My Time Capsule will not connect to my Mac? TC yellow light is blinking.

Just bought aTC and it will not connect to my Mac. The yellow light is blinking on the TC. Can you help?

It is a problem for sure..
Apple assembled this page of gogars to help you.
OS X Mavericks: Time Machine problems
It is however mostly just links some of them very old.
Reset the TC to factory and start again.. make sure you have ipv6 set to link local only on wireless at least .. as well as ethernet if you use it.
No luck do a fully manual setup..
Airport Utility shows "unexpected error - please try again" when connecting to Time Capsule

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Time Capsule Will Not Connect to the Internet

I would appreciate any help or suggestions with my Time Capsule problem. We have a 1TB Time Capsule, in all of 2010 it worked great. We had 2 Mac Books backing-up to it daily, never had a problem. We purchased an iMac this month and I migrated the setting from one of the Mac Books onto the iMac, no problems. However, now the Time Capsule will not back-up either the iMac or the other Mac Book. The Mac Book that I migrated all the information from hasn't been turned on since the migration. Yesterday, the Time Capsule no longer allow us to connect to the internet. I contacted my ISP to ensure internet service was active and plugged the exisiting Mac Book (we still use) into the cable modem and was able to use the internet. This morning the TC wouldn't allow audio streaming to an ATV. Any ideas on what to do to correct the problem?

I'm good with erasing all former back-ups on the Time Capsule and starting fresh with the iMac. Please tell me how.
o Open AirPort Utility - Click Manual Setup
o Click the Disks icon
o Click the Disks tab just below the Disks icon
o Click the Erase button in the center of the window
The Quick Erase option will be fine for your purposes. This will only take a moment or two.
When you are ready to backup the iMac,
o Connect it to one of the LAN <-> ports on the Time Capsule using an ethernet cable
o Open System Preferences (gear icon) on the dock
o Open Time Machine
o Click Select Disk
o Click on your Time Capsule to highlight it
o Click Use for Backup
The backup will begin in a few minutes. Allow a long time for the backup. A good time to start this is late at night so you can let the backup run overnight.
Message was edited by: Bob Timmons

Time Capsule will not connect to internet through Bell (Canada) router

Help! I cannot be connected to my Time Capusle and still use the interenet! I have a 1st generation Time Capsule and the router supplied by Bell Canada is a 2Wire Gateway. When I first purchased the Time Capsule, the same thing was happening. Internet would work when connected to Bell router but not when trying to go through Time Capsule. I called Apple and was able to recieve telephone support which fixed the problem. That was close to 2 year ago and never had a problem until now. Internet works fine when connecting to only Bell router, Time Machine works fine when computer is connected to Time Capsule.
The only problem is I can't use the interent when connected to Time Capsule (like before). I have tried everything hard wired and wireless. I have tried hard resets. I went to call Apple again but found out it was going to cost me something like $60.

You must bridge the TC.. is the TC in bridge mode.. ??
What OS is running on the comptuer?
In v5 utility go to manual setup.. internet connection.. connection sharing.. off bridge mode.
In v6 utility go to DHCP and NAT page.. select router mode off bridge mode.
Once in bridge the TC should work.. remember the gen1 TC is now at least 1year past its die date.. it will become less and less reliable as time goes on.. no matter what you do.

My time capsule will not connect to the internet.

Please help. Just purchased a brand new 2T airport time capsule for my MacBook Pro and my other apple devices. I have the ethernet cable plugged into the TC and into my Westell modem, in the correct jacks. There is a green light on the connection spot for the WAN port. The network appears in my network list, then I go to set it up and it tells me I have an error and a red 1 next to the network after it updated the software and tried to set itself up.
When I click on the red 1 it comes up with an amber mark next to set up over WAN. I have no clue what to do to fix the problem. I am providing a screenshot to show what I am seeing.
Any and all help is welcome.
I can connect to the internet through my old network on my modem, but not through the Airport TC.
Thanks

Factory reset the TC and start again.
Your name is not valid.. it is over the number of characters allowed.. although the stupid airport utility won't stop you.
Use names for the TC and wireless that are short, 2-20 characters, no spaces and no apostrophe.. pure alphanumeric.
When you say it is plugged in with correct jacks.. does that mean WAN port on the TC to LAN port on the router??
The TC should also be in bridge mode.. so when you redo the setup.. make sure you have off bridged mode for the network.. but you create a wireless network with the new name or same name as the existing wireless network.

Time Capsule Will Not Connect to WIFI

I just purchased a new Time capsule but it will not show up in airport settings, which means I can not continue to set it up. How can I fix this

If you are using OSX 10.7 then download Airport Utility version 5.6 to set up your Time capsule. Don't use the version 6.0 included in OSX 10.7.

Time capsule will not connect to certain websites

When I've selected my Time Capsule as my network, internet browsers run slow and certain sites will not load at all. In particular, Yahoo will not load, so I have trouble accessing my email. It works fine when I switch the network to the wireless router supplied by my ISP. I'd rather default to the Time Capsule to use the backup function automatically. Does the Time Capsule have the ability to block sites? If so, how do I clear them out?

Your TC could be in the wrong mode..
Do a factory reset and start over.
The Factory Reset universal
Unplug your TC/AE. Hold in reset. and power the TC/AE back on.. all without releasing reset and keep holding in for about 10sec. The time is not important.. it is the front LED rapid flashing that indicates you are in factory mode.
Release reset.
If it doesn’t flash rapidly you have released reset at some point and try again.
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC/AE will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations.
No files are deleted on the hard disk.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.

Time Capsule will not spin down

I have read some similar posts regarding this issue, but none could I find that is similar to my issue. I have an older Time Capsule (model #1254) which I recently upgraded from 500 GB to a Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 rpm 64 MB cache SATA 6.0 GB/s drive. Old drive was full. Since doing so the Time Capsule will not stop spinning, even when both of my computers are asleep or even shut down. The outside of the TC case is warm to the touch and I can feel and hear the drive spinning. The previous 500 GB Seagate drive did not have any of these issues.
Last night, while at home, I tried downgrading the firmware several times, but no luck. I have since read on the discussions to try renaming the TC and also, resetting the TC. I was hoping that someone else has had similar issues with a similar setup and has stumpled upon a solution. Obviously, I'm worried about the heat eventually killing my TC!
I decided on the 2 TB Seagate drive after reading other forums and discussions, but maybe I choose poorly?
Thanks all!

Hi, after some tests i went to a new situation, which allows me to spin down the disk, in certain circumstances. It took me a week, so I want to share this experience in case it would be of any help.
I executed the following operations using a MacBook Pro with a new installation of OS X 10.6 from an external disk. This is not necessary, but I wanted to exclude the possibility of some app or hidden process in my system, or even some unknown (to me) new feature of OS X 10.9 using the TC disk without my awareness. During all the test, no other device was connected to the TC network.
First, I copied the Time Machine spare disk volume from the TC to an external USB drive, via the USB port at the back of the TC.
Then I formatted the TC disk to all zeros and reset the TC configuration to factory default.
At this point, restarting the TC, the disk was spinning for hours like before, no change. But now I can exclude it was the OS X Spotlight indexing the files: with the disk formatted to zero, there was nothing to index. So, Spotlight is not guilty to for this buggy behavior of the TC.
Now what happened is that I mounted the TC with Finder, and, 5 minutes later, the disk stopped from spinning. I can't say if this would happen even if I wouldn't format the disk, as I don't remember the last time I mounted the TC as a remote disk. If someone has this problem, I believe this is the first thing to try, keep the TC mounted and see if the disk spins down.
Then I went back to my Mavericks installation, copied the Time Machine spare disk volume, perviously backed up to the external disk, back into the TC. And finally reconfigured Time Machine to keep on using the old backup volume.
Now Time Machine regularly backs up every hour, and 5 minutes later the disk spins down. But this only works when the TC is mounted as remote disk. Whenever I unmount it, and then backup, the disk keeps his old behavior and doesn't spin down.
I think it is out of discussion that the spin down command always comes from the TC and not from the Mac, because the default spin down time of OS X Mavericks is set to 10 minutes (and so is mine), while my TC now spins down after 5 minutes, according to his settings. So, the TC is able to spin down my non-original disk, but only when he likes. This means that if I disconnect my Mac from the TC network, and someone else connects his Mac to the same network, without mounting the TC drive, it will start spinning endlessly. This is definitively crazy.

I upgraded to Maverick and now Time Machine will not connect to the external hard drive to back up files. The external hard drive is a Western Digital "My Book Live" 2 TB. How do I solve problem?

I upgraded to Maverick and now Time Machine will not connect to the external hard drive to back up files. The external hard drive is a Western Digital "My Book Live" 2 TB. How do I solve problem?

I also had problem accessing my WD MyBookLive after upgrading to Maverick.
To resolve the problem, I used Connect To Server (Cmd K) to specify the IP address.
Then I enter a user id and password I created in the MyBookLive.
You can also verify that you have admin access to the MyBookLive using Safari or Chrome.
Just enter the MyBookLive IP address as the URL.

2nd Gen Time Capsule - will not power up - just stopped working all of a sudden - I have tried other power outlets - I have tried pressing the reset button - no light

2nd Gen Time Capsule - will not power up - just stopped working all of a sudden - I have tried other power outlets - I have tried pressing the reset button - no light

The power supply is shot. But that it lasted even this long is the wonder.. not that it died.
The TC runs too hot..
Look on ebay for "Time Capsule power supply"
You can get a replacement and fix it although the economics are not so good.. it is probably time for a new TC.
If you can DIY it is really only a few dollars worth of capacitors that go bad.
See https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s/apple-time-capsule-repair
For a bunch of alternatives.

Time Capsule will not reset

I'm trying to delete old user devices from my access control list, but after I remove them, the Time Capsule will not reset properly. After I delete one of the devices, click on Update, the time capsule gets stuck during the update and never fully resets. If I pull the plug and restart the time capsule, it reverts back to it's previous state with the devices still in the access list. Is anyone having this trouble?

Dear Stephen,
I have the same problem and I found this thread describing the same thing on another forum. Each time I try to change any setting this happens (i.e., TC won't reset and I have to unplug it before I can use it again).
When the postings in the mentioned thread are any indication no reset (hard or soft) will have any lasting effect. But of course, I will try to reconfigure and see what happens.
Any solution or localization of where the source of the problem (firm-/soft-/ or hardware) would be highly appreciated:)
Best
Rene

Time capsule will not hard reset

Have a older time capsule will not reset any method. Light just keeps flashing yellow

Can you access it via the airport utility.. if so you can reset via the utility.
When you press the reset button with a paperclip or toothpick you should feel the switch.. it is fairly normal switch effect like the keyboard. If in the past you pushed too hard you have bent and jammed the lever.. so it is now broken.. the only way to fix it is to open the TC and fix the lever arm.
BTW the light always flashes yellow.. when you have done a successful reset it simply flashes faster.
The Factory Reset Gen1-4.
Unplug your TC. Hold in reset. and power the TC back on.. without releasing reset for about 10sec. When the status light flashes rapidly; release it.
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations.
No files are deleted on the hard disk.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.

Time Capsule will not back up address book

Fior some reason Time Capsule will not back up my address book. When I delete an address and start up Time Machine, it will show my address book screen. However all my "older" address book screens in time machine are blank. I have searched various forums but have not been able to find other topics on this issue. Is here anybody who has a clue (the address book is not exempted for back up)?

I just checked to see if TM was backing up my address book, and at first I saw the same thing you're describing, but after a minute or so, old backups appeared. Have you waited a minute to see what happens?

Time capsule will not turn on

my time capsule will not turn on

Is it Gen 1 or Gen 2?
It is utterly standard dead power supply. Just google tme capsule power supply.. you would be highly fortunate it lasted this long.
Gen 3. It has a shorted board. They used a batch of poor ceramic caps that short out.
Gen 4. Don't know.. they will suffer the same issue as Gen 3 if that batch of caps was still being used. They are still too young to have an easy to see pattern.
Most will be under warranty or applecare still in which case it is apple's problem not yours. Plus they are not landing in my hands yet.. so I cannot give you info.. Apple will never tell you anything.
Tell us how old? What model A1xxx from the base?
What size hard disk?
Do you have just backups or do you have data that needs recovery?
For just TM backups it is better to let them go now, unless it is gen3.
Economic life 3years and 3days. The 3/3 principle.. make sure they last the full apple extended warranty.. plus some margin..

Time Capsule will not start

My Time Capsule will not complete the startup sequence as indicated by a solid amber light on. I have tried pushing the reset button for more than 5 seconds to no avail. I also tried holding the reset button while connedting the power source and that did not work either. Any ideas?

Let's clarify how the normal startup sequence occurs when you perform a Factory Default Reset
Power off the Time Capsule (TC) for 4-5 minutes
Hold in the reset button, and while you continue to hold it in, plug the power back in to the TC
Continue holding the reset button for 8-10 seconds after you plug the power back in and then release the reset button
The TC should display a solid amber light for approximately 25-30 seconds and then begin to slowly blink amber. The blinking amber is your signal that the TC has fully reset and is now ready to be re-configured.
If the amber light stays solid and does not change to blinking after 25-30 seconds, and you have tried the Factory Default Reset a few times, then I'm afraid that there is an internal electrical problem with the TC and you will need to get in touch with Apple to let them have a look.
Please post on your results.

Time capsule will not back up any more

My Time Capsule will not back up anymore. I have a message stating there is not enough storage room. I have the setting to delete the oldest backup to make room for the newest backup. Any suggestions?

When you upgrade the OS, it produces massive backups. Mavericks in particular has produced all kinds of issues for people.
You have several choices..
1. If nothing in the backup is important to you.. erase the TC and start over. That is the easiest.
2. If you want to keep the old backups then archive the existing sparsebundle to USB drive plugged into the TC.
Then erase the disk and start over. That is good way as once TM has established its routine.. and you are certain nothing in the old backups is needed you can wipe the USB.. after 6months or 1year or whatever.
3. Plug the USB into the TC and use that as the target and start a new TM backup.
4. Plug the USB into the computer and use that as the target for TM.
5. Delete older backups in the sparsebundle yourself. I place this last, as it is the worst option IMHO.
http://pondini.org/TM/12.html

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