Keep a time machine volume mounted

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Keep a time machine volume mounted

I am attempting to copy a folder of a Time Machine backup to an external HD. Is there a way to keep the Time Capsule mounted and available while NOT doing a backup?

Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Mar 14, 2011 9:39 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 14, 2011 9:53 AM in response to adlf

Open Macintosh HD and look for your Time Capsule icon under the SHARED heading

Click on the Time Capsule icon and a folder representing your drive will appear to the right

Double click this folder to mount the Time Capsule drive on the desktop

Drag the icon of the drive to the Trash when you want to eject the drive

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Answer 2

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Mar 14, 2011 9:56 AM in response to Bob Timmons

I see the Time Capsule under Shared and I see the .sparsebundle file but double-clicking it does nothing.

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Answer 3

Mar 14, 2011 10:04 AM in response to adlf

Hmmm. That's interesting.

Try this:

Click on an open area of the desktop so that the Finder menus appear at the top of the screen

Click Finder, then click Preferences

Under the General tab, look for a heading that reads "Show these items on the desktop"

Make sure there is a check mark next to "Connected Servers"

Restart your entire network

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Answer 4

Feb 7, 2013 6:24 AM in response to adlf

For a partitioned remote drive, it seems this suggestion keeps the partition in question mounted (the blue icon). The green icon still appears and disappears when Time Machine starts and finishes its backup. I am trying to use BackupLoupe and it needs this green drive icon persisted, which appears to be a more direct view into the Sparse Bundle.

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