Will the Time Capsule backup applications or make a full image of MBP?

Recently had hard drive completely crash and was issued a brand new "BLANK" hard drive. I do use Carbonite, so all 750,000+ files were saved to a cloud in the sky. The only problem with that is that this cloud is so far away, it has taken me a week now and I am still restoring my files. Not only that, I have officially lost all those great apps and I have to individually go through each website to download and install. I wanted to know if Time Capsule will eliminate both problems???????
thanks in advance

Yup.
But a bit of clarification first:
Time Machine is the backup software built-in to OSX. It can back up to external HDs, Time Capsules, or other locations.
A Time Capsule is a piece of Apple hardware combining a wireless router and hard drive. While it was designed specifically for Time Machine to do wireless backups of Macs, it can also be used for other things.
So . . . there are various possiblilites. Time Capsules are more expensive than plain external HDs of course, but more convenient for laptop users. If you have a desktop Mac, you could probably back up to a shared drive on it via your network.
You might want to review the Time Machine Tutorial, and perhaps browse Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.
#14 in the FAQ shows how to do a full system restore from Time Machine backups. There's a lot of "works" and options there, but basically you can restore your entire system from any backup in one operation -- OSX, apps, settings, preferences, user accounts, data, etc. In a very few cases where apps are tied to a particular HD, you may have to re-enter a serial number or re-authorize the app.
#27 there has some alternatives, too.

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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.

How will the Time Capsule support IPv6 and coop with the new emerging security threats that will emerge due to the new technical possibilities that IPv6 provide?

How will the Time Capsule support IPv6 and coop with the new emerging security threats that will emerge due to the new technical possibilities that IPv6 provide?

Cross your fingers and hope.
Obviously if there is any big or known threat Apple will send out a firmware fix.
But the TC is designed to be end user simple device. It has no firewall that is visible at any rate. I don't know that it truly doesn't have a firewall but it is not part of the end user controls.
IMO if you have major security concerns that go beyond end device firewall, which is where Apple do put most of the security, since firewall in the router is plainly not a stop to anybody deliberately downloading an infected file or website, and most end users.. do not want a firewall that prevents them using the web like a business does, where only certain ports are allowed. Everything else tough luck.. you are not allowed to use it. Then TC is unsuitable for you anyway.. buy a proper firewall appliance.

Will the time capsule work the bt home hub 3

Will my time capsule work with the bt home hub 3

Apple products work in a huddle with themselves.. all others are excluded so no you cannot wireless repeat if that is what you mean.
In bridge though the TC can work as a WAP.. as can every wireless router ever made. You must connect to the home hub by ethernet. Then set the wireless manually and use the same network name, ie SSID, and security settings and password.. but you need to use a different wireless channel. You can then roam with any wireless devices..and they should connect to the strongest signal. In reality it doesn't work 100% and I think it is easier to use a different SSID and know what you are connecting too, but that is up to you.

I have a monthly cap on my home data plan. Will the time capsule use it up while backing up my devices?

Logically it won't but I am not sure. Couple more questions:
- If I have the appropriate power cable for the country, will this device work at 220V/50Hz right out of the box?
- Can I use time capsule as a Wi-fi hard-drive with Windows PC?
Thanks so much, and please be gentle with your replies, I may not be as educated as you are.

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
1. The AirPort Time Capsule doesn't use Internet when you are backing up. The computer only connects to it to copy your files to the hard drive.
2. As you can see in specs, the AirPort Time Capsule works with the specs you said.
3. Of course. The AirPort Time Capsule shows the hard drive as a network drive on all your computers you connect to it. In the case of a PC, you will be able to access to the hard disk from the Windows Explorer

My laptop goes to sleep during the Time Capsule backup process and never finished. What can I do?

I have an older MacBook laptop that I want to backup on my new 2TB Time Capsule. I have set everything up just fine (apparently) and the backup process starts out fine. About an hour or so into the backup process, my laptop goes to sleep. The laptop is plugged into AC power so it is not a battery loss. I have set 'hot corners' so that my screen saver is disabled. Nothing seems to keep the laptop running until the Time Machine process completes. Any guidance appreciated. Thanks!

You don't indicate what operating system the MacBook is using, but in general try the following:
Open System Preferences (gear icon on the dock)
Open Energy Saver
Adjust Computer Sleep to read Never
Adjust Screen Saver to read Never
Run the backup
When the backup is done, change the Energy Saver settings back to normal

I would like to back up my mac to a wireless hard drive, seperately on the same hard drive I'd like to store movies which i can access and play from other mac devices around the house on a wireless network. Will the time capsule do this for me?

Wireless soulutions please?

Yes, just copy the movie to the TC.. if you mean run itunes from the TC you can do that too.. there are plenty of posts telling how.
But big BUTT.. no backup for data stored directly on the TC.. Time Machine is not going to back up the TC.. and as it only has one hard disk make sure it has a backup somewhere else.. otherwise one day you will discover your files are gone.

Can't Connect to My Time Capsule Backups, Please Help!!!

I have been using Time Machine/Time Capsule to back my data up for over a year. I bought a new MacBook Pro this morning. I did not want to use Migration Assistant to transfer everything over because there were many bugs and corruptions on my old disk and was scared that would all be transferred to my new machine. It was time for a fresh start.
I set up my new computer and transferred most of the files I needed via a flash drive. I am now trying to set up my MacBook Pro to connect to my Time Capsule backup disk via Time Machine, but once I enter Time Machine it does not allow me to go "back in time" to see all of my previous backups and restore points. There are some really important files I am trying to get to, but this computer isnt connecting to the Time Capsule backups. The old computer has already been completely reformatted, but it is still able to access the Time Capsule backups.
I have done some internet research and learned that Time Machine uses a computer's ethernet MAC address to allow access. There are some codes posted on various websites that allow to alter what Time Machine thinks you MAC address is so that you can access your backups with a new computer/different logic board. None of these Terminal workarounds worked for me. The Genius Bar and Apple Care couldn't help either.
I am hoping somebody can help me out. I understand I can use my old computer to get into Time Machine and retrieve what I need then transfer those to the new machine. But there must be a way to allow a new computer to fully access Time Capsule backups, but curiously, I can't find it. I rather have my new computer have full access because I am selling the old laptop and so I wont be able to use it to access my backups any longer.
Sorry for the long explanation, but I hope that gives someone all the facts required to both understand what I am saying and help me fix the problem.
-Amir

Right now it is just empty because I have unmounted and disconnected my Time Capsule. I'm trying a low-tech work around to see if this works, but much rather do it the "right way."
What I am doing is this:
(1) Use Migration Assistant to copy everything from the Time Capsule to the new machine (this is exactly what I was trying to avoid initially). Migration Assistant has been copying files for about 5 hours now (still not sure what is going to happen).
(2) Create a full backup on Time Capsule with my MacBook Pro now that it has everything from the Time Capsule on it.
(3) Do a fresh install of Snow Leopard.
(4) Hopefully, have the fresh start on my machine I wanted, but still have access to at least one archived copy of my old computer and files/folders.
Does this make sense? Basically, the new machine does not allow me to access the old backups. So I am handicapping the machine now by reverting to my old settings via Migration Assistant, will back that up, then start all over from scratch again but hopefully have the peace of mind that my files are not gone because I will at least have that one copy of all my old copies in a Time Capsule backup that the new machine can access.

Mackeeper has detected a virus in the time capsule back up - it is not possible to dele - it ite the file. Do I find time capsule in finder and delete the whole computer back up, then crate a fresh back up? Is that the only solution please?

mackeeper has detected a virus in the time capsule backup, it is not possible to delete the infected file. Do I mount time capsule in finder and then consign to junk the whole computer backup then create a fresh backup? Is that the only solution please.

Follow these instructions to uninstall MacKeeper. They have been tested with the most recent version of MacKeeper. Earlier versions than the one released in 2012 require more extensive work to uninstall all its components. Never install such junk on a Mac.
If you actually used MacKeeper to alter your system, e.g. "remove excess binaries" or such, you will need to reinstall OS X as well as all your additional software. Uninstalling MacKeeper is insufficient to reverse the corruption it is capable of - once again, that is if you used it.
If you merely installed MacKeeper but did not use it to perform any particular action, the following instructions will suffice.
If you used MacKeeper to encrypt any files or folders, use MacKeeper to un-encrypt them first.
Quit the MacKeeper app if it is running.
Open your Applications folder: Using the Finder's Go menu, select Applications.
Drag the MacKeeper icon from your Applications folder (not the Dock) to the Trash.
You will be asked to authenticate (twice):
You do not need to provide a reason for uninstalling it:
Just click the Uninstall MacKeeper button. You will be asked to authenticate again.
After it uninstalls you may empty the Trash and restart your Mac. All that will remain is an inert log file that does nothing but occupy space on your hard disk.
May I suggest that you review the following setting in System Preferences?
Although you may easily override that setting, it will serve to protect you from inadvertently installing garbage. The overwhelming majority of Macs I come across have the MacKeeper installer file already present in their Downloads folder, often multiple copies of it. The downloaded file itself can do nothing until it is opened and installed, and the above setting (known as Gatekeeper - not to be confused with MacKeeper) will prevent that from occurring.

New Macbook does not recognize Time Capsule backup from old macbook

I just purchased a late 2013 13" macbook pro. I have a mid 2009 macbook pro running Mavericks. The new macbook will not recognize the time capsule backup from my old macbook. I am trying to migrate all data over, but the new mac does not ever acknowledge the external drive that contains the backup. I've tried two different external drives with the same result each time. Both computers are running Mavericks.

Do you see the drive in Disk Utility?
If yes, run Repair Permissions then restart the drive.
1. Open Disk Utility in your Applications/Utility folder.
2. Click on the First Aid tab and select Repair Permissions
3. Click on the icon for your boot volume.
4. Click the repair permissions button.
In System Preferences > Time Machine can you select the old Time Machine with Select Disk?

Is a windows partition on Mac that has regular time capsule backup also backed up?

I am setting up boot camp w/ parallels desktop, and I wonder if this windows partition on my Macbook Pro will be part of the automatic time capsule backup? Or do I have to do something specific to ensure this windows partition is also backed up?

If you are asking about the Time Machine backup application.....Time Machine cannot backup Boot Camp, if you are running that on your Mac, or for that matter....a Windows partitiioned drive.
If you want to backup these files, you will need to use a Windows backup application. The simplest set up would have Boot Camp backing up to a separate hard drive connected to your Mac.
It is possible to have Boot Camp back up to the Time Capsule, but things can get mighty complicated this way, and I would not recommend this for most users.
I had some success a few years ago backing up the Windows files to a Time Capsule using an application called Genie Timeline Pro, which uses a similar concept to Time Machine, so you might want to give that a look if you want to try this.
Genie Timeline Pro | Overview | Time Machine Backup Software for ...
I have not backed up Windows files in a few years, since I only use Macs now, so you might want to wait to see if other users will post with some current recommendations.

Cannot access prior time capsule backup

Hi,
About 2 weeks ago I ran into a problem with my iPhoto library. I was trying to import photos from a camera and it took forever. After watching iPhoto being non-responsive for several hours I decided to force it to quit via the Activity Monitor. After I re-launched iPhoto, I noticed that there were many photos missing (shown as grey boxes) in my iPhoto library, but I can still locate the original photos through the finder. I did a rebuild in iPhoto but that did not fix the problem. In the meantime, my Time Capsule was running and did several backups. After tinkering with the iPhoto problem for another day without much success, I decided to restore from Time Capsule the version of the iPhoto library before I ran into the import problem.
The first time I tried to restore from Time Machine, it failed because I didn't have enough disk space left on my MBP. My old iPhoto library was 150 GB but I only had 10 GB of free space left on my MBP. So I decided to erase the rebuilt iPhoto library (around 120 GB) and other large files on my MBP to free up some space. When I tried to empty the trach can, it took hours and eventually became stuck with little activity going on. After waiting patiently for a few more hours, I decided to re-launch the Finder but could not and had to force it to quit. Then I rebooted. Afterwards, I took everything out of the trach can and placed files into the trash can one at a time and emptying it with only one item in the trash can. I was able to delete and empty the trash can this way, but a new problem appeared. In both the Activity Monitor and Finder's Get Info, the space free number stopped changing regardless of how many files I deleted and emptied on my MBP. By my own estimate I should have at least 180 GB of free space but the system seemed to think that there was only 140 GB of free space and I still could not restore the original iPhoto library.
I thought perhaps by forcing the Finder to quit while it was trying to empty the trash can had somehow corrupted the file system. So I re-installed Lion from the recovery disk assistant. When Lion was installed and going through its initial set-up procedures, I made the mistake of not choosing "restore from time machine backup" because I was afraid doing so would also restore the corrupted file system. I also made the mistake of accepting the default name for my MBP instead of using the name I had before. Fortunately re-installing Lion did resolve the free disk space issue. Next I rebooted with Lion's recovery disk assistant and chose "restore from time machine backup". The restore took a long time and did work, but it restored to the snapshot of my system without the iPhoto library. Because the restore took a long time, I wasn't sitting at my desk the entire time. After the restore was completed, Time Machine did a backup under the name machine name. Now I cannot find my old Time Machine backup from which to restore my original iPhoto library.
I have tried holding down the control key while clicking on the Time Machine icon to invoke the "Browse Other Time Machine Disks" option, but it found nothing. From a Finder window, I can connect to my Time Capsule. It shows that there is a disk called Data-1. When I open Data-1, there is a MBP13.sparsebundle, which is not the original sparsebundle. Is there a way to re-access my old Time Machine backup?
From the Time Machine panel in systems preferences, it shows that there is only 20 GB of space left in Time Capsule (out of 500 GB). I think my old backup is still there. I've read Pondini's Time Machine Troubleshooting but still cannot resolve this problem. What am I missing? Any insight is greatly appreciated!

enterprise_in_ca wrote:
I had to have my Time Capsule repaired a few years ago.
By Apple? I've never heard of them repairing one; they just replace them. Any idea what they did?
Since then, the backup disk was always labeled Data-1. I have restarted my Time Capsule a few times and the result is the same each time.
What do you see via the Finder? In Column View, it should be something like this:
I also tried to use TechTool Pro to check the Time Capsule but couldn't do so because connecting my MBP to the Time Capsule's USB port does not seem to give it access. (Is there a way?)
No, the USB port is for connecting a disk or printer only, not a Mac. Disk Utility or similar 3rd-party apps can't see the TC's disk; they can see, and may be able to repair, a sparse bundle if you can mount it via the Finder. See #A5 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
I suspect that my old backups are still in the Time Capsule but because my computer name has changed it is not allowing me access to the old backup.
Changing the computer name won't cause that. Replacing the logic board in your Mac will, or sometimes if the sparse bundle is damaged, Time Machine will create a new one.

How does the time capsule work?

I am unfamiliar with this device. Can anyone explain how this works? I have a Gateway NV79, an IPad 2 and an IPhone. Will the time capsule work with these devices and a printer(Officejet Pro 8600)? If so, how does it do this? I am also wondering how it works as a router? Does it provide the internet access itself or do you have to have a separate source of internet to link to the device?

A Time Capsule is a wireless router and a hard drive in one package. It does not have a modem built in, so a modem and broadband service is required if you want to be able to connect to the Internet.
As a wireless router, the Time Capsule can provide connections for up to 50 users and 3 wired Ethernet devices. If you need more Ethernet connections, a switch can be easily added to the Time Capsule for that purpose.
Your printer could connect to the Time Capsule using either a wired Ethernet connection or wireless connection
Apple's literature does a good job of describing the product. Be sure to click the links in the upper right hand corner of the main page to learn more about the Backup capabilities, Wireless performance, and detailed Specifications.
Time Capsule

Considering repartitioning - will my time capsule back still work?

I'm considering wiping my computer's HD to get a larger OS X partition.
If I attempt to restore the Time Capsule backup, should it work on any HFS+-formatted hard disk, even one of different size?

Yes, it will work. Just select TC as the backup source in Migration Assistant.

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.

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