import is still far from being finished, you might to pause certain tasks directly from this panel, like the generation of previews or scanning for faces. I'd let the import run, if you see that it is making progress.
Have you enabled very time-consuming options, like the generation of high resolution previes or scanning for faces and places? if yes, and the import is not making any progress at all, I'd disable thes options in the Aperture preferences for the initial import. You can add these later for the projects where you want to use these features.
Regards
Léonie

HT4437 how may I add files to time capsule apart from backup files?

how may I add files to time capsule apart from backup files?
I'm able to perform backup (time machine). May I add pictures, texts, movies...?
Thanks

not sure if this is a spc. appletv question or if you posted it in the wrong forum but there is no way
for an appletv to access files directly from an time capsule it can only! access a shared lib from itunes from a computer running and running itunes

Can I use the available space on Time Capsule to store media files?

I recently bought Time Capsule and set it up to do backups of my iMac (Snow Leopard).
Since, the Time Capsule has a 1TB HDD, I decided to use the Time capsule to store media files. However, when trying to resolve a Time Capsule issue with the Apple Care technician, he informed me that storing media files on Time Capsule is not recommended. He suggested buying an additional portable disk to store the media files. Wanted to confirm if this is truly the recommendation for Time Capsule.

The Time Capsule was designed for Time Machine backups and that is the recommended use for the device.
If you have plenty of space on the drive, there is probably no harm in using the drive for other data, but as space becomes tight, there is going to be struggle between Time Machine and other files regarding space allocation.
But if you are storing your media files on the Time Capsule disk.....how are you backing up these files?
The advantage in having a separate drive for your media files is that Time Machine will back up both your computer and the separate hard drive. Then you have backups for everything when....not if....a drive fails.

If you reinstall Mac OSX 10.5, does it erase all your files and settings??

If you reinstall Mac OSX 10.5, does it erase all your files and settings, if it does, how would you install iMovie by itself, because I accidenatlly deleted imovie

jd087 wrote:
If you reinstall Mac OSX 10.5, does it erase all your files and settings,
that depends what reinstall option you choose. an erase and install will erase everything. an archive and install will preserve user data and applications.
However neither one will reinstall imovie which is part of ilife which is separate from the OS itself. you can reinstall ilife only. there is no need to reinstall the whole OS. if you bought ilife separately then use the ilife DVD. if ilife came with your mac then insewrt install disk 1 that came with your computer, open it in finder and double-click on "install bundled software only".

I want to transfer files from a Win XP PC to a Mac using Time Capsule via Ethernet connection. Is this possible?

I want to transfer files from a Win XP PC to a Mac using Time Capsule via Ethernet connection. Is this possible?

Sure.. the PC connects by SMB.. the Mac connects by AFP or SMB..
But you can simply share SMB directly from the Mac.. there is no need to copy files through the TC. Go to system preference, sharing, and turn on SMB for the folder you want to share files to / from on the Mac.
Make sure you have a common username and password also helps.
If you have a TC already can you copy files to it via the windows machine??

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