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Q: how do i locate the time capsule on a mac

Extremely new to mac, i can't seam to access the time capsulel on my mac. I believe i can access it through the finder, but when i click on it it says its man sparse unavailable.?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Jul 18, 2015 7:47 PM

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  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Jul 18, 2015 8:12 PM in response to justb48
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    Jul 18, 2015 8:12 PM in response to justb48

    Are you trying to access your Time Machine backups on the Time Capsule? 

     

    If yes, to do that, you would click on the Time Machine "clock" icon at the top of the Mac's screen, then click Enter Time Machine to see your backups.

     

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    If no, then we are not sure what you are trying to do.

     

    You would not want to mess with the sparsebundle file at all, as there are really no user serviceable parts in there, and your backups can become easily corrupted if you open this file and make any changes at all.  Best to leave things alone and not even go in there.