My MacBook has Windows XP loaded on a seperate partition using Bootcamp - will TC backup the XP data as well as the Mac data from the same machine?

• Asked by Ian B
• Jan 10, 2010
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can I migrate files from PC to MacBook Pro with TC?

I want to buy MBP to replace desktop PC. Will I be able to use PC files on MBP (Windows XP, MS Office, photos, iTunes files, Outlook contacts, etc)?

If I buy a Time Machine, can I transfer files from the PC to MBP using the TM? Is there a better way to migrate files?

I'm new to Mac!

• Asked by Val H from Santa Rosa
• May 15, 2010
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Do I have to format the TC's hard drive like I would a standard external if I want some space for Time Machine and some space for data?

I'd like to use it for both - a TM back-up as well as a shared iPhoto Library, shared iTunes, etc. How difficult is this? Do I have to allocate the space myself or will the TC do it for me?

• Asked by Travis R from Colorado Springs
• Nov 9, 2009
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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
• Apr 3, 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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Can Time Machine back up the same data twice in two drives for redundancy?

I own a Mac Pro with two 1 TB drives and a 1 TB Time Capsule.

I use one 1 TB for data in the Mac Pro
I use one 1 TB for Time Machine on the Mac Pro

I want to also use the 1 TB Time Capsule for the same backup for redundancy.

Is this possible?

• Asked by Payam M from Houston
• Nov 4, 2009
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Can you still wirelessly communicate from your computers to the TC if you are not using the TC as a wireless router?

I currently have an iMac and a MacBook that I use wirelessly via a cable modem and a Linksys wireless router located on my first floor. I would like to install the TC on my second floor next to my printer. I would like the ability to print wirelessly as well as backup wirelessly with the TC. Possible?

• Asked by Kelly C from Glenside
• Nov 27, 2009
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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 you partition the Time Capsule Hard Drive

I want to get a Time Capsule and I want to partition so that one is for backups and the other is for assorted data. Is it possible to partition the Time Capsule's hard drive or should I just connect and additional hard drive to it (assuming it supports that).

• Asked by Jacob E from Gillette
• Aug 10, 2012
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I bought a used Time Capsule that didn't come with the software cd.Do i need the CD to backup all of my macbook's data, b/c im switching to a new mac

I bought a used Time Capsule that didn't come with the software cd. Do i need the CD to backup all of my macbook's data, b/c im switching to a new mac

• Asked by Jianna J from Philadelphia
• Jun 21, 2010
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