How do I reset time capsule and remove all time machine backups?

Is it possible for you to temporarily connect an Ethernet cable from your Mac to one of the LAN <-> ports on the old Time Capsule?

If yes, open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility on the Mac and see if the old Time Capsule appears on the screen.

Post back on your progress.

Hold on just a second please, and read this additional information.

Click on the old Time Capsule icon, then click Edit in the smalll window that appears

Click on the Disks tab at the top of the window

Click Erase Disk

If another infividual will receive the old Time Capsule, you will want to use a secure erase method here, so you will need to choose the Zero Out erase option.

Important....this is likely going to take 5-6 hours, and you must leave your Mac connected during the process, so you might want to do this overnight.

Once that is complete, click the Base Station menu at the uppermost top of the screen and then click Restore Default Settings.

This will get the old Time Capsule back to new, out of box default settings.

This operation will take a minute or two, and the Time Capsule will be slowly blinking amber at that time.

You can now disconnect the Ethernet cable that you used for the operations on the old Time Capsule.

Happy to help. Have a good evening. 🙂

Hi Bob,

I read your reply about erasing the TC disk.

What if I just want tot remove de backup file and not the other files (like 70 GB of photo's) on my TC disk?

Thanks!

eric jan

Erase the Time Capsule as above and then move the photos back onto the Time Capsule from your backup.

I am sure that you have a backup of the photos on another drive.

This is my backup 😐

Need to find another drive first.

thanks for your reply.

This is my backup

If this is your only copy of the photos, you have no backup at all. 😉

If you keep your photos on another hard drive that is connected to your Mac, then Time Machine will back up both your Mac and the hard drive to the Time Capsule......so you have backups of your computer and your photos this way.

I have a backup of the photo's now... 🙂

What about using Hard disk utilities ? Erasing the disk I use for TM ?

I just want to start over with my back up, because it is half of my 1TB disk now. And I want to use the same disk to back up my MacBook.

Great visual and thank you! 🙂