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Dec 31, 2015 9:42 AM in response to omsajby Bob Timmons,Having done this in the past, personally my opinion would be that it is nowhere near all the time and trouble to try to move backups from one Time Capsule to another.....and losing a good deal of space on your new Time Capsule. If your newer Time Capsule has been backing up files for 18 months......there is almost zero chance that you will ever need to go back further than Sept 2014 to find files on the older Time Capsule.....unless you have very special requirements.
Your call, though.
If you don't really need backups going back more than 18 months, my suggestion would be to hold onto the old Time Capsule for a few more months.....just in case you need to go back and pick up a really old file. When you see that you really don't need all the older backups on the old Time Capsule, you can erase the drive and either sell the product, or keep it handy as a spare drive.
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Dec 31, 2015 10:46 AM in response to Bob Timmonsby omsaj,Thanks for your reply I do need some stuff that is in the old backup... is there a way that you know of to transfer the data from the old time capsule to a regular external drive so that it is easier to access?
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Dec 31, 2015 11:48 AM in response to omsajby Bob Timmons,Unfortunately, another example of something that will take a lot more time and trouble than it is worth. Quite complex, and not recommended for most users.
See #4 in this support document: