Comments on: Make Time Machine remotely back up to your Time Capsule http://www.macgurulounge.com/make-time-machine-remotely-back-up-to-your-time-capsule/ Serving up answers all night, every night. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:45:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.macgurulounge.com/make-time-machine-remotely-back-up-to-your-time-capsule/comment-page-3/#comment-602 Mark Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:32:49 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=21#comment-602 One huge caveat: these remote backups are easily susceptible to corruption. I am not certain if making one of the backups, or accessing them remotely through time machine was the cause, but I do know that the sparsebundle was corrupted by remotely accessing the backup. I suspect it became corrupted when I mounted the remote drive with Time Machine in order to try and retrieve an old file from a remote site. I was unable to repair the image file using DiskWarrior and was forced to reformat my Time Capsule. A year's worth of backups went down the drain. It was not worth the trouble to do these backups remotely. Furthermore, the backups are so painfully slow as to be impractical, not to mention the risk of corruption and loss of data. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!! One huge caveat: these remote backups are easily susceptible to corruption. I am not certain if making one of the backups, or accessing them remotely through time machine was the cause, but I do know that the sparsebundle was corrupted by remotely accessing the backup. I suspect it became corrupted when I mounted the remote drive with Time Machine in order to try and retrieve an old file from a remote site. I was unable to repair the image file using DiskWarrior and was forced to reformat my Time Capsule. A year’s worth of backups went down the drain. It was not worth the trouble to do these backups remotely. Furthermore, the backups are so painfully slow as to be impractical, not to mention the risk of corruption and loss of data. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

]]> By: Jorge Carrero http://www.macgurulounge.com/make-time-machine-remotely-back-up-to-your-time-capsule/comment-page-3/#comment-601 Jorge Carrero Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:48:52 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=21#comment-601 Finally I could configure Back to My Mac by typing in the Terminal the command line mentioned at the bottom. This works fine from outside the network, but not from inside, as it does not detect the disc location automatically as it was before, and now every time I want to use the time machine I have to select manually the location of the disc. Therefore I wonder if you could please let me have the command line to undo the instruction to the previous status. Many thanks!! Finally I could configure Back to My Mac by typing in the Terminal the command line mentioned at the bottom. This works fine from outside the network, but not from inside, as it does not detect the disc location automatically as it was before, and now every time I want to use the time machine I have to select manually the location of the disc. Therefore I wonder if you could please let me have the command line to undo the instruction to the previous status. Many thanks!!

]]> By: Mark http://www.macgurulounge.com/make-time-machine-remotely-back-up-to-your-time-capsule/comment-page-3/#comment-581 Mark Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:27:20 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=21#comment-581 I had been able to make remote backups on the first couple of attempts, but now there seems to be an issue. When I start the backup, the remote Time Capsule is mounted, but now it appears to be stuck at "Making Backup Disk Available". It has been an hour and a-half since Time Machine started and it is still trying to make the disk available. Has anybody else had this problem? Any ideas for a solution? I had been able to make remote backups on the first couple of attempts, but now there seems to be an issue. When I start the backup, the remote Time Capsule is mounted, but now it appears to be stuck at “Making Backup Disk Available”. It has been an hour and a-half since Time Machine started and it is still trying to make the disk available.

Has anybody else had this problem? Any ideas for a solution?

]]> By: Mark http://www.macgurulounge.com/make-time-machine-remotely-back-up-to-your-time-capsule/comment-page-3/#comment-571 Mark Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:13:18 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=21#comment-571 Matt, Thanks for the great tips! I had been looking for this exact solution, but Apple doesn't publicize this as a capability of the Time Capsule when used with MobileMe. Your instructions worked perfectly. One question: there is a checkbox in the Airport setup menu for the Time Capsule (Airport->Time Capsule) that says "Allow setup over the internet using Bonjour." Do you know if that is something for non-MobileMe users to use, or is there a reason I might want to use it even though I use MobileMe? Thanks!! Matt, Thanks for the great tips! I had been looking for this exact solution, but Apple doesn’t publicize this as a capability of the Time Capsule when used with MobileMe. Your instructions worked perfectly.

One question: there is a checkbox in the Airport setup menu for the Time Capsule (Airport->Time Capsule) that says “Allow setup over the internet using Bonjour.” Do you know if that is something for non-MobileMe users to use, or is there a reason I might want to use it even though I use MobileMe?

Thanks!!

]]> By: James Levine http://www.macgurulounge.com/make-time-machine-remotely-back-up-to-your-time-capsule/comment-page-3/#comment-566 James Levine Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:41:33 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=21#comment-566 Just an add-on. Having a dependable routine back-up routine anywhere is almost a substitute for autosave on open files. I've been using ForeverSave, but now that they have a pro version, I'm not confident of the extent of their light version features. Furthermore, their latest install for snow leopard is not working for me. With remote backup, it's like getting an autosave on the hour wherever you are. Just an add-on. Having a dependable routine back-up routine anywhere is almost a substitute for autosave on open files. I’ve been using ForeverSave, but now that they have a pro version, I’m not confident of the extent of their light version features. Furthermore, their latest install for snow leopard is not working for me. With remote backup, it’s like getting an autosave on the hour wherever you are.

]]> By: James Levine http://www.macgurulounge.com/make-time-machine-remotely-back-up-to-your-time-capsule/comment-page-3/#comment-565 James Levine Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:38:15 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=21#comment-565 That's really a good question. You can now engage back to my mac access to your time capsule. So why isn't the remote access option for time capsule more straightforward? Then people could engage and disengage the remote service as their circumstances changed-say turn it on if they're on-campus all day working on papers, or business traveling. And turning local access back on when they get home. It could be incorporated into the Time Machine Drop Down Menu. Sorry that I can't actually provide you with an answer, but in the least I hope this updated reply will bump the thread and the google rating of this fine work-around. That’s really a good question. You can now engage back to my mac access to your time capsule. So why isn’t the remote access option for time capsule more straightforward? Then people could engage and disengage the remote service as their circumstances changed-say turn it on if they’re on-campus all day working on papers, or business traveling. And turning local access back on when they get home. It could be incorporated into the Time Machine Drop Down Menu. Sorry that I can’t actually provide you with an answer, but in the least I hope this updated reply will bump the thread and the google rating of this fine work-around.

]]> By: Nathan Parker http://www.macgurulounge.com/make-time-machine-remotely-back-up-to-your-time-capsule/comment-page-3/#comment-496 Nathan Parker Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:28:14 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=21#comment-496 Now that Time Capsule has the MobileMe addition to the firmware, is there an easier way to set this up using the MobileMe remote access features in the firmware update? Now that Time Capsule has the MobileMe addition to the firmware, is there an easier way to set this up using the MobileMe remote access features in the firmware update?

]]> By: Ryan http://www.macgurulounge.com/make-time-machine-remotely-back-up-to-your-time-capsule/comment-page-3/#comment-495 Ryan Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:56:32 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=21#comment-495 Hey - What if your mobile me account has a PERIOD in it? my account is ryan.fernandez@me.com How would I type in the host name with the period in it in the Time capsule preferences? Hey – What if your mobile me account has a PERIOD in it? my account is ryan.fernandez@me.com

How would I type in the host name with the period in it in the Time capsule preferences?

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