Can i use time capsule as a hard drive

The result will be a Time Capsule you can still wirelessly backup your Macs to, but does not function as a router or access points, so none of your devices will connect to it.

This is the setup that I use; I have 3 eero routers and thus needed the Time Capsule to not be an access point, and these steps stopped it from being that but let me keep backing up to it as usual. From this wireless tab, just choose off in the Network mode pop-up and hit update.

Go into Wireless tab and set the mode to Off so that it doesn't create a WiFi network anymore. Otherwise it will try to create its own subnet for any devices connected via its ports. July 8. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter , Facebook , and LinkedIn to stay in the loop.

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Control-click the folder that you added, then choose Advanced Options from the shortcuts menu that appears. Connect the drive directly to your Mac, then use Disk Utility to erase it. Open AirPort Utility, then select your base station and click Edit to view its settings. Click the Disks tab in the settings window. Enter password if prompted, and there you go! Take any files out of the hard drive that you may need, then continue on with the rest of step 2.

I hope this helped you. This took me a long time to write and would not be possible without Bob Timmons. He was the one that helped me get through my problem, so props to him. If you have any further questions, please just reply to me and i'll try to answer it. Dec 12, PM. Page content loaded. Dec 12, AM in response to alessitta34 In response to alessitta You potentially can use it for either or both. However, it was designed to be used as a destination for Time Machine backups. Dec 12, AM.

Are you asking if it is possible to turn off the WiFi on the Time Capsule and connect it to another router that is providing a WiFi signal? If yes, then the Time Capsule can be set up this way Apple does not officially support backups to the Time Capsule using Time Machine in this type of setup. So, things might work No way to know how well Maybe if you could provide more details on exactly what it is that you are trying to accomplish, we could provide a better and more accurate answer.

Now I see that I can set it up as a backup hard drive, my question is if eventually I can use it as an external hard rive without the time capsule setting, just to store Yes, it is possible to just use the Time Capsule as a network drive to store files. You don't have to use it for Time Machine backups.

However, if you haven't already purchased it, I would highly recommend against doing so for just using it for this purpose. If you only need an external storage device, you may be better served with just an external drive that was designed for that specific purpose.