Why is my time capsule blinking yellow?

why is my time capsule blinking yellow?

The Time Capsule is complaining about something.
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the amber dot and another window will open to explain what the Time Capsule is whining about....along with suggested actions to remedy the situation.

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Time capsule blinking yellow

My time capsule will not stop blinking yellow

It can mean anything.. you need to look at your airport utility and find what the list of items is under the yellow dot.. or in 5.6 utility under status.

Time capsule blinking yellow but working?

It's blinking yellow, but I'm online and the latest backup was an hour ago. What goes on?

Find out as follows:
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the amber dot
A window will appear with a message to explain why the amber light is blinking.....along with suggestions to remedy the "issue"

Time Capsule blinks yellow,when I go to airport utility to set up, it Says This apple wi-fi bse station doesn't have any DNS server addresses and might have trouble connecting to internet. My internet works, but I can't back up anything. What do I do??

Worked fine for about a couple of weeks after my son -law installed the time capsule. I can access the Internet both from my wife's I phone and from my desktop. I think that I need to get the DNS server numbers and put them in the two blanks; but where do I get them? Thanks, Jim

If the modem is also a router, either use the modem in bridge and run pppoe client on the TC.. that is assuming ADSL or similar eg vdsl. If it is cable service.. and the modem is a router, then bridge the TC.. go to internet page and select connect by ethernet and below that set connection sharing to bridge.
Please tell us more about the modem if the above gives you issues.

Why is my time capsule LED blinking yellow?

My Time capsule blinks yellow and has not been backing up for 3 weeks.
Any ideas on how to fix it?

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See > http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1589

Why did my time capsule stopped backing up?

Why would my time capsule stop backing up, it is set to delet when the drive is full?

LaPastenague wrote:
Many people report that TM no longer deletes old backups as it should.
That does happen sometimes, but for many different reasons.
TM should never run out of space
Yes, it can. First, remember that it deletes entire backups, not the backups of individual files. Second, it won't ever delete the last remaining backup.
So if it needs to do a very large backup, there needs to be room for the last remaining backup, plus the new one, plus some workspace. That's why we recommend that the TM drive be 3-4 times the size of the data it's backing-up. If it's much less than that, and there's a need for a large or full backup, there may not be enough room.
as i understand how it works, it should simply give a warning that the old backups need to be deleted.
That's how it worked on Leopard, if you had the "Warn when old backups are deleted" option checked -- the backup would fail if there wasn't room. All you had to do then was remove the check, but many folks didn't understand that.
So, effective with Snow Leopard, the option is now "Notify after old backups are deleted," and that's what happens -- old backups are deleted automatically when necessary, and a notice is sent only after the new backup completes.
It seems that after an upgrade install of the OS.. TM ceases to have the ability to delete old backups.. it simply runs out of space and refuses to backup.
Normally not. Some have turned out to be users who actually did a "clean install," erasing their internal HD. If you do that, and don't use either Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant to put your data back (and transfer Computer Settings), the erased drive is treated as a different one. In that case, TM will do a full backup, so requires a lot space.
However, effective with Mountain Lion, TM does add more space for "padding" than before, sometimes quite a bit more, so a drive that was barely large enough on Lion or earlier may be too small now.
EDIT: A good way to figure out what's going on is to look at the log messages, either by using Console and filtering for backupd, or via the widget in #A1 of Time Machine - Troubleshooting
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Why does my Time Capsule constantly blink yellow?

I've reset it dozens of times, green light comes on, and after a few days it starts blinking yellow again. We use it as our wireless modem. I'm running OS 10.6.8.

terrihubble wrote:
Did the update looks good, I appreciate the help...
If you start getting server disconnected messages tomorrow.. every few minutes.. go back to 7.5.2 firmware and change the "check for updates" to never.

Time Capsule Blinking Orange when iMac off

I have my time capsule plugged in via USB and the wireless mode off - its just used for videos which is fine until I turn my iMac off and then it blinks its light orange to mean theres a problem....
Anyone any idea why and how to make it stop? When its switched on the light is green

When the TC is in a flashing amber condition, open AirPort Utility and click the TC to select it on the left and then click Manual Setup.
On the summary page of settings, click on the word "Status" and a message will appear to offer information about the "error".
It may be a notice that the TC does not have an internet connection. If you don't use it to connect to the internet, you can click "ignore" and the light should stay green at all times.
I'm not that familiar with iTunes, so you may want to start a new thread for that issue if you don't see responses on this thread.

Time capsule blinking amber and my wireless network has vanished after factory reset

Hello,
I have an Apple Macbook aluminum body with a Motorola cable modem hooked up to the Time Capsule which acts as my router. After turning the power off in my home, the internet has not been working. The light on the TC was green, but I had no internet because Airport had a "self-assigned" IP address and may not be able to connect to the internet. Then, I decided to do a hard reset and restore my setting to factory. The light on the TC is blinking amber. When I go into Airport Utility, it gives me this message: "Airport Utility was unable to find any Airport wireless devices". On top of all this, when I did the hard reset, my wifi network is not on the list of Airport networks in my range. It has completely disappeared. I have all the wires connected properly to the router and TC. Please help, this scenario is very frustrating.

If you performed a factory default reset, the TC is now broadcasting a wireless network with a name like Apple Network xxxxxx, where the "x" could be either a letter or number.
You must first log on to this wireless network (there is no security or password) and establish a connection.
Then, if the TC was reset properly, you will be able to open AirPort Utility and re-configure the TC.
When you click Update to save your configuration settings, the TC will "dsiappear" from AirPort Utility. This is normal. Close AirPort Utility and wait for the TC to restart.
Then log on to the "new" wireless network that you named during the configuration.

After upgrading to Lion Time Capsule solid yellow

Hi
After upgrading to lion I am experiencing a lot of problems with time caspule
1. backup fail: it starts and than fails (error message and yellow warning triangle)
2. unable to connect to TC disk, neither from airport utility, nor from Finder
3. Airport Utility hangs while trying to manually modify configuration (rainbow weel).
After a lot of reboot, reset, disk rename, time capsule reconfiguration etc etc AND TC DISK REINITIALIZATION (ALLA BACKUP LOST!)
now backup seems to work and I can browse files in Time Machine
BUT
Time Capsule is a steady YELLOW and Airport utility says there is an error on disk (The disk is not working)
Can somebody help me.
This all happened after Lion installation. Not a problem before
Franco

Hi William
The disk is the internal Time Capsule Disk. It's a 1Tb model.
My iMac is localized in Italian
So I write here the Italian message and a possible translation
The first error message I get opening Airport Utility is:
Utility Airport ha trovato una Time Capsule 802.11n (2.a generazione) che segnala problemi
(AirPort Utility has found a Time Capsule 802.11n (2nd generation), which indicates problems)
If I press on "Continue" I enter a page that says
"Problema 1 di 1: Il disco Time Capsule non funziona"
(Problem 1 of 1: The Time Capsule Disk doesn't work)
"Si è verificato un problema con il Disco Time Capsule. Collega un disco rigido USB al tuo disco Time Capsule e utilizza il pannello Dischi di Utility Airport per archiviare i dati ed eseguire il backup."
(There was a problem with the Time Capsule disk. Connect a USB hard drive to your Time Capsule disk and use Disk Utility Airport panel to store data and run the backup.)
While if I go to the manual settings and I select the disk,
on the disk data info I have
Stato S.M.A.R.T.: Non funziona
(S.M.A.R.T status: Not working)
As I said before, apart from that problem, everything else (time machine, backups and file recovery) looks working good (until proven otherwise eh eh)
I don't know if to worry about the disk but I find suspicious that everything just started after Lion installation.
I called the call center and they just said to return the TC for disk repair (have to pay, warranty expired).
I told them about Lion installation fact and they said it looks like a coincidence but actually it is likely that after a disk initialization or a big amount of data writing the TC disk may break (WHAT ?!?) and the Apple guy even suggested me to buy an external disk that is less expensive and give less problem than a TC !!!!
(I can agree on that now, but I was surprised to hear that from them )
Thank you very much for any help.
I hope this info helps
Franco Andrea

Why does my Time Capsule want to do COMPLETE backups every time?

I'm still new to this Time Capsule, only had it about a week, and i'm still trying to figure it out. I have an old LaCie Hd that i was using for my Time Machine backups before, with 2 partitions, for 2 different computers both running different OS's....1 Snow Leopard, and 1 Lion.
Now i just got this Time Capsule, and i am under the impression that i don't need to partition anything? I can't anyway, as it is a .sparseimage file. But i should be able to back up all my macs to the same Time Capsule HD. But why is it when i want to back up my Snow Leopard OS and/or Lion OS - that it wants to do a complete backup of all 400+ GB of stuff? I don't change any settings, i just let it do its thing, but when i look at it in the Time Machine/System Preferences it is gathering everything up and taking forever.
Why does it want to keep backing up my entie computer and not just what's new after the first initial backup? Thanks

tool wrote:
Now i just got this Time Capsule, and i am under the impression that i don't need to partition anything? I can't anyway, as it is a .sparseimage file. But i should be able to back up all my macs to the same Time Capsule HD.
Correct. Time Machine will make a separate sparse bundle for each Mac.
Why does it want to keep backing up my entie computer and not just what's new after the first initial backup?
The first backup of each Mac to the Time Capsule will be a full one (not just the changes since the last backup to the LaCie). And that's pretty slow over WIFI, so it's a good idea to do the first one via Ethernet.
Are you saying that both Macs' initial, full backups to the Time Capsule were completed, but subsequent ones are full backups again? If so, see #D7 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.

Why does the Time Capsule of my neighbour appears and not mine?

Why does the The Time Capsule of my neighbour appears and not mine? I tried everything.
Can I use the Capsule as merely a back up without making use of Wifi? By connecting by cable to the computer?

Why does the The Time Capsule of my neighbour appears and not mine? I tried everything.
What generation is your neighbour's and what generation is yours??
Sometimes the changes in the TC and firmware can make wireless fail.. also location is important.. the location of your neighbours might be better than yours.. his also might interfere with yours.. set a fixed channel and try the various channels.
Can I use the Capsule as merely a back up without making use of Wifi? By connecting by cable to the computer?
Sure, but you need to work out how the network is going to work.. if you are still picking up network from wireless.. then set static ip for the TC in a different IP range.. set no gateway (router ip) or dns and it will work just fine.

Why doesn't Time Capsule appear in Disk Utility anymore?

Time Machine gave me a msg that it was unable to back up yesterday due to a problem with an image on my iMac (21.5") drive. It said to repair the external drive I'm using with Disk Utility. I tried the Time Capsule I'm using and which is hooked up and has worked fine for months does not appear. Why?
Also got a msg today saying: "backup cannot be complete due to unexpected error. Code -6584" Never had such a problem before Mt. Lion.
I see no forum category for Time Machine or Time Capsule.

You need to verify the backup.
Hold the option key while clicking the Time Machine icon on the top right menu area.
But reboot the TC beforehand.. maybe the whole network.
The error is well known.. see
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3123920?tstart=0

Time Capsule Blinking Amber. What to do?

Hi Guys,
So I've been away from my home for the last 3 months, and on my return, my Time Capsule is blinking amber and my Mac cannot see the Capsule at all. I use my TC also as a Hard drive space too. I'm afraid that if I unplug my TC and hold the reset button, it'll wipe the drive or something. Has anyone had this issue before? How would one fix this? I'd hate to lose my data that I already have on it. My Airport Utility doesn't see the TC either. Please Help!! Anyone. Thanks Guys.

When AirPort Utility cannot find the device after multiple tries and methods, the next logical step is to hard reset the Time Capsule and reconfigure the settings. To do this, make sure the TC is powered on and then hold in the reset button until the amber light blinks quickly. This usually will take 5-7 seconds on average.
Power down the TC and computer, connect the ethernet cable between the computer and one of the LAN ports on the TC and open AirPort Utility to see if the TC can now be seen.
If that doesn't work, the only other option is to reset the TC back to factory defaults and try the configuration again. To do the factory default reset:
Power down the Time Capsule
Hold in the reset button and keep holding it in as you plug the power back in
Release the reset button after approx 10 seconds.
Connect the ethernet cable as above and give that a try.

Why won't time capsule router work?

Why won't the time capsule's wireless router work to allow internet access? Just got it, new 2 tb! Lost the excitement of it all now! Help! Connecting to new MacBook pros (13" & 2X15"s) as well as a Toshiba laptop. Followed all the directions and backed up just fine, but have not been able to browse web at all with this crap!

You do not have to load the airport utility.. a newer version is already included on the computer.
Just go to the applications / utility directory and start airport utility.

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