Start up screen with TC / TM
When i turn on my macbook the first thing that happens is a new box appears with 'connecting to back up server', the screen then goes into the TM mode and offers me the back ups going back in time.
This is pretty annoying as when I boot up this isn't what I want 99% of the time, can I over rule this somehow so that I just go straight onto my desktop?
Thanks
PS I can never see the TC HD on my desktop either just one that is marked back up of ....'s computer, is this right?
Do you have Time Machine as one of your login items? In your System Preferences in Accounts, click on Login Items and check to see if Time Machine is listed. If it is, remove it and it should stop launching when you start your MacBook.
As for the disk image, the only way that I've been able to get it to mount on my desktop is to actually navigate to the Time Capsule in Finder and connect and mount it. It can also be added to Login Items, but this will pop up a Finder window every time you login. Also, in your Finder Preferences, make sure Connected Servers is checked to ensure the icon shows up on your desktop. Otherwise the only time you'll see anything mount from your Time Capsule is when a backup is running and it mounts the image onto your desktop (the white icon with the Backup of ....'s computer).
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