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<blockquote data-quote="RavingMac" data-source="post: 1339673" data-attributes="member: 45350"><p>The first backup, if you have anyway to do so is best done with a direct connection to the Time Capsule--ethernet cable simply because of speed. From my experience this can take (depending on what you have on your drive) from several hours to more than a day.</p><p></p><p>If you are only backing up the one Mac, 1 TB probably would suffice and give you extra space for storage for some time. I have 500 GB Time Capsule and my wife and I filled it in about 3 months.</p><p></p><p>Filling the drive on your Time Capsule means that older backups will be overwritten. If this isn't an issue with you then not a problem.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, again, you have a desktop Mac (iMac if I remember correctly). In that situation I would (and do) use small and cheap portable USB HDs for my Time Machine Backup. I use two drives and keep one in a safe deposit box so if the unthinkable occurs I won't lose a lifetime of photos and other important files.</p><p>Drives like this are small, unobtrusive and can be left plugged in.</p><p></p><p>This is just my personal opinion and preference. I would use the Time Capsule for network storage and keep my backups on another drive, but that's just me. Certainly no problem with using it the way you intended to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RavingMac, post: 1339673, member: 45350"] The first backup, if you have anyway to do so is best done with a direct connection to the Time Capsule--ethernet cable simply because of speed. From my experience this can take (depending on what you have on your drive) from several hours to more than a day. If you are only backing up the one Mac, 1 TB probably would suffice and give you extra space for storage for some time. I have 500 GB Time Capsule and my wife and I filled it in about 3 months. Filling the drive on your Time Capsule means that older backups will be overwritten. If this isn't an issue with you then not a problem. Honestly, again, you have a desktop Mac (iMac if I remember correctly). In that situation I would (and do) use small and cheap portable USB HDs for my Time Machine Backup. I use two drives and keep one in a safe deposit box so if the unthinkable occurs I won't lose a lifetime of photos and other important files. Drives like this are small, unobtrusive and can be left plugged in. This is just my personal opinion and preference. I would use the Time Capsule for network storage and keep my backups on another drive, but that's just me. Certainly no problem with using it the way you intended to. [/QUOTE]
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