Time Capsule, Want to use it for a back up and a Extra Storage Space

Since my MAC only has 250G and my Time Capsule has 500G of space it will only back up Half of the unit. What do I do with the other 250G? I would like to use it as a Extra storage for Movies / Pictures. Does anyone know how hard or easy this is. I went to the apple store and I got the Blank look from the Pimple kid......

No problem - just drag the iPhoto library or iTunes library to the Time Capsule. You can hold the Option key the first time you launch an app to choose the library location.
One word of caution - storing files on the TC does not provide any backup for these files. Failure of the TC's hard drive would result in loss of pictures, music, etc. To protect against this, you can connect a USB hard drive to the TC and use the Airport Utility's Archive function to backup the entire TC. (The external HDD needs to be at least as large as the TC.)

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you should still be able to get a copy of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), which should run on your G5.

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Yes, configure the Time Capsule to create a wireless network using the exact same wireless network name and password as the Linksys wireless network.

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https://discussions.apple.com/message/22042667#22042667

Time Capsule- Can i use it for Time Machine and store media files?

Hi,
I'm very new to Time Capsule (have a 1TB TC), but have been using Time Machine to back up my MacBook Pro onto an external HD for a while now.
Here's my question. is it possible to use the Time Machine capabilities of Time Capsule while also using it to store music and picture files. Ideally I'd like to be able to have my iTunes and iPhoto library available on the Time Capsule. that way it could be centralized and readable from a few Macs in the house.
Thanks!

brianfallen wrote:
When you say the info on it won't be backed up. What do you mean "the info on it"? Do you just mean the mp3, AAC ...etc files aren't backed up because they live on the TC only?
I just want to make sure cause I did the same thing but I want to make sure I wont lose all my music and photos.
If the only place you have these music and photo files is on the TC HDD, then if the TC HDD fails, you lose all those files. Here's another option. TC has an archive feature. That means you can, via AirPort Utility -> Disks, use the Archive feature to clone the TC HDD onto a USB HDD attached to the USB port of TC. It's not like TM, making incremental backups. You have to manually archive it, but it is an alternative.
My photos remain on my iMac internal HDD. That means they are backed up by TM onto the TC HDD. If my iMac internal HDD fails, I still have the TM backups. I also backup yearly photos to DVDs. Photos are irreplaceble, you know.

Can Time Capsule be the wireless router for my MacBook Pro and my iMac G5?

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Hello bluefeather. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
How do you have the iMac G5 connected to the Time Capsule (TC) ... by Ethernet or wirelessly? If wirelessly, try connecting via Ethernet ... can it access the Internet now? What version of OS X are you running on the iMac?

After updating Firefox, each time I want to use links, for instance out of emails, I need to separately open Firefox. Before the update, Firefox opened automatically when I used links from emails. How come?

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@Naiks, having suffered through unsuccessful synching attempts for Calendar and Contacts myself, l would suggest you try the following:
UNINSTALL iCloud control panel from your PC. Seems silly, but do it.
Go into Outlook, and look at the very top menu. Click FILE, then ACCOUNT SETTINGS, then click the popup box.
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Exit out of Outlook and reboot your machine.
Now reinstall iCloud, check CALENDAR and CONTACTS, and do as instructed when prompted.
Reboot for good luck and now launch OUTLOOK. All that remains is to locate your iCloud Contacts and Calendar files, and make them your default.
IMPORTANT: Don't panic if you can't find your contacts -- they're there. Click CONTACTS and you'll see you have several available contact files. Locate the one label "iCloud" in grey type. Right-click on it, select PROPERTIES, then click the Outlook Address Book tab. Check the box that says something like "Make this my default Outlook Address Book." Keep clicking "apply" and "okay" until you've exited out of the dialog box maze.
You may have to do something similar with your Calendar files. I dd not, but if you need to, do it.
Everything should now sync pretty seamlessly.
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Hi. I am using a time capsule for few PC s. I have made 5 different account to access time capsule. but in windows when i enter account name and password for one account, i cannot access other accounts, because windows saves username

Hi. I am using a time capsule for few PC s. I have made 5 different account to access time capsule. but in windows when I enter account name and password for one account, i cannot access other accounts, because windows saves username. how can i prevent this from happenning. I really need to access all my accounts and dont want it to save automaticlly.

Why have 5 accounts if you need to access all of them.. just have one account?
Sorry I cannot follow why you would even use the PC to control the Time Capsule. Apple have not kept the Windows version of the utility up to date.. so they keep making it harder and harder to run windows with apple routers.

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I own a Macbook Air and am using a 2TB Time Capsule router. I am currently using for automatic backups for my Macbook Air.
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Yes, you can do that.. although it is not necessarily as straight forward as you might think it should be.
1. The TC has to be running SMB compatible names. short, no spaces, pure alphanumeric.
2. The disk must be formatted to file system the TC can read. HFS+ or Fat32.. but the HFS+ is vastly superior.. the actual format is irrelevant from sharing point of view as it is still shared via SMB to the network.
3. It is slow.. half the speed of the same drive plugged into your computer.. although if the connection is over wireless that is probably irrelevant.
4. You might need a powered hub to get the drive to work.. Apple underpower the USB.. and even a powered disk still won't work.
5. There are some issues with the TC getting the USB drive to work.. too many factors to say you will have issues or not.. but be aware this is not as straight forward as it could be. or should be.
6. If you want to share files.. you can always share them directly.. pc to pc or pc to mac.. there is no necessity to do it via a network store.. You can also use the 2TB internal drive.. create a disk image and you can then store you data in that. Internal drive is much more reliable and faster.
See http://pondini.org/TM/TCQ3.html

Why can't I use iDisk for a back-up disk for Time Capsule?

G'Day All,
I am new to apple and mostly am loving it! Being new to this product has me asking some basic questions, like ... why can't I use iDisk for a back-up disk for Time Capsule?
Here I have something like 20 gb disk space available, but it seems I need to buy an external hard drive (or an airport) in order to use, what I believe is one of apples greatest inventions, the Time Machine...
Can anyone correct my flawed understanding or, better yet, teach me how to do it properly?
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Gabr1el wrote:
Thank you Pondini.
Speed makes sense, but I thought I had plenty of size available ... never mind! Looking over some of the other posts, it looks as though I'd be better off with an external Hard drive than the Apple Time Capsule (if I want more than 12-18months service).
That was true of some of the ones made a couple of years ago (many of which Apple replaced way beyond the warranty period, and even some beyond the 3-year AppleCare period). Presumably Apple has fixed the power supply problem in the newer units, so they'll last longer.
If you don't have AppleCare for your Mac, I'd strongly suggest buying it. If you do, and buy a TimeCapsule, Airport, or other accessory within 2 years, it's covered, too.
But unless you need a wireless router, yes, paying for one in a Time Capsule doesn't make sense. A good external HD is a much better buy.
thank you for the links - I am still getting used to the way Apples work ...
If you haven't found these yet, you may find some handy tips here: http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/
here: http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/
and some of the other videos listed on the Time Machine Tutorial page.

My Time Capsule won't allow my computer to back up. It says it is already in use but that is what it is being used for.

My Time Capsule won't allow my computer to back up. It says it is already in use but that is what it is being used for. It has been working fine for years. All of a sudden I keep getting a message that TC (time capsule) cannot complete back up as it is already in use. I am doing the backups automatically through Time Capsule.

Restart the Time Capsule by disconnecting and reconnecting the power adapter. When it's back online, open the AirPort Utility application and check to see whether there's a firmware update for it.

Can I use 2 time capsules at once? 1 for back up and other as a hard drive?

I have a 1tb time capsule that I use for back up of my macbook pro. Everything works great. However, like most people, I have problems with my hard disc space and have to store my itunes and photos externally on a portable usb hard drive. This works fine for now. I keep it plugged in most of the time so that time machine can back it up when it is physically attached buy the usb cable. Obviously, when it isn't, it misses out being backed up.
My question is this. Would it be a bad idea to run two time capsules at the same time? I would like to keep my current time capsule as the back up and the new one purely as an external hard drive for storage. Would the old time capsule back up both the new time capsule and my macbook? The reason for my question is that my current portable is too small now and I currently move my laptop around so I am forever unplugging this usb drive which becomes a real pain and also, interupts it being backed up, etc.
I am looking for a wireless solution so that the external drive gets backed up along with my laptop no matter what. I used to have the usb portable drive plugged into the back of my time capsule but it wouldn't appear in the list in time machine preferences to be included. I am aware that I can buy wireless hard drives but would like to find out about an extra time capsule first.
Hopefully this is a simple question for someone. Any help gratefully appreciated, thanks.

Samanthaluck wrote:
My question is this. Would it be a bad idea to run two time capsules at the same time? I would like to keep my current time capsule as the back up and the new one purely as an external hard drive for storage.
You don't need another Time Capsule. Just buy a USB HDD and plug it into the TC USB port for additional storage.
Would the old time capsule back up both the new time capsule and my macbook?
No. Time Machine can back up TO a NAS (e.g TC), but cannot backup FROM a NAS (e.g. TC). An app such as CarbonCopyCloner (donateware) or SuperDuper! (purchase) may be able to, however.

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