Wirelessly access and back up with time capsule
Hi,
I know it is possible to access a Time Capsule hard drive through internet connection. Is it also possible to backup my MBP to the TIme Capsule hard drive through the internet?
Thanks.
Chih
Thank you, I just wanted to double check. For some reason I thought Time Machine backups could only pair with only one external HDD (or type of one).
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IPhone 4 802.11n and Airport Express with Time Capsule
I have a Time Capsule as my main wireless router, extended by an Airport Express (both are latest versions of the hardware and software). The Time Capsule is a dual-band version (2.4 and 5 GHz).
My new iPhone 4, which is supposed to be 802.11n 2.4 GHz compatible (unlike the iPhone 3Gx models) connects to the Time Capsule, but not to the Airport Express - hence no cover in certain parts of the home. There are no options for frequency when you extend a network - it's mostly plug and play from the main wireless router (the Time Capsule). What to do?Welcome to the discussions!
+What to do?+
The iPhone does tend to remember the router that it is originally connected to.
If you plan to use the iPhone most of the time when you are in proximity of the AirPort Express, I suggest that you delete the current WiFi connection on the iPhone, restart the device, locate it near the AirPort Express, and set up a new connection to your network.
Works for me. May or may not work for you. -
I think what I have written (above) sums up my problem. I can't think of anything to add.
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Sorry, I can't advise you on whether to purge your data or to create another Sync account, I have never used those features. I am surprised that you don't have another email account to use to set up a 2nd account; it isn't that hard to create another email account at Gmail. -
Back-up with Time Capsule using Ethernet?
I want to backup 1TB of data from an iMac HD using the iMac's ethernet connection. This is not a first connection to the Time Capsule ; I need to recreate the backup after a hard disk failure and replacement.
Time Capsule sticks to the wireless network, and after 7 days running estimates another 7 days to complete the backup. Attempts to stop and restart, or change configuration result in a complete restart of the backup.
The TC is connected to iMac ethernet port and on router wireless network, on a wireless "N" connection.
Hardware/Software:
iMac 2010 model running OS10.8.3 Mountain Lion
Time Capsule 4th Generation
Airport Utiility 6.2
Solutions tried after researching various support sites:
Turned off wireless network on iMac - disc drops from network and cannot be mounted using ethernet alone
In Network Preferences rearranged service order to give ethernet priority
Removed TC from wireless network (through Airport Utility); disc cannot mount without a wireless connection, so reinstalled it as a wireless device again
Erased TCs hard disk (using airport utility) to restart backup
Removed TC from Time Machine preferences, and reinstalled adding TC as a new disk
Turned off anti-virus programme (Clam Anti-Virus)
None of this has worked. Are there ideas that would speed this process using ethernet?Thank you for your help, and the very useful link to Time Machine support.
Unfortunately your solution didn't work. I went through the process a couple of times to make sure that I had it right, but I still couldn't connect, mount or identify the TC, but it did lead me find a solution that worked:
TC factory reset
Locate the TC identifying data (in my case this was "Time Capsule b5c917"); Airport Utility locates the disc as part of the preliminary setup process
Did not go any further with setup, or reinstall the network connection (through Airport Utility); so flashing yellow light on TC
Connect ethernet cable
Shut down Airport Utility
Turn off wireless on iMac
Go to Finder, select Go drop down menu. Go to connection history on "Connect to Server" (Clock symbol on right of display) and click to display drop down of previous connections, select the TC name matching the identifying TC data to connect
TC is now connected through ethernet and starts back-up, recommencing where previously halted session ended, and estimated back-up completion reduces from 7 days to 12 hours
At completion dismount disc and disconnect ethernet
Open Airport Utility and setup TC as a wireless device (using the standard Apple process)
Open Time Machine and remove ethernet connected TC from backup disc list
Add newly setup TC as a wireless backup device in Time Machine
Test backup using wireless connection
Success. !
This is not an elegant or straightforward solution, but it worked, and solved a problem that has bugged me since getting the Time Capsule. Thank you again for your help.
The same process should also work for an ethernet connection to restore data to a Mac. I have previously used a wireless connection for a system restore, and it is painfully slow.
I hope this discussion helps others with the same frustrating problem, and wakes Apple up. Apple need to do a much better job of explaining alternative methods of connecting Time Capsules, especially where large amounts of data are involved. Expecting a wireless connection to run for 14 days to complete a backup (or restore) is just not practical, reasonable, or acceptable. -
Sharing a single iphoto library and backing up with time machine
Alright,
I want to share my iPhoto library between several users on my Mac. I have found an Apple article that explains how to set up a disk image to store the iPhoto library in. This article is at
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1198
However, implementing as described in this article has a very painful disadvantage described below:
I back up Mac's my hard drive to an external disk using Time Machine. Once I've created a disk image to hold my iphoto library, time machine will now back up the entire iphotolibrary.dmg file each time I've added or changed any photos. Now I have a lot of photos, and my iphoto library takes up 27GB even when put on a sparse-disk-image. So that means that each time I add or change even just one photo, time machine has to write a >27 GB file to the external hard drive which contains my backup. Obviously this is a problem and will fill up even my 1.5TB drive pretty quickly if this continues.
I came up with an idea on how to solve this. I decided that I'd exclude the disk image that contains the common iPhoto library from the time machine backup and create a second library in the home directory of one of the users on my machine. Then each time that I added or edited photos I'd use a syncing application to sync the iPhoto library on the disk image and the iPhoto library in the user's directory. This way the iPhoto library in the user's directory would be backed up incrementally by Time Machine in the normal way, and Time Machine wouldn't fill up the backup disk with huge disk image files that have only changed slightly.
The problem with my new approach is that the snycing program that I'm using (Synk by Decimus Software) has some difficulty syncing the packaged directories like that used for iPhoto libraries. I get all sorts of conflicts and I'm worried that the file syncs will be unreliable and lead to instabilities and data loss.
An ideal solution would be exclude the disk image file from the Time Machine backup and then add the mounted disk image to the backup. I think that Time Machine would then correctly leave the large 27GB file alone and only do incremental backups of my iPhoto library. But I can't see any way to add mounted disk images to the Time Machine backup.
Thanks in advance for any help that any of you can provide.This is a little more simple that all that.
For iPhoto 09 (version 8.0.2) and later:
If you want the other user to have the same access to the library as you: to be able to add, edit, organise, keyword etc.
Quit iPhoto in both accounts. Move the Library to the Users / Shared Folder
(You can also use an external HD set to ignore permissions, a Disk Image or even partition your Hard Disk.)
In each account in turn: Double click on the Library to open it. (You may be asked to repair the Library Permissions.) From that point on, this will be the default library location. Both accounts will have full access to the library, in fact, both accounts will 'own' it.
However, there is a catch with this system and it is a significant one. iPhoto is not a multi-user app., it does not have the code to negotiate two users simultaneously writing to the database, and trying will cause db corruption. So only one user at a time, and back up, back up back up.
No need for dmgs at all. No need for Syncing software.
Note: No Syncing software can run on an iPhoto Library. Period. There is none that can parse the Library database. Attempting to sync two Libraries will lead to damage to at least one of them.
Regards
TD -
Time machine backup from USB drive connected and backing up to Time Capsule
Hi all forum virgin here, so be gentle.
I'll get straight to it. Much net trawling hasn't resulted in a definitive answer on this which surely I'm not alone in
I have: MBP networked to TC (where TM resides) and USB drive connected.
A- I simply want to TM backup not only MBP but USB drive on network as well?
As far as I can see there is no way of selecting this and after TM back has finished the only way I can check is
to enter TM (fancy space screen view) and obviously idrive doesn't appear in finder view.
I have tried connecting to MBP and obviously TM backs it up too and I can see in Enter TM. But I need this
drive on network so a further 2 things here:-
B- when I remove from MBP and TM backs up again will it see it's not there and delete as a change?
C- will it keep in previous backups if I cycle back to that particular one?
Andy help here would be most welcomeSlymon2000 wrote:
B- when I remove from MBP and TM backs up again will it see it's not there and delete as a change?
Sooner or later, yes, as LaPastnague says. It depends on when the backups are done. The first backup of each day is kept for a month; all others are deleted after 24 hours. After a month, the first backup of the week is kept as long as there's room, and the others deleted.
Obviously not a reliable solution.
A better method might be to use a different app to back it up to the TC's internal HD, but that presents another problem. See #Q3 in Using Time Machine with a Time Capsule for an explanation and some possible workarounds.
The 3rd-party apps CarbonCopyCloner and ChronoSynch can do network backups (others probably can, too).
So you might be able to "reserve" some space on the TC's HD and use one of those apps. As LaPastnague says, though, that will be relatively slow.
If there isn't enough room on the TC's internal HD, you could get another USB drive and connect it to the TC also (via a powered USB hub) and back up to it. That will be even slower, though. -
IPhone and backing up to Time Capsule
Hi all,
New to this forum so please excuse if this is a stupid question, but my Time Capsule arrived today, have the wireless network all running nicely and various computers backing up to it, my next question is does anyone have an iphone backing up to one yet? Have the iPhone connected to the wireless network but can't see any obvious way to get it to back up?
Help is very much appreciated!
Cheers,
BYour iPhone settings are backed up to your PC w/ each sync via iTunes. This information is then backed up to your TC via TM when your computer syncs.
There is no way to directly sync to the TC from the iPhone directly. -
I have got and iPad 2 and iPhone 4s and I need to do a back up of docs, music and photos between Ipad and iphone an Time Capsule.
You backup iOS devices to iTunes.. the iTunes then keeps the files and they are backed up via TM.
To copy the files, you need to download a file app.. just look up file app, and that will allow you to copy files to and from the TC.. you cannot sync to the TC. There is no TM type app for iOS.. and in fact the file apps do not use AFP at all. -
Question on Back Up With Time Capsule
Hello,
I have an iMac OSX 10.9.2 and a laptop OSX 10.9.2. I have a Time Machine Backup.
Recently my backup attemps on my laptop have been saying that the backup failed because Time Machine is already in use.
I shut down the iMac and clicked on the "Back up Now" tab and, once again, it said that it was already in use.
Now, the two have been this way for a long time and this seems to have just started.
Any ideas on how I might solve this? I may just call support even though I am beyond my time frame there for not paying, but I thought I would ask here because folks have been so helpful before.
Total non-techie here, lol!
Thank you,
LeeSee C12 in the 1st linked article.
Time Machine Troubleshooting
Time Machine Troubleshooting Problems
You might have luck in the Mavericks community. I’ll ask the hosts to move your post there. -
Can't access iPhoto 11 backup with Time Capsule/Michine since Lion upgrade
I just upgraded to Lion OS and now whenever I try to access my iPhoto backup, it only opens my desktop folder (pages and pages) instead of my iPhoto. I've never had trouble before - and iPhoto is active when I click on the Time Machine icon.
Help!!Hi Bob. How do I "close" time machine so I can restart it (once I restart my Mac).
Then, I can't find the "browse backups" from the file menu in the upper left corner? What am I missing?
Thanks for helping me through this!
p.s. Also, do you know if it's actually true that we can only restore the entire iPhoto collection instead of just certain events or photos? That seems extreme if I can't ever just restore a set of pictures. I know I saw that restriction for iPhoto 9 or something but 11?
Mark -
Macbook backs up with time machine to time capsule, imac won't
I'm going nuts, and have spent hours trying to fix this. My family moved from PCs to macs a couple of years ago- we've got three Macs having varying success backing up with time capsule. 1. Our macbook backs up with time machine to time capsule- it even backed up today. 2. Recently attempted to back up the imac for the first time- it starts backing up (maybe 3%) but stops and I end up getting an error message-it has never backed up- 3. The macbook pro has backed up many times but recently has not backed up. It gets the same error message as the imac when time machine is used to back up to time capsule. As an added treat, i attempted to backup the imac with time machine to an external hard drive, it began backing up, stopped and I got the same error message: "time machine error unable to complete backup an error occurred while copying files." Little help!
dilagan wrote:
i attempted to backup the imac with time machine to an external hard drive, it began backing up, stopped and I got the same error message: "time machine error unable to complete backup an error occurred while copying files." Little help!
Yes, that message is not some of Apple's best work.
Most likely, there's a damaged/corrupted file that Time Machine is choking on. See #C3 in [Time Machine - Troubleshooting|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Troubleshooting.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum).
If you're getting a different message from the Pro, see #C2. -
I have had my iMac since 2009 and the same date for my Time Capsule. I am a paranoid back-up person, so I back-up to my Time Capsule and I also back-up to an external hard drive via Firewire. The same amount of back-up material takes about 5 minutes to the external drive via Firewaire and it takes about an hour to the Time Capsule. The Time Capsule is connected via Ethernet and the Wi-Fi is turned off. This has always puzzled me as to why the Time Capsule back-up is far slower. Any thoughts?
You need to differentiate actual speed of file copying to the TC and back again with Time Machine.
Time Machine is a hugely complex piece of software.. and it has a lot of chatter between the computer and the backup.
Please look at how TM works in Pondini's great KB.
http://pondini.org/TM/Home.html
Also load the widget A1 in the troubleshooting so you can easily access the log. Here is a typical operation of backup.
There is loads of extras .. the copying of the few files in the incremental backup is the minor part.
Starting automatic backup
Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://Ray%20H;AUTH=[email protected]/data
Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/data using URL: afp://Ray%20H;AUTH=[email protected]/data
Disk image /Volumes/data/minimeray.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups
Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb
Using file event preflight for macos
Will copy (3.9 MB) from macos
Found 70 files (3.9 MB) needing backup
2.57 GB required (including padding), 1.13 TB available
Copied 2044 files (27.2 MB) from volume macos.
Using file event preflight for macos
Will copy (392 KB) from macos
Found 22 files (392 KB) needing backup
2.57 GB required (including padding), 1.13 TB available
Copied 1481 files (17.1 MB) from volume macos.
Created new backup: 2015-01-19-082802
Starting post-backup thinning
Deleted /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/minimeray/2015-01-18-080642 (28.5 MB)
Post-back up thinning complete: 1 expired backups removed
Backup completed successfully.
Ejected Time Machine disk image: /Volumes/data/minimeray.sparsebundle
Ejected Time Machine network volume.
To check that the files are transferring at correct speed.. just copy a single very file using finder.. eg around 1GB to the TC and then back again and get the speeds.. you should manage 30-50MB/s .. anything much slower than that should be investigated.
But you need to allow TM as long as it needs. -
Cannot do back up with time capsule.
I get an error message sayng that this disc is already in use. I have tried to wipe and restart but to no avail.
What could be wrong?Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten
Plug the power cord back into the back of the Time Capsule
Wait a few minutes, then try a backup again -
IPad work with Time Capsule?
DOes the iPad and IPhone work with time capsule?
IS there a way to make the backup automatic like with Time machine?Welcome to Apple Support Communities
iPhones and iPads work with the Time Capsule, but not to use it to back them up. You can only use the hard drive of your Time Capsule from a PC or Mac, so you can't back them up to the Time Capsule -
Backing up Mac HD with Time Capsule AND an external hard drive
I am sure that this question has been asked one way or another but I can't seem to find the exact answer.
I would like to back up my Mac HD with the Time Capsule AND another hard drive essentially to create two backups. Should one fail, I still have another copy as a precaution. The Time Capsule will be my primary back up because my external hard drive is usually switched off and will only be turned on from time to time to perform "less frequent" backups.
With Time Capsule AND the external hard drive on, will Time Machine just update the backup on the external hard drive without becoming confused with the other copy on Time Capsule? In other words, can Time Machine distinguish between two different Time Machine Backup files and bring them up to date accordingly?
I understand there is an archive function on the Time Capsule, which would also serve the purpose. However, I am wondering if there is another way.
Thanks.Rheopaipo wrote:
I am sure that this question has been asked one way or another but I can't seem to find the exact answer.
I would like to back up my Mac HD with the Time Capsule AND another hard drive essentially to create two backups. Should one fail, I still have another copy as a precaution. The Time Capsule will be my primary back up because my external hard drive is usually switched off and will only be turned on from time to time to perform "less frequent" backups.
With Time Capsule AND the external hard drive on, will Time Machine just update the backup on the external hard drive without becoming confused with the other copy on Time Capsule? In other words, can Time Machine distinguish between two different Time Machine Backup files and bring them up to date accordingly?
I understand there is an archive function on the Time Capsule, which would also serve the purpose. However, I am wondering if there is another way.
I don't think it's possible to configure Time Machine to back up to two locations without modifying its settings frequently.
You might consider using that external drive to hold a bootable backup. You can create such a thing with either of the utilities SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner. If you pay the registration fee for SuperDuper! (~US$28), there's a mode where it will back up only what has changed, which makes the backup operation run quicker. (Carbon Copy Cloner may offer a similar feature.)
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