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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How do you use the time capsule as an external wireless drive?

I am trying to store some files on my external hard drive and I am wondering how to do this. Do I drag the files into Time Machine backups when that shows up or do I put them in the shared drive?

• Asked by Mitch L from Chehalis
• Feb 27, 2011
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Can I back up an external hard drive using Time Capsule?

I have Time Capsule set up to back up my iMac, but I would also like to backup my external hard drive that stores all of my music and movies. Can Time Capsule back up my external hard drive?

• Asked by Kenneth S from Atlanta
• Jul 4, 2012
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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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What's the best way to back up Time Capsule itself?

If I want to protect my data against physical theft or fire, I *think* I would need Time Capsule's data sent into the cloud or backed up to an external hard drive that I could store offsite. Is that correct?

Would the latter be as simple as taking a 2TB external drive, connecting it to Time Capsule, and then copying Time Capsule's files over to the external drive (I presume via one of the Macs on the network) from time to time. Is that fairly easy?

• Asked by Gabriel Thomas J from Petaluma
• Mar 18, 2011
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Can I back up the contents of the Time Capsule to an external hard drive for further data security?

I like to back up my back up drive on an external HD and store offsite. Will Time Capsule backup to an external HD. It doesnt have to be a Time Machine type backup just the files on the Time Capsule including the .macbackup file that Time Machine creates.

• Asked by Jonathan L from Princeton
• Sep 4, 2010
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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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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 Time Capsule only be used for an external hard drive?

• Asked by Tyler K
• Oct 31, 2009
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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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