Time Capsule as back-up and netwrk drive

I just got an iMac and a Time Capsule and I'm having the same problem.
I want to use the TC as a back-up device and a network drive at the same time.
The back-up function is working fine with Time Machine, but I can't save anything else to the TC separately.
I can't drag and drop anything there.
I can't create a new folder on the drive.
I can't select it as a save location either.
There must be some setting that I'm not finding.
Can anyone help?

Hello, what happens when you try to drag and drop a file to the drive? Are you actually mounting the drive?
Double click 'Macintosh HD' on your desktop to open a finder window
In the left-hand pane there should be a 'Shared' section with your TC drive listed underneath
Double click the TC drive in Shared
Another 'folder' should appear in the right hand pane as the drive mounts, double click this as well
When it's mounted correctly the drive should appear on the desktop and will be available. If you still have problems please can you post exactly what you're doing along with any messages.
Hope this helps.

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