Time capsule..new to Mac Need help!!!

I reacently bought a 1T TC. I need to make space in my HD of my Macbook. I connected the TC and has done the backup. My question is, If I erase movies, pictures from my HD on the computer will I be able to get those items back again on my laptop when I want to see them?
Also, can the TC be used as an external drive without being used with time machine? ie: drag my movies, pictures, music to the TC as if it where a pendrive, for example? It seems much more easier for me when I plug a pendrive drag what I want there, eject the pendrive and ewhen I want a file a just plug it in again...

Hi,
After your files are backed up using Time Machine, you can delete them from your computer's disk and recover them using Time Machine. However, an Important consideration is that eventually your Time Capsule will fill up and Time Machine will delete your oldest backups to make room for new backups. Since backups are incremental (only new or changed files are saved during subsequent backups), your older files will eventually be deleted from Time Machine. Once they are deleted from your TC, you won't be able to retrieve them. If they have also been deleted from your computer's disk they are gone forever. It is also possible for your Time Capsule disk to crash or the Time Machine files to become corrupted.
You might consider getting another external drive at some point and use it to archive important files. The files on the "archive" disk should never be deleted. Also, the disk in your computer will eventually crash and having important files available (between Time Machine and your archive disks) will make it possible to recover your files. Of course your house could burn down, be hit by tornado, etc.
You can use your TC disk to save files just like any other disk. According to Apple's Time Capsule web page ( http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nplm=MB 276LL/A );
"Time Capsule also works great as a wireless hard drive whether you have a Mac or PC. It sets up in a snap, giving you a networked hard drive you can use for storing and sharing any kinds of files."
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