My time capsule is full, how do i backup to an external drive

My backups cannot be completed to time capsule because there is no longer enough available free space. How can I use my USB external HD to move stuff off of time capsule and start fresh?

You could use attach a larger USB drive to the Time Capsule and use AirPort Utility's "archive" function to copy the contents of the disk.  But there are a few more important things to consider.  First, under normal conditions Time Machine should delete old backups to make room for newer backups.  If that's not happening in your case, it could be that for some reason Time Machine is wanting to back up your entire drive.  See items C4, D3, and D4 if this Web page.  Second, are you putting anything else on the Time Capsule disk besides Time Machine backups?  If so, that's not a good idea.

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    If you don't have space then yes, get another external drive.
    The TC is for TM backups.. if you mix backups and data on it, can lead to issues.. also the TC is not designed to store files.. we recommend against it.
    The info is here though.
    http://pondini.org/TM/TCQ3.html
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    Drag the /Home/Pictures/iPhoto Library file(s) to the external drive.

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    My time capsule is full.  How can I delete older info?

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    Hello all,
    Apologies in advance if this is a question that's already been answered.  I've been searching through threads, but didn't seem to see it.
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    Today, I was surprised that, only a couple months later, that Time Machine told me that the Time Capsule was full, and that it had deleted older backups to make room.  My earliest back up is now Dec 6th 2012.
    Previously, my 1 TB firewire drive lasted several years before it started having to delete older backups.
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    Thanks for the quick respons djcastaldo.
    I'm not 100% sure what you mean by a "virtual machine"... but I'm guessthing that means I'm not doing it..
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  • My time capsule is full and when I attempt to back up, I only receive a preparing back up message and the earliest and most recent back up dates remain the same.  Why are the oldest backups not being deleted to make room for the newest backups?

    My time capsule is full and when I attempt to back up, I only receive a preparing back up message and the earliest and most recent back up dates remain the same.  Why are the oldest backups not being deleted to make room for the newest backups?

    linda mariefromharper woods wrote:
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    A clue may be lurking in your logs.  Use the widget in #A1 of  Time Machine - Troubleshooting to display the backup messages from your logs.   That should help you figure out what's going on.  If in doubt, copy and post them here (but if the same ones repeat over and over, drop most of the duplicates).
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  • Hi iv got a sky router downstairs and a time capsule up stairs how do i set it up so that it just extends the sky wifi and then the hard drive in the time capsule is accessible from all over the house thanks

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  • How can a company sell a Times Capsule appliance as a solution for backup and die for this manufacturing fault? And with that Apple? nothing, or technical assistance. Of a sledgehammer, open the device and attempt to recover your files by force!???

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    Heat up the bottom rubber mat with a hairdryer for 5-10 minutes to loosen the adhesive, then pull the rubber mat away from the bottom metal plate carefully.
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    My time capsule is full, what do I do now

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    Q3 http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
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    I tried everything on Apple's Article: HT1331 and the basic reboots and restarts.
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    I am the owner of a TIME CAPSULE (1TB) and of course i use the BACKUP (TIME MACHINE) Function.
    I´ll save data/jpgs (separate not via Backup !!!) on the harddisk of the TC.
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    Message was edited by: diakpauli

    Hello diakpauli. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
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  • HT201250 can a time capsule be used as just a backup for data without being connected to a home network?

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    Welcome to Apple Support Communities
    See > https://discussions.apple.com/message/16717724#16717724
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