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If I have a TC and an AppleTV can I free my laptop hard drive from movies?
The media I want ready access to I'll put on the AppleTV. Can I then move all movies/TV off my MacBook onto the TC and just move them to the MacBook when I want to update the AppleTV?
(I'm concerned that when the AppleTV doesn't see any of its movies in iTunes it will auto-delete them off the AppleTV.)- Asked by Paul R
- Mar 20, 2010
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Does the TC have an energy saving feature to spin down the hard drive. My AppleTV runs non-stop and overheats. I worry that TC will do the same.
- Asked by Stuart S from Bellevue
- Dec 18, 2009
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External hard drive or TC?
Would it be better to just purchase an external hard drive, connect it to my desktop, and share it over the network or purchase a TC? I currently have an ATT 2Wire Model 2701HG-B dsl modem.
- Asked by Raymond C from El Paso
- Aug 11, 2010
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Can an old Time Capsule be used as Hard Drive for media files so I can get a new TC for backup?
As I have gotten into editing and archiving family video, I have filled up my iMac's memory and my Time Capsule is also full. Can I "empty" the backup data from my original TC and direct my iTunes media to be stored there and then buy a new TC with more memory to resume by backups?
If I do this, will all my media still be "visible" to AppleTV so I can still access it via AppleTV and be able to stream it to my entertainment system?
If so, how do I remove all the backup data from the original TC?- Asked by Patrick G from Cambridge
- Aug 28, 2011
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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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how to share TC
I have an TC and using it for backup for MB Pro.
I would like to make a mirroring of PC hard drive.
How can I share it?
Regards
Taimo- Asked by Taimo K from Metsamaa
- Nov 15, 2009
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If the hard drive fails, will I still be able to use TC as a router?
I was gonna buy an extreme base station, but I found a 500GB time capsule on sale for the same price...so naturally I would rather buy the TC. I know since its the first generation TC, I'm probably only gonna get about 8-14 months use out of it. I'm ok with that so long as I can still use it as a base station.....wifi, wireless printing, etc....
I don't see any reason why it wouldn't, I just wanna make sure before I purchase it. Thanks- Asked by Jason B from Tucson
- Apr 6, 2010
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Time Capsule as a wireless hard drive set up
I am trying to set up my Time Capsule as a wireless and or wired hard drive to be able to:
1. Stream movies and music to my Sony TV via my ITV.
2. Act as a hard drive that I can access from my HP laptop running Windows Vista.
What are the specific steps? I have been looking for hours online and have found nothing.- Asked by Joseph C from Honolulu
- Mar 10, 2012
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Will the AppleTV stream files directly from the TC? or do I still need to run itunes on another machine?
I'm trying to cut down on the amount of device's required to be on while watching movies and listening to music on my AppleTV. Now I have my PC Running Itunes, my external 500G HD with movies, music, etc, and my AppleTV...
- Asked by Jesse J from West Jordan
- Feb 7, 2011
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If I get a power surge that takes out my hard drive, will it take out TC too?
A recent power surge took out my imac hard drive, despite a surge protector. If this happens, what would prevent the TC from also being destroyed?
- Asked by Teri B from Falls Church
- Nov 27, 2009
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Can the TC be shared by mac and pc or is it one or the other but not at the same time?
I have a pc and mac. I would like to know if I can use the TC as an external hard drive for both at the same time.
- Asked by Chris W from Katy
- Oct 8, 2009
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Can you back up an external hard drive that's an auto backup of 1 TC (connected via USB) with another second TC?
So the hard drive is an auto back up of the first TC via USB and I'm wondering if I can have another TC backup that external hard drive. In the end I would have three backup/copies of the same thing.
- Asked by Heather T from Valley Village
- Apr 6, 2010
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Does TC back up internal drives configured in a RAID configuration?
On my Mac Pro I have set up 3 x 2TB internal drives in a RAID 0 configuration and have the other internal drive for normal operations. Will TC back up everything?
Related question - I have about 3TB worth of data at the moment so can you add an additional external hard drive to TC to ensure that everything is backed up?- Asked by Justin T from Hughesdale
- Jan 26, 2011
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Can I backup TC (connected through Verizon router) to a "cloud" storage service (Ex: Mozy) without having the TC hard drive mounted on a mac?
Considering buying TC, but want to have offsite (via cloud) backup in addition to connecting external USB drive.
- Asked by Robert E from Newton
- Nov 1, 2010
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If I use an external hard drive currently with time machine, and I buy TC, am I able to somehow transfer my Time Machine backups to my new TC?
- Asked by Cory S from Level Green
- Feb 18, 2010
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My 250GB G5 (backed up to 1TB ext hard with time machine) is now full. Can i use TC to expand diskspace and leave time machine on existing drive?
I have an imac and macbook pro both backed up thru time machine to a 1TB Western Digital Mybook external hard disk, connected via firewire to the imac. However the hard disk on the imac (250gb) is now full and the macbook will be full soon. I would like to free both up by using a 1TB Time Capsule as my central hard disk, connected wirelessly to imac and mackbook if possible. How do i do this without disturbing the current time machine set up. Or can i just plug the Time Machine external drive into Time capsule and continue without loads of configurations??? I can't erase the time machine because there is important data on it which was deleted from the imacs hard drive. Can anybody suggest a solution to set up a home network which optimizes the disk space, incorporates printer and remote access to data which is all backed up.
- Asked by Frank C
- Jan 19, 2010
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Need a router(ASAP), need(want) a backup drive but scared that TC won't last long (everyone seems to have had a bad experience). Buy TC or don't buy?
Pros:
1. I have a xbox 360 that I will be streaming movies to (wirelessly), a wireless printer, an iMac (that I will use to download/stream large files), iPhone and iPad plus a netbook. TC should be able to easily handle the load (or so I hear).
Cons: (I may be wrong...pls correct me if I'm)
1. I hear that the product has an average life expectancy of about 18 months. So if I decide to use this as a backup drive, I'm screwed in 18 months.
2. The TC drive cannot be slipt/partitioned to be used as both an external hard-drive and a backup drive. So if I decide to put my music, photos, etc on it (so I can share my media on the network or access it w/out having my iMac to be constantly on), I cannot backup my harddrive to it.
3. Cost. Is it worth it? I may be able to buy a router and an external harddrive that combined, may provide what I need.
Random:
1. Should I instead, buy a router and an external harddrive that I can partition?
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So should I buy it or get something(s) else?- Asked by Martin A from Miramar
- Nov 29, 2011
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I am concerned about the TC reliability. If I use a generic hard drive will Time Machine continuously update and work normally?
Will Time Machine work as well with a generic hard drive?
- Asked by Bert C from Glen Rock
- Jan 19, 2010
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How many USB hard drives can be connected to the time capsule?
I am getting a 1 TB time capsule, but I have a lot of data that is already on multiple external hard drives. I know that you can connect a USB hub to the TC, but how many drives can it actually support?
- Asked by Stephen R from Tulsa
- Jan 31, 2011
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