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Any Time Capsule success story?
Nick Doan, Photographer
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Scottsdale | AZ | USA | Posted: 7:10 PM on 05.16.08 |
->> Due to the busy spring season, I have yet to upgrade the OS on my Macs, and setup Time Capsule. However, I plan on doing this in the next couple of weeks.
I noticed a lack of any discussion relating to Time Capsule, except for a Classified Ad stating that it didn't work as the user had expected... So, are any of you using Time Capsule successfully? ANd is it helping in any of your Daily Photo Management?
Thanks for any and all input |
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Justin Deeley, Photographer
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Noble Park | VIC | Australia | Posted: 4:08 AM on 05.19.08 |
->> Sure is although not in the way that you would expect.
For one we're using it with PC's, and we're basically using it as a small all in one network file server at events.
It's saving us a heap of wasted time and effort and for what we're doing it's perfect. Now if only there was a small FTp server for it!
Best regards,
Justin |
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Joseph Toth, Photographer
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Cambridge | UK | United Kingdom | Posted: 4:17 AM on 05.19.08 |
->> Nick,
I was the one who had the ad listed. The software works great and so does the time capsule, but for my use it just wasn't quick enough. But that is because I wanted more flexibility and speed with moving large files to and from. But other than that you can use it as a back-up system or a wireless HD.
Joe |
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Keith Allison, Photographer, Assistant
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Baltimore | MD | USA | Posted: 9:59 AM on 05.19.08 |
| ->> Works great for me for automated wireless backups, only negative is it's relatively expensive compared to alternatives and wireless is slow compared to wired connections. Unless you create a huge amount of new content to backup each day (over 50 GB) this performance disadvantage is not noticeable. |
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Clay Carson, Photographer
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Little Rock | Ar | USA | Posted: 10:23 AM on 05.19.08 |
->> Beware. Some users (including me) are having problems with the backup file becoming corrupted. Apple has no fix. Your only option is to format the drive and start over. Not everyone has this issue. Mine work flawlessly for 3 weeks then started to fail the backups. The problem is pretty well documented in the Apple discussion forums. We are all anxious for a fix and I am fairly confident there will be one soon. Most likely it will simply require a software update and not a hardware swap.
I think it happens when the laptop goes to sleep during the backup or you accidently close the lid in the middle of the backup. Apple should make allowances for this. A backup solution should be bullet proof.
Clay |
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Greg Ferguson, Photographer
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Scottsdale | Az | USA | Posted: 7:13 PM on 05.19.08 |
->> Hi Nick,
I've seen several reports of problems on other sites that echo the comments above.
If you're comfortable with the command-line, you might look into rsnapshot. It's a Linux app which uses ssh and rsync to connect to remote machines and, in its simplest form, copy changed files to a repository on the local disk.
http://www.rsnapshot.org/
I have two Linux boxes that cross-archive files. One pulls files four times daily, which are then tracked on the hourly, daily, weekly and monthly intervals for up to three months. The other does it on twice-daily schedules. All schedules run under control of cron, so scheduling is an easy command-line task. The areas of the drive that are archived are supplied in simple include/exclude lists, and are stored in simple text files.
Because these are rolling archives you'd want to periodically spin the oldest/largest interval (normally the last monthly archive) to DVD or tape or a separate drive.
You have to feel relatively comfortable using the command-line but it's not too hard.
Both ssh and rsync are included in the Mac's OS distribution. rsnapshot is available on the Darwin Ports site, which involves loading the Darwin ports driver apps, then the rsnapshot bundle.
http://darwinports.com/
http://rsnapshot.darwinports.com/
I like this particular solution because it's entirely open source and uses very well tested operating system tools. I haven't had a chance to start this running on my Macs, but it's on my to-do list.
A more Mac-like spin on using rsync, is to use rsyncx. I used that to move files on my Macs to archive drives. It's easy to set up, and uses the rsync app, can work across the network, can use schedules and rsync servers.
http://archive.macosxlabs.org/rsyncx/rsyncx.html
Any of these sort of tools will require you to know a bit more about how your computer works. They don't require you to be a total computer jock, but might push some people out of their comfort zone.
Historically Retrospect was the backup app of choice. It's now owned by EMC (the big disk-farm people). My complaint about Retrospect is it uses proprietary file formats to store the files it backs up. The rsnapshot archives contain the actual files instead of diffs or something obscure. |
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James W. Prichard, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Portland | OR | USA | Posted: 10:28 AM on 05.20.08 |
| ->> Read Apple's support forum before buying this. I was recently looking for additional storage space: not automated backups of my entire system. I talked with Apple about using this disk as a place to either store my Aperture library or vault. They didn't recommend it as information stored on the disk is put into 'packets'. |
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Rob Bye, Photographer
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Winnipeg | MB | Canada | Posted: 2:39 PM on 05.21.08 |
->> Advice I've heard on several Mac podcasts is to connect to the time capsule via an ethernet cable for your initial back-up, otherwise doing that first one by wireless is pretty time consuming.
I just use an external HD for my Time Machine back-ups. I wish Time Capsule had come out a few months earlier, as I also use an AirPort Extreme base station, and an all-in-one solution would've been nice. |
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Isaac Ginsberg, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Seattle | WA | U.S.A | Posted: 1:53 AM on 05.22.08 |
| ->> ILOVE MINE!!! Just yesterday it saved me a wedding a misplaced... I have never had a problem at all. I do however strongly recommend using a cord as well. |
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George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 3:55 PM on 05.28.08 |
->> Time Capsule glitches are supposed to get some help in today's Leopard update:
http://www.macworld.com/article/133634/2008/05/osupdate.html
However, I would rather go with a separate drive and just Time Machine as well as a regular full backup on SuperDuper.
I like the idea of Time Capsule but I don't like the idea that if you have a drive failure you lose your wireless router as well when you go to get it repaired. |
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Jim Metzendorf, Photographer
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Columbus | OH | United States | Posted: 4:30 PM on 05.28.08 |
->> I have a Time Capsule, and it has worked out pretty well so far although it's not really a regular part of my photographic workflow. I primarily use it as a central repository for moving/sharing files of all types between multiple computers in a mixed Mac/PC environment. Of course, I also use it as an internet router and for printer sharing. The only real issues I've had so far with it is that the printer sharing will occasionally stop working, so I have to reset it and the printer and it seems to be ok again. Not a huge deal, but it can be a pain.
For anyone considering the purchase of one, you should also be aware that although it supports gigabit Ethernet, the transfer speeds to and from the internal drive to a computer connected directly via gigE do not even begin to approach the speed that amount of bandwidth is capable of. It feels more like a 100Base-T transfer. This is kind of disappointing, but isn't a deal breaker for me in terms of its' overall usefulness.
Like George, I don't use it for complete system backup. For that purpose, I use firewire hard drives and a program called Carbon Copy Cloner. |
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