Setting up itunes on time capsule

How do I move the itunes folder to my time capsule? Music and photos currently exist on an old laptop that I am getting rid of. I want to move music and photos to the time capsule to access from my devices.
I have done a back up to time capsule but you cant access the individual folders in that format.
Thanks,
Rich

Yes, you can plug USB drive to the TC.. that is very very slow..
You can put the files there.
You cannot access itunes on a TC without a computer running..
iPad cannot access an iTunes library without itunes running. TC is not a media server.
iphone and appletv same thing.. they cannot stream files from a TC without a computer.
Apple have instructions on using itunes shared in a home network.
There is no such thing as itunes server. But it is effectively taking that role.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2688
So a TC is not able to be itunes server.
The iphoto library is shared via itunes.. but all of the libraries should be connected by fastest drive you can afford.. USB2 is worst, but is still faster than a TC over a network, USB3 is cheap and excellent speed but only latest Macs use it.. Thunderbolt is the best but uber expensive.. FW800 is still a good standard except avoid WD version of FW .. it should be about double the speed of USB2.. WD stuff is the same as USB2 at least on the read side.. Plug the drive directly to the computer.. Or use a large internal drive of course.. but Macs tend to not be easy to change drives.

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i am setting u a new time capsule. i already have a wifi setup in my office. now i want to use this time capsule just as a wireless backup machine. do i still need to attached a DSL cable, or it can connect to my existing wifi and start working ?

You probably can, but this type of configuration is not recommended or supported by Apple.
Two cautions if you want to try this:
1) The Time Capsule has to be configured to "Join" your existing wireless network in this type of setup...and to do that, you must know the exact type of wireless security that your network is using.
2) Backups are likely going to take twice as long. The wireless signal must travel from your computer to the wireless router and then from the wireless router back to the Time Capsule. Two "hops"......even if the computer is located close to the Time Capsule.
If you want to try this, we can tell you how....but with no guarantees on your results....since this is not officially supported.

I have two time capsules, one for work and one for home, how do I set up the work time capsule to only back up my work files?

I have two time capsules, one for work and one for home, how do I set up the work time capsule to only back up my work files? Also, how do I add co-workers to my work time capsule and wife to my home time capsule? Thank you!

You cannot have two different TC setups.. at least until Mountain Lion.. it did introduce some changes but I am not sure if you can setup two different configurations for TM.. you can use two different devices to back up to. I doubt this will help you.
You might be better using a real backup software.. superduper, CCC, chronosync etc.
The TC by default is available to any Mac in the network to do backups. TM will sort itself out and put each computer on a different backup. These are kept in separate sparsebundles.. so that is all fine.

Can i store or back up my itunes on Time capsule?

can i store or back up my itunes on Time capsule?

You can store your itunes on the TC but you should not.
The Time Capsule has no easy backup method. It is a backup device.. not a NAS.
If the itunes is on a computer connected to the TC and running Time Machine the itunes will be backed up. is this what you mean? You can also make a copy of the itunes but not use it as a main store.

The HD was recently changed on my MacBook Pro and I lost my iTunes library (Time Capsule also died!) but have all my songs on my iPhone. How can I copy them to my laptop?

The HD was recently changed on my MacBook Pro and I lost my iTunes library (Time Capsule died also!) but all my songs are still on my iPhone4. How can I copy them back to my laptop? Tks

Your i-device was not designed for unique storage of your media. It is not a backup device and media transfer was planned with you maintaining a master copy of your media on a computer which is itself properly backed up against loss. Syncing is one way, computer to device, updating the device content to the content on the computer, not updating or restoring content on a computer. The exception is iTunes Store purchases which can be transferred to a computer.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 - only purchases from iTunes Store
For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will have to use third party commercial software. See this document by turingtest2: Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

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II'm trying to set up a 3TB time capsule to store all my music & photos

That's nice.
Do you have a question you'd like to ask?

I am setting up a new Time Capsule to replace another hard drive. Is there any way to include the the Time Machine history from the old drive on the new Time Capsule?

I am setting up a new Time Capsule to replace another hard drive. Is there any way to include the the Time Machine history from the old drive on the new Time Capsule?

Check item #18 of Time Machine FAQ, particularly the material in #3 of the "How to" section.
By the way, you've been misled by poor field labeling on this forum into typing a large part of your message into the field intended for the subject. In the future just type a short summary of your post into that field and type the whole message into the field below that.

Having very difficult time setting up and running time capsule and airport

I am having a very difficult time setting up and running airport express and time capsule. My time machine is not being recognized by my mac. The amber light keeps blinking. I'm ready to stsrt over.

#3 for itunes streaming. I reset the base station and eventually was able to get the backup working and now my green light is on. Next I'd like to be able to play itunes using Airport Express and have connected to my stereo receiver in another room.
AirPort Express Base Station (AX) - iTunes Setup
Either connect to the AX's wireless network or connect directly, using an Ethernet cable, to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then using the AirPort Utility in "Manual Setup" mode, make the following changes:
AirPort Utility > Select the AX > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless
Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network
Network Name: <existing TC's wireless network>
Wireless Security: <select the encryption type of the existing wireless network>
Wireless Password: <enter the existing wireless network password>
Verify Password: <re-enter the existing wireless network password>
AirPort Utility > Select the AX > Manual Setup >Music
Enable AirTunes (checked)
iTunes Speaker Name: <enter desired speaker name>
iTunes Speaker Password: (optional)
Verify Password: (optional)
Click Update to write the new settings to the AX

How to set up a second Time Capsule as a Hard Drive?

Hi, I have a macbook pro and the older version of Time Capsule for back up. I was needing more space in my hard drive, so I went shopping for an external hard drive today. The largest drive they had in store here was a 1TB lacie. As I need more space than that, the salesperson suggested me getting another Time Capsule and use it as a hard drive, so I did. How do I set it up without using it as a back up device? Will my older time capsule back up the files from the new Time Capsule as well?
Thank you!
Gisele

Sorry but you got really bad advice.
The TC is much slower than the slowest USB drive plugged into your computer..
It is totally unsuitable for using to store files. This is regularly asked. I have stored a standard reply.
Store files on the TC.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/24380694#24380694
This is asked several times a day.. obviously people are struggling with their latest SSD being too small.
The TC is not suitable for network file server.. but many people having no choice press it into service as such.
It cannot be partitioned. It was and is and ever shall be a backup device for Time Machine.
Major issues.
1. No backup.. no way Time Machine can backup a network drive. No place to backup to.. So all your files will be at risk. And you will need to buy a third party like CCC to do backup.
2. The TC cannot be partitioned and mixing TM backups and data is not great.
3. The drive is slow to spin up and quick to spin down.. there is no controls.
4. iPhoto in particular can easily corrupt its entire library with wireless networking causing a disconnection to one photo. Even if you do this;;; do not move your photo library... you have been warned!!
5. iTunes will constantly lose connection to the library. The disk is too slow to respond.. itunes on the computer will constantly spit out errors. Even in the midst of streaming the TC can spin down the disk due to caching.
6. Do not use any live files on the TC no matter what else you do.. if you edit files in whatever program the file must be on the local hard disk.
7. The only suitable location for most libraries is a computer. You can plug in an external hard disk.
Read pondini for some work arounds.
Q3 here. http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
Take it back to the store and order a 3TB external drive with the fastest interface you have available and can afford.
Thunderbolt being hugely fast and hugely expensive.. usb3 is cheap.. same as usb2 now and very fast. Only the latest Macs have it.. then FW800 then USB2.

ITunes From Time Capsule to WiFi enabled HiFi.

TC 2TB - I have a new 2TB time capsule and wish to set it up to act as a WiFi sreamer for my iTunes library currently on my Imac. I have Twonky software on the iMac and this works well streaming my music to my WiFi enabled music system but I would prefer not to have to have the iMac switched on all the time to stream music. Can I use the Time Capsule and if so how? I am not a computer whizz so any help appreciated. pickle 6

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ITunes on Time Capsule : having trouble finding track files

I recently coupled up my Mac Mini to a Time Capsule with the intent of using the TC as my iTunes music server. This has been documented in several threads here already, but this is what I did:
1. Copied my entire iTunes music folder (i.e. all the MP3s) onto a subdirectory of my TC called Music.
2. Started iTunes for the first time on my Mac Mini and created a new library (I don't care about my meta data at the moment)
3. In the Advanced Settings I set my music folder to point at the TC's :Music folder.
4. Unchecked the appropriate boxes so that iTunes is prevented from copying or reorganising my music library.
5. Used the "Add Folder..." menu item to import all the music into the iTunes library.
Here's the problem: When I browse through the track list each track has a little exclamation icon next to it. This usually indicates that the file cannot be located. If I select the file and hit the Play button nothing happens (as you would expect). If I open up the track properties it states that the file cannot be found (again, as one would expect). However, if I double click on the track it suddenly starts playing and the exclation icon dissappears! So the file has magically been found....
Now I don't want to have to go through my entire library double clicking each file one at a time otherwise I'll be here until the end of eternity. Does anyone know what has gone wrong here, or know how this can be remedied?

I have experienced the pointer problem during the learning phase of connecting my network to TC. I think it much more important to get the network (interference and dropouts, preference user wants and speed) right first then deal with the relationship of itunes to TC.
Any kind of change I made to the TC within the network produced the pointer problem. Example, I had everything set so I changed the multi cast rate and the pointer problem surfaced, changing the wireless name caused it and changing the TC name also.
Since then I've settled into no change of any kind once I got my network the way I wanted and currently no pointer problems.

Using itunes with time capsule

I am looking for step by step instructions to set up iTunes to work with time capsule. I would like to use time capsule to store and share music over my wireless network.

You just need to set the iTunes music folder location to a folder on the time capsule, then any content you add to iTunes will be stored there. You can find this at iTunes Preferences > advanced.

ITunes on Time Capsule

I followed these directions (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1449) to move my iTunes data to my Time Capsule (TC) from my old macbook. I also have a new macbook pro and I am unsure how to point this new macbook to the iTunes data on the TC.

iTunes prefs > Advanced.
Set the *iTunes media folder location* to the *iTunes media folder* on the Time Machine.
File > Add to library and select the *iTunes media folder* on the Time Machine.

Airport Express streaming iTunes from Time Capsule

This may seem redundant to other topics, however I have tried the solutions listed without relief. I bought and installed a Time Capsule. My internet connection comes into it and my iMac accesses it wirelessly. I have an Airport Express which I want in the living room to stream music.
I have hard reset to the default settings on the AE. My TC is set for "extend a network" and my iTunes is set-up to look for remote speakers. When I use Airport Express to set the AE to access the TC network, I get the confirmation that the AE has been reconfigured and that I can wait for the AE to restart. The Airport Express dialog box never gets past that point, leaving me looking at a spinning status wheel.
From the default settings, my Airport Utility can see both devices, but clicking on the AE dismounts the TC and vice versa. The status bar on the Airport toolbar sees my TC network and not the AE, which I assume would be normal if the AE joined the TC network. Everything up and running, my iTunes cannot see the AE and I do not get the remote speaker dialog box in iTunes.
It seems to me there should be a simple process to walk through such a generic situation. What am I missing?

I have hard reset to the default settings on the AE. My TC is set for "extend a network" and my iTunes is set-up to look for remote speakers. When I use Airport Express to set the AE to access the TC network, I get the confirmation that the AE has been reconfigured and that I can wait for the AE to restart. The Airport Express dialog box never gets past that point, leaving me looking at a spinning status wheel.
If your goal for the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) is just for streaming iTunes, then you want to configure it to "join" the TC's wireless network ... not to extend it. So enabling "extend a network" on the TC would not be necessary.
To configure the AX to join the TC's wireless network and for AirTunes, please compare the following settings to those currently enabled on the AX:
AirPort Utility > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless tab
o Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network
o Network Name: <existing TC's wireless Network Name>
o Wireless Security: <select the encryption type of the existing wireless network>
o Wireless Password: <enter the existing wireless network password>
o Verify Password: <re-enter the existing wireless network password>
Music
o Enable AirTunes (checked)
o iTunes Speaker Name: <enter desired speaker name>
o iTunes Speaker Password: (optional)
o Verify Password: (optional)
o Click Update to write the new settings to the AX
In iTunes:
iTunes > Preferences... > Advanced > General
o Look for remote speakers connected with AirTunes (checked)

Can no longer access songs on iTunes on Time Capsule

Not sure what's gone wrong here. A month ago, I moved my whole iTunes library (60GB) to my Time Capsule. Have been playing all my music fine since then. Till today. Suddenly, everything's gone haywire. Only a random fraction of the songs and podcasts now appear in the iTunes screen. The whole library is still there on the Time Capsule; it's just inaccessible.
I have tried to reconnect to the library several times by restarting iTunes and holding down Option. It seems to connect but I'm still only have a few songs.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

No, the Time Capsule is a long way from full. I have the 3TB version and am barely using 500 GB.
I also have the iTunes library backed up to a Lacie hard-drive just in case.
So no worries at all about losing songs.
My worry is about how to play the songs I actually have!

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