Will it back up the same data to two computers? I sync my PowerBook and iMac w/the same data on both -- will this allow you to create a backup for both computers to share?Thanks
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Time Machine is not designed to sync two computers, and that is not what the Time Capsule is for. For that, you want something like Apple's .mac service.
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Time Capsule will allow you to back up multiple computers to the same drive so you can backup both of your computers.
1800424
Do you use file sharing for both? Yes, the TC will back up multiple computers via time machine - and do it automatically every time, without user intervention. If you use 'accounts' in Leopard - make sure you do a manual setup (see my review) when setting up the TC or you will lose your data, should you want to 'revert' from disk sharing to file sharing.
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actually I spoke with a Mac genius who said that you can access the same folders on Time Capsule from several different computers. Its not real time sharing, but it'll do the trick.
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Yes, I actually move files between Yosemite and and earlier version without a problem. Until I figured I could file share between computers! Now I just use it to back up.
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I backup at least once a week with time machine. You can backup both macs with time machine or you could make separate folders for each Mac and put the files in the folders accordingly.
111625
On my computers (Macbook Air and iMac) this loads as a drive and I can backup or do anything else I can do regularly with any other type of drive with this unit, up to its capacity of 128GB. Note, though, that my experience is under MacOSX and not Windows. My sense is that it should work the same way with Windows but i have not tested it. Good luck.
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It is backing up to time machine fine on my MacBook Pro. Just plugged in and started using it.
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I am using it with a mid 2011 iMac running Mountain Lion. I have tested the proper functioning of my settings and all tested as I expected. Since installing we have had 2 power outages of one hour or longer and the system worked and automatically shut down my iMac after 30 minutes of outage. The backup battery was still at 80% and could have easily maintained the system throughout the power outage but I have it set to do a shutdown after 30 minutes.
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I don't know for certain but I don't believe it is designed to be used in a shared hub environment. You can check Seagate's site, but it might be too specific a task. I personally haven't heard of mixed Macs and PCs on a USB3 hub. You can back them up separately without having individual partitions but it would still be one at a time.
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Not an expert on this, but after my own recent unbacked-up-data-loss fiasco, I *believe* Time Machine (part of Apple OS X) not only backs up each item---text file, photo, song, movie, etc.---on your computer, but creates a whole copy ("image") of the complete contents of your computer---including apps. In the event of data-loss disaster, you can simply restore your complete computer the way it was.This drive's features list describes it "Time Machine ready"
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I have used the drive (3TB version) about 5 months on my iMac as the time machine with no problems. Set up was flat simple. My old (somewhat full) time machine drive is still attached to the iMac as an auxiliary drive.
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Yes. Time Machine can automatically back up to this, and you can use the drive as a regular network share and store files on it that you no longer want on your mac. It works well with OSX, works horribly with Windows.
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You can monitor-share. If your computers are on the same wifi network, go to the Finder on the iMac, select the MacBook Air in the left-hand panel, and select the "Share Monitor..." button. (You have to have sharing set up in the Sharing Control Panel.) Once the iMac is mirroring the MBA, hit the full-screen button in the upper-right corner (I'm assuming you're running Lion or later.) Voila! You're using the iMac's monitor to run you MBA. The only other way that I'm aware of to use the iMac as a "monitor" for the MBA would be to restart the MBA in Target mode, and restart the iMac to use the MBA as its startup disk. The problem is that the iMac doesn't have a Thunderbolt connector and the MBA doesn't have a Firewire connector. I think you could connect the two through a USB hub, but I'm not sure. In any case, you'd be running on the iMac, not the MBA, so I don't think there's anything to be gained by that.
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I am on Yosemite at my office. I also use it at home on lower imac operating system and I have been very satisfied with working from one OSX to another, but I am not a Geek so check around. I think this is a great product as I am a writer and must feel secure with reliable backup.
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It says it can be used with pc or Mac. I have both a pc and a Mac. I first synched and saved things from my Mac. It worked fine. Then I tried to synch and save things on the pc but it wouldn't work. There are no directions that come with it so I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or if the device only works with the first type (pc/Mac) of computer you use it with. It was simple to use though. Just plug it in like a thumb drive and it loaded the driver and saved. I really wanted to be able to use it on all of my devices (pc/Mac) interchangeably but am stuck with it not doing that. Perhaps this review helps you. It says it can be used with pc or Mac. I have both a pc and a Mac. I first synched and saved things from my Mac. It worked fine. Then I tried to synch and save things on the pc but it wouldn't work. There are no directions that come with it so I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or if the device only works with the first type (pc/Mac) of computer you use it with. It was simple to use though. Just plug it in like a thumb drive and it loaded the driver and saved. I really wanted to be able to use it on all of my devices (pc/Mac) interchangeably but am stuck with it not doing that.... » Read More It says it can be used with pc or Mac. I have both a pc and a Mac. I first synched and saved things from my Mac. It worked fine. Then I tried to synch and save things on the pc but it wouldn't work. There are no directions that come with it so I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or if the device only works with the first type (pc/Mac) of computer you use it with. It was simple to use though. Just plug it in like a thumb drive and it loaded the driver and saved. I really wanted to be able to use it on all of my devices (pc/Mac) interchangeably but am stuck with it not doing that. Perhaps this review helps you. « Show Less
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Yes. I have been using it and it works fine. It appears to backup my MacBook Pro fine. I have not had to restore the backups so i haven't test that. Although I have viewed the folders on the backup drive.
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I'm on a Macbook and use Carbon Copy Cloner to back up my files on one of the Seagate drives, one for an entire system clone and another for photo and documents backup. I also use a couple of the 500 drives to store and edit my photography, saving space on the laptop hard drive. Your copy software will tell you it's done and you can just open the external drive and see that your files are there.
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I'm not a regular Mac user, so cannot answer this question with 100% certainty. To streamline the backup process, Apple has made it a bit challenging to use Time Machine with a network drive. To have Time Machine back up to the USB connected network drive you would have to create a HFS+ disk image, mount it to its permanent home, and point Time Machine there.
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I have one pc (windows xp) and one imac (tiger or leopard.. a bit old)... the two of them can READ the Hard Drive, but the Imac cannot change anything in it... just read, but not write anything... i didn't investigate yet what the problem is...