Comments on: Use an External USB Hard Drive with a Time Capsule and Save $$$ http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: a guy Zee http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-442729 a guy Zee Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:46:13 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-442729 Talk about memory leak. Talk about memory leak.

]]> By: greg http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-436980 greg Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:16:38 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-436980 lol. no wonder you changed to Mac. lol. no wonder you changed to Mac.

]]> By: Lilly http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-402268 Lilly Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:30:23 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-402268 Hi Daniel, just read your post, did the backups to TC continue to work OK with this setup ? Hi Daniel, just read your post, did the backups to TC continue to work OK with this setup ?

]]> By: Ralph http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-373797 Ralph Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:57:56 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-373797 I pity the poor souls who only have 1 TB for backup! The first hard drive I ever used was attached to an IBM 1620 Model II computer. The year was 1969, and the hard drive could hold 1 million decimal digits, or about 500 KBytes. A 2TB drive would hold all the information from 4.3 million of those. Incidentally, the drive I am talking about was about 20" x 20" x 3' tall, holding a removable disk of about 6 platters. You could watch the platters spinning through the plastic cover. The greatest maintenance problem of this device was that it sometimes leaked hydraulic fluid, making a puddle on the floor. I pity the poor souls who only have 1 TB for backup!

The first hard drive I ever used was attached to an IBM 1620 Model II computer. The year was 1969, and the hard drive could hold 1 million decimal digits, or about 500 KBytes. A 2TB drive would hold all the information from 4.3 million of those. Incidentally, the drive I am talking about was about 20″ x 20″ x 3′ tall, holding a removable disk of about 6 platters. You could watch the platters spinning through the plastic cover. The greatest maintenance problem of this device was that it sometimes leaked hydraulic fluid, making a puddle on the floor.

]]> By: daniel http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-356296 daniel Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:45:30 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-356296 does anybody know anything about MACKEEPER? i keep seeing advertisements and a lot of Controversy over this software taking over your mac and causing a lot of problems. does anybody know anything about MACKEEPER? i keep seeing advertisements and a lot of Controversy over this software taking over your mac and causing a lot of problems.

]]> By: daniel http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-356295 daniel Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:40:52 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-356295 Ok i was having problems backing up using Time machine because i have a 2008 TC 500 GB. I upgraded to a 1 TB HD on my Macbook Pro 15" and now with all the Lion and Logic stuff my back ups were exceeding 500 GB so it would not back up for almost a Year now. I found this article and was reading about adding an External HD to the TC. When I added my old 250GB HD that i removed from my Macbook Pro when I upgraded i put it in an enclosure and hooked it up to the TC and all of the Sudden my TC is now backing up. Not to discount GORDAN for his post because i was very unsure if this would work. I am now backing up and will repost a message if it continues to back up when its done. because if it now continues to back up that means that it does expand the HD in the TC and allows you to use both the External & Internal HD's For Time Machine Back Up's. Funny that it would not back up because the HD in the TC was not large enough and now that i added the 250GB External HD to the TC it is now BACKING up after a year of Not backing up. We shall see. Will repost an answer shortly it remains at 20 hours still. Any Help offered would be greatly appreciated as I am new to learning yet some things with Apple. Ok i was having problems backing up using Time machine because i have a 2008 TC 500 GB. I upgraded to a 1 TB HD on my Macbook Pro 15″ and now with all the Lion and Logic stuff my back ups were exceeding 500 GB so it would not back up for almost a Year now. I found this article and was reading about adding an External HD to the TC. When I added my old 250GB HD that i removed from my Macbook Pro when I upgraded i put it in an enclosure and hooked it up to the TC and all of the Sudden my TC is now backing up. Not to discount GORDAN for his post because i was very unsure if this would work. I am now backing up and will repost a message if it continues to back up when its done. because if it now continues to back up that means that it does expand the HD in the TC and allows you to use both the External & Internal HD’s For Time Machine Back Up’s. Funny that it would not back up because the HD in the TC was not large enough and now that i added the 250GB External HD to the TC it is now BACKING up after a year of Not backing up. We shall see. Will repost an answer shortly it remains at 20 hours still. Any Help offered would be greatly appreciated as I am new to learning yet some things with Apple.

]]> By: daniel http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-356244 daniel Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:41:55 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-356244 Does anyone know if you do hook up an external drive to the TC will the mac back up to the External Drive if you choose it to or will it automatically Back up to the TC? I noticed Gordan made a comment regarding the misleading of the article, so if you guys don't mind can we get clarity on this issue? Do you get to Choose either the TC or the External HD to Back up to ?? Does anyone know if you do hook up an external drive to the TC will the mac back up to the External Drive if you choose it to or will it automatically Back up to the TC? I noticed Gordan made a comment regarding the misleading of the article, so if you guys don’t mind can we get clarity on this issue? Do you get to Choose either the TC or the External HD to Back up to ??

]]> By: Solar-mike http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-330036 Solar-mike Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:47:56 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-330036 Hi Kool aid, I have a 2tb external drive attached to the usb port of a 2tb time capsule. The itunes film library is on the external drive, and since itunes does all the controlling, the apple tv 2 sees the films fine, sometimes a bit slow when the time capsule has to wake up the external drive but works fine. Hi Kool aid,
I have a 2tb external drive attached to the usb port of a 2tb time capsule. The itunes film library is on the external drive, and since itunes does all the controlling, the apple tv 2 sees the films fine, sometimes a bit slow when the time capsule has to wake up the external drive but works fine.

]]> By: Kool aid http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-320368 Kool aid Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:42:00 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-320368 if I move my iTunes library to that attached external drive, would my apple TV see it? if I move my iTunes library to that attached external drive, would my apple TV see it?

]]> By: tinny http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-237187 tinny Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:47:27 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-237187 It's an important point It’s an important point

]]> By: Gordon Hess http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-217926 Gordon Hess Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:41:10 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-217926 I think your article is somewhat misleading. Yes, you will have a total of 5 TB of storage, BUT, Time machine will see two separate drives ( 2TB and 3TB ). It would be like you had to separate NAS devices in your home. Time machine can only use one of the drives, either the 2TB or the 3TB. You will NOT have 5TB used for Time Machine backups. I think your article is somewhat misleading. Yes, you will have a total of 5 TB of storage, BUT, Time machine will see two separate drives ( 2TB and 3TB ). It would be like you had to separate NAS devices in your home.
Time machine can only use one of the drives, either the 2TB or the 3TB. You will NOT have 5TB used for Time Machine backups.

]]> By: Western Digital External Hard Drive Deals: Amazon Sale on 3 TB for $120, 2 TB for $80 http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-216531 Western Digital External Hard Drive Deals: Amazon Sale on 3 TB for $120, 2 TB for $80 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:25:01 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-216531 [...] drives make for perfect Time Capsule expansions or Time Machine backups for any Mac, but are also great places to store your external media, iTunes [...] [...] drives make for perfect Time Capsule expansions or Time Machine backups for any Mac, but are also great places to store your external media, iTunes [...]

]]> By: Como ahorrar dinero con un Time Capsule | Soy de Mac http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-207600 Como ahorrar dinero con un Time Capsule | Soy de Mac Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:54:00 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-207600 [...] Fuente | OS X Daily [...] [...] Fuente | OS X Daily [...]

]]> By: David http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-206065 David Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:18:55 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-206065 Apple specifically says not to use a disc connected to an Airport Extreme for Time Machine backup. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/15139.html These say, "Time Machine can’t back up to an external disk connected to an AirPort Extreme." Obviously, it can be set it up that way, but I wouldn't trust my backup to something that Apple specifically says not to do. Apple specifically says not to use a disc connected to an Airport Extreme for Time Machine backup. See
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/15139.html
These say, “Time Machine can’t back up to an external disk connected to an AirPort Extreme.” Obviously, it can be set it up that way, but I wouldn’t trust my backup to something that Apple specifically says not to do.

]]> By: vale http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/21/use-external-usb-hard-drive-with-time-capsule/#comment-205849 vale Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:37:52 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=17730#comment-205849 That's probably cause the external USB disk you'd used didn't have enough cache (32MB and up should work fine), if for the external USB disk works the same as for the internal TC disk. That’s probably cause the external USB disk you’d used didn’t have enough cache (32MB and up should work fine), if for the external USB disk works the same as for the internal TC disk.

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