Time capsule and NAS drive Problem

Currently have my TC connected to my wireless router via its only ethernet port.  I want to add a NAS drive but as there is no port left onthe router, can I use one on the TC??

Does your cable modem have an Ethernet port? If it does, then connect an Ethernet cable from the modem to the TC. You do not need to use the WiFi from the cable modem. The TC will provide both wired and wireless networks. The second NAS can be connected via Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports on the TC.
I use just a cable modem (it does not provide any routing - it's a Motorola SurfBoard) connected by Ethernet cable to the WAN port on an Airport Extreme Base Station which is basically the TC's router but without an internal hard drive. Then any Ethernet device connects to one of the LAN ports on the AEBS.

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    2) I got a 2TB TC which I know only 250GB space would be utilized maximum by my MacBook Pro and the remaining space would be utilized for nothing. Unless for instance my Macbook backs up everyday to the TC and it stores 250GB each day then it would reach its maximum capacity on the TC really quickly and will delete the latest version of back up automatically. Is that true? Or does the TC only creates another back up of the changes found. I am just trying to figure out if I can somehow utilize the space on the TC for storage especially if I know that I probably wont have enough data for 2TB.
    3) What are my options if I want to store the data and want to retrieve it at my disposal. I just want to make more space on my MacBook Pro.
    4) What is the return policy on the TC if opened?
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    But reading all the posts in the communities it seems like that the Time Capsule can hold some space as an external drive but then if the TC starts to reach its maximum capacity it would delete the stored data.
    When space is tight on the drive, Time Machine will automatically start to delete the oldest Time Machine backups to make room for newer backups.
    But, Time Machine will leave any regular files or folders that you might have stored on the drive untouched. Those files will never be deleted unless you delete them yourself.
    1) The videos/music/pictures that I do not need anymore but would like to archive it, can I store it on the Time Capsule and treat it like an external drive?
    If you move any files from your Mac, then the only copy of those files that you will have will be on the Time Capsule drive. You have no backups for these files, so you might want to think about this a bit. If your attitude is such that if the files are lost due to a Time Capsule drive problem, and it is of no great concern, that's one thing.
    If losing thes files would cause you grief, you would want to think about having a backup plan in place for the "original" files that you move to the Time Capsule drive. For some reason, users seem to forget that if they move a file from their Mac to another drive, they only have one copy of that file....unless they create backups manually.
    Unless for instance my Macbook backs up everyday to the TC and it stores 250GB each day then it would reach its maximum capacity on the TC really quickly and will delete the latest version of back up automatically. Is that true?
    Sounds like you are confused about how Time Machine works. The Time Machine application will back up everything on your Mac on the first backup. After that, it only backups up any changes that you make to the Mac. 
    If you do not anticipate making a a lot of changes or adding a lot of new data, your backups will remain very small. If on the other hand you regularly add a number of new large images from your camera, or new movies, Time Machine will be backing up each new set of images or movies that you add.
    3) What are my options if I want to store the data and want to retrieve it at my disposal. I just want to make more space on my MacBook Pro.
    You can move files from your Mac to the Time Capsule if you want to, as long as you remember that when you do this, you are moving the "original" files to the Time Capsule disk. You will have no backups in the evernt of a problem with the Time Capsule.
    It sounds a bit harsh....but the truth remains that all drives will fail.  If your Time Capsule fails , you lose the Time Machine backups, but you still have the "original" files on your Mac.
    If you move an "original" file off of your Mac to the Time Capsule and the Time Capsule fails....you have no backups of these files.
    The whole idea about a good backup plan is that you have "originals" on one drive and "backups" on another.....in case one drive fails, you still have a copy of everything.  Make sense?
    4) What is the return policy on the TC if opened?
    Best to ask the store that you buy from about their return policies in advance. We can't speak for any stores, or for Apple here.

  • Time Capsule And Snow Leopard - Problems Accessing Files / Folders

    Hi all,
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    Message was edited by: Judda

    I couldn't access files on a drive attached to my TC recently, and I fixed the problem by repairing permissions on my main hard drive (the one in my computer.) This option is in Disk Utility. Not sure if that will work for you but it's worth a shot, it doesn't hurt anything! A lot of people recommend repairing permissions every time you update your operating system.

  • Time Capsule v NAS drive

    I'm currently using a LaCie 2gb RAID NAS drive as a Time Machine backup for a MacPro, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. The laptops don't always find the NAS drive automatically, and I end up with corrupted sparsebundles.
    Would a Time Capsule do a better job for me and would it be faster than the NAS drive.

    BazzNK wrote:
    I'm currently using a LaCie 2gb RAID NAS drive as a Time Machine backup for a MacPro, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. The laptops don't always find the NAS drive automatically, and I end up with corrupted sparsebundles.
    Would a Time Capsule do a better job for me
    Probably.
    and would it be faster than the NAS drive.
    Doubtful.
    However, you have another option. Use a drive or drives in or connected to the MacPro. Back the MacPro up directly, to a dedicated volume. Back the laptops up to one or two volumes on or connected to the Pro, over your network, via sharing. See #22 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum).
    Another advantage to that is, if there's a problem, you can address it from the MacPro. And if it's a drive connected to it, you can connect the drive directly to the laptop in question. You can use +Repair Disk+ on the backups, or do a large or full system restore, much faster that way, too.

  • Time Capsule and external drive

    Quick question: can I use Time Capsule to backup data automatically on an external hard drive?
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    Interesting. Reading that thread, though, I'm not sure he's actually using Time Machine on Time Capsule to backup his music-dedicated external drive automatically. Maybe I'm just reading him wrong, but it looks like he's trying to do exactly what I want to do but can't. Maybe I'm wrong. But it seems like what he's saying is that Tim Capsule/TM is backing up his Mac Pro's internal drive, but not the external one.

  • Time Capsule and External Drives

    I just converted from Dell to Mac with purchase of a MacBook Pro. At the advice of two salespeople in my local Apple Store, I bought a Time Capsule 1TB for use as a wireless base station for my apartment and to back up my laptop and my two external hard drives, which have 400 GB and 250 GB of video files.
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  • I need help with this Time Capsule and External HD problem!

    my time capsule is working perfectly and i decided to hook up a seagate 500 external hd thru the usb on the back of the time capsule!
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    one major problem i cannot extract files from my external hd only put files in! i tried checking the setting and everything but with no avail! anyone have this problem and how did they fix it? thank you!
    Message was edited by: aphextwin007

    Try connecting another USB storage device to the TC - HDD or memory stick. Format the device while it's connected to the TC, then try writing and reading to it.
    It does seem very odd that you can write to the HDD but not read from it. Presumably when you copy files to it they appear in Finder - you can see them OK? Do they appear to be the right size ("get info", or click in "columns" view). What exactly happens if you try to drag them back to the desktop?
    I can only think that you may have a hardware or formatting problem, hence trying a different, freshly formatted, drive.

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  • Time Capsule and Hard Drive Password on a PC

    I have been using my Time Capsule with a PC for some time now and it works perfectly but I have one gripe. Every time I switch on my computer and the backup program runs I have to enter the password for the hard drive (not the network password) in the time capsule. Does anyone know if you can switch off the password?
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    I believe you can just open the airport utility, enter manual setup, and click on the disc tab, then click on sharing, on the secure disk dialog box select with accounts.

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    Sources options
    2006 iMac                         G-Tech
    USB 2.0                            eSATA
    Firewire 400                       Firewire 800
    Ethernet                            USB 2.0
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    Thunderbolt
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  • Time capsule and IP config problems = no internet... please help!!

    Dear all,
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