Time Capsule slow backup, even with new 802.11 ac

Hi,
I have a TC connected to my iMac for about a year now, all working fine. Recently I bought the new MacBook Air that also was backing-up to this TC. It got full and gave me errors that it was not capable of backing up my MacBook Air.
As a solution I bought the new TC tower-model with the plan to:
1. Setup the new TC as primairy and connect the 'old' one as secondary.
2. Use the new TC for backup the MB Air and the old TC for backup the iMac
Setup all worked fine, and both are in my network backing up to the correct device.
The issue is that allthough the new TC & Air support 802.11ac the backup speed is horrible. It currently is about 2.5 GB per hour.
I checked wifi via the diagnostics, but that is all okay.
Any idea what I need to do so I get the correct speed for my backup? This surely isn't the advertised "3 times faster..."

pope123 wrote:
Jun 14 10:12:29 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/johnhanna 1/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2010/006/DSC_0344.JPG
Jun 14 10:12:30 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Time Machine is having trouble with some files on your internal HD, but also writing to the (hidden) log file it keeps on the external HD.
That looks like a problem with the external HD, or the connection to it.
First, be sure it's formatted properly; see #C1 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
If that doesn't help, see #C3 there. Start by excluding the files(s) in the messages; if that doesn't help, see the pink box there.

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Time Machine keeps failing even with new HD

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I copied my log below if this helps anyone. Please help me figure out what I need to fix.
Jun 14 07:54:28 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Starting standard backup
Jun 14 07:54:28 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Backing up to: /Volumes/My Passport 1T/Backups.backupdb
Jun 14 07:54:28 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Ownership is disabled on the backup destination volume. Enabling.
Jun 14 07:54:41 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Backup content size: 167.7 GB excluded items size: 38.0 GB for volume Macintosh HD
Jun 14 07:54:41 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 155.67 GB requested (including padding), 930.54 GB available
Jun 14 07:54:41 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Waiting for index to be ready (101)
Jun 14 07:54:41 MacBook-Pro-15 mds[32]: (Normal) DiskStore: Creating index for /Volumes/My Passport 1T/Backups.backupdb
Jun 14 08:54:30 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Copied 20.8 GB of 129.7 GB, 175897 of 958977 items
Jun 14 09:54:30 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Copied 96.7 GB of 129.7 GB, 243746 of 958977 items
Jun 14 10:12:29 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured
Jun 14 10:12:29 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/johnhanna 1/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2010/006/DSC_0344.JPG to /Volumes/My Passport 1T/Backups.backupdb/MacBook Pro 15"/2011-06-14-075429.inProgress/16876F77-9EFE-4B94-A8E1-744321E42707/Macintosh HD/Users/johnhanna 1/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2010/006
Jun 14 10:12:29 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Stopping backup.
Jun 14 10:12:29 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Device not configured
Jun 14 10:12:29 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/johnhanna 1/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2010/006/DSC_0344.JPG to /Volumes/My Passport 1T/Backups.backupdb/MacBook Pro 15"/2011-06-14-075429.inProgress/16876F77-9EFE-4B94-A8E1-744321E42707/Macintosh HD/Users/johnhanna 1/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2010/006
Jun 14 10:12:30 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Stopping backupd because the backup volume was ejected!
Jun 14 10:12:30 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Jun 14 10:12:30 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Copied 244464 files (115.1 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Jun 14 10:12:30 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Jun 14 10:12:30 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Copy stage failed with error:11
Jun 14 10:12:30 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Jun 14 10:12:32 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Backup failed with error: 27
Jun 14 10:14:23 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Starting standard backup
Jun 14 10:14:23 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Backing up to: /Volumes/My Passport 1T/Backups.backupdb
Jun 14 10:14:24 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 22.03 GB requested (including padding), 814.27 GB available
Jun 14 10:16:45 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Copied 53 files (16.5 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Jun 14 10:16:45 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Backup canceled.
Jun 14 10:16:45 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Starting standard backup
Jun 14 10:16:45 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Backing up to: /Volumes/My Passport 1T/Backups.backupdb
Jun 14 10:16:45 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 22.03 GB requested (including padding), 814.26 GB available
Jun 14 10:18:09 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/johnhanna 1/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2009/NYE in NYC/MVI_0303.MOV to /Volumes/My Passport 1T/Backups.backupdb/MacBook Pro 15"/2011-06-14-075429.inProgress/B984DF39-452A-4E56-833C-64BB020972DD/Macintosh HD/Users/johnhanna 1/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2009/NYE in NYC
Jun 14 10:18:09 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Stopping backupd because the backup volume was ejected!
Jun 14 10:18:09 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Stopping backup.
Jun 14 10:18:09 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Jun 14 10:18:09 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/johnhanna 1/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2009/NYE in NYC/MVI_0303.MOV to /Volumes/My Passport 1T/Backups.backupdb/MacBook Pro 15"/2011-06-14-075429.inProgress/B984DF39-452A-4E56-833C-64BB020972DD/Macintosh HD/Users/johnhanna 1/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2009/NYE in NYC
Jun 14 10:18:09 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Jun 14 10:18:09 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Copied 53 files (479.6 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Jun 14 10:18:09 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Jun 14 10:18:09 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Copy stage failed with error:11
Jun 14 10:18:09 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Jun 14 10:18:10 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Backup failed with error: 27
Jun 14 10:26:12 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Starting standard backup
Jun 14 10:26:13 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Backing up to: /Volumes/My Passport 1T/Backups.backupdb
Jun 14 10:26:13 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 22.03 GB requested (including padding), 814.02 GB available
Jun 14 10:28:46 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/johnhanna 1/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Movies/anatomy abdomen 3 (12)/anatomy abdomen 3 (12).MP4 to /Volumes/My Passport 1T/Backups.backupdb/MacBook Pro 15"/2011-06-14-075429.inProgress/51B49CDB-44AE-48D4-BC40-BD52DDFB39C2/Macintosh HD/Users/johnhanna 1/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Movies/anatomy abdomen 3 (12)
Jun 14 10:28:46 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Stopping backupd because the backup volume was ejected!
Jun 14 10:28:47 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Stopping backup.
Jun 14 10:28:47 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Jun 14 10:28:47 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Error: (-8062) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/johnhanna 1/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Movies/anatomy abdomen 3 (12)/anatomy abdomen 3 (12).MP4 to /Volumes/My Passport 1T/Backups.backupdb/MacBook Pro 15"/2011-06-14-075429.inProgress/51B49CDB-44AE-48D4-BC40-BD52DDFB39C2/Macintosh HD/Users/johnhanna 1/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Movies/anatomy abdomen 3 (12)
Jun 14 10:28:47 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Jun 14 10:28:47 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Copied 2044 files (1.8 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Jun 14 10:28:47 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Jun 14 10:28:47 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Copy stage failed with error:11
Jun 14 10:28:47 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Jun 14 10:28:47 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[279]: Backup failed with error: 27

pope123 wrote:
Jun 14 10:12:29 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/johnhanna 1/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Masters/2010/006/DSC_0344.JPG
Jun 14 10:12:30 MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[337]: Error writing to backup log. NSFileHandleOperationException:*** -[NSConcreteFileHandle writeData:]: Input/output error
Time Machine is having trouble with some files on your internal HD, but also writing to the (hidden) log file it keeps on the external HD.
That looks like a problem with the external HD, or the connection to it.
First, be sure it's formatted properly; see #C1 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
If that doesn't help, see #C3 there. Start by excluding the files(s) in the messages; if that doesn't help, see the pink box there.

Response time problems, slow excel execution with new ibook

Hello: I'm a first time ibook user (long time pc user). I have had my ibook for less than 1 month. It's sometimes very slow. I can understand a slow response when I'm accessing a website, but I don't understand why I often experience a 5-15 second delay when I'm in excel and I click on "file" or "format". (I very often get the whirly multicolored pinwheel.)
I have also had to do a "force quit" a number of times to stop an unresponsive excel model or firefox application.
I'm also very disappointed in the excel performance. I run very large excel models some of which take a minute or more to recalc on our hp pavillion pc. My new ibook, however, doesn't run these modes any faster than my 2-3 year old pc. I haven't upgraded from the standard memory and I don't know how much that would help.
Anyone have any suggestions to offer?
Mikecupertino

Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
I have had my ibook for less than 1 month.
If this is the case, then you qualify to get the next version of Microsoft Office, version 2008 for free (besides shipping). Check out this Microsoft site:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/go/promotions/supersuitedeal/
Next week there are bound to be several new announcements from all sorts of Mac-related companies at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Microsoft is releasing their next version of Office for the Mac next week too. This version will run natively on an Intel-based Mac. Right now, Office is running in Apple's "Rosetta" technology which emulates the older, PowerPC processors. This allows you to run applications that haven't been updated yet, but it does slow down performance and increase hardware requirements. I think you should see better performance with the updated version. (Although, there may be a few bugs to work out with the brand new version, so keep check on updates!)
-Doug

Time Capsule connecting to windows with new firmware

I have opgraded my TC´s firmware to 7.4.1, and now my PC cannot log on to the harddrive in it. I get this error message: The computer cannot connect to the TC, check that netbios is on.
This is translatet fra danish, but the meening is the same.
What is wrong???

The new firmware does not work with Windows XP. I had to revert to the last firmware, and the last version of Airport, but the good news is, you can't do that thru Windows either. You HAVE to boot thru MacOS because their instructions for Windows and the Airport do not work. You are unable to find previous versions of the firmware unless you use the Airport util thru native MacOS.

Time Capsule slow as 802.11g WAP

I've been having trouble with my wireless network since I received my 1TB Time Capsule. AppleTV quit syncing, .Mac Sync hung repeatedly, and Printing via the Time Capsule stutters. I only have 802.11g hosts on my network, so 802.11n performance isn't something I'm evaluating.
The goal of this testing is to assess the Time Capsule as a network access point for 802.11g hosts. Disk read/write is not part of this experiment. Each of the measurements below are results from the exact same test -- measure internet upload and download performance to a test server on the speedtest.net network.
My topology is as follows:
SBC DSL -> 2Wire modem -> TimeCapsule
For the tests below, I connected my MacBook Pro to each device, wirelessly via 802.11g and direct connect via Ethernet and ran the test from speedtest.net. Since I have a 3Mb connection, the speed of my ethernet is irrelevant. The results of the testing is below and the results show that using the Time Capsule as an 802.11g hub is slow, in fact 75% slower.
Internet Performance (3Mb service)
network performance -- connecting via
*660k dl/430 ul -- TimeCapsule (802.11g - single base station, or as WDS main)*
2546k dl/429 ul -- TimeCapsule (Ethernet Hard Wired)
2547 dl/432 ul -- 2Wire 802.11g
2546 dl/431 ul -- 2Wire (Ethernet Hard Wired)
My conclusion, based on this testing and from several posts in this discussion board is that the Time Capsule exhibits poor performance for hosts connecting via 802.11g.
Is there some setup thing I'm missing?
Message was edited by: JustStone

JustinK101 wrote: I suppose I could plug my MacBook into the TC via a gigbit cable and see the speed then, but the whole point was to do wireless backups.
The initial backup should have been wired. Future incremental backups would not be this large and wireless backups should be okay.

I used an external hard drive for my backups via Time Capsule. I bought a new computer and I want to transfer all my old fonts over to the new one but when I go into the Font Library from the hard drive backup but my downloaded fonts aren't there?

I used an external hard drive to back up my computer using Time Capsule before I bought a new one. I am slowly transferring information fromt he backup to my new computer and I want to transfer over my old font book. When I go into the Font folder on the hard drive the only fonts that show up are the ones that came stock with the computer not any of the ones I have downloaded over time. Could they be downloaded somewhere else?

The answer to that would probably be "Yes." If you don't remember where your fonts were stored, you may want to search your backups for any of the font files you know the names to. See where that takes you.
Ideally, Font Book and other font managers will temporarily store the fonts you "installed" into the System when you run the OS. When you shut down, etc. they are removed and reloaded on restart. The permanent place fonts reside is where you saved them when or after you downloaded them. I typically create a Resources folder on the root level of the computer and place a Fonts folder there. Then I install fonts from there, and they are available to all users on that iMac.
Perhaps if you did not have that kind of a strategy, perhaps many of them are still in your Downloads folder?

Time Capsule (SIM) expand network with 802.11b/g Airport Extreme

Hi, I try to expand a Airport-Network which is set up with a Time Capsule (SIM (latest model). I like to use an Airport-Extreme-Basestation to expand the network. The two devices will be connected wireless. In the helpfile there is a explantation how to do this with 802.11n-devices but when it comes to the 802.11b/g-devices it just says I should have a look on the apple support-pages. I do not find anything there.
I tried everything, but it did not work. I've had a Time Capsule (first model) which died some days ago (the well known powersupply problem). With this Time Capsule I did not had any problems to set up a WDS.
What to do?
Message was edited by: Kadege

Kadege wrote:
Ok Jolly, thank you, but I started this thread to get in contact to somebody who knows the solution, i.e. has done this before.
Jolly Giant wrote:
try automatic
Of course I've already tried this and the other automatics, but it did not work. That is the reason I am asking for help. So I guess I need special settings.
NOT good !
No protection is not good, ok. But I want it to set up and running and after this I can switch on protection to eleminate some mistake-reasons.
WDS-Mode: "remote WDS-Basestation"
when the UFO joins the TC's network this will no longer apply
But this menu exists and the UFO does not join the network, so I have to select any of this settings!
try these steps provided by Tesserax:
Setting Up Time Capsule as a Second Wireless Router
802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station -> 802.11n Time Capsule
With "mixed" AirPorts, you will need to configure both routers into a Wireless Distribution System (WDS). Your neighbor's AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) will be the main and your Time Capsule (TC) will be the remote base station in this WDS.
To simplify setup, you should connect your TC directly to the AirPort's LAN port by Ethernet. Once the WDS is configured, you can disconnect the TC and place it at the desired location.
The following are the basic configuration steps to create a WDS:
(Note: To facilitate the WDS set up, jot down the AirPort IDs (MAC addresses) for each of the base stations to be used in the WDS. The AirPort ID and is printed on the label on the bottom/side of the base station.)
Main Base Station Setup - AEBS
o Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as the main base station.
o Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Macintosh computer, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows).
o Select the main base station, and choose Manual Setup from the Base
Station menu, or double-click the base station to open the configuration in a separate window.
o Enter the base station password if necessary. If the base station is using the
default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
o Click Wireless in the toolbar, and then choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu.
o Click WDS and then choose “WDS main” from the WDS Mode pop-up menu.
o Select the “Allow wireless clients” checkbox if you want client computer to connect to this base station.
o Click the Add "+" button and enter the AirPort ID of the base station you want to connect to this base station.
o Click Update to send the new settings to the base stations in the WDS.
Remote Base Station Setup - TC
o Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as a remote base station.
o Open AirPort Utility (in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Macintosh computer, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows).
o Select the remote base station, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
o Enter the base station password, if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
o Enter the same network password as the main base station, if necessary.
o Click AirPort in the toolbar and click Wireless. Choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and choose the same channel as the main base station from the Channel pop-up menu.
o Click WDS and choose “WDS remote” from the pop-up menu.
o Enter the AirPort ID of the main base station in the WDS Main field.
o Click Update to transfer the settings to the base station.
(ref: Pages 42-46 of "Designing AirPort Networks.)
802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station -> 802.11n Time Capsule
o Open AirPort Utility and select the base station that will connect to the Internet.
o Choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open the configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary.
o Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then click Wireless.
o Choose “Create a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then select the “Allow this network to be extended” checkbox.
o Next, select the base station that will extend this network, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open its configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary.
o Choose “Extend a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then choose the network you want to extend from the Network Name pop-up menu.
o Enter the base station network and base station password is necessary.
o Click Update to update the base station with new network settings.
does this fix it for you ?
edited by the Jolly Green Giant (where Green stands for environmentally friendly)

Can I use the new Time Capsule to backup my mid 2010 Macbook Pro? Also can I want to free up my hard disk, can I save my photos and files on the time capsule and later access through wifi?

Can I use the new Time Capsule to backup my mid 2010 Macbook Pro? Also can I want to free up my hard disk, can I save my photos and files on the time capsule and later access through wifi?

Can I use the new Time Capsule to backup my mid 2010 Macbook Pro?
Yes, if you are asking about using Time Machine to backup the Mac.
Also can I want to free up my hard disk, can I save my photos and files on the time capsule and later access through wifi?
You are not thinking of deleting the photos and files on your Mac, are you? If you do this, you will have no backups for those files.
Another concern is that Time Machine backs up the changes on your Mac. At some point, Time Machine will automatically delete the photos and files from the Time Capsule.....you just don't know when this might occur.
In other words, only delete files from your Mac that you can afford to lose.

HT3728 My Time Capsule is working fine with ethernet connection, but it is no longer working with wifi, probably because of my wrong setting; is there a way to reset wifi setting without losing backuped data? Thanks you all

y Time Capsule is working fine with ethernet connection, but it is no longer working with wifi, probably because of my wrong setting; is there a way to reset wifi setting without losing backuped data? Thanks you all

Giancarlo Messalli wrote:
1) are you sure a reset holding the reset button will not delete my data?
Absolutely sure.. There is no connection at all.. reset is only the router side of the TC.
For the hard disk to be erased you need to access the airport utility disk page.. request erase and confirm the operation.
2) I can access to time capsule by ethernet but I am not able to input the corret setting by myself
Thank you again
I am uncertain why if you have access you cannot change settings.. but that is why you reset things so any of those problems should be fixed.
Here is the Apple info on reset.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728
And here is the quote from the horse's mouth so to speak.
Factory default reset: Perform this reset if you wish to repurpose the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule and want to remove all personal profiles and settings first. This reset resets the device to its state when you first purchased it. Data stored on internal or external hard drives connected to the device will not be erased. If you choose, you may manually erase the hard drive using AirPort Utility.

Should I buy airport express, extreme or time capsule? I have my new Mac Pro. 2 iPhones, 2 iPads , and grandchildren who come with their devices. I live in a two-level house.

Should I buy airport express, extreme or time capsule? I have my new Mac Pro. 2 iPhones, 2 iPads , and grandchildren who come with their devices. I live in a two-level house.

A Time Capsule is an AirPort Extreme with a built in hard drive to allow your Mac(s) to back up automatically, so it's a logical choice if you need a wireless router and back up capabilities for your Macs
The AIrPort Extreme has a bit better antenna arrangement than an AirPort Express, so it would be a good choice for a two level house.
Depending on the location of the "main" wireless router, you may find that you still need to add an extender or two in other parts of the house for full, fast wireless coverage. The AirPort Express is a good choice for this duty.
To compare the 3 Apple devices, see this Apple support document:
Compare Apple Wi-Fi base stations AirPort Express AirPort Extreme Time Capsule

I want to install a new Time Capsule for backups. I also have a B box2 from Belgacom for the digital TV, so how do I install?

Hi,
I want to install a new Time Capsule for backups. I also have a B box2 from Belgacom for the digital TV, so how do I install?

Just setup the TC in bridge.
Assuming you are using Lion.. download the airport utility that has some utility.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Then manual setup, internet tab, connection sharing.. off bridge mode.
Then plug the TC into the Bbox and just use it as wireless target for your air.
You can use wireless on Bbox if that works as well, and you might need to juggle wireless channels to get everything working. Having both set to auto is not a good idea.. set and lock channels on one or the other but best is both.. On the TC go to the airport wireless page. change it to manual.. lock the channel. You can use 1, 6, 11 or 13 in ETSI..

Time Capsule access goes away, after new comps with vista

Hi. I am not a computer person, but I work in a small nonprofit and our IT person has gone on vacation. our network keeps creashing and we loose access to the time capsule data. This all started happening after we installed 2 new computeres with Windows Vista and 2 new laptops with Vista were added to the network. Can somebody please help me out. I can't get any work done! Thanks =)

The question is, does the orange blinking light matter and or is it indicating that I am improperly using the machine?
The amber light is like the "Check Engine" light in your car. It blinks for a reason......the Time Capsule has a message for you.
That message might be that there is a firmware update available for the Time Capsule that needs to be installed....or....that AirPort Utility has detected that the Time Capsule is not configured correctly to work with the Xfinity router that you are now using.
To see the message.....open Finder > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the amber dot
Then look for a Status setting, and click on the small amber dot there
A message will appear to tell you why the Time Capsule is whining, along with a suggested action to fix the issue.
If you are still having difficult, we for you to post back with the exact message that you see.

Using Time Capsule for backup only (no Wifi)

I posted a problem in another thread ( https://discussions.apple.com/message/22500623#22500623 ) about conflicts with my Time Capsule and Comcast modem. Apple concluded that there was a hardware problem with the Time Capsule. I got a new Time Capsule yesterday since I couldn't get a refund on the old one. Because configuring the Time Capsule to work as a Wifi station requires such a hassle and I don't get any extra benefits in terms of speed compared to my Comcast modem, I now have a very expensive hard drive for backup. I have some questions about using the TC for backup only since I am running into some problems with the backup.
1. Does the TC have to be connected to my modem? It seems that when I do not connect the TC to the modem then I end up with the backup stalling after a few GB. Additionally, I end up with the flashing amber light.
2. If I do connect the TC to the modem it backs up but my WIFI grinds to a halt (likely a product of all the data pushing from the computer through the modem and to the TC). I should add that in Airport Utility I have turned off WIFI on the TC so it should not be interfering with the WIFI. If I do need to connect to the modem are there any tips for not messing up WIFI speeds beyond just backing up when everyone is asleep? I assume not, but it can't hurt to ask.
Thanks.

2. My initial setup showe various errors so I hooked the TC into the modem via the WAN port and then I was able to set up (WIFI off, Bridge Mode OFF) and those errors went away.
If I understand your last post correctly, you say that I should do a reset on the TC. Re-configure but leave the errors because backups will still work. Then I can leave the TC unplugged until I need to use it (which has the added bonus of limited flashing amber light). Is this correct?
You are setting up the TC in the wrong mode.. it has to be in Router mode.. Not Bridge..
You are worrying too much about the flashing amber.. it is irrelevant. You can select ignore and it will go green.
This setup is actually simple.
So here is what I suggest.
1. Factory reset the TC.
Just to get started from a clean setup. And that will put the TC in the correct mode.. ie dhcp and nat.
2. Plug it by ethernet LAN TC to computer. On the computer no other connection.. turn off wireless.
3. Just change the name of the TC to something short as it helps.. eg TCGen5
And turn the wireless off.
And ignore all the other problems.
4. Now setup TM.. I would also start clean.. do a fresh TM setup .. see A4 here.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
5. Run the backup. Maybe even erase the TC before you start so you are really doing a fresh clean backup.
The very first backup will start quickly and drop to very slow speed as there are heaps of very small files in the system.. these take a long time to process.. but as it proceeds it will speed up. Overall you should still average 50GB/hr.
6. Once you complete the first backup, later ones should be fine.. but do not expect them to work as well as when you do it hourly.. it does need to do a lot more work to figure out where the TM backup is up to.
I would like to get you to have another crack at using the TC properly in the network. When you are over the pain of all this.. and perhaps when apple releases a decent firmware update you can go back to it.. but I have another suggestion for setup. Get the above working first so you have a good first backup of all your computers.

Can I use the time capsule as backup and hard disk at the same time?

Hi.
I want to buy a time capsule.
I wondered, if I can use the time capsule as backup (over time machine) and as a hard disk at the same time?
If I buy the 2TB time capsule, I wanted to use 1TB for the backup and 1TB for hard disk.
Is this possible?
Best wishes
Sophie

It is not recommended.. the problem being anything stored on the TC only is not backed up and cannot be backed up by the TC itself or Time Machine. So what are you going to do about back.. the TC can and do die suddenly.. and the cost of recovery can be huge.
See Q3 here for the semi-right way to do it if you must.
http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
You can plug a USB drive into the TC and use that for files.. but note, its speed is poor.. fine for wireless as wireless is even slower but you will really notice it if you expect the drive to be as fast as the internal.. it will be a fraction of the internal drive speed. 1/2 write and 1/3 read aprox.
See http://www.anandtech.com/show/4577/airport-extreme-5th-gen-and-time-capsule-4th- gen-review-faster-wifi-/7

Time Capsule slow in Lion and errors

hello --
ever since upgrading to lion i am having a lot of problems with my time capsule. it is running extremely slow, while before it was perfectly acceptable over wifi. eventually i installed the time capsule buddy widget and noticed the error below repeatedly occuring (in bold). i also noticed that all of a sudden it requires 1.89 GB to backup ( !!! ) in the last line, something that never was an issue before. have others encountered similar issues?
thank you in advance.
p.
Starting standard backup
Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://Patrick%[email protected]/Storage
Mounted network destination at mountpoint: /Volumes/Storage using URL: afp://Patrick%[email protected]/Storage
Renaming /Volumes/Storage/MacBook Pro i7.sparsebundle to /Volumes/Storage/Macbook Pro i7.sparsebundle
Failed to move /Volumes/Storage/MacBook Pro i7.sparsebundle to file://localhost/Volumes/Storage/Macbook%20Pro%20i7.sparsebundle/ error Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=516 "“MacBook Pro i7” couldn’t be moved to “Storage” because an item with the same name already exists." UserInfo=0x7fb5e32179a0 {NSUserStringVariant=(
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Disk image /Volumes/Storage/MacBook Pro i7.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups
Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb
1.89 GB required (including padding), 397.55 GB available

A: Time Capsule slow in Lion and errors

Same problem here - slow backing up to my Time Capsule. Today I had some trouble after booting my MacBook Pro. Finder got stuck and after some restarts Spotlight re-indexed and everything seems fine. And now backing up is much faster. I used to have a lot of time waiting for indexing. But I still get this error message:
2012-08-26 21:51:49,984 com.apple.backupd: Failed to move /Volumes/Data/Pärs MacBook Pro 111026.sparsebundle to file://localhost/Volumes/Data/P%C3%A4rs%20MacBook%20Pro%20111026.sparsebundle/ error Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=516 "“Pärs MacBook Pro 111026” couldn’t be moved to “Data” because an item with the same name already exists." UserInfo=0x7fb8c050fac0 {NSUserStringVariant=(
Move
), NSDestinationFilePath=/Volumes/Data/Pärs MacBook Pro 111026.sparsebundle, NSFilePath=/Volumes/Data/Pärs MacBook Pro 111026.sparsebundle, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fb8c050fee0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. File exists"}
But it seems that everything is working fine. It's backing up and I am able to restore files via Time Machine.
Should I worry?
Any clues?

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