Pics on Time capsule and want iPhoto to recognise them
I have all of my pictures on a Apple Time capsule (100Gb plus) and wanted to know if i should / could get my iPhoto software to recognise them on the external drive rather than import them to my Mac mini and duplicate the same pictures in iPhoto? By importing them i am duplicating the pictures and reducing storage space on an already small drive.
I have all of my pictures on a Apple Time capsule (100Gb plus) and wanted to know if i should / could get my iPhoto software to recognise them on the external drive rather than import them to my Mac mini and duplicate the same pictures in iPhoto? By importing them i am duplicating the pictures and reducing storage space on an already small drive.
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As heading states, I have 100Gb of photos and want to have them "sorted" and viewable through iPhoto. at the moment when i add photos it is importing them from the TC to my mini's hard drive duplicating the pictures and using up valuable space. Is there a way of pointing iPhoto to the photo folder on TC as you would music and videos for iTunes library?
Yes there is but you shouldn't.
Here's why:
1. Is this a wireless connection? If you're trying to edit the Library (that is, make albums, move photos around, keyword, make books or slideshows etc.) or edit individual photos in it via Wireless be very careful. Dropouts are a common fact of wireless networking, and should one occur while the app is writing to the database then your Library will be damaged. Simply, I would not do this with my Libraries.
Problems with a Referenced Library
A Referenced Library is when iPhoto is NOT copying the files into the iPhoto Library when importing. The files are then stored where ever you put them and not in the Library package. In this scenario you are responsible for the File Management.
This is an attractive option for some users at face value, but it contains a significant number of issues that you might want to consider before making the decision to run a Referenced Library
How to do it:
iPhoto -> Preferences -> Advanced and uncheck the box at 'Copy items to the iPhoto Library'
Now when you import iPhoto makes an alias in the Library Package that points to the stored file. Note: iPhoto still creates a thumbnail of the image and it makes a Preview of edited photos inside the Library Package.
Issues?
1. You are responsible for file management. That's more work:
You must first move the files from your camera to the storage location before importing.
If you want to delete files then you must first trash them from iPhoto and then afterwards find them in your storage and trash them.
Thereafter, you cannot move the files on early versions of iPhoto at all, on iPhoto 08 and later you may move them on the same Volume or Disk. If you move them to a new volume or disk the aliases my break. If they are on an different volume and you move them the aliases will break.
You cannot rename the files.
Migrating: moving to a new machine, moving the files to another disk are all a lot more complex.
2. You gain no extra functionality from running a Referenced Library. Nothing. This is just storage. You still manage the files via iPhoto. You edit them with iPhoto or via iPhoto's External Editor setting, otherwise you're changes will not be available in iPhoto. You don't save byte of storage space.
3. If you have the Library on one volume and the photos on another you if anything changes in the path to a file (Like if you upgrade your machine, move the files on the NAS or on to another one?) then the alias will break, and you'll have to repair it manually. For every photo in the Library. One at a time.
You can run a Managed library from an external disk. Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space. -
Under Snow Leopard I used a WD My World NAS to back up my Mac Pro (Mid 2010). When I upgraded to Lion I am unable to access the backup because the NAS does not yet support AFP. I have now bought a Time Capsule and want to transfer the old backup onto it.
How can I recover the NAS back up to put on my new Time Machine.
Talking to Apple Support Adviser was a waste of time on case number 239647273
Any thoughts or pointers?Keep the old OS around and just kick the tires and test new OS. Apple has a history and habit of breaking support in things like this.
You can use TimeMachine as one level of backup, and even there there were changes with Lion, I would always recommend foremost backup clones of every volume. And clone (SuperDuper etc) can be stored on something like HP NAS Media Server which also was supporting TimeMachine, iTunes - until Apple made that harder and more their own proprietary format.
Apple AirPort Time Capsule Support
Lion Communities
Cloning as a Backup Strategy
Rather than "upgrade" I would clone the system, and do a clean install, then allow Setup Assistant to import your files.
Others who are asking the same question:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=mac+os+x+lion+WD+My+World+NAS -
I have replaced my airport extreme with a new airport time capsule and want to know how I can set up my extreme to extend/strengthen my Wi-Fi?
Start with a "hard reset" (see below) then use AirPort Utility to configure it.
When asked what you want to do with it, indicate that you want it to add to an existing network, similar to the following screenshot.
Follow the prompts that will eventually lead you to the words "wirelessly extend..." as shown.
To "hard reset" an AirPort Base Station: make sure it's powered up, then press and hold its tiny reset button and keep it depressed for five to ten seconds, long enough for its LED to flash amber rapidly. Release the reset button. Then, the LED will glow amber steadily for about a minute. Then, it will flash amber, slowly, about once every second or two, waiting for you to configure it with AirPort Utility. -
can i use both at the same time?
Replacing your router is like a heart transplant for your network. Everything changes.
Power down your modem, disconnect your Extreme, and connect the new Time Capsule. Power up the modem and then the TC.
AirPort Utility will lead you through its setup.
You may need to reconfigure your wireless printers and anything else that was a client of the Extreme.
You may use both at the same time, but only one device should function as your router. Decide which one that will be - it doesn't really matter which, assuming they are both recently produced units. The Extreme can be used to "extend" the TC's wireless network, or the other way around. -
If I delete files from my computer, do they remain on the time capsule and how do I access them?
If I delete files from my computer's hard drive do they remain on time capsule? Where? How do I access them?
So long as the deleted files have been backed up to Time Machine then they will be there for you to acces in the following manner:
From the Time Machine icon in the Menu Bar click and hold to expose the drop-down menu. Select "Enter Time Machine". [The Time Machine volume must be attached to your Mac, of course, otherwise this procedure will not work.] Once you are in Time Machine go to the date when you remember the file being on your internal drive; you can also do a Search for the file name. Once the file has been located you highlight it and click "Replace" and the file will be replaced; if a file of the same name is in the exact same location you will be presented with the option to replace or keep both. -
Setting up Time Capsule and external hard drive
Hi,
In the past i've been using Time Machine for backing up all my data from my Mac Book Pro to a 120GB lacie external hard drive.
I've now purchased a Time Capsule and want to know the best way to transfer my backup data from the External HD to my Time Capsule.
Once that is done, i want to mount my External HD to the Time Capsule so i can use it as external storage for music, photos etc. and access it from my laptop when required.
Is this possible and recommended.
I've also got a PS3 and was wondering whether i can hook this up to all of the above as well.read these hypertexts and then you'll determine its a no no...different file system.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/04/exploringtime_capsule_feature_and_suitabilityreview.html -
I have installed a 2T Time Capsule and want to set up Time Machine. I am asked to enter the name and password of the server "(name of Time Capsule)" but no combination of names and passwords works. What name does it want?
Also I want to extend my network using an Airport Express but the Time Capsule and the Express will not come up on Airport Utilities at the same time. Should they work together?alunthom wrote:
I have installed a 2T Time Capsule and want to set up Time Machine. I am asked to enter the name and password of the server "(name of Time Capsule)" but no combination of names and passwords works. What name does it want?
Launch AirPort Utility and do a "Manual Setup". Select the "Disks" pane and click on the "File Sharing" view. That's where you declare how that disk will be accessed.
Also I want to extend my network using an Airport Express but the Time Capsule and the Express will not come up on Airport Utilities at the same time. Should they work together?
I've had similar trouble with that in the past. It's required multiple resets and sometimes selecting the Express from the AirPort menu. One thing I've never tried that might help you would be to connect to the Express via Ethernet during the configuration process.
Be sure to set the Time Capsule to "Allow this network to be extended" and be sure to use the identical settings for network name, security type, and password on both units. -
Time Capsule and its many passwords...
Hello,
Can someone explain what the different passwords are for the Time Capsule in the Windows version of the Airport Utility?
Under the "Time Capsule" tab is a "Time Capsule Password" which I'm assuming is for access to the Time Capsule for making administration changes?
Under the "Wireless" tab is a "Wireless Password" which should be for access to the wireless network.
Under the "File Sharing" tab is "Secure Shared Disks" with either a "Disk Password" or a "Device Password" and I'm a bit confused here. Would the "Disk Password" be a unique password? Is the "Device Password" the same as the "Time Capsule Password" then?alunthom wrote:
I have installed a 2T Time Capsule and want to set up Time Machine. I am asked to enter the name and password of the server "(name of Time Capsule)" but no combination of names and passwords works. What name does it want?
Launch AirPort Utility and do a "Manual Setup". Select the "Disks" pane and click on the "File Sharing" view. That's where you declare how that disk will be accessed.
Also I want to extend my network using an Airport Express but the Time Capsule and the Express will not come up on Airport Utilities at the same time. Should they work together?
I've had similar trouble with that in the past. It's required multiple resets and sometimes selecting the Express from the AirPort menu. One thing I've never tried that might help you would be to connect to the Express via Ethernet during the configuration process.
Be sure to set the Time Capsule to "Allow this network to be extended" and be sure to use the identical settings for network name, security type, and password on both units. -
Can I store iphoto pictures in time capsule and use with pad
Can I store iphoto pictures in time capsule and use with pad
We can tell you that it is possible to store separate images on the Time Capsule drive. If however, you are asking if you can access separate images from your Time Machine backups on the Time Capsule, this is not possible.
How you get the images that your want from iPhoto on your Mac to the Time Capsule drive is a question for the iPhoto experts. It will likely involve "exporting" the files that you want and then moving them using the Finder to the Time Capsule drive.
How you access those images on the Time Capsule from an iPad is a question for the Using iPad experts. -
Can I use the new Time Capsule to backup my mid 2010 Macbook Pro? Also can I want to free up my hard disk, can I save my photos and files on the time capsule and later access through wifi?
Can I use the new Time Capsule to backup my mid 2010 Macbook Pro?
Yes, if you are asking about using Time Machine to backup the Mac.
Also can I want to free up my hard disk, can I save my photos and files on the time capsule and later access through wifi?
You are not thinking of deleting the photos and files on your Mac, are you? If you do this, you will have no backups for those files.
Another concern is that Time Machine backs up the changes on your Mac. At some point, Time Machine will automatically delete the photos and files from the Time Capsule.....you just don't know when this might occur.
In other words, only delete files from your Mac that you can afford to lose. -
How can I set up a guest access point with a Time Capsule and an Airport Extreme? I am using a Telus router with the Time Capsule used as a wireless access point (bridge mode). I don't want the guest access point to have access to my network.
The Guest Network function of the Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme cannot be enabled when the device is in Bridge Mode. Unfortunately, with another router...the Telus...upstream on your network, Bridge Mode is indicated as the correct setting for all other routers on the network.
If you can replace the Telus gateway with a simple modem (that performs no routing functions), you should be able to configure either the Time Capsule or the AirPort Extreme....whichever is connected to the modem....to provide a Guest Network. -
I want to add airport express. I now have time capsule and I am confuse. Do I setup the express and then time capsule to the express?
Setup the Express to wirelessly extend the Time Capsule, or vice versa depending on which one is already set up. Or you could use bridge mode which involves using an Ethernet cable or Powerline plugs.
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just installed a new time capsule and i want to use my airport express to extend my wireless range....time capsule working with existing devices at this time...but i am not able to get airport utility to recognize the airport express.....????
Temporarily connecting your AirPort Express to one of the Time Capsule's Etherent LAN <-> ports...as LaPastenagure suggests....is always a good way to setup and configure other network devices.
If you want to configure the Express using wireless, remember that the Express broadcasts a default wireless signal with a name like Apple Network xxxxxx. You must log on to this network first....no password is required....then open AirPort Utility to "see" the AirPort Express. -
i have some really old pics on my macbook and want to delete them.. but when i remove them they go to my 'trash' then i delete them from there they will go! but when i turn on my laptop next time there all there again how do i remove perminatly?
You remove them the same way you put them there. The sync process.
Deselect them in itunes and sync.
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