Questions & Answers for Time Capsule - 2 TB
1249 Questions from the Community
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is time capsule compatable with ISP time warner cable in manhattan
- Asked by Casey B from New York
- 11 24, 12
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Can you set up Time Capsule wirelessly?
I want to use this in my bedroom upstairs from my wireless router. So I was wondering if you can set it up without connecting it to a cable modem or DSL?
- Asked by Mason M
- 11 29, 12
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Is the canon MX 700 compatible with the airport extreme
MX700 printer
- Asked by Jules D from Downers Grove
- 11 24, 12
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can the time capsule be used without an internet connection
- Asked by Jonathan E from Chicago
- 01 6, 11
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Yes, Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express can each be used to create a wireless network without an internet connection. You simply check the "Ignore" box when AirPort Utility requests that you connect internet.
- Answered by Andrew H from Carmel
- 01 7, 11
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can time capsule backup my Mac using a WiFi signal rather than a hard cable?
I want to do away with cable internet. I will use my iPhone as a WiFi hotspot allowing the Mac access to the internet. Can the Time capsule still back up my Mac?
- Asked by Victor A from Chula Vista
- 10 30, 11
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Yes but - you would only do one thing at once:
1. Mac -> Wifi -> iPhone -> Internet
or
2. Mac -> Wifi -> TC
You can't link the TC to your Mac at the same time as the iPhone and Internet.- Answered by Bill H
- 11 8, 11
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Is there a way to access Time Capsule remotely without Mobileme?
For example, if I'm working on files from a building that is in a different city/state, will it be able to back up if I am connected to a Wifi network at that location and the Time Capsule has access to a wireless network also?
- Asked by Jennifer F from Saint Joseph
- 11 9, 11
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You just have to redirect the port that corresponds to the AFP protocol (usually 548) to your time capsule with your router.
Then you can connect anywhere with this address : afp ://your.public.ip.adress/
To add the time capsule in your finder as a network volume :
Go > Connect to server ... (cmd+K) and enter the address
afp: //your.public.ip.adress/
Hope that will help.- Answered by Stéphane B
- 07 17, 12
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It's time capsule a RAID device?
I mean, the information saved in the TC it's protected with a RAID configuration.
What happen with the information if the TC break down.- Asked by Jim T from Philadelphia
- 09 6, 12
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No, it's not a RAID device, there's only a single drive in it. When that drive is gone you will loose all data on it, which in most cases is just backup data from your Mac(s) so no big deal as the original data is still on your Mac. You can also use a Time Capsule as a normal network drive and that data will be gone if the drive breaks. There is however a possibility to backup the internal drive to an attached USB drive.
- Answered by J A K M
- 11 29, 12
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what is the extended warranty for the time capsule?
- Asked by Glen W from Kington
- 11 24, 12
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Mac mini with OS X Server is this suited to my macbook pro
- Asked by Lawrence H from Perth
- 10 29, 12
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Can I use one time capsule for two diffeent MacBook Pros, each with their own 'time machine'?
I am thinking about purchasing a TC and am tring to see if it will take care of both these things. I currently have an airport express but no backup.
- Asked by Misha B from Gainesville
- 11 26, 10
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Yes, you can backup multiple Mac's to one TImeCapsule, drive space is the only limitation to how many Mac's you can backup on a TImeCapsule (as far as i'm aware). I've 3 x TimeMachines on one TImeCapsule at the moment.
PS Make certain you archive your TImeCapsule backups from the TimeMachine (when it becomes full) to an external drive.- Answered by Jules J from Paddington
- 01 9, 11
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Will Time Capsule allow me to back up remote computers that I access via remote access software?
- Asked by Felix T from Huntington
- 01 9, 10
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Yes, but they must be on the same network. It could be possible with VPN, but it would be completely unusable due to the speed.
- Answered by Alex H from Cedar Rapids
- 07 16, 11
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Use TC with wired network on an Ethernet switch to add wireless network?
I have Comcast cable modem internet service which I run from the outside into a wired router. Can I plug the TC into an Ethernet switch so I can have a wired/wireless network? Do I need to do any special configuration?
- Asked by Richard K from Portland
- 04 2, 10
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That's more or less exactly what I do, works fine, picks up the internet connection automatically.
- Answered by Dominic H from Auckland
- 04 3, 10
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Does it have RAID 1 functionality?
Just FYI, RAID 1 allows 2 hard drives to work in mirror or "hot backup". In order to have 1T capacity, you will need 2 1T drives
- Asked by Johnson S from Potomac
- 02 5, 10
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Time Capsule only has one hard drive, thus no RAID.
- Answered by Paul L from Carlsbad
- 02 7, 10
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Using a Time Capsule with a Playstation 3
I current have an Airport Base Station (Dual Ethernet), connected to an iMac. My playstation 3 communicates to the internet via the base station. I want to upgrade to a 1 TB Time Capsule. I'm wondering if i upgrade, will the playstation still be able to communicate with the internet.
- Asked by Robert P from Rochester
- 12 31, 09
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Likely you can because Time Capsule takes the place of WiFi–it enables your connection to the internet but also allows you to store data wirelessly. You may or may not be able to use the Time Capsule as a hard drive for your PS3 because that's not what it was designed to do.
From a wireless standpoint, however, Airport Extreme and Airport Express are the same. Because it's a new unit, you may have to play around with the PS3 preferences as you'd have to begin the whole wireless network again as if one hadn't existed before. Time Capsule doesn't necessarily take the place of an existing router.
BEAR in mind that if you care considering this option, be sure to know about the lifespan of this product. I don't personally have one, but I don't express interest in buying one because it has a 2-star rating and it is known to break after 18 months very frequently.- Answered by Jeffrey T from New York
- 01 2, 10
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What happens when Time Capsule fills up to its capacity? Can I recover space by taking files to the trash?
- Asked by Mr Jean A from Menifee
- 08 24, 10
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The oldest backups are deleted when your disk becomes full.
- Answered by Andrew H from Carmel
- 08 27, 10
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I have an Imac 800mhz and wondering if I can back up to time capsule (automatically or not). I am running 10.4.11.
- Asked by Tamara B from Little Canada
- 01 5, 10
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Not using Time Machine, which is OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard only.
- Answered by Andrew H from Carmel
- 04 6, 11
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Will my itunes downloads done on my itouch sync to the tc?
I wan to download stuff on my itouch and when I come home it sync with TC, is this possible? Also can you play videos on itunes through appletv from itouch control? Thanks
- Asked by James F from Hattiesburg
- 03 24, 10
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Can I access data stored in Time Machine on a PC or a Mac running an older version of OSX, or can I only retrieve TM data by using TM?
I've just had a total HDD failure on my Mac and lost all my data. I'm now considering using Time Machine but it seems to take up a lot of space and I'm not sure how easy it will be to access the files. Can the backups be accessed like any normal stored files? Will I be able to plug my Time Machine hard drive into any computer and retrieve the files manually, or can I only access them on a computer running Leopard?
- Asked by J M from Sydney
- 04 4, 10
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Yes, the files can be accessed directly, but only when used as a file share (for a PC). Otherwise, they can be retrieved by TM as usual.
SO I mounted my disk as a shared drive and browsed to the root of the disk - there is a folder there named "Backups.backupdb", then a folder with the machine name that was backed up, then more under that with dates... then the actual files and folders that were backed up... I copied one of these to a local folder on my pc and was able to read it fine.- Answered by Don A from Whitby
- 04 6, 10
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I am thinking of purchasing a mac, we dont have wifi interenet only cable, can i connect this to the cable modem to allow me use wireless internet?
I want to use the TC as a backup system but also to connect to our wire modem to let me access the internet wirelessly in another room, will this work?
- Asked by Daniel M from Melbourne
- 01 30, 10
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1st of all you should get an iMac & yes you can connect a TC to your Cable Modem to create your own home "Wi-Fi" Network & it will work flawlessly! I was in the same boat as you a year ago & I switched from PC w/ already having Cable Internet & I was surprised how easily it was to set up the iMac & Wireless connection & how fast it was at that! I'm downloading 35 mps & uploading 15 mps via my TC Wireless "Wi-Fi" Connection to my iMac. Hope that answers your question?
- Answered by Brett G from Renton
- 02 1, 10
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Can I attach a USB drive to Time Capsule to access music folders on a PC and Mac?
I know similar questions have been asked before but I wanted to describe my specific scenario before I purchase a TC.
I have a Mac and a PC on my home network, and the issue I keep running into is that it's hard to keep music up to date on both computers. If I put new music on one computer, I then have to hook up an external USB drive and transfer that music to the other one.
So my question is this: if I buy a Time Capsule, can I use the Time Capsule to wirelessly back up my Mac AND attach an external USB drive to the TC to access my music?
The idea would be to have the music only available on that external USB drive and "point" iTunes to that drive on both the Mac and PC. That way, both computers are accessing the same files and I don't have to update the folders between two different computers.- Asked by Josh C from North Augusta
- 11 10, 10
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"if I buy a Time Capsule, can I use the Time Capsule to wirelessly back up my Mac AND attach an external USB drive to the TC to access my music?"
Yes.- Answered by Andrew H from Carmel
- 11 14, 10
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