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I have an old Macbook that the wife and I are not using (currently using a diff Macbook and her Macbook Air, as well as each having iPad, and iPhone, I know . . . we are junkies). We use a 2TB Time Capsule to wirelessly backup the laptops via Time Machine.
I have run out of space on my hard drive largely due to iTunes and iPhoto. I am wondering if it is possible to erase the HD on the old Macbook, reinstall Lion, plug it in directly to the Time Capsule with a separate ext HD plugged in via FireWire to the Macbook to serve as storage for iTunes, iPhoto, videos, etc.? Would just use the Macbook, but it's HD is only 150GB and I think it would run out soon.
Couple of questions:
- Can I redirect my iTunes library so that all my music is stored on the Macbook/External Hard drive attached to Time Capsule (thus freeing up my HD)?
- Can I set up Time Machine to keep an automatic backup of the Macbook/Ext HD on Time Capsule like it does for our regularly used laptops?
- If I can change the iTunes library so it's on the MB/Ext HD plugged into Time Capsule, then if I take my current MD off of my network, will I have access to any of my music, etc.?
- I am guessing that for it to act as a media server, I would just enable iTunes Sharing. My wife and I use different appleID though, will she still have access to music and movies if her computer is authorized to play stuff from my appleID?
Sorry for the length, just a lot of questions. Thanks so much for the help. And if there are any suggestions on good ext HD, I was leaning towards WD or Seagate and likely 2-3TB. We have FireWire 400 connections on the old Macbook.
I have run out of space on my hard drive largely due to iTunes and iPhoto. I am wondering if it is possible to erase the HD on the old Macbook, reinstall Lion, plug it in directly to the Time Capsule with a separate ext HD plugged in via FireWire to the Macbook to serve as storage for iTunes, iPhoto, videos, etc.? Would just use the Macbook, but it's HD is only 150GB and I think it would run out soon.
Couple of questions:
- Can I redirect my iTunes library so that all my music is stored on the Macbook/External Hard drive attached to Time Capsule (thus freeing up my HD)?
- Can I set up Time Machine to keep an automatic backup of the Macbook/Ext HD on Time Capsule like it does for our regularly used laptops?
- If I can change the iTunes library so it's on the MB/Ext HD plugged into Time Capsule, then if I take my current MD off of my network, will I have access to any of my music, etc.?
- I am guessing that for it to act as a media server, I would just enable iTunes Sharing. My wife and I use different appleID though, will she still have access to music and movies if her computer is authorized to play stuff from my appleID?
Sorry for the length, just a lot of questions. Thanks so much for the help. And if there are any suggestions on good ext HD, I was leaning towards WD or Seagate and likely 2-3TB. We have FireWire 400 connections on the old Macbook.