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2011 iMac, Time Capsule & External Hard Drive Question
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<blockquote data-quote="Ttaylor394" data-source="post: 1392179" data-attributes="member: 192394"><p>Yeah you can. You can open Time Machine under Preferences (click the Apple in the top left of the screen) and if it is not set up you can set the TM to on and it will prompt your to select the external drive you want to use. As long as it is plugged in to the Mac it should be selectable. </p><p></p><p>You may be thinking 'Well... i have this Time Capsule, is it going to go to waste?'</p><p>IDK.. You can still use it as a router (assuming that your Time Capsule is your router in your internet to computer arrangement) and even be able to plug the new 2TB drive you mentioned into the USB port in the back of the Time Capsule IF it has a USB idk if the older ones do.. I think they have one but like i said IDK.</p><p></p><p>So worst case scenario.. use the TC as a router, and the new 2TB as a dedicated back up solution (via USB or FireWire to the iMac) via the Time Machine App on your iMac. </p><p></p><p>hth gl</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ttaylor394, post: 1392179, member: 192394"] Yeah you can. You can open Time Machine under Preferences (click the Apple in the top left of the screen) and if it is not set up you can set the TM to on and it will prompt your to select the external drive you want to use. As long as it is plugged in to the Mac it should be selectable. You may be thinking 'Well... i have this Time Capsule, is it going to go to waste?' IDK.. You can still use it as a router (assuming that your Time Capsule is your router in your internet to computer arrangement) and even be able to plug the new 2TB drive you mentioned into the USB port in the back of the Time Capsule IF it has a USB idk if the older ones do.. I think they have one but like i said IDK. So worst case scenario.. use the TC as a router, and the new 2TB as a dedicated back up solution (via USB or FireWire to the iMac) via the Time Machine App on your iMac. hth gl [/QUOTE]
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