HT201250: Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac

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leejpepper

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Q: How can one Time Capsule be backed up backup to another?

My Macbook pro with 160GB hard drive is almost full, and so is is my 1TB time capsule (on which I backup for 5 macs in my family). I have just bought a 3TB Time Capsule now for all backups. My question: how can I use the old time capsule for my Macbook data to free up space on my hard drive and backup my data to the new Time Capsule?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Sep 8, 2013 12:31 AM

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by Pondini,

Pondini Sep 8, 2013 11:08 AM in response to leejpepper
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Sep 8, 2013 11:08 AM in response to leejpepper

leejpepper wrote:
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how can I use the old time capsule for my Macbook data to free up space on my hard drive
Usually not a good idea. See Time Machine - Frequently Asked Question #20.

and backup my data to the new Time Capsule?
Just start fresh. You can always view and restore from the old ones via the Browse Other Backup Disks option, per #17 in the FAQ.
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