Time Capsule not backup up all of external HDD's Data, only partial.

I cannot get my Time Capsule to back up all of my data spread over two external drives and a internal drive. Can anyone help me to get my TC to back up ALL my data?
EX HDD 150gb
EX HDD 120gb
IN HDD 147 out of 230 gb full.
Total: 417gb
Time Capsule showing 288gb used.
Is it not sensing one external drive? Is it compressing the data and therefore doesn't add up to total. How do I check for a complete back up? Also, can I back disks up as separate images? Or does Time Machine lump everything into one? Anyone who can answer these questions would be greatly appreciated : )

I think that's it. I did some searching for you and found "A USB drive, directly attached to your iMac's USB port, must be formatted in HFS+ and non-booting for Time Machine to "see" it." So if that is your situation... For further reference check: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8924677

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    15-inch, Mid 2010
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    The complexity with this idea is the software has to run from a Mac computer on your network.. so you need a Mac turned on, probably most of the day.
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    The software would have to copy the material, that means all files to be copied, go from USB drive, back to the Mac, then back to the TC, and written to the drive. In other words you have just added Network congestion, although a proper incremental backup type software will not actually use a lot of capacity.
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  • I want to use the Time Capsule for backup only.

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    As stated, if you bridge the TC.. simply update it.. and plug it into the main router by ethernet. You should now be able to do what you wanted.. connect to it by wireless and use it for backups. The fact that it is linked to the network is absolutely necessary if you want internet at the same time as backups are running. The wireless cannot connect to two different routers at the same time.
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    Woodwyn wrote:
    So it's only backing up my MacBook when I'm using it? Does that mean I should plan time when I'm not using it, to let it sit idle so the network activity doesn't interfere with my use of it?
    It backs up while the Mac is on, and it does it in the background. I have not noticed much difference working when it's on, so I just let it churn away while I do whatever I want to do. Remember that the backup is occurring over the local network only, and that should normally have a lot of capacity, especially over wireless n or Gigabit Ethernet. It's no big deal to use the Internet at the same time as Time Capsule, since your Internet connection is probably a fraction of your local network speed and has no problem getting through around the backup.

  • I was able to copy all my files from my Time Capsule, but that is all they are...files. How do I get my new Mac Mini to emulate my other Mac?

    I was able to copy all my files from my Time Capsule, but that is all they are...files. How do I get my new Mac Mini to emulate my other Mac?

    Doggiemommie,
    Copying files is not a good idea.
    The "other Mac" was backed up onto Time Capsule using the Time Machine. On your new Mac you should restore the old user - rather than copy files manually.
    This usually happens during the initial setup of the new computer or you can do it later using Migration Assistant.
    Please note, it is possible to damage backup file on the Time Capsule when you browse it and copy files manually.
    Hope this explains.
    TZ

  • A grumble about Losing Purchased music -relying on Time Capsule to backup

    I am annoyed.
    Our house has
    -three ( yes three Time Capsules
    - an Apple Tv
    - three (yes three Mac minis)
    - a mac laptop
    - A mac desktop
    - 2 iphones
    -2 ipod touches
    - 2 ipads
    And all my music was backed up on one of the time capsules.The mobile devises are useless for recoveing music back to the macs.
    The time capsule collapsed ( power plant fault issue I am told common for that generation of time capsules). I lost all the data on the TC...which included music.
    I have had a collapse of the mac mini that had the music stored on it as well.
    As a consequence all my music needs to be reloaded. Fortunately most of it was from my CD's
    Music purchased from istore ( albeit quite limited amounts) I now find I cannot re-download as I can with apps for the two ipads , the two iphones and the two ipod touches we have.
    This ****** me off to say the least.
    1. I relied on apple with what I thought was a quality backup system in the Time capsule.
    2. why cannot I download already purchased music the same way I can with apps
    The incapacity to recover music purchases just xxxx annoys me beyond belief. I was confident that by relying on Apple on-line purchases were the way to go. I relied on Apple for the backup mechanisms for that.
    Apple ..you have let me down
    If your new Apple Tv is relying on on demand download you need to get these things right.
    I forgot to mention that we also subscribe to mobileme.( but the storage size and costs make that unviable for backups of any scale)

    First, you need to understand that you're not addressing Apple here. With the exception of the forum moderators who have thousands of posts to have to scan every day, everyone here is just a fellow user and not an Apple employee (except for a few who participate on their own time as private individuals).
    As to your actual question, it is almost certainly due to the licensing agreements with the content owners that you get only a single download per purchase. I don't know about other download stores in Australia, if any, but the other download stores to which I have access that carry content from the major providers similarly allow only a single download per purchase (with the exception of the subscription-based service, where you have unlimited access as long as you continue to pay the monthly fee).
    Apple has, however, been known to grant exceptions, and in your situation I'd think you'd have a strong case to make for the granting of a free second download, since you did attempt to make backups and Apple's product failed. Contact iTunes Store Customer Service (select the category and subcategory closest to the issue you're reporting and you'll find a button to send e-mail to them) and explain what happened.
    Good luck.
    Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

  • My start up disc is full i have a macbook air, i back everuthing up with time capsule and  have movies all my music libraries and photos onto that too so as i have free space, but my max still says my startup disc is full with "other"

    my start up disc is full i have a macbook air, i back everuthing up with time capsule and  have movies all my music libraries and photos onto that too so as i have free space, but my max still says my startup disc is full with "other"

    First, empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. Then reboot. That will temporarily free up some space.
    According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of your data. There is little or no performance advantage to having more available space than the minimum Apple recommends. Available storage space that you'll never use is wasted space.
    If you're using Time Machine to back up a portable Mac, some of the available space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of files you've recently deleted. The space occupied by local snapshots is reported as available by the Finder, and should be considered as such. In the Storage display of System Information, local snapshots are shown as "Backups." The snapshots are automatically deleted when they expire or when free space falls below a certain level. You ordinarily don't need to, and should not, delete local snapshots yourself.
    To locate large files, you can use Spotlight as described here. That method may not find large folders that contain a lot of small files.
    You can also use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one.
    Proceed further only if the problem hasn't been solved.
    ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
    Back up all data now.
    Install ODS in the Applications folder as usual.
    Triple-click the line of text below to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
    Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
    Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
    I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything while running ODS as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means.
    When you're done with ODS, quit it and also quit Terminal.

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    I've been limping along with rubbish internet speeds since upgrading to 10.5.5.
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    Pinging shows 10 -30% packet loss.
    In desparation we've reverted to the airport extreme and I have no connectivity issues which proves it a problem with how the MBP & Time Capsule work together.
    All my data is on the timecapsule including my music library - how can I get this working again?
    Message was edited by: topcitybird
    Message was edited by: topcitybird

    A "live verify" (ie, a verify performed on the currently-running system drive) in Disk Utility is unreliable. It's likely that you have a problem, but not guaranteed. You'll need to repair the hard drive at a minimum. Instructions are here:
    http://pondini.org/OSX/DU6.html
    In my experience, repairs aren't always that reliable. In addition, I've been told that modern drives do not have these kinds of problems unless they are failing, but have no personal knowledge relating to that and don't know whether your five-year-old drive would be considered "modern." In any case, though, if it were me, I would probably erase the hard drive and restore from backups if I were you, rather than relying on a repair.
    If the repair can't be completed, or if erasing the hard drive doesn't work, or if the problem comes back after erasing or repairing, then the drive is probably failing and will need to be replaced.
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    I honestly don't know how the bank could possibly identify malicious access, unless they noticed an attempted access from a weird IP address (for example, from an IP address in a different country or belonging to an identity-hiding service), which would indicate a hack not involving your computer. If malware on your computer was attempting access to your bank site, it wouldn't really look any different than a normal access attempt to the bank's site.

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