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Stopping a 7 pass erase of a Time Capsule

I'm in the middle of the 4th pass of a 7 pass erase of my Time Capsule. To save time I'd like to stop erasing now and start using my Time Capsule. I'm comfortable with only 3-1/2 passes. Can I do that, or will it cause problems with my Time Capsule?

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Posted on Feb 24, 2015 11:14 PM

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Posted on Feb 25, 2015 2:52 AM

You can do it..

I am just not sure how..


Is there a cancel button ??


In the end if you kill airport utility.. force quit and it won't stop.. simply unplug the TC.. it is a poor way but you should never have done 7 passes.

When you plug it back in again.. do a quick erase to fix up anything that goes wrong.. it will be fine.

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Feb 25, 2015 2:52 AM in response to christophercherry

You can do it..

I am just not sure how..


Is there a cancel button ??


In the end if you kill airport utility.. force quit and it won't stop.. simply unplug the TC.. it is a poor way but you should never have done 7 passes.

When you plug it back in again.. do a quick erase to fix up anything that goes wrong.. it will be fine.

Stopping a 7 pass erase of a Time Capsule

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