I'm in the army and I'm travelling around a lot, I want to use the time capsule as a external hard drive for my ipad,does it work like that??.

I haven't got enough room I my ipad for all the stuff l
I'd like to use it for. I want to put films and my pictures on the time capsule and then take it with me where ever the army may send me. Will it work or is it more of a router?? Do I need the Internet or will it connect via a wireless??

• Asked by Christopher D
• Oct 19, 2012
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Can the time capsule work as JUST an external hard drive that i can move files to for storage?

I don't want it to continuously backup my computer. is there a way i can turn that function off and just use it like a normal external hard drives for extra storage space?

• Asked by Tyler C
• Apr 14, 2010
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Can you backup your time capsule using an external USB Hard disk?

I have seen a lot of complaints about time capsule drive failures and the total loss of the data in it. I'm pretty sure this ISN'T possible, but it's a feature I'd love to see: The ability to backup your time capsule to an external Hard disk via USB, or even write to a DVD using airdrive.

Basically, can you mirror your time capsule with an external hard disk?

Thanks.

• Asked by Matthew C from Wakefield
• Aug 16, 2010
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I'm confused by the "wireless" claim for the Time Capsule.

As a reference point, my HP 3310 All-In-One printer is wireless. It "finds" my home network automatically - no connections to a router are necessary.

Why would Time Capsule have to connect to my Comcast router to function wirelessly? I don't understand why. I don't need it as a network. I just want it as a completely wireless (i.e., no cables) backup hard drive.

Is that possible with Time Capsule and if not why not (ref HP printer). Thanks for your help.

John

• Asked by John B
• Mar 26, 2011
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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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What is the best upgrade option for a Time Capsule?

I have a 500GB Time Capsule. With the recent purchase of a second mac I need a lot more backup storage space, so I'm weighing my options. I do NOT want to add more and more devices - I would prefer to either upgrade to a larger hard drive on my existing TC (if possible) or simply upgrade to a newer TC with a larger 2TB drive.

Aside from the above question, I'm also curious if there's a seamless process available to set up the new drive or TC without having to configure all the settings from scratch.

• Asked by Walter A from Hialeah
• Dec 22, 2009
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can I use time machine to back up a computer to an external hard drive connected to time capsule?

I have a time capsule (1TB) which is now full, as it is backing up three computers. I would like to connect an external hard drive to the time capsule and back up one computer to the external hard drive and the others to the time capsule. Is this possible, and if so, how?

• Asked by Andrew B from Santa Fe
• May 7, 2010
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Can Time Capsule back up a shared hard drive?

I want to know if Time Capsule can backup a wireless external hard drive connected to an Airport Extreme on the same network?

• Asked by Ethan K from Pennsauken
• Mar 9, 2010
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can i use tc as an external hard drive for the iphone?

I have an Iphone 4 with 16 g, and my music library is over 40 g, I'm on the go all the time,
I wonder if I could use the TC as an external hard drive for my Iphone? and keep all my junk in 1 big storage without replacing Iphone every now and then...

• Asked by Jose L G from Dallas
• Jan 1, 2012
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Can I see external hard drives attached to my Time Capsule while working on Windows?

• Asked by Alexey S from Moscow
• Mar 4, 2011
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