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Q: Backup to extended time capsule

1. I have 2 imacs

2. I have 2 time capsules

3 #1 mac is being backed up to #1 time capsule

4. The #2 time capsule is being used to extend the wifi range of the #1 time capsule

 

Can I backup iMac #2 to #2 time capsule which is being used to extend my wifi from #1 time capsule? If so How?

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 2, 2016 2:20 PM

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Q: Backup to extended time capsule

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  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Sep 2, 2016 2:32 PM in response to rollosan1
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    Sep 2, 2016 2:32 PM in response to rollosan1

    Can I backup iMac #2 to #2 time capsule which is being used to extend my wifi from #1 time capsule?

    Yes

     

    Set up Time Capsule #2 as a target for Time Machine backups from iMac #2.

     

    A note of caution though.......unless you have changed the name of the drives on the Time Capsules, each one of them is named "Data", so you will need to be careful to choose the correct disk from the list of Available Disks in Time Machine Preferences when  you set up iMac #2 for backups.

  • by rollosan1,

    rollosan1 rollosan1 Sep 5, 2016 5:59 AM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Sep 5, 2016 5:59 AM in response to Bob Timmons

    Thanks, But I'm at a loss.  When I open AirPort Utility on my second mac the only thing I see is the Internet icon.  I do not see either Time Capsule.

     

    Any ideas?

  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Sep 5, 2016 7:09 AM in response to rollosan1
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    Sep 5, 2016 7:09 AM in response to rollosan1

    Power off the entire network.....all devices....modem, Time Capsules, computers, printers, etc.....in any order that you want.

    Wait a minute

    Power up the modem and let it run a few minutes by itself

    Power up the next device connected to the modem...(which might be one Time Capsule).... and let it run a full minute

    Power up the next device and let it run a full minute

    Keep powering up devices one at a time about a minute apart until the entire network is back up

    Check the network

     

    If both Time Capsules still do not appear on your Mac, then we'll have to check some settings on the Mac and possibly reconfigure the extending Time Capsule again.

     

    That being said, you would not use AirPort Utility to set up backups to the second Time Capsule once it is visible in AirPort Utility.  Time Machine Preferences would be used to set up backups to the second Time Capsule.