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Can my Time Capsule work as an external hard drive?
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<blockquote data-quote="captainjim" data-source="post: 1263817" data-attributes="member: 207351"><p><strong>My Time Capsule works just fine as an external drive</strong></p><p></p><p>This worked on all of my Macs:</p><p>1. Open Time Machine Preferences</p><p>2. Click "Select disk" and choose "Data"</p><p>3. Click "Set Up Time Capsule"</p><p>4. Click "Manual Setup"</p><p>5. If prompted, enter your Time Capsule password and check the box "Remember this in my keychain"</p><p>6. Click "Time Capsule" at the top of the window</p><p>7. Ensure that the fields for the Time Capsule password and keychain checkbox are filled. If not, re-enter the data.</p><p>8. Close the Time Machine Preferences</p><p></p><p>Now when you click on your Time Capsule in the Finder sidebar you should see the "Data" folder of the Time Capsule. Open it and store your data there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="captainjim, post: 1263817, member: 207351"] [b]My Time Capsule works just fine as an external drive[/b] This worked on all of my Macs: 1. Open Time Machine Preferences 2. Click "Select disk" and choose "Data" 3. Click "Set Up Time Capsule" 4. Click "Manual Setup" 5. If prompted, enter your Time Capsule password and check the box "Remember this in my keychain" 6. Click "Time Capsule" at the top of the window 7. Ensure that the fields for the Time Capsule password and keychain checkbox are filled. If not, re-enter the data. 8. Close the Time Machine Preferences Now when you click on your Time Capsule in the Finder sidebar you should see the "Data" folder of the Time Capsule. Open it and store your data there. [/QUOTE]
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