Time capsule needs daily reboot to function. Any suggestions?

My time capsule is my primary wireless router. It needs daily re-boot [power off, power on] to function. Any help appreciated.

The 7.6.4 firmware is poor.
So first step..
Downgrade to 7.6.1 (that is firmware btw, not version of the TC.. the version is Generation 1 - 4 all of which can run any firmware up to 7.6.4).. if you TC is earlier say Gen3 then I would even take the firmware back to 7.5.2
Downgrade by holding down the option key when you select the version number on the summary page.
Second step.. Factory reset and start over with fresh names.. all names should be short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
Universal Factory Reset.. any model TC or AE.
Unplug your TC/AE from power or turn off at the power point.
Hold in reset. and power the TC/AE back on.. all without releasing reset and keep holding in for about 10sec. (this is often difficult without a 2nd person or a 3rd arm).
Release it when the status light flashes rapidly. If it doesn’t flash rapidly you have missed it and try again.
Note..
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC/AE will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations of the router.
No files are deleted on the hard disk in a TC.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.
If you continue to have wireless issues, I recommend giving different wireless names to 2.4ghz and 5ghz.. eg TC24ghz and TC5ghz and set the channel to a fix value.
If the mini is connected by ethernet and has no problem then the issue is wireless.
Third step .. Make sure IPv6 is on and set to link-local. eg wireless in the computer.
And in the TC.

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Time Capsule needs constant reboots

I have a Time Capsule with a 1TB USB drive attached. I find that it works fine for around 12-18 hours, and then I cannot connect to it over Ethernet or Wifi. Airport Utility hangs when connecting, backups fail (error 22), Finder cannot connect to the disks (error -50) etc. A reboot fixes it, but I cannot be rebooting my Time Capsule every 12 hours! I noticed it does get quite hot.
Thoughts?

There is a problem which has been ongoing between Mountain Lion.. (although Lion is also affected) and TC.. it has not been fixed yet.. where the computer simply loses the TC hard disk.. although networking is going fine. It has forgotten where the TC is. The reboot gets it back alive again.
I have no clear work around.. I have to say I still basically run Snow Leopard.. which is a marvellously stable platform.. although I have ML MBP it is not on long enough for me to give much other than it seems more problematic.
The latest ML update has not been without issues. An SMC reset is something Apple did recommend. Some computers might even have SMC bios update.
Worth a check.
I would make sure you use all names, short, no spaces and pure alphanumerics.
See C9 for reasons. http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Most of the other work arounds have to do with wireless.. but I would like you to figure out if dhcp is involved at all.. Is the TC the main router of the network or bridged?
Try a much shorter lease time.. eg 30min. or try a much longer lease time.. several days. See if those help.. You will do it in the TC if router or in the main modem router if the TC is bridged.
In finder manually mount the TC disk.. use top menu area, Go, connect to server.. and type in the address.
AFP://TCname
It will ask for password, which is public by default.. store that in your keychain.
You can also try an SMC mount instead. SMC://TCname
Obviously using the actual TC name.

Time Capsule needs to be reset every time I print wirelessly or watch Apple TV

Hello all!
My Time Capsule keeps dropping my wireless printer and Apple TV. Every time I want to stream a movie to my Apple TV it needs to be reset, and everytime I want to print wirelessly it needs to be reset. However, my internet connection remains constant and never has any interuptions.
Please help, it's getting really annoying to run upstairs to reset the time capsule every time I wanna watch a movie.
Thanks

It is reported here all the time that the TC needs daily reboots.. you are highly fortunate that it is only weekly..
The fact is the old TC using 7.5 firmware was probably hugely more reliable than the current one which is not able to be flashed back beyond 7.6. There is a bug.. and as yet no Apple confession of issues.
But most people can get away without a reboot.. you just need to disconnect all users.. which was an option in the v5 utility.. now left out of v6.
Strongly recommend you install v5 utility.
(Or get electrical timer to restart the TC on a nightly basis).
How to load 5.6 into ML.
1. Download 5.6 for Lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Click to open the dmg but do not attempt to install the pkg.. it won't work anyway.
2. Download and install unpkg.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Run unpkg on the desktop.. it is very simple.. drag the AirPortUtility56.pkg file over to unpkg.. and it will create a new directory of the same name on the desktop.. drill down.. applications utilities .. there lo and behold is Airport utility 5.6 .. drag it to your main utilities directory or just run it from current location.
You cannot uninstall 6.1 so don't try.. and you cannot or should not run them both at the same time.. so just ignore the toyland version.. the plastic hammer.. and start using 5.6.. a real tool.
For screen shots see this post.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4668746?tstart=0
Most common message in history of the TC.. something has failed to unmount.. Lion and esp. Mountain Lion are affected.
Simple way.. reboot the TC to lose the connections..
Might take a network reboot.
But from 5.6 utility you can disconnnect all users.
Read C12 here. http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

Network destination already mounted when start Time Capsule backup after reboot

Just installed a new Time Capsule to replace my router, and noticed that when I reboot my home machine the intial attempt to backup always fails. (Running OS X 10.7.2 on a early 2011 15 inch MBP.)
Here is the Time Machine log:
Starting standard backup
Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://[email protected]/Data
Mounted network destination at mountpoint: /Volumes/Data using URL: afp://[email protected]/Data
Failed to eject volume /Volumes/Data (FSVolumeRefNum: -105; status: -47; dissenting pid: 0)
Waiting 60 seconds and trying again.
Network destination already mounted at: /Volumes/Data
Failed to eject volume /Volumes/Data (FSVolumeRefNum: -105; status: -47; dissenting pid: 0)
Waiting 60 seconds and trying again.
Network destination already mounted at: /Volumes/Data
Failed to eject volume /Volumes/Data (FSVolumeRefNum: -105; status: -47; dissenting pid: 0)
Giving up after 3 retries.
Backup failed with error: 21
I then get a popup from Time Machine that says "The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Wayne's Macbook Pro.sparsebundle" could not be accessed (error -1).
I see "Time Machine Backups" on my desktop, and can access the drive via Finder.
If I use Finder to go into "Volumes" I can eject "Time Machine Backups" and the "Data" directory. If I then reselect the Time Capsule from the Time Machine settings window the backup works. Backups continue to work until the next time i reboot the machine.
Here is a log of a good backup run:
Starting standard backup
Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://[email protected]/Data
Mounted network destination at mountpoint: /Volumes/Data using URL: afp://[email protected]/Data
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Disk image /Volumes/Data/Wayne's MacBook Pro.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups
Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb
967.8 MB required (including padding), 1.74 TB available
Copied 1707 files (95.9 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
852.7 MB required (including padding), 1.74 TB available
Copied 614 files (45 KB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Starting post-backup thinning
No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Backup completed successfully.
Ejected Time Machine disk image.
Ejected Time Machine network volume.
Is the problem because something is causing the system to mount the Data drive at startup, then Time Machine tries to mount it again? Any suggestions? I've done some searching in the support forums and FAQs but can't find anything that seems to match my situation. (No doubt due to my inexperience with Time Capsule / Time Machine. <grin>)
Many things for any suggestions and/or links to suggested solutions so I dont' have to take any manual actions after a reboot.
Wayne

At least if yours is a new Time Capsule you can beat up on Apple Support to get them to fix it. So far no-one seems to have aroused Apple's interest in this issue. I expect Apple have judged it less critical than whatever other teething problems have shown up with the launch of iCloud. Apple are probably overwhelmed.

HT3275 My Time Capsule has been backing up without any problems and all of a sudden it stops reading on my computer. The external hard drive beeps three times and the motter wont run within. What happened?

My Time Capsule has been backing up without any problems and all of a sudden it stops reading on my computer. The external hard drive beeps three times and the motter wont run within. The light that usually blinks while in use is no longer blinking and is on constant. What happened?

abailey46 wrote:
My Time Capsule has been backing up without any problems and all of a sudden it stops reading on my computer. The external hard drive beeps three times and the motter wont run within. The light that usually blinks while in use is no longer blinking and is on constant. What happened?
Sorry we are unclear as to the external hard drive and its connection to the TC..
For instance the light that blinks.. is that the TC or external hard disk or what.
Did you try just rebooting / restart the whole network in correct order.. modem.. router / TC.. external drive.. clients with 2min gap between each.
Are you actually running Snow Leopard as the profile states?
How old is the TC?

Does Time Capsule need to be plugged into anything other than power to work

Sorry if this is a real newbie question. I don't own a Time Capsule yet, but am thinking of buying one. What I am wondering is, can I just hide the Time Capsule somewhere in the house (away from burglars) and just have it plugged into a power outlet - i.e. no ethernet/DSL modem - and still have my Mac talk to it? (I already own an Airport Extreme and that's connected to my DSL modem.) I am not sure about this because the online manual talks about plugging it into a DSL modem as well.
Thanks in advance.
Phil

Welcome to the discussions!
One of the configuration options for the Time Capsule is to set it up to "join a wireless network". In this type of configuration, backups occur only over wireless.
As long as the Time Capsule is located where it can receive a good wireless signal, backups will occur correctly. A cabinet may not be a very good location for the Time Capsule for several reasons...one, the Time Capsule needs plenty of free airspace to run without overheating and two, the wireless signal may not be strong enough to be reliable in the cabinet location, especially if this happens to be a metal cabinet.
Backups will occur much faster if you can connect the Time Capsule to the AirPort Extreme using an ethernet cable. Or, if it's not possible to run an ethernet cable to the desired location of the Time Capsule, you might want to take a look a a pair of ethernet powerline adapters to accomplish the same goal by using the AC wiring in your home to transmit the ethernet signal.

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Hi there,
Thanks for the reply.
I plugged my usb hard drive in and what looked like time capsule started automatically on my mac. The same hard drive worked perfectly on my laptop pc before, now it connects but isn't visible in my computer.
My second hard drive works perfectly well on both my pc and mac, so I am not sure what has happened to the one in question.
Regards,
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Hi Everyone
Just wondering whether a Time capsule needs a modem ?
Because some routers are routers+modem built in is this the same ?
thanks

The Time Capsule doesn't contain a modem.
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