Questions & Answers for Time Capsule - 3 TB
1250 Questions from the Community
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Does this item ( Time Capsule 2TB ) work with OSx Mountain Lion on early iMac?
- Asked by William N from Xenia
- Mar 15, 2013
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AnswerYes, you can
Hope this helps :)- Answered by Logan M from Iqaluit
- Mar 21, 2013
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Is the Time Capsule 2 TB Compatible with Mountain Lion OX for Mac Book air
- Asked by Dhiraj S
- Apr 8, 2013
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Does it support 802.3.ad LACP for Simultaneus 2 gigabit LAN connections and thus faster hard drive transfer
The GA-EX38-DS5 with Teaming functionality enabled allows 2 single connections to act as 1 single connection for twice the bandwidth, improving overall throughput with lower CPU utilization.
- Asked by Hannes S from Wappapello
- Nov 4, 2010
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AnswerYes the newest versions of Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme support 802.3ad link aggregation, teaming, bonding.
- Answered by Robert L from Boca Raton
- Apr 20, 2013
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power rating of 2TB time capsule?
- Asked by Paul B from Greenwood Village
- Feb 9, 2013
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how many pictures can be stored on the 2T time capsule
- Asked by Penney G from Highland
- Jan 15, 2013
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AnswerMillions, depending on the file size of the photos.
- Answered by Kasey B from Keller
- Feb 7, 2013
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Does Time Capsule gets hot quickly?
I've heard that Time Capsule gets hot during Winter, up to 40 degrees Celsius. Then what if Summer comes? Will it overheat?
- Asked by Jonathan T
- Apr 7, 2011
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AnswerNo. I have had a Time Capsule - 2TB for three years, and it has never overheated. I have even kept in a confined space with no air flow. I also stacked other equipment on top of it and beneath it such as a DSL or cable modem, and it still didn't come close to over heating. You will be just fine!
- Answered by Cameron K from West Jordan
- Apr 8, 2011
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Can I use 2 BT Home hubs t connect time capsule in another room?
I have my HH2 connected to my TV in the lounge. I need to keep this to get online services. I would like to position my time capsule in my study so I can connect a printer by USB and its too far to connect to my lounge HH by Ethernet.
I have a spare HH which has never been used. Can I plug this in to my telephone socket in the study and use it as a modem for the TC? I need to disable the 2nd HH's wireless if this would work?- Asked by Chris T
- Mar 28, 2013
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the time Time Capsule it is Wireless ?
- Asked by Fernando D from Weston
- Feb 19, 2013
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AnswerShort answer - yes the device is wireless.
- Answered by Mike M
- Feb 23, 2013
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can you use time capsule as a hard drive
I am running out of memory and would like to transfer data like photos to another hard drive and erase the photos from my Macbook. Can I use the time capsule or is an external hard drive better. Also I have one but it doesn't show what I have stored in it. It is only for back ups. Want one that I can access and able to view pics, documents etc. Any advice??
- Asked by Jules V from New Orleans
- Jun 29, 2010
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Best AnswerA Time Capsule can be used for Time Machine, or it can be used as an external hard drive, but it can't be used for both purposes unless you reserve a fixed amount of file space for storage in advance of initiating Time Machine. (However, the data stored in the reserved space can't be backed up by Time Machine.) Once Time Machine has been started, it will continually expand to use all space on the hard drive that was not first reserved for storage. The decision is up to the user.
If you want backups that you can view, the incremental backup method of Time Machine might not be what you want.
However, to take advantage of both, you can use a Time Capsule for Time Machine, use an external hard drive for your extra storage space, and use another external hard drive for one-time complete backups, the kind that you are used to viewing.- Answered by Andrew H from Carmel
- Jul 5, 2010
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will time capsule slow my internet connection?
Interested in getting a TC to back up from an iMac, macbook pro, and 3 iPhones. Though I am curious to how it would effect the speed of my internet connection rather that just buying a firewire external Hard drive and being diligent with my updates
- Asked by Ben S from Tweed Heads
- Feb 25, 2013
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To use the wireless internet with the time capsule. Is it pre paid or a bill (for example pay $100 per month for certain amount of data). ???
- Asked by Atteya T from Kununurra
- Feb 18, 2013
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AnswerThe Time Capsule does not have "wireless internet". It is a wireless router, just like the AirPort Extreme in that regard, and it plugs into your existing Internet service (cable modem, DSL, etc.) and converts your wired Internet service into a local wifi wireless network for your home.
There is no monthly cost associated with the Time Capsule, but you must already have an Internet service for it to plug into.- Answered by Sean F from Eureka Springs
- Mar 15, 2013
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If Time Machine is backing up daily, can I erase my photos on my macbook pro?
- Asked by Adrian S from Summerfield
- Mar 16, 2010
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Best AnswerYes and No!
You can erase your photo's but Time Machine routinely deletes older backups to make room for newer backups.
If your photo's just happened to be part of that "older" backup set then its gone!
Time Machine should really ask you if you want to delete stuff before doing it but that's not going to happen unless you file a bug at bugreport.apple.com
or send the marketing people feedback regarding your opinion.- Answered by Shayaan S from Mantua
- Mar 17, 2010
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Does time capsule work with apple tv?
- Asked by Zak L from Spokane
- Mar 25, 2013
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Can I access files on my time capsule from my ipad if I'm on my local network?
- Asked by Timothy R from New York
- Jun 6, 2010
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Best AnswerYES YOU CAN I downloaded an app called FileBrowser. This app allows your iPad to see files stored in the Time Capsule and copy these to your iPad
- Answered by Sean H from Hampton
- Oct 19, 2012
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Up to how many devices can be connected to a time capsule at any same moment?
I currently have 2 iPhones a windows desktop, and a iPad. I'm wondering if I get the time capsule can support 5 or more devices at any given time.
- Asked by Alan G from Los Angeles
- Oct 25, 2010
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Best AnswerFifty (50) on the wireless network. It's got simultaneous dual-band networks, for one thing - the 2.4GHz iPhones generally can use a different network than the 5GHz iPad uses, so the iPhones will not slow down the iPad. When you setup with AirPort Utility, just use the "Automatic" settings that are the default.
- Answered by Andrew H from Carmel
- Oct 26, 2010
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Let's say i backed up 250 gb worth of data on my Time Capsule, if i delete everything from my hard-drive can i still access all that's backed up?
What i want to do is buy a 2TB Time Capsule, and use that to back-up everything on my 250gb external hard-drive and 200gb hard-drive on my macbook pro. Now if i back all that data up and delete everything on both disks to free up space... will i be able to access the data stored on the Time Capsule? And if so will i be able to move single files or will i have to import ALL the backed-up data back into its disk of origin? Does this make sense?
- Asked by Antoine L from Sydney
- May 5, 2010
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Best AnswerYes, you will be able to mount the Time Capsule drive. You can access everything from the Time Capsule just like it was on your Macbook.
- Answered by Dan K from Plano
- May 6, 2010
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if I have a 3TB iMac would I need a 3TB time capsule or would 2TB TC be ok
- Asked by Phillip M
- Mar 11, 2013
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will a time capsule be necessary once the cloud is fully active
Trying to decide if I should purchase a new time capsule for our second home where I use one dedicated computer and a few laptops or will the time capsule become useless once we have the cloud. If that is the case then it seems that airport extreme would be better choice as I now have airport express.
- Asked by Steven E from Byron
- Sep 26, 2011
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I want to replace my old 1st Gen Airport Express. I happen to also need a new backup/hard drive. Will TC be compatible an older Macbook Pro 2008?
- Asked by Alison P from Long Island City
- Feb 10, 2013
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can I use time capsule as a wireless router too?
can I use the time capusle as my wifi router, as well as a backup, and will it be as fast as
my belikn N router- Asked by Angus Y
- Oct 8, 2009
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Best AnswerYes (cut and paste below from apple...dont know about speed)
Easy wireless networking.
Connect your DSL or cable modem to Time Capsule, then quickly set it up with the easy-to-use AirPort Utility, which is included for both Mac OS X and Windows. Within minutes, you and up to 50 others can use your Mac computers or PCs to surf the web, stream video, share photos, and more — without wires.3- Answered by Mark G from Belmont
- Oct 9, 2009
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