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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1914525" data-attributes="member: 396914">I don't have a TC, but from your description, that should work.It is not so much the hard use, although that will affect drives, as it is that a backup drive is running 24/7. I have had good luck with WD, Seagate and even Samsung for an SSD, but there are different opinions. You don't need an SSD, so a relatively inexpensive spinner will do. Also only need to be about twice the size of the data it is backing up, so don't overdo the drive size.I think you have to use the TC menu to do any formatting or setup, but again, I don't have a TC. Maybe this Apple article will have good directions for you?&nbsp; [URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1575/en_US/time_capsule_4th_gen_setup.pdf[/URL]I did see in that guide that the port is USB-2, which is not really fast, but for backups should do. The first one will be long-running, thought.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1914525, member: 396914"] I don't have a TC, but from your description, that should work. It is not so much the hard use, although that will affect drives, as it is that a backup drive is running 24/7. I have had good luck with WD, Seagate and even Samsung for an SSD, but there are different opinions. You don't need an SSD, so a relatively inexpensive spinner will do. Also only need to be about twice the size of the data it is backing up, so don't overdo the drive size. I think you have to use the TC menu to do any formatting or setup, but again, I don't have a TC. Maybe this Apple article will have good directions for you? [URL unfurl="true"]https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1575/en_US/time_capsule_4th_gen_setup.pdf[/URL] I did see in that guide that the port is USB-2, which is not really fast, but for backups should do. The first one will be long-running, thought. [/QUOTE]

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