Comments on: Using Time Capsule as a Media Drive

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:32:51 +0000

I hope you’ve overcome you typing disability since this post, it’s painful to read.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:05:59 +0000

Is it still applicable if Time Capsule is shared by 2 computers for backups ?
Ex: computer number 1 and computer number 2 (both wants to backup)
If computer number 1 user wants to copy 1 file only is it possible to drag this file directly on Time Capsule reserved for computer 1. Is it necessary to partition ?

By: Allan Bo Christiansen

Allan Bo Christiansen — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:37:12 +0000

Hi there.. I have just tried some of you tricks and everything seems to work with Iphoto and Itunes. You just gotta be aware that you have you files at a backup in case something happens and NOT panic IF you think something is wrong. Then you will end up like I did at the first time, having the trouble by creating ALL my playlists again…

Besides that everything is great!

By: Steve Exeter

Steve Exeter — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:25:50 +0000

After a lengthy discussion with two different Mac “Geniuses” in store explaining exactly what set up I had and what I was hoping to achieve I was assured that the Time Capsule was fit for purpose. I wanted to move my 750gb and growing iTunes library off of a USB drive and have my PC download all new iTunes content direct to the Time Capsule and have it able to be streamed direct to my Apple TV. Aside from the fact you need to run a PC with iTunes open for the Apple TV to see the content on the Time Capsule the real problem here is the speed, it’s way too slow to managed the size of the data especially if you have a lot of HD content as I do. Really disappointed, first Apple experience I’ve had that truly sucked!

By: stuart mallows

stuart mallows — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:33:15 +0000

Hi, I wondered if anyone could help me please, it does involve the Time Capsule 500gb, right, I have a 160gb apple tv at the moment with a atv flash patch, to use boxee etc. this also allows you to use an external source hard drive via the usb, anyway what I would like to do is to plug the TC 500gb into the apple tv, via a usb cable, and copy movies wireless to the TC 500gb and be able to play them throught the apple tv, sounds simple, I am unable to do this as everytime I turn the TC on it tries to back up with time machine, how can I turn the TC into a stand alone wireless hard drive without time machine kicking in, I have tried calling apple and they say I will need to go into a store, but the nearest store is 2hrs away and it’s a long way to go for someone to say sorry can’t help, can anyone please help, thank you Stu

By: Ved

Ved — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:57:08 +0000

Hiya, I used to do this when i lived back in NZ. This worked seamlessly and I was backing up to the Time Capsule and syncing the Apple TV to my library on the Time Capsule.

Since i’ve moved to Melbourne, Australia I can’t seem to replicate that set up.

Any suggestions how I can access the media on my Time Capsule? The network just won’t read the disk.
I’ve tried soft and hard resets and nothing seems to be happening

Cheers

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Notes From A Time Capsule « Tales from a Trading Desk — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:26:41 +0000

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By: Bridget Hargrave

Bridget Hargrave — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:48:50 +0000

This might be a dumb question, but I chose the option to just change the location in preferences and consolidate. I tried moving the files myself but kept getting an error message that some files would not transfer. When it is done transferring all the files do I have to delete them from my macbook? In other words, it it actually transferring them to my TC, or just copying them?

By: LMS

LMS — Sun, 02 May 2010 00:34:00 +0000

I want to leave my music on my MacBook, and store my TV shows and Movies on my Time Capsule because my start up disk is full. If I delete them from my hard drive, but then import it back with 'copy files to iTunes Music Library' unchecked so I can watch everything on my AppleTV, will that still free up the space on my HDD like i need it to? Or does that defeat the purpose of deleting the files in the first place because I am just putting them back?

By: Aris

Aris — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:02:56 +0000

One question still not answered anywhere... Can I use the same TC as a network drive still not loosing it's backup (time machine) capabilities? Will the time machine drive still be accessible normally as a network drive or maybe I could make two partitions on the TC internal drive and then assign one partition for backup and use other as a network drive? Of course I know about connecting external HDD, but the question is about using internal drives only and not buying two time capsules...