Time Capsule: HD readable for Xbox and 'outside'?

Hi,
I just bought a Time Capsule (TC). Very nice design and my 4th Apple product (that in 6 months!). Anyway, before I got a TC I had a Linksys router. This router had a web interface so I could connect to it from outside home (let's say work). Is this possible with a TC too? Maybe for reading files too from the harddrive (kind of like a server (wouldn't that be very cool?))?
Furthermore, I have a Xbox 360. Is it possible to read TC's harddrive from my Xbox so I can store my Music on there? Or is this only possible with an USB connection only?
Last thing, how is the TC's harddrive formatted? HFS or FAT?
That's it for now..

1. Yes, you can enable sharing over WAN and can access the Time Capsule via AirPort Utility over the internet and can access the hard drive using afp://
2. I believe so, but you have to install some special program to do so. I'd suggest looking on the web for Xbox Media Sharing as I saw some forums related to accessing music, videos, etc. on the Xbox from Time Capsule.
3. FAT 32

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You can, but the Time Capsule was really designed for Time Machine backups and there will be fight for space at some point in the future if you store a signficant amount of data on the Time Capsule drive.
You probably have not thought about this, but if your "original" copies of your movies, audio files, etc are on the MacBook now and you move them to the Time Capsule drive....your "originals" will be on the Time Capsule.
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A much safer strategy would be to add an external USB or Firewire drive to your MacBook and store all of your media files there. Then, Time Machine will backup both your MacBook and the external drive.
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Apple says specifically don't put your iphoto library on the TC.
And I quote.
iphoto network no no.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1198
It's recommended that you store your iPhoto library on a locally mounted hard drive. Storing your iPhoto library on a network share can lead to poor performance, data corruption, or data loss.
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6692100
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If you put libraries on the TC apart from being slow.. because all files must be transferred via the Mac running itunes you then have no backup and no way to backup your files.
Get a large external drive or get a proper NAS with built in iTunes server. (although exactly how well they work I am not sure).
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Please read the following and don't do what you are proposing.
iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users
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If you use an iphoto library on a TC.. one day it will corrupt and all your photos will then be lost.
PLUS.. The TC is not a NAS.. it cannot back itself up. Time Machine cannot backup Time Capsules as it is a network drive.
That means you will have no backup of the library you just corrupted.. so don't do it.
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Hi All,
I am sure that there exists numerous questions similar to mine, however, I would like to be sure. I have a PC, macbook pro, and air port time capsule.
What I want to do:
1) I will move the contents of Time machine in an external HDD to new time capsule
2) I will backup my macbook pro via time machine using time capsule (this is ok)
3) I would like to store my PC data to the time capsule
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I would like to ask you, if I connect an external HDD to USB connection of time capsule, then, is it possible to back up PC data to external HDD using time capsule as a router. I mean I looking for possible solutions to achieve :
2) I will backup my macbook pro via time machine using time capsule (this is ok)
3) I would like to store my PC data to the time capsule
That is what Pondini recommends.. using a USB drive to the TC works fine and is treated separately to the internal disk.. but is slow.. very slow..
PC can backup to the TC.. but it cannot use MSBackup if you have home versions.. because MS decided home versions should not need network backups.. anyway MSbackup is the most horrible program.. so just buy or download a suitable backup software.. anything.. anything at all has to be better than MSbackup.
Your point 3. Is this separate to backup.. ie do you want a backup and store your data on the TC.. you can do both.. But do not rely on the TC for your backups if that is the only place you have those files.. and you cannot backup TC files to TC... well not easily and it will be excruciatingly slow.
You can use the internal disk of the TC.. what you cannot do is partition the drive or make it functionally separate from Mac backups and that can lead to issues.. although I don't think it happens until you run out of space.. Note the use of fixed sparsebundle sizes as that can work as a parition for the Mac backups.
. Now, if I connect to an external HDD to USB port of time capsule and use time capsule as a router, is it possible to access the contents of HDD from MAC and PC,
And then, by using Icloud, can I access External HDD connected to USB port of time capsule.
Last question. How time capsule is used for PC
Either PC or Mac can access the hdd plugged in by USB.. but there are some issues.
1. Drive compatibility is not straight forward.
2. The drive can spin down and never spin up again without a restart.
3. You sometimes need to use a powered hub even with powered drive. The USB port is slow and underpowered.
4. The drive must be formatted on the Mac.. TC only has FAT32 or HFS+ formats.. and the FAT32 is poor. The fact that you use HFS+ is not an issue but the PC may still have issues with large files. It might still think the drive is FAT32 when it isn't.
BTMM with iCloud will work with both internal and USB drives plugged into the TC. But only from Mac. PC cannot access anything.
How time capsule is used for PC
I do not understand the point of the question.. all your questions are about using the TC with PC..
The TC is a dumb as a board hard disk inside a router.. nothing more.. you use it same as any router with a lousy USB drive plugged in.. slowly.. without brains.. what more did you want??

How do I use Time Capsule as a wireless router and turn my current one into modem only

I have a crappy modem/ router and before I purchase a new modem I want to use the modem (no wireless) feature of my router.
Question #1
How do I use my Time Capsule as a router?
Question #2
If I do this will I still be able to wirelessly back up to my Time Capsule?
Question #3
How do I turn off (wireless) or the router function of my modem/ router?
Question #4
I then want to connect all my wireless devices to my Time Capsule making that
the main WIFi in my house. I am assuming this is possible it is I just dont know how to go about doing this myslef without guidance, and the Airport Installer is confusing to me.
Thanks!

Question #1
How do I use my Time Capsule as a router?
Connect an Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on your modem/router to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the Time Capsule.
Open AirPort Utility and click Continue to follow the guided setup to configure the Time Capsule to "create a wireless network". Select the "Bridge Mode" option when it appears during the setup. (AirPort Utility will normally do this for you)
Question #2
If I do this will I still be able to wirelessly back up to my Time Capsule?
Yes
Question #3
How do I turn off (wireless) or the router function of my modem/ router?
We prefer not to guess at things, but since we do not know the make and model number of your modem/router, and this is an Apple support area, we have little choice.
In general, you would enter the default IP address of the device into your browser to bring up the configuration pages (check your documentatio on the modem/router for this information, or it may be on the back or bottom of the device. An example of a default IP address is something like 192.168.1.254
There will be a wireless settings page that will allow you turn off the wireless function of the device.
If you acquired the modem/router from your service provider, they should be able to tell you how to do this as well, or if you check the manufacturer's website, they will likely have a support area for questions like this.
Question #4
I then want to connect all my wireless devices to my Time Capsule making that
the main WIFi in my house.
You will need to log on to the Time Capsule wireless network from each device and enter the password to connect. Most computers will "remember" the setting so that you do not have to enter the password each time that you connect.

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Hello. I replaced my old Time Capsule with a new one a few months ago, and broke in the new Time Capsule with a fresh backup of a clean 10.9 install after migrating my user account.
Today, I noticed that there were some folders full of personal data that are neither on my MBP, nor in my Time Machine backups on the new Time Capsule. I am hoping that these folders still exist on my old Time Capsule which I used with 10.8.
I'm wondering how to search through my old Time Capsule and its Time Machine backups. Specifically, I'm wondering how to connect it to my MacBook Pro, and whether I will be able to search for my (hopefully not) lost data through the Time Machine interface, or through the directory structure contained in Backups.backupdb.
Can anyone help me out with a plan to proceed?
Thank you very much.

1. Turn off Time Machine in System Preferences
2. Unplug new Time Capsule
3. Turn off Wi-Fi in the menu bar
4. Attach old Time Capsule to power
5. Attach old Time Capsule to MBP via ethernet
6. Wait for old Time Capsule to appear in Finder > Sidebar > Shared
7. Select old Time Capsule in Finder > Sidebar > Shared and Connect to old Time Capsule
8. Select the Data directory
9. Double-click on the .sparsebundle file that represents the volume that was backed up on the old Time Capsule
10. Hold down the option key and click on the Time Machine icon in the menu bar and select Browse Other Backup Disks...
11. Select the Time Machine backup disk you would like to browse and choose Use Selected Disk
12. Browse old Time Capsule backup in Time Machine environment, restore data as normal, exit Time Machine as normal
13. Eject old Time Machine backups (the .sparsebundle you mounted) under Devices in Finder > Sidebar
14. Eject old Time Capsule under Finder > Sidebar > Shared
15. Disconnect ethernet; disconnect old Time Capsule from power.
16. Plug in new Time Capsule (it boots); turn Wi-Fi on (reconnect to network, if necessary); turn Time Machine back on in System Preferences

Can I use my Time Capsule as a backup disk and storage?

Can I use my Time Capsule as a backup disk and put files from my other USB external hard drive on it, using the TC as an external as well?

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I have a Time Capsule with 2tb of storage, and an I-Mac with 500Gb. (which is at capacity) Can I use the Time Capsule to store data in addition to backing up the hard drive?

I have a Time Capsule with 2tb of storage, and an I-Mac with 500Gb. (which is at capacity) Can I use the Time Capsule to store data from my hard drive that I want to access later in addition to backing up the hard drive?

Can I use the Time Capsule to store data from my hard drive that I want to access later in addition to backing up the hard drive?
Yes, but if you move the "original" data on your iMac to the Time Capsule....then the "original" data is now on the Time Capsule disk.
When...not if...the Time Capsule disk has a problem, you have no backups for this data.
Perhaps a much safer plan might be to add an external hard drive attached directly to your iMac. Then, move the data to that drive from the iMac.
Now, Time Machine will back up both your iMac and the external hard drive so you have "originals" on one drive and backups on another. Would that plan work for you?

Can I connect my Time Capsule wired to the computer and just use it as a back up

Can I connect my Time Capsule to my computer (wired) and just use it as a back up and not as a wireless router?

Yes, you simply bridge the TC..
Just google for it as we have posted the instructions endlessly.
The one trick that might be necessary is to ensure the TC is on a different IP range to the main broadband connection.
And make sure the gateway and dns do not cause issues.. so it is generally better to set static ip on the TC and the computer.
None of it is hard so ask for specific instructions if you get to the point.

Time Capsule only works for one device at a time, how to make it capable to be used for multiple devices at times

Time Capsule only works for one device at a time, how to make it capable to be used for multiple devices at times.
Please help to set it up, thanks in advance

You need to give more info..
Firstly only works for what.. networking.. backup.. wireless. You need more nouns.. more adjectives... describe what you want and what fails.. then we can figure out why.
Most likely you have bridged it when it should be in router mode..
Most likely you are using Lion or ML which has the airport utility bridge the TC by default.
Change it to working as a router. That might help.
If you press reset button it will default back to router btw.
If you are on Lion.. use a real utility. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1547

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