How to search on Time Capsule

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You should be careful when search the Time Machine backup via Finder. Don't alter any of the files/folders. Best to restore/view files via the TM interface. What are you looking for?

For Time Capsule, the TM backups are saved as a sparsebundle Disk Image. Just mount the image first by clicking on the ---.sparsebundle file. It should mount on your Desktop and you should be able to access the files then.

Sorry for that misunderstanding. Unfortnately, don't know why search doesn't work, except perhaps spotlight doesn't index that drive.

Hey Guys,
This thread is the closest I've seen to my issue... maybe you can help. Normally I have my Time Capsule connected to my Mac Pro with hourly backups to it with Time Machine. I was hoping to take Time Capsule with me on a business trip so I'd have access to all my files but when I try connecting it to my Mac Book I can log in to the drive but can't seem to get to any of the files. Do I need to access them via Time Machine or am I missing another step somewhere?

The best way to access your TM backups is via Time Machine. Ctrl-click the TM icon on the Dock and select +Browse Other Time Machine Disks+. You may need to mount the sparsebundle (Disk Image) first to accomplish this. Double click the sparsebundle to do so. If your MacBook isn't OS X 10.5.x, you may be able to simply mount the disk image and view the folders, but you must not alter any of the contents.

Will I be able to copy files I might need while out of town, from Time Capsule to my laptop?

You haven't indicated whether you have TM on your MacBook. Regardless, you should be able to copy (DO NOT ALTER) the files to your laptop. If not using TM, just mount the disk image and browse the folders manually. I would suggest you try it before taking the TC on out of town trips. Frankly, I don't consider TC a portable device in the true sense of the word. Just my opinion.

Same setup, same problem. Spotlight won't work on my Time Capsule hard drive.