Storing CD's on time capsule

Is this possible?

You can store anything you like.. you just cannot play them.. TC is not a player .. it is a dumb as a board hard disk connected to a wireless router.
To play the files you need a computer.. so moving files to a TC gains you nothing..
Or a media player that is smarter than the apple itunes average.

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I had maually stored files on my time capsule using my old mac now i can't open them using my new mac?

I had an old mac book pro,using it i maually stored files on it,i sold my old mac book pro and got a new mac book pro but it cant access the old files what should i do?

How do I begin backups again using the same Time Capsule?
Open System Preferences (gear icon on the dock)
Open Time Machine
Turn Time Machine "ON"
Click Select Disk
Choose your Time Capsule
Click Use This Disk
The first backup will begin in a few minutes.
If you decide to delete your old backups, do this before you back up the "new" Mac as listed above.
Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the Time Capsule icon, then click Edit in the smaller window that appears
Click the Disks tab at the top of the window
Click Erase
Choose the Quick Erase option
Click Erase Disk
The operation will only take a minute or two.....then, you can set up the first backup of the Mac as listed above.

Can i access another computer's stored data on my time capsule

can i access another computer's stored data that is on my time capsule? My other computer died and I need to access files that are stored on the time capsule.

http://Pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
See #17 in this excellent document provided by Time Capsule / Time Machine guru Pondini

Storing iTunes media on Time Capsule to stream to ATV

Can someone please detail the steps I need to move my itunes movies and music to new Time Capsule. I have done this and Apple TV is unable to recognize the library.
Here is what I've done so far:
1. Copied the iTunes music folder to the TC
2. Changed the library location to this folder in iTunes Preferences
Am I missing something?
Thanks!

Do you need to keep a local copy of your iTunes library for some reason? If not delete the local copy and keep only the copy on your Time Capsule.
Once this is done, on your Time Capsule, right click on your iTunes folder and select create an alias. Move this alias to your local Music folder and rename it iTunes (instead of "iTunes alias". That way your computer will think it plays the local copy but it will be redirected to the TC.
That's how mine is set up and it works good. I did the same with iPhoto

Forgot password to access my Airport Time Capsule, can't restore Time Machine backup

It is stupid, I know, but after the first time I setup Time Machine in my Airport Time Capsule (6 months ago) i never had to use the password because it stayed stored in my Keychain.
Anyway, couple days ago I had to format the hard drive of my MacBook Pro and I did it thinking that I had a complete data backup stored in my Airport Time Capsule (encrypted data). It was late when I realized that I did not have the password written/stored anywhere. Nothing to do about it, just move on and start all over again.
I need to clean up my Airport Time Capsule and set it to factory default. I already accepted that I will lose all my data and it is okay. So far all I found was how to reset the wifi user/password but nothing about deleting stored data or reset to factory default without having the encrypted password. Can you please help me? Thanks in advance!

The encrypted data is not related to the Time Capsule.. that is purely Time Machine.
Very sorry for you.. it is one big danger when you encrypt.
Reset to factory.
Factory reset universal
Power off the TC.. ie pull the power cord or power off at the wall.. wait 10sec.. hold in the reset button.. be gentle.. power on again still holding in reset.. and keep holding it in for another 10sec. You may need some help as it is hard to both hold in reset and apply power. It will show success by rapidly blinking the front led. Release the reset.. and wait a couple of min for the TC to reset and come back with factory settings. If the front LED doesn’t blink rapidly you missed it and simply try again. The reset is fairly fragile in these.. press it so you feel it just click and no more.. I have seen people bend the lever or even break it. I use a toothpick as tool.
N.B. None of your files on the hard disk of the TC are deleted.. this simply clears out the router settings of the TC.
Wipe the hard disk. Open the airport utility go to the disk tab. Click on erase disk.
Select just quick erase.. it just deletes the file table and is not secure but fine for your purposes.

Time Capsule won't accept my user name and password for access - Help!

Hi all,
My Time Capsule seemed to stop working one day and I had to do a hard reset with the little button at the back. After that it worked and I restored my wireless network settings but now I can't access the Time Capsules hard drive with Time Machine.
When I try to choose it as my Backup Disk in the Time Machine preferences it says "Enter your user name and password so Time Machine can access the file server "Our Time Capsule" (the name of my time capsule). However, every time I try to enter my password I get "Sorry, you entered an invalid username or password".
I've already tried several resets of the Time Capsule and I've also tried logging on my computer as the Root user and changing my administrator account password back and forth but no go.
Help! and Thanks.

Norman & Harry,
Consider the following:
*_Time Capsule Keeps Asking Me For a Password_*
It will be important to know what is going on, or what you are doing when it asks for the password. Is it asking for a password only when Time Machine attempts a backup? Consider this:
It is NOT your username and password it wants when you try accessing the Time Capsule. (I know... it SAYS "username and password") But it means the Time Capsule's Name and Password.
You will find that by launching Airport Utility.
Select the TC on the left.
Click "Manual Setup".
Click the "Time Capsule" Tab.
You will see "Time Capsule Name:" and "Time Capsule Password".
Make sure “Remember password in keychain" is checked.
That is the information you need to enter when it asks for "username & password."
*I Don’t Remember What My Time Capsule Password Is*
You can see what your current TC password is by going into Keychain.
Open your Keychain and select "login" from the Keychains pane in the top left. Highlight "Passwords" in the Category pane from the lower left.
Sort all the items by Kind. Note everything labeled "Airport...". How many do you have listed? There should only be one "Airport base station password" for each base station that you have active. Also, there should only be one "Airport network password" for each network you have created. If there are more than these, then delete all but the ones with the most recent Modification date.
To see what passwords are being stored, double-click your Time Capsules' entry. A new window will appear.
Put a check beside "Show Password". You may be asked for your own Admin password so enter that.
Now the Password field will display the password you entered into Airport Utility for your Time Capsule
*It Still Won’t Accept the TC Name and Password*
Launch Airport Utility --> Manual Setup.
Select "Disks" in the tool bar above.
Click the "File Sharing" tab.
Is "File Sharing" checked? It should be.
What is selected beside "Secure Shared Disks"? If it says "With Accounts" or "With a Disk Password" then the system will ask you for a password every time it mounts the TC hard disk. If you switch it to "With Time Capsule Password" then use the password you designated earlier in the “Time Capsule" tab. It should only ask you once and then never again - because you had checked "Remember password in keychain".
If you have made any changes then click "Update".
Let us know if this resolves your issue.
Cheers!

ITunes library folder vanished from Time Capsule after iMac crash

Hi,
Up until tonight, I've had my entire iTunes library stored on my 1TB Time Capsule (TC) which is accessed by a couple of Macs. After a forced restart of my iMac, the iTunes library on the TC has disappeared. I was in the middle of a iPhone 4 sync if I recall ...
I've run Disk Warrior over the internal hard drive on the iMac to no avail. Disk Warrior cannot see the TC drive. I've disconnected all users and powered the TC off completely and let it restart. Again, the folder on the TC which contained the iTunes library has vanished. All other folders / files on the TC appear in tact.
I don't believe I've deleted it as the remaining disk space on the TC hasn't changed. So I think it's still there but maybe it's corrupted?
Does anyone know if it's possible to run a detailed check over the TC hard drive to see if there is some directory damage which is affecting the iTunes library.
Any suggestions would really be appreciated. I do have a backup although it's not quite up to date.
Regards
Mark
Australia.

Anyone has an answer?

Time limits for time capsule access

I want to set time limits for individual devices on my Time Capsule network. How do I set this up??

You will need a hardware address for each wireless device that you want to be able to control. If you do not have the device listed, it will have "default" access to the wireless network, which means that it will have unlimited access at all times.
If you are having difficulty finding a hardware address for a given device, turn off all the wireless devices that will connect to the network except your Mac. You know the hardware address of your Mac already, correct?
Turn on one other wireless device and look for the info about that device. Then turn on the next device to get info about that device. You may not see a device name and instead see something like 10.0.1.x for the device name. Click on the 10.0.1.x display to reveal more information about the device, including the hardware address.
You can set up rules for each device on either the Time Capsule or the AirPort Extreme and the settings will automatically be transferred to the "other" device, so you only have to enter the rules on one device.
Open Airport Utility again and click on the Time Capsule if that is your "main" base station or router. Otherwise click on the AirPort Extreme if that is the main base station.
Click Edit
Click the Network tab at the top of the window
Look toward the bottom of the next window and make sure that there is a check mark next to Enable Access Control. Later, you will need to make sure that the other router you have is also enabled.
Click on Timed Access Control
Here you will see the "default' rule for the network of Unlimited Access. This means that any device that has not been assigned a specific rule will be able to connect to the network at any time. Leave this rule alone.
Click on the + (plus) button at the bottom of the Wireless Clients box
Type in a device name next to Description.....example.....iPad
Type in the hardware address of the device next to MAC Address
You probably want to have the rule in effect Everyday, so leave that box the same. If you click on the box, you will see that you are able to have the rule in effect with a number of other options.
Click on the All Day box and change that to Between
Double click on each time display to edit the start time and end time for the device each day. For example, the device might be able to connect Everyday, Between 9 AM and 10 PM. It is possible to have multiple rules for the same device by clicking the + button in this area to add another time slot.
Click Save
Click Timed Access Control again and repeat the process for the next device, etc until entries for all wireless devices that you want to control are complete
Click Update to save all of the settings and the Time Capsule will restart in 30 seconds.
Be sure to enter a check mark on the other router that you have to Enable Timed Access and Update to save the setting. This will transfer the stored settings from the Time Capsule to the AirPort Extreme or vice versa.
Good luck.

Can I use the available space on Time Capsule to store media files?

I recently bought Time Capsule and set it up to do backups of my iMac (Snow Leopard).
Since, the Time Capsule has a 1TB HDD, I decided to use the Time capsule to store media files. However, when trying to resolve a Time Capsule issue with the Apple Care technician, he informed me that storing media files on Time Capsule is not recommended. He suggested buying an additional portable disk to store the media files. Wanted to confirm if this is truly the recommendation for Time Capsule.

The Time Capsule was designed for Time Machine backups and that is the recommended use for the device.
If you have plenty of space on the drive, there is probably no harm in using the drive for other data, but as space becomes tight, there is going to be struggle between Time Machine and other files regarding space allocation.
But if you are storing your media files on the Time Capsule disk.....how are you backing up these files?
The advantage in having a separate drive for your media files is that Time Machine will back up both your computer and the separate hard drive. Then you have backups for everything when....not if....a drive fails.

Time Capsule - space available is incorrect!

I have a 500GB Time Capsule (bought in 2009), which I have not used in a long time. I used to use it with my old macbook, and it worked great. Now I have a new MacBook Retina OS X 10.9.4, which I want to back up on my Time Capsule using Time Machine (just as I used to do with my older mac). I started by resetting it to the factory settings (as I also have an external hard drive which I use as backup, and I did not need any of the data stored at my Time Capsule). I set up the Time Capsule and started backing up my computer. Then I got the following message:
"Time Machine couldn't complete the backup to "CostaTP Time Capsule". The backup disk needs 492.70 GB for the backup, but only 277.81 GB are available. Select a larger backup disk or make the backup smaller by excluding files."
How come only 177.81 GB are available if I have just reset the 500GB Time Capsule to the factory settings?! Does anyone know why it is happening and how I can fix it?!
I have checked and there is no stored backups on the Time Capsule. Yes, I know I should upgrade to Yosemite, and I will do so once I have backed up all my stuff (just in case...).
(I also need to figure out why I have almost 500 GB of stuff if I mostly use my mac for documents (81.06GB) and pictures (86.18GB) - but that will a question to another mac community!)
Thanks!

Just make sure that you really want to wipe the entire disk clean, since there will be no going back when you do this.
When you click Erase Disk, another window will open up asking you "how" you want to erase. Choose the Quick Erase option and then click Erase.
The process will only take a minute or two.
If you are selling the Time Capsule......then choose the Zero Out erase option. That will take 4-6 hours on average.

Performance with Referenced Master on Time Capsule vs. Attached Hard Drive

My managed master library on my MBP is getting too big and I am running out of hard drive space. I am considering going to a "hybrid" situation, where all projects that have already been edited and stored in folders can be relocated to referenced.
Considering my options, I am wondering how Aperture will perform with referenced masters stored on the networked Time Capsule drive, as opposed to having to plug in a USB3 or Thunderbolt hard drive every time I want to re-edit those old photos (which is not very often).
I came across this article, which says to use a locally mounted drive:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3252
However, I am not sure exactly what that means. When I connect to the Time Capsule, it does show up as a mounted drive with a "data" folder that I can interact and store things on. Not sure if this counts as "local", but from my experience it seems to move pretty quick.
Does anyone have any experience storing the referenced masters on a Time Capsule. My plan would then be to periodically back that one Time Capsule folder where all masters will be placed to a harddrive stored off-site and also set CrashPlan up to backup that one folder. Thanks for any input... otherwise, I guess I will test it and see how it goes, since I rarely/never go back and re-edit images.

It can be done, but you are "saving" the cost of an inexpensive external drive by accepting the cost of a convoluted administrative set-up. IME, for one person or any organization small enough to _not_ have a dedicated IT person/staff, that is a false economy. Typically, one of the admin tasks won't get done or won't get done right (you might need more space for back-ups on your Time Capsule, or you might forget exactly how you set up the TC drive to hold your Originals and put off moving more to it).
Drives are inexpensive, and bargains. For rarely loaded referenced Originals you don't _need_ anything faster than USB 2 (FW400 or any faster connection rec'd). Additionally, if you have room on your Time Capsule for your referenced Originals, then you have room for their backup. Put the referenced Originals on a new external drive, and back it up to Time Capsule.
And then you don't have to worry about pulling your Originals through a network. They will be locally mounted.
My 2¢.
--Kirby.

How do I use an iPhoto library stored on an external HDD (time capsule) on the new photos app?

I have recently upgraded to a MacBook Air with the latest 10.10.3 updates as such it has photos installed, not iPhoto. The MacBook I'm upgrading from still had 10.9 and as such had iPhoto app.
The MacBook air has a smaller SSD (128GB) than the HDD from my 2008 MacBook, and isn't big enough to store my iPhoto library (over 150GB). I want to just keep my library on the external HDD (which is an Apple Time Capsule).
When I follow the steps on Designate a System Photo Library in Photos - Apple Support it seems to want to import all the photos, it took hours to get to just 3% of importing so I left over night. In the morning it said my MacBooks storage isn't big enough, which of course it isn't - I didn't want to import the library on my new MacBook Air !
I just want to change the location that photos looks for the library every time it opens, I don't actually want it to import the whole library which it appears to have tried to do. thanks!

Thanks for getting back to me!
It is connected over wireless. I don't have an RJ45 connection on the MacBook Air (although will purchase an adapter if needed). Even if I do have an RJ45 connection does this mean I can only ever use wired to view my external photo library?
I suppose having the wired connection will give me the time to organise my photos and delete some of the rubbish (which I would have liked to do on my old MacBook first but it was running too slow, especially with such a big photo library - so I treated myself to a new MacBook Air so I did!).
And I guess I could then put my favourite photos on the MacBook Air and have a separate library of older/lesser used photos on the Time Capsule and just access those as and when over RJ45 network cable. I prefer to use wireless as much as possible as the Time Capsule is normally stored in a room I don't use the MacBook or other wireless devices !

Is it possible to set up Time Capsule on one network and then access its stored data (movies) using Back to My Mac from another network that also has Apple TV to play them?

I recently purchased a Time Capsule to store data at my office. I have an Apple TV at my home that I would like to start using to play my movies. With the storage of the new Time Capsule, I am curious if I can somehow store my iTunes movies on the Time Capsule at my office and then use Back to My Mac to access the TC from my home and then play them via Apple TV. Does this sound possible? We have an iMac at the office that remains on 24/7 connected to the TC.

ATV cannot play movies from the TC, even if it is on your home network.. ATV is a streamer.. it is not a media player.. and the TC is a dumb as a board hard disk in a router.. so it has nothing in it either.
You cannot play movies from ATV without itunes, which streams to the ATV.
If the iMac is running 24/7 then you should be able to connect to the iMac remotely and run from iTunes on that, which could then play movies stored on the TC.. with the following issues.. if you use wireless on the iMac forget it. The iMac has to be ethernet connected as it has to pick up the movie on the library and play it back to the TC to network to your home.
The next issues is speed of slowest connection.
Your download to your home maybe great.. what is the upload speed from your office like??
If you pay for uploads and downloads you will pay for the movie 3x.. first to download it.. second to upload it.. office to net.. and third to download it again.. net to home.. Sorry but it is better to play the movie directly from online itunes store.
If you plan to try and play non-itunes movies over the connection, it won't work.. ATV as stated is linked to itunes and cannot play movie files.
Overall this sounds like you need to think it out a bit more.

How to use an iPhoto library, stored on an external HD connected via USB to a Time Capsule ?

Hi,
I have a MacBook Pro Retina 15", connected to a Time Capsule.
My iPhoto library is stored on an external HD, connected to the Time Capsule via USB.
I want to sync my photos with my iPhone (iOS 7.1)
The issue is that iTunes can't display anything in the "photos" tab, within the iPhone section in iTunes.
The search icon is turning, turning, even for hours, and then impossible to activate the sync between iPhoto and the iPhone.
What I do not understand, is that it works very well when the same HD is connected directely to my MacBook via USB.
Why is the sync impossible when the HD is connected to the Time Capsule ?
I have been told that storing an iPhoto library on a network HD is not recommended by Apple, but it seems to work for many users, according to forums.
So I would grant the feedback from users that have a similar configuration to mine.
Thanks
Stéphane

I have been told that storing an iPhoto library on a network HD is not recommended by Apple, but it seems to work for many users, according to forums.
Hmm, well you experience rather contradicts the forums, no? iPhoto is not designed for network access, end of story. If you try use it that way then things fail.
See this article
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5168
for more. Note the comment:
“Additionally, storing the iPhoto library on a network rather than locally on your computer can also lead to poor performance or data loss.”

I am using an Macbook pro in conjunction with a Time Capsule. I back up all my aperture librarys on it, but how can i view these images that are stored on the capsule please ??

I am using an Macbook pro in conjunction with a Time Capsule. I back up all my aperture librarys on it, but how can i view these images that are stored on the capsule please ??

If you want to see what is in a file that is backed up by time machine then you have to restore the entire file. Having said that I have had good experience with Time Machine and individual files... if the file is there then all of it's components are almost for sure there. A way to get around this in Aperture would be to use referenced images. The images then still exist as individual files and can be backed up and restored individually. You would have to do so on a file by file basis though and your album information would still only be saved within the Aperture library.

Storing CD's on time capsule

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