How do I determine time capsule disk capacity

Is there a way to determine wether a time capsule capacity is 2 or 3 GB?

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014), macOS Sierra (10.12.2), 32GB Memory, 3TB Fusion Drive

Posted on Dec 31, 2016 11:43 AM

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Dec 31, 2016 12:56 PM in response to Phil Langlotz1

The Disk capacity will appear.

Using AirPort Utility / Disk Tab, the amount of free space on the disk will appear, but the total capacity will not.....so you really don't know what the total size of the drive might be......unless you have not used any of the available space on the drive, or very little space.


In other words, my drive might read 1.4 TB Free. But, that does not tell me whether I have 1.4 TB of 2 TB free or 1.4 TB of 3 TB free.


There are other ways to find out what the total capacity of the drive might be.....if you still need that information.

Dec 31, 2016 12:21 PM in response to Phil Langlotz1

If you are using Time Machine to back up your Mac(s)......one easy way to check available and total disk size disk size would be to simply click on the Time Machine "clock" icon at the top of the Mac's screen, then click on Open Time Machine Preferences.


Look at the information for "Data", which is the default name of the drive on the Time Capsule....(unless, you have changed the name of the drive).


If you have a recent version of the Time Capsule......it will be either 2 or 3 TB.....not 2 or 3 GB

Dec 31, 2016 12:24 PM in response to Phil Langlotz1

Since I am not using the Time capsule as a backup I needed a different solution.


The following worked for me.


Open the Airport Utility App.


The Time Capsule should show in the bottom of the Airport window.


If it doesn’t, In the window upper left, ‘Other Wi-Fi Devices’, Select ‘Ethernet’


The Time Capsule should appear.


Click on it and a data window will appear.


In the lower right of the window, click on ‘Edit’.


At the top of the new window, click on ‘Disks’.


The Disk capacity will appear.

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