How can I use my time capsule as a hard drive on an existing network accessed through a password

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• I try to use my Time Capsule as external hard drive. But when I look in the Finder, nothing is available for shared devices.

  I have a Macbook air running OS X El Capitan. I try to use my Time Capsule as external hard drive. But when I look in the Finder, nothing is available for shared devices. I don't know if I need to restart the time Capsule or change the wireless setting, etc. ?

  Please advise...

  The TC appears in airport utility? If not then it is probably not part of your network or is lost... upgrade installed you El Capo because there a lot of questions.

  What is the TC plugged into the network by ethernet? And configured properly? Are you to internet via the TC... but can not see his drive... that would be typical?

  Have you set Finder preferences to display the network drives? Apple keeps making it difficult for some unknown reason.

  You actually have to mount the drive TC if it appears under shared... it still may not appear if you double click on it. Under the search box on the top of the right hand you see Connect (As) box, type the name or IP address of the TC in there... Make sure that you save the password from your keychain.

  I try to use my Time Capsule as external hard drive

  For the storage of the files it is fine.

  For the execution of direct files for an application in the Mac, you are very likely to damage or corrupt the file at some point.

  And how do you do backups? Time Machine can't help you... it won't work.

  Backup is crucial, especially if you do things apple say not to do... That is to say move your photos or the iphoto library to the TC and try to use direct from there... expect any day to need a resumption of the library.

• How can I configure my Time Capsule (its predecessor) as an extension of WIFI network?

  I have the previous model of the time Capsule and a new version and two MAC computers. I want to use the Capsule of ancient times to extend my WIFI network. I have a MAC with a new current version of time Capsule in the center of my house. I have a second MAC set up with an earlier version of a time Capsule in my office. I want to expand the network from the center of my home, further, beyond my office. Anyone know what I need to do? THX!

  Place the old TC in the same room as each other.

  Do a factory reset.

  Start from a factory reset. No files are lost on the drive hard in doing so.

  Universal factory reset

  Turning off the TC... That is, remove the power supply cord or the power at the wall outlet, wait 10 seconds... Hold the reset button... be nice... Turn on always even now in reset... and keep holding in for another 10 seconds. You may need assistance because it is difficult to hold in reset and power on. It will show the success quickly flashing led front. Release reset... and wait a few minutes for the TC to reset and return with the factory settings. If the front LED flashes quickly you missed and simply try again. The reset is quite fragile in these... Press the key while it is just click away and not more... I've seen people bend lever or even break. I use a toothpick as a tool.

  NB. None of your files on the hard drive of the TC are removed... This simply clears the settings of the router of the TC.

  Open airport on the Mac utility and configure the old TC... it will automagically want to extend wireless.

  Complete the installation, then move the TC to a suitable place where it picks up good signal from the main TC. There is no need to a position of bad signal... then place it where the speed is close to full... but then covers your current area of dark (wifi not light).

  Fact... Voila... easy as pie.

• I have 2 imacs and a laptop computer and you want to back up all three wireless via time capsule on my existing wifi network. If we can also use the time capsule as my wifi and replace my uverse wifi, that would be great. possible?

  I have 2 imacs and a laptop computer and you want to back up all three wireless via time capsule on my existing wifi network. If we can also use the time capsule as my wifi and replace my uverse wifi, that would be great. possible?

  If you want to make sure that you will be able to get the Apple support in case of problems or questions with your backups, you must use the wireless Time Capsule to back up your Mac.

  As long as the time Capsule provides a wireless signal, you can decide who to your 'main' network, then use it wireless Uverse for "guest", or children. If you do not need the Uverse router/modem wireless at all, it is possible to turn off wireless on the device and make it work only as a support modem/router...with Uverse wired.

  At this point, you can start thinking about how you want to configure things and get back in touch if you need some advice on how to do it.  We need to know what operating system that uses the Mac that you normally use to administer the time Capsule, provide good instructions, if you need it.

• Can I use old time capsule for storage only with a new airport extreme (standard want latest HQ)?

  I have a time Capsule elders (802.11n). I would like to know if I can still use this time Capsule only as a network storage device, if I decide to build my network with a new Airport Extreme (802.11ac). If I can do that, how would I set up the network to continue automatic backups with a router to update?

  To do what you want, the new AirPort Extreme 802.11ac would be installed as the "main" network router The time Capsule would be connected to the AirPort Extreme, using a wired Ethernet cable connection, and the time Capsule should be configured to run in bridge with the service Mode Wireless off.

  Any Mac you want to save in the time Capsule would need to have Time Machine preferences on each Mac adjusted to ensure that the time Capsule has been set as the target for backup.

  If you decide to add the AirPort Extreme, post back for more information at this time, if you need installation instructions step by step.

• Can I use time capsule as external hard drive?

  Can I use time capsule as external hard drive so that I can access a file or a specific folder by searching for its name?

  A TC is now and for always player network... no external. So there are limits to its use.

  If you are multitasking your TC with Time Machine and then using a DMG file as a virtual drive is better than directly copy files... However sharing becomes impossible. One person at a time can open the DMG.

  See pondini. T3 http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html

  Old but still interesting to read.

  You can certainly create a folder on the TC and copy your files on it, and then perform a search. Research is slow on wireless is so the speed of transfer of large files. With the help of ethernet is certainly encouraged to desktop computers.

  Sharing folders on the TC is also now more difficult with increasing security at El Capo and OS later. You do not create on the computer records are not available. And even the ones you create can occasionally and autonomous change permissions (since the TC controls drive not the computer), you lock your own files on... I answer these questions once a week.

  Not all software on Mac supports using network drives. The most difficult is photos that can corrupt the library due to disconnections... which are the most common wireless. Be warned backups are important and not easy to do because of the slowness of the USB port on the TC and you end up really need to another location on the network for backup on.

  Generally, I advise the people not not to use the TC for direct files... That is to say, if you edit a document, make sure that it is on a local drive... When you have finished the document, you can copy it to the network drive and delete the local version. Easy for... not so easy documents for photos with major libraries.

  A TC cannot save itself and Time Machine backup impossible network drives... This means that no backup will be your files in the TC, unless you take the initiative and do it.

• Can I use my time capsule as desktop mounted hard shore via thunderbolt a usb cable

  Can I use my time capsule as desktop mounted hard shore via thunderbolt a usb cable

  No, but you can with an Ethernet one.

  (144234)

• How can I remove a time Capsule backups I want to recycle?

  How can I remove a time Capsule backups I want to recycle?

  Reformat the disk via disk utility. This will remove all the contents of the disc.

• Can I use a Time Capsule 2 TB model a1409 as a backup hd

  Can I use a Time Capsule 2 TB model a1409 as a backup hd?

  Potentially Yes. Your goal is to use the time Capsule to back up or duplicate Macintosh HD to your MacBook Pro? In the first case, you would use just Time Machine. For the latest, you can use third-party utilities, such as Carbon Copy Cloner or data backup to name a few.

  Whatever utility use you it can work with the Capsule of time as a backup destination.

• Can I use my Time Capsule as an external hard drive for my xbox one?

  My Xbox One has only to a 500G hard drive, so I can't download all my games.  Can I use my Time Capsule instead?

  I don't think so.. An Xbox supports USB drives.

  http://support.Xbox.com/en-us/Xbox-one/games/manage-storage

  It will be the reformat format xbox for games... you can not download games on general storage... you can use it for the media.

  http://forums.Xbox.com/xbox_support/xbox_one_support/f/4269/t/1974401.aspx

  Any SIN should work as a source for the media... but TC is a mute like a hard disk of Board of Directors in a router if you still need a PC to offer support to the network.

• How can I empty the Windows installation on my hard drive?

  How can I empty the Windows installation on my hard drive, please?  I was going to re - install, then I changed my mind.
  Now, every time that I reboot, instead of launching Windows XP Pro, it try to run Windows installation.  The installation program appears as a second menu item under "Windows XP Pro" on the black screen at launch.

  How can I remove it from the startup screen and flush it out of my system?

  Any correction, automated for this?

  Thank you.

  It is difficult to determine what you did, but the symptoms you describe can be eliminated by editing the boot.ini file (you can also make things really difficult if you make a mistake when you edit the boot.ini file, so be careful).  Will not be "flush out the Windows installation" of your system, but it will stop the menu from appearing at startup time.

  See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

  Your boot.ini file probably has a second line in the [operating systems] section.  Make sure that you delete only the line that points to the installation routine.

• How can I remove restrictions file from an external hard drive so I can view or access these files on any computer instead of just one file has first been created?

  I have an external hard drive that I loaded all my important files on all my computers. There is a file that I put in place restrictions to access, but it has been so long that I don't know how I did it or how to remove it. How can I remove restrictions file from an external hard drive so I can view or access these files on any computer instead of just one file has first been created? The computer that I created the folder of running Windows Vista. I am not able to access files in this folder from any other computer. It gives me the following error: "E:\School is not accessible. Access is denied. »

  Hi mango127,

  I suggest that you give all permissions for everyone on this folder and check if it works.

  "Access denied" error message when you try to open a folder

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/810881

  How to capture a file or a folder in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308421

  If the previous step fails then I would suggest that you take the backup of this folder on the computer you were accessing and later to format the hard drive.

  How to use disk management to configure basic disks in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/309000

• How can I remove updates, chess it eatin my hard drive got both of

  How can I remove updates, chess it eatin my hard drive got both of. Also if I want to get my memory on my c drive and have plenty of room in my d drive can take a little d and use of my drive c. and how

  Hello

  Try these steps and see if it helps.

  Delete the history of updates

  a. go to the start menu, then all programs, accessories. Right-click on "command prompt" and select "run as Administrator".

  b. copy / paste the command below:

  net stop wuauserv

  c. valve on register.
  Note: Wait for confirmation that the service is stopped.

  d. to remove the file, copy the following command at the command prompt:

  del %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log

  e. restart the service with this command: copy and paste the command below:

  net start wuauserv

  f. valve on register.
  Note: Wait for confirmation that the service is started

  g. restart the computer and check.

  Note: Updates cannot be uninstalled, but only the entries will be taken.

  See also:

  Delete files using Disk Cleanup: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Delete-files-using-Disk-Cleanup

  How to make a computer faster: 6 ways to speed up your PC: http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/maintenance/speed.aspx

• How can I get Windows 7 to read RAW hard drives without having to format the hard drive due to important work on this subject?

  Original title: the file format of external hard drive is the RAW and not NTFS. How can I get Windows 7 to read RAW hard drives without having to format the hard drive due to important work on this subject?

  I put the hard drive on an XP and Vista machine and can read the hard drive, but not with Windows 7

  Hi Zling,

  It works on other OS? When did you finally read the disc and with what OS? If you can read the drive and make a backup of the data on this subject, I you suggest to backup the data on the drive and then put it in using the NTFS file system.

  I hope this helps! Shawn - Support Engineer - MCP, MCDST
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• How can I reinstall windows 7 after replacing the hard drive?

  How can I reinstall windows 7 after replacing the hard drive? do I have to call microsoft or I can retrieve it somehow to the old hard drive?

  Well, that certainly puts a different point of view on this subject.

  There are data recovery services that can recover data from disks that have suffered from various types of failures. However, they are quite expensive. Unless the data is particularly useful, it is generally not useful.

  If your Windows 7 is an OEM version, installed on the computer when you bought it, the manufacturer could have a recovery disk on sale. If it was a retail copy and you always have the appropriate product/serial number, you can get a DVD of their team of parts replacement.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

  Tom Ferguson