How do I see what is saved on my Time Capsule?
If I delete a file from my Macbook Pro, will it also be deleted from the Time Capsule?
Ok.. we understand the problem.. SSD are too small but the solution is not to move files to the Time Capsule. (TC).
It is going to leave you a big headache.. I will explain further with a standard post. See below.
But please recognise that Time Machine (TM) dynamically keeps track of the current configuration of the Mac.. it will progressively update the image to delete whatever you delete. It won't delete it immediately.. but over the coming weeks it will at some obscure point in the future delete what you no longer consider important.
Don't do it.
Please read the FAQ from our guru on TM.. Pondini.
http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
Q20.. for what happens when you delete files hoping they are backed up.
Q8 .. for your question about files in the backup.
Do I need to drag exisiting documents and photos to the Time Capsule in Finder for them to externally save, or will Time Machine save existing files on my computer?
You can drag files to the TC disk.
If you do, Time Machine can no longer back them up. And the TC has no inbuilt backup.. it is not in the technical sense a NAS.. it is a backup target for Time Machine.
So.. standard post.
Store files on the TC.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5748414?answerId=24380694022#24380694022
This is asked several times a day.. obviously people are struggling with their latest SSD being too small.
The TC is not suitable for network file server.. but many people having no choice press it into service as such.
It cannot be partitioned. It was and is and ever shall be a backup device for Time Machine.
Major issues.
1. No backup.. no way Time Machine can backup a network drive. No place to backup to.. So all your files will be at risk. And you will need to buy a third party like CCC to do backup.
2. The TC cannot be partitioned and mixing TM backups and data is not great.
3. The drive is slow to spin up and quick to spin down.. there are no controls.
4. iPhoto in particular can easily corrupt its entire library with wireless networking causing a disconnection to one photo. Even if you do this;;; do not move your photo library... you have been warned!!
5. iTunes can constantly lose connection to the library. The disk is too slow to respond.. itunes on the computer will constantly spit out errors. Even in the midst of streaming the TC can spin down the disk due to caching.
6. Do not use any live files on the TC no matter what else you do.. if you edit files in whatever program the file must be on the local hard disk.
7. The only suitable location for most libraries is a computer. You can plug in an external hard disk.
Read pondini for some work arounds.
Q3 here. http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
