Will resetting time capsule erase my backups?

I can no longer so backups on my time capsule. If I reset it will I lose my backups on it?

Thanks for your efforts. Let me add, I mentioned the dates only because I don't know it Apple came out with an update which may have contributed about that date.
But here is something else that may be much more important. Messing around one night with my MacBook Pro and trying to make it so I could share files back and forth with my wife's MacBook Pro, I went into the permissions settings on my root directory and changed them. It made my system unuseable at the time and I had to reinstall my Operating System, Snow Lepord. After that install is when I found out I could no longer back up to my Time Capsule.
Seeing my wife's MacBook Pro gets the same message as mine, could it be that somehow it changed things on my Time Capsule? What's odd is I have full access to the Time Capsule over the network, just can't use the Time Machine.

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If I have a 1TB drive and partitioned it 500GB for Time Machine and 500GB for drag&drop, can this have a negative effect on my Time Machine backups?

No, other than limiting the amount of data that can be stored in the Time Machine backups.
However, it is a challenging task to partition the drive on a Time Capsule in a traditional way, since you must pull the drive from the Time Capsule......voiding the warranty on the Time Capsule.....to perform the partitioning operation.
You might want to set up a 500 GB disk image on the Time Capsule drive using Disk Utility on your Mac for your drag and drop storage, then leave the drive "as is", since Time Machine must back up directly to the Time Capsule drive.

Will easing time capsule/machine drive erase time capsule/machine trash

will easing time capsule/machine drive erase time capsule/machine trash which will not delete

Not sure exactly what you are asking here.
If you erase the Time Capsule drive, all previously stored data on the drive will be wiped clean.
The Time Capsule drive will be in the same condition that it was in when it was new, and you had not yet backed up any data to the drive.
Is that what you want to accomplish?

Can i use my time capsule to wirelessly backup my macbook and its external hard drive, which up until now was it's time machine and storage? How?

Can i use my time capsule to wirelessly backup my macbook and its external hard drive, which up until now was it's time machine and storage? How?

The external drive must be connected to the Mac using either USB or FireWire
You must remove the external hard drive from the list of items that are "excluded" from backups in Time Machine Preferences.
Here's how:
Open System Preferences (gear icon on the dock)
Open Time Machine
Click Options
Look for the name of the hard drive in the list of "excluded" items and click on it to highlight it
Click the -- (minus) button at the bottom of the list to remove the hard drive from the list of "excluded" items....so it will now be backed up
Strongly recommend that you do the first backup using Ethenret from your computer to the Time Capsule since the entire contents of the external drive will be copied on the first pass. Ethernet will be 3-5 faster than wireless.
Once you have the first backup done, you can use wireless for subsequent backups since they will nornally be much smaller....unless you add large files to the external drive.

Time Capsule just for backups, not for wifi.

I used to use my Time Capsule for both backups and wifi but constantly had issues, so I just disconnected it in favor of a simple Airport Express. No issues since switching, but now I have this Time Capsule just sitting here and don't do automatic backups any longer...I would like to use solely for back ups, I don't need these backups to be wireless, just for use with Time Machine. I can't find the answer by google, any suggestions?

I am trying to do the same thing but I am having an issue.
I, too, was having issues with using the Time Capsule (new one-2T) as a router and for backup (the Internet was dropping all the time). So I bought a separate router (ASUS RT-N56U) and have that plugged into my Motorola modem. The Time Capsule I have plugged into the router.
Airport Utility and I have become best friends as of late with all the problems I am having and my TC keeps getting lost-AU says that it was part of my network and now can't be found. Strangely, if I go to Open Network Settings from the menu bar and select Assist Me--->Diagnostics--->Select my network--->Continue and when the window pops up about Always Allow Keychain, I click on Always Allow. And that seems to correct the problem with my TC not being found/part of the network. This happens all the time lately.... Ever since I got the new router.
So if you or anyone have any insight into what is going on.... I will try it! Thanks for the help, Judy

HT3275 My Time Capsule keeps saying "backup failed" due to the network password not being correct. I have not changed my password and every day I have to type the same one in and then it works. But then the same thing happens the next day. Can anyone help

My Time Capsule keeps saying "backup failed" due to the network password not being correct. I have not changed my password and every day I have to type the same one in and then it works. But then the same thing happens the next day. Can anyone help? This only started doing this about 2 weeks ago.

Hello,
Mac OS X 10.4 Help, I forgot a password in my Keychain
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh1960.html
Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X...
If Keychain First Aid finds an issue that it cannot repair, or if you do not know your keychain password, you may need to reset your keychain.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1544
Open Keychain Access in Utilities, use Keychain First Aid under the Menu item, then either check the Password under that item, change it, or delete it and start over.

My time capsule erased all my files, is it possible to recover any of it?

My time capsule erased all my files, is it possible to recover any of it?

None of free or lower priced utilities will get the files back. Disk Warrior might be able to get into the drive.
http://www.alsoft.com/diskwarrior/
If still no luck, you will need to look into having a professional data restoration service try to get the files.
Unfortunately, no guarantees with either approach above since Disk Utility was unable to repair things and the file structure is likely corrupted.
Good luck in your quest.

Time Capsule by default backup only data files and excludes program files like Photoshop, Lightroom, and MS Office, etc... right? or do I have to exclude manually?

Time Capsule by default backup only data files and excludes program files like Photoshop, Lightroom, and MS Office, etc... right since if crash I can reinstall and not want to take up disk space for applications that I have CD to reinstall? Or do I have to manually exclude these?

Time Machine will back all files except files like caches, trash or temp files, you can select with file you would like to exclude by going into the Time Machine preferences.http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427

Reset Time Capsule...Way to get back to the way it was?

I accidently reset time capsule and it was saying there were 2 IP addresses being used and so the internet was not working. I fixed the internet working by unplugging the ethernet cord and using the speed stream box we have instead, but now the time capsule is not hooked up to our mac. Do I have to completely reset all of our information? Or can I just do an update and will it go back? Thank you!

Just turn off everything and restart in the correct order.. modem first.. followed by the main router.. if TC then TC.. then the clients.. wait 2min between each startup to allow them to finish booting and so they have the address and dhcp working.

Cannot select Time Capsule as my backup drive

I just purchased Time Capsule 802.11N Wi-Fi Hard Drive 1TB, and I want to use it exclusively as a wireless backup drive and not as a Router. I connected the time capsule power cord and have a yellow light on the time capsule. I then went to system preferences and selected Time machine. Once in time machine I slid the button from off to on and the only option that I have is Bootcamp and underneat it says "reformat required(incompatible filesystem). Can someone tell me why time capsule is not indicated as a possible selection?

rider93 wrote:
I just purchased Time Capsule 802.11N Wi-Fi Hard Drive 1TB, and I want to use it exclusively as a wireless backup drive and not as a Router. I connected the time capsule power cord and have a yellow light on the time capsule. I then went to system preferences and selected Time machine.
You can't use the Time Capsule for wireless backups unless you can integrate it into your LAN, which will require configuring it. Depending on what brand/model of router you're using, that may or may not be easy. Start by setting "Wireless Mode" (in AirPort Utility's AirPort panel, Wireless tab) to "Join a wireless network". If you can't get AIrPort Utility to see the Time Capsule, try connecting to it with an Ethernet cable.

Will my time capsule be inaccessible to one computer while backing up other computers?

Will my time capsule be inaccessible to one computer while backing up other computers?

It will be accessible but backup or file-sharing operations may slow down.
Matt

Will a time capsule help?

I have a Mac air from 2009 and I want to move to maverics. I have no way to back up my drive so I bought a time capsule (it won't be shipped for like 3 days). I have like 2gb available on my 120gb drive on the Mac air. My question is will the time capsule free up space... or only mirror my 118sh gb data on my HD thus buying a TC pointless? Can I just keep all my video footage stored on the TC to remove it off of my max air??? Please and thank you
Daniel

Not sure I understand your question. The Time Capsule is for your backup copies of data.
If you move all of your video footage on the MacBook Air to the Time Capsule....and then delete the video footage data from the MacBook.....the only copy of your video footage will be on the Time Capsule.
How will you back up the data on the Time Capsule?
Answer.....you will have to add yet another hard drive to back up the video on the Time Capsule......unless you want to gamble and not have a backup. That's a huge gamble if your data is valuable.
A better plan might be to add a USB or FireWire drive to the MacBook Air and move your video data over to that drive. That will free up space on the MacBook Air.
Then, the Time Capsule will back up everything on your MacBook Air and the hard drive attached to the MacBook Air. So, you have "original" copies of your data at one location and backups of that important data at another location.
When....not if...a drive fails, you at least have a spare copy on another drive.

Can I use my Time Capsule as a backup disk and storage?

Can I use my Time Capsule as a backup disk and put files from my other USB external hard drive on it, using the TC as an external as well?

Actually, there is a way to limit the amount of space Time Machine uses for backup so that it won't eat up all your disk space...for example, I have mine set to only use 65GB, and then it starts to overwrite older backups...Google it for more info. To begin with, I deleted my Sparse Disk Image Bundle from Time Capsule, and used Disk Utility to create a Sparse Disk Image Bundle (turn off backups first!!!) with a capacity of 65GB in HFS Journaled, Case Sensitive...The Image must be named as follows "Full Computer Name_Ethernet MAC Address" (The ethernet MAC address is used even if you plan to solely use wifi for backups). for example, my Sparse Disk Image Bundle name is "Ahmad Atiya's MacBook Pro_00254b9d8f72.sparsebundle" Move this image to your time capsule's main directory (if you didn't create it there to begin with). Go to your Time Machine preferences, turn it on, and set it to use your Time Capsule. It should start using the image you created. If you click "get info" on the disk image, it'll show a capacity of whatever you created.

With multiple devices (.g, .n, .ac) will the Time Capsule degrade to the lowest speed, or will each run at the highest rate it is capable of?

With multiple devices (.g, .n, .ac) will the Time Capsule degrade to the lowest speed, or will each run at the highest rate it is capable of?

Highest rate capable.
Things may slow down a bit if you have a number of wireless devices connected simultaneously, since they must all share the same network bandwidth.

HT3728 Reset Time Capsule password.

Must I reset Time Capsule in order to change my password? (I have *not* forgotten my password; I simply want to change it.)
Thanks.

A) how long the password lenght it is avaiable for this time capsule
WPA uses either a passphrase (shared secret) that is comprised of 8 to 63 characters or a fixed-length of 64 Hex characters. These can include special characters and spaces.
B) how to reset the time capsule
Please review the following Apple Support article for how to reset your Time Capsule.
C) how to change the ssid
You would change the SSID, what Apple calls the Wireless Network Name, by using the AirPort Utility, as follows:
Run the AirPort Utility.
Select your Time Capsule, and then, select Edit.
Select the Network tab.
Enter the desired name (SSID) in the Wireless Network Name field.
Select Update, and then, allow the Time Capsule to restart.

Will resetting time capsule erase my backups?

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