Q: save data into usb harddisk

1. Use the Connect to Server command in the Finder's Go menu and provide the Time Capsule's IP address.

2. Drag it there.

3. Time Machine won't back up a drive connected to the base station's USB port. Connect it to a Mac or use another backup method.

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Forget the Time Capsule. Connect the USB drive directly to a USB port on the computer. You can copy your files using drag and drop or a good backup utility such as Carbon Copy Cloner 3.5.6. After you copy them to the external drive you can delete them from your internal drive.

After you get your Time Capsule setup and working then you can look into connecting the USB drive to it.

BTW, there is no such animal as an AirMac Time Capsule. There's just a Time Capsule.

Setting up Time Capsule for the first time

Backing up with AirPort Time Capsule for the first time

Setup Guide for the Time Capsule

BTW, there is no such animal as an AirMac Time Capsule. There's just a Time Capsule

Interestingly, that animal does exist, but it resides only in Japan, where Apple uses the term AirMac instead of AirPort.

http://www.apple.com/jp/mac/

Bob,

I did not know that, obviously.