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Q: How do I connect an additional external HD to the USB port of the time capsule to extend the capacity of it?

Hi

I have a Time Capsule in a WLAN / LAN environment. I want to extend the capacity by adding to the time capsule an external HD (LaCie 8 TB) through the USB Port. How Do I make the Mac identify this as an additional extension to the time capsule?

 

Thanks for Help!

 

Guido

iMac Core Duo, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Jan 23, 2016 3:02 PM

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Q: How do I connect an additional external HD to the USB port of the time capsule to extend the capacity of it?

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Jan 23, 2016 3:04 PM in response to GuidoScherer
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    Jan 23, 2016 3:04 PM in response to GuidoScherer

    You can't. An external drive plugged into the Time Capsule will be considered a separate volume instead of adding to the capacity of the internal one.

     

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  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Jan 23, 2016 3:24 PM in response to GuidoScherer
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    Jan 23, 2016 3:24 PM in response to GuidoScherer
    How Do I make the Mac identify this as an additional extension to the time capsule?

    Sorry, but you cannot do this.  The additional hard drive will always appear as a separate volume.

     

    In other words, if you are backing using Time Machine, ti will start a complete new backup the first time that it backs up the drive attached to the Time Capsule.

  • by Mike's Pad,

    Mike's Pad Mike's Pad Jan 23, 2016 3:32 PM in response to GuidoScherer
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    Jan 23, 2016 3:32 PM in response to GuidoScherer

    While you cannot use a Time Capsule UBS connected drive to extend the capacity of the internal drive, what you can do is use it (stand alone) for Time Machine backups.  8TB is a lot of capacity.  Connect it to the Time Capsule, use it for your backups and "forget" about extending the capacity of the internal drive.  Read more about what backup drives you can use here: Backup disks you can use with Time Machine - Apple Support