Time Machine drive - Can I store some of my other files on it in another folder?

MacBookMe! · MacBookMe! #1 (**permalink**)

07-29-2008, 09:55 PM

On my Time Machine drive, there is a folder called "Backup.backupdb", can I make another folder to put my personal krap in?

lifeisabeach · lifeisabeach #2 (**permalink**)

07-29-2008, 10:06 PM

Of course you can make a folder any time you please and put what you please in it. I doubt what you are asking though is that simplistic, so a little clarity on what exactly you want to do is needed.

MacBookMe! · MacBookMe! #3 (**permalink**)

07-29-2008, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by lifeisabeach

Of course you can make a folder any time you please and put what you please in it. I doubt what you are asking though is that simplistic, so a little clarity on what exactly you want to do is needed.

Sorry, I know it was a stupid question.
I just don't want to put a crapload of movies on it, then find out that Time Machine erased them

lifeisabeach · lifeisabeach #4 (**permalink**)

07-29-2008, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by MacBookMe!

Sorry, I know it was a stupid question.
I just don't want to put a crapload of movies on it, then find out that Time Machine erased them

So you want to put a subfolder of your own making under Backup.backup.db? Hmmm... Well Time Machine eventually does erase older backups once disk space runs out, but I doubt it would erase a user-made folder in that root folder. To be safe though, I think I'd leave it alone and make your folder outside of TM's folder(s).

MacBookMe! · MacBookMe! #5 (**permalink**)

07-29-2008, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by lifeisabeach

...a user-made folder in that root folder. To be safe though, I think I'd leave it alone and make your folder outside of TM's folder(s).

Sorry, I mean in the root directory of the TM drive.

lifeisabeach · lifeisabeach #6 (**permalink**)

07-29-2008, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MacBookMe!

Sorry, I mean in the root directory of the TM drive.

Oh yes.... you definitely can. I use mine for a larger repository of items besides the TM backups.

rsphotocreation · rsphotocreation #7 (**permalink**)

02-10-2012, 11:30 AM

Are you sure it will keep this folder safe? Cause right now I only use Time Capsule as a Wifi external drive... and I use an USB drive now and then for saving my iMac and MacBook Pro files on Time Machine.

And I would like to use Time Machine with Time Capsule for both my iMac and MBP and also some personal files in folder on my Time Capsule

Regards,

Slydude · Slydude #8 (**permalink**)

02-10-2012, 09:15 PM

You should be fine. Just don't put the folder inside the Time Machone backup. I have an external drive attached to my Time Capsule and it holds both the Time Machine backup and some other information. when the driv gets too full Time Machine will delete its oldest backup.

When backing up to the Time Capsule or a drive attached to its USB port, the backup is stored inside a sparsebundle file. One advantage to using an external drive attached to the Time Capsule is that when the drive is unplugged and directly connected to the Mac it can be seen and often repaired in Disk Utility.

chas_m · chas_m #9 (**permalink**)

02-10-2012, 09:38 PM

Of course, anything you put on the TM drive will not be being backed up, so be aware of that.

rsphotocreation · rsphotocreation #10 (**permalink**)

02-11-2012, 11:12 AM

So, if I decide to use my Time Capsule for the Time Machine of my iMac and MacBook Pro, I also can use my Time Capsule for copying personal files, let's say I create a folder called "movies", then if I copy some movies in the folder, they will be safe.

When Time Machine won't have enough space for backing up, it will erase its own files into the Time Machine folder, and it won't erase the folder I created?

Regards,

Slydude · Slydude #11 (**permalink**)

02-11-2012, 11:25 AM

That's right.

rsphotocreation · rsphotocreation #12 (**permalink**)

02-11-2012, 11:29 AM

Thanks a lot

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Member Since: Nov 15, 2009 Location: North Louisiana, USA Posts: 3,880 Mac Specs: 2.8 GHz MacBook Pro 10.8,3 8 GB mem, 2.66 GHz Mac Pro - Dead, iPhone 4	02-10-2012, 09:15 PM You should be fine. Just don't put the folder inside the Time Machone backup. I have an external drive attached to my Time Capsule and it holds both the Time Machine backup and some other information. when the driv gets too full Time Machine will delete its oldest backup. When backing up to the Time Capsule or a drive attached to its USB port, the backup is stored inside a sparsebundle file. One advantage to using an external drive attached to the Time Capsule is that when the drive is unplugged and directly connected to the Mac it can be seen and often repaired in Disk Utility. Sylvester Roque Former Contributing Editor About This Particular Macintosh No matter what time it is where I am it's early morning somewhere in the world. At that hour of the morning follow my advice at your own risk. Anything sounds good before your first cup of coffee
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Member Since: Nov 15, 2009 Location: North Louisiana, USA Posts: 3,880 Mac Specs: 2.8 GHz MacBook Pro 10.8,3 8 GB mem, 2.66 GHz Mac Pro - Dead, iPhone 4	02-11-2012, 11:25 AM That's right. Sylvester Roque Former Contributing Editor About This Particular Macintosh No matter what time it is where I am it's early morning somewhere in the world. At that hour of the morning follow my advice at your own risk. Anything sounds good before your first cup of coffee
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Member Since: Sep 30, 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 5,787 Mac Specs: iMac i3 (mid-2010) + OS 10.8; TV 2; iPhone 4S; iPad 1	07-29-2008, 10:06 PM Of course you can make a folder any time you please and put what you please in it. I doubt what you are asking though is that simplistic, so a little clarity on what exactly you want to do is needed.
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rsphotocreation #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2011 Posts: 10	02-10-2012, 11:30 AM Are you sure it will keep this folder safe? Cause right now I only use Time Capsule as a Wifi external drive... and I use an USB drive now and then for saving my iMac and MacBook Pro files on Time Machine. And I would like to use Time Machine with Time Capsule for both my iMac and MBP and also some personal files in folder on my Time Capsule Regards,
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rsphotocreation #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2011 Posts: 10	02-11-2012, 11:12 AM So, if I decide to use my Time Capsule for the Time Machine of my iMac and MacBook Pro, I also can use my Time Capsule for copying personal files, let's say I create a folder called "movies", then if I copy some movies in the folder, they will be safe. When Time Machine won't have enough space for backing up, it will erase its own files into the Time Machine folder, and it won't erase the folder I created? Regards,
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rsphotocreation #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2011 Posts: 10	02-11-2012, 11:29 AM Thanks a lot
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