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Clearing Time Capsule
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Apr 2002
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I'm confused. There are three different items I can check when I open 'Choose disk...' in Time Machine. I don't know how I initially started backing up, but I wondered how I could reset the TM so I could start fresh. Also, is there any way to save the internet connections that I initially set up, or do I have to start from scratch?
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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The internet connections are separate preferences from the TC disk (which you can erase).
Aiport Utility > Disk > Erase
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Originally Posted by Andy8 
The internet connections are separate preferences from the TC disk (which you can erase).
Aiport Utility > Disk > Erase
If I click Erase than my Time Capsule will be erased and I can start another backup?
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Originally Posted by stoneage
If I click Erase than my Time Capsule will be erased and I can start another backup?
Yes, you will start fresh again.
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Dedicated MacNNer
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I figured out part of the problem; I had a non asci symbol in Time Machine name. I changed this and deleted the old folder. It started backing up again, but veeeerrrrrryyyy slooooooowwwwwwly. 52MB of 114 GB in an hour and a half.
Another thing. What is this and should I delete it or ignore it?
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Last edited by stoneage; Jul 31, 2008 at 10:12 PM.
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Things keep getting worse. I changed the name and the TM backed up OK, but now it doesn't show my printer anymore. I must be a nitwit; all I hear is how easy this thing is to set up, and all I have is problems.
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
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You're not a nitwit. Some things seem obvious to some people that turn out to not be obvious to others. The printer thing is probably one of them. Did you change the name of the TC device itself along the way? Or is it just too darn busy to think about the printer right now?
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Time capsule backups are not bootable so you can safely set it to ignore your system folder. It will ask you if it can ignore all other system files, select yes.
Everything else is up to you. Many apps won't come back from a TC reinstall since they have system files installed too so you might want to set it to ignore your apps folder.
The main advantage of ignoring system files is that there are tens of thousands of small files, which takes the Mac an age to copy so your initial backup will be much faster.
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