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Time capsule backup

My time capsule started to alert me every day that it needs to do a full backup. What's up with that?


Posted on Jul 6, 2020 4:17 PM

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Posted on Jul 6, 2020 5:19 PM

If you are saying that you are clicking the Start New Backup button and the same message appears again the next day, then it is probably time to retire the Time Capsule if it is 5+ years old.





Not sure how much time you want to spend on this, but there are a few more things that you can try as last ditch efforts before you retire the Time Capsule......but there are no guarantees of success. Post back if you want to give these a try.

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Jul 6, 2020 5:19 PM in response to jwebster2

If you are saying that you are clicking the Start New Backup button and the same message appears again the next day, then it is probably time to retire the Time Capsule if it is 5+ years old.





Not sure how much time you want to spend on this, but there are a few more things that you can try as last ditch efforts before you retire the Time Capsule......but there are no guarantees of success. Post back if you want to give these a try.

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