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Can I use my Time Capsule as an external hard drive?
External drive connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11ac) or AirPort Time Capsule. Time Machine can back up to an external USB drive connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11ac model) or AirPort Time Capsule. Connect the drive directly to your Mac, then use Disk Utility to erase it.
Can I use Time Capsule without Internet?
Yes, this is possible and actually quite simple. To prevent the Time Capsule from acting as a WiFi access point or router, and use it only as a backup disk, just open the AirPort Utility app on a Mac (Applications -> Utilities -> AirPort Utility) and do the following: Select your Time Capsule and hit Edit .
How to use time capsule as a network drive?
When I did this from my Win10 PC tower with my Time Capsule share, it resulted in an SMB connection with v1.5 dialect. You would run this command in the Windows PowerShell with administrator rights. For example, if the Time Capsule is named: tc Right-click on the Windows PowerShell option in the resultant pop-up menu.
Is it possible to use a time capsule on a Mac?
Apple greatly increase the security with later versions of Mac OS.. so this might be a problem. One thing to try and I am not sure what to do if this fails.. and causes issues accessing the files later.. so use with caution. In the windows version of the airport utility go to the Disk/ File Sharing tab.
How to run time capsule as an administrator?
You would run this command in the Windows PowerShell with administrator rights. For example, if the Time Capsule is named: tc. In the Win10 Search window, enter: PowerShell; Right-click on the Windows PowerShell option in the resultant pop-up menu. Choose the option “Run as administrator.”
Can a TC be used as a media storage device?
At best, the TC can perform as a media storage device for the iTunes Media folder. The issue, as the Apple Senior Advisor is eluding to, is that the bandwidth performance will be dismal doing so.