Two Macbook Air sharing a photo library on time Capsule

I'm trying to set up my 2 TB time capsule to store my photo library and library iTunes music.  My wife and I have a 120 GB 13 "Macbook Air running OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.12 and backup via Wifi to the time capsule.  I want to be able to view, download, download and manage the library both of our computers and so that to use on our iTunes music library.  We have separated Apple ID as well, but we are bound by family.  We take most of our photos with our iPhones (5 and 6 respectively).  Our library is ~ 100 GB and our library of music is about the same size.  It is currently stored on a 500 GB external hard drive that is connected to a Windows PC that we no longer use.  I have several questions on how to achieve this:

  1. Is this possible?
  2. Two MacBooks see the images and the music library at the same time?
  3. Music albums and photos are available when not on our network?
  4. If I open the Capsule in the Finder and open the data file, can I create a file of data next to our backup files server and put all the data?
  5. What is the best way to get the data from the external hard drive (formatted for Windows) on the time Capsule.

Any help would be appreciated.

Is this possible?

Laughing out loud. at least not without great risk to your photo library. What kind of photo software is... that you are hosting it now on windows?

iTunes isn't so bad but photos is designed by apple to be shared via the cloud. Not on the local network.

Two MacBooks see the images and the music library at the same time?

The two computer cannot load the library at the same time. Yet once, I guess that your photo app is the local of photos of El Capitan.

Music albums and photos are available when not on our network?

With the help of the CCMM it's possible... but again, it is certainly the wrong way to do things. If you try any kind of remotely change, I'd put the chances of corruption from 50% to 90% about.

If I open the Capsule in the Finder and open the data file, can I create a file of data next to our backup files server and put all the data?

Yes. But I think that you will have problems with permissions.

What is the best way to get the data from the external hard drive (formatted for Windows) on the time Capsule.

Copy directly on TC drive from your windows computer. But the fact that since the Mac, otherwise you will have permissions issues directly before you create.

I highly recommend get advice on the specific app you use to library... Ask in the photos area. Apple did not build a server of photos or iphoto version... they have build a cloud version. That is how they intend to use it.

They warn the risk of corruption is very high. If you try this make double sure you have good backups updated library. He's easy to corrupt if you use wireless LAN because applications are not designed for local service.

TM cannot back up the readers of network so you can buy Carbon Copy Cloner for example or something of the sort.

Please be double careful and triple aware of what you want.

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