HT201510: Setting up Time Capsule for the first time

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longey775
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Q: time capsule...

whats the best way to restore time capsule to its original settings..basically starting from new even it means deleting all your back-ups.

Posted on Mar 29, 2012 7:11 PM

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longey775

Q: time capsule...

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  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Mar 29, 2012 7:20 PM in response to longey775
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    Mar 29, 2012 7:20 PM in response to longey775

    If you are running Leopard or Snow Leopard on your Mac.....

     

    Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility

    Select the Time Capsule and click Manual Setup

    Click the Disk icon

    Click the Disks tab

    Click Erase

     

    The Quick Erase option will only take a few minutes and is fine if plan to keep the Time Capsule.

     

    If another individual will be receiving the Time Capsule you would want to choose the Zero Out option. This replaces everything on the disk with zeros. Downside is that it will take 4-5 hours or more.

     

    Then perform a Factory Default Reset to get the Time Capsule back to its original, new out of box settings

     

    Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule FAQ

     

    If you are running Lion on your Mac.....

     

    Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility

    Click the Time Capsule icon

    Click Edit

    Click the Disks tab