Is it possible to use time capsule as external hard drive but not wirelessly, if yes, how to connect?

• Asked by Thomas L
• Jul 17, 2010
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Time Capsule for Macbook Air as External Harddrive

So i was wondering if i got an Time capsule for my Macbook air if it would work as an external hard drive? Would it work wirelessly as well? I also own an iMac, ipad, would these devices be able to access files on the Time Capsule?
Thank you very much for any help.

• Asked by Steffen S from Canmore
• Jan 27, 2011
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Is it possible to use my Time Capsule as a wireless external hard drive, not a Time Machine back up, and still be used as my wireless router? How?

• Asked by Jake E from Zionsville
• Sep 29, 2010
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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 28, 2010
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Can I use an older Time Capsule as an external hard drive (for iTunes media) and have it back up to a new TC via Time Machine?

Currently, I have a Macbook with a nearly full hard drive. I also have a more-than-full 500GB Time Capsule.

I am thinking of buying a new 2TB Time Capsule to use with Time Machine and to serve as my wireless router.

I want to move my 250GB iTunes library off of my Macbook and onto my older TC, which I'll use as an external hard drive.

Here are my questions:
1. Will the old TC be overwhelmed as a dedicated iTunes disc?
2. Will my Macbook and my Apple TV (and a future iPad, hopefully) be able to access my iTunes library wirelessly if it is stored on the old TC?
3. Will the old TC be able to back up to the new TC wirelessly?

Are there any other issues with this plan?

I truly appreciate any advice or feedback. Thanks so much.

• Asked by Brian J from Windham
• Nov 28, 2010
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can a time capsule, backing up my mac wirelessly, back up another external hard drive connected to the mac that i store my iphoto library on?

i have an external hard drive that has permissions ignored so that two separate users can edit iphoto w/o corrupting it. Will time capsule automatically back up this drive as well?
If not how can I back it up?

• Asked by Anthony D from Manlius
• Apr 24, 2011
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Can you connect an external hard drive to the time capsule?

• Asked by Waylon B from Sand Springs
• Feb 20, 2010
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can I back up an external hard drive on time capsule?

• Asked by Andrea F from Brooklyn
• Aug 14, 2012
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Can I use one time capsule to backup a second one used as wireless storage?

I want to purchase 2 Time Capsules and setup one to be a wireless network drive, to store movies and music on and setup the other as a Time Machine backup drive. Will Time Machine backup both my MacBook Pro and the contents on the other Time Capsule (being used as an external drive)?

• Asked by Dustin H from Aurora
• Jul 5, 2012
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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
• Nov 9, 2010
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