Can I store an iPhoto library on Time Capsule?

I would like to store my iPhoto library externally. Can I store it on my Time Capsule

Please do NOT do this.

Access to the library will be very slow, even more so if you are using wireless. More importantly, there is a real danger that any break in communication between iPhoto and the iPhoto library will create a corruption issue that will likely affect the entire library, rendering it useless. Confirm with the experts in the iPhoto support area about this to verify.

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In addition, if you move the iPhoto library to the Time Capsule......have you thought about how you will back up the iPhoto library that is on the Time Capsule? Obviously, you will still need another hard drive to backup the "original" iPhoto library on the Time Capsule.

A much better plan would be to connect a USB or FireWire drive directly to your Mac.....and move the iPhoto library to that hard drive. Access to the library will be fast....just as if the library was on your Mac's hard drive.

Then.....Time Machine can be set up to back up both your Mac and the hard drive to the Time Capsule. That would be a minimum backup plan. Many of us who value our images make additional copies of the library on yet another hard drive on a regular basis.

It can be confusing, but the Time Capsule is a network drive, not an external drive (even though it might be located externally).

The Time Capsule is designed to backup your Mac(s) and any hard drives that are attached to your Mac(s). You shoud not try use the Time Capsule for "everyday" files, or "working" libraries.

Macs can backup using wireless or via a wired Ethernet cable. I think Apple's literature on the Time Capsule is pretty clear about what the primary use should be.