Mac compatible Has anyone used this with Time Machine?
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I have/am using it. I keep it in a closet behind where my computer is. I ran a long usb cable through the wall. Plan is to bolt it down to prevent theft. The mac mini backs up via the usb. My MacBook Pro is configured to backup over the wireless to the same drive. All works well now. Although it took a while to get the wifi backup to work. I feel a lot better knowing that in a fire, I can dash out and not worry (too much) about losing all my photos, music, and movies. I wish Apple would make time capsule fire and water proof.
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J. Linder -Time capsule is expensive enough!! Don't put that idea in Jobs' et al. heads! :P
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If I recall correctly (this was awhile ago), I couldn't use it for Time Machine because it was a networked drive, and Time Machine was looking for a drive that was hardwired to the Mac.
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PC compatible - Yes, I only use the Linux OS. I do not know about Mac or the AirPort Time Capsule.My guess is it would work fine because it works at the physical layer of the OSI model.If you can connect the Apple stuff with a physical wire (cat 5 cable) this will work.
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Thanks! This looks great for the Mac, but a PC version (or parallel) would be great. Basically I'm looking for a timed way for a camera to come on a specific hour, and record until another hour, and then rotate the video files. Thoughts?
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Yes - I believe it is compatible with any operating system that runs time machine.
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Not out of the box...the backup features the Time Capsule uses are built into the Mac OS X software. This link might help explain it better than I could: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5229376
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Yes. Time Machine can automatically back up to this, and you can use the drive as a regular network share and store files on it that you no longer want on your mac. It works well with OSX, works horribly with Windows.
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Yes this drive works perfectly with Mavericks, with Time Machine.... PERFECTLY!!
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Frankly, I don't think it even can be said to "work" at all. Even if one accepts the terrible Windows software and the glllaaaciallll transfer speeds, mine up and spontaneously reset itself and *lost all saved data*. If you're already in the Mac ecosystem anyway, why look anywhere else than a Time Capsule? Designed from the get-go to work with the OS, integrates wonderfully and has fabulous (well, compared to Seagate) support (if you're near an Apple store).
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I'm using it with a 2011 MacBook Pro. No problems encountered. Using it for straight file copies as well as time machine. I don;t know about firmware.
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I am using it to back up my entire HD with my MacBook Pro. I am not using it with Time Machine. Works fast and is excellent for my use.
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I have a MacBook Pro OS 10.8.4 and it works great with it. I use it as a backup disk with Time Machine.
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I have two of them that I use with my macbook pro and both work great. Have had one for about 8 months and another for about 6. Neither of them have had any problems. I don't have Leopard though so I can't vouch for how it would work with TimeMachine.
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"Can I use it for switching back and forth between a Mac and a PC without reformatting?" - Only if you reformat with a filesystem that is compatible with both OSX and Windows."If so, does this remove the option to use Time Machine?" - Yes and no. Time Machine requires HFS+ filesystem, and Windows cannot read/write to HFS+. However, it is possible to partition the disk and have part of the disk using NTFS and the other part using HFS+.
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Time Machine is not designed to sync two computers, and that is not what the Time Capsule is for. For that, you want something like Apple's .mac service.
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Yes I have maverick and no issues with time machine or airport config tool.
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I am not computer savvy so if you fit that category then my answer might be useful; if not then ignore everything I say :-). I also have Mac 10.8, but the original operating system was an older version - I purchased the update. The backup drive works great for me. I can't tell you anything about partitioning, and all the other tech specs. From a "novice" perspective it worked instantly with no problems - the computer recognized it right away and time machine did want it needed to do.