Hi, I unplugged it and replugged in again as recommended. I still couldn't get it to do a backup. I have tried to go into all the settings. I restarted it via airport utility. Then it disappeared and I had to go and pull out the ether net cables before it could recognise it again. Now it appears as a disk and I have made sure it is my default. But now it's complaining that it isn't part of the server. In time machine menu too it says time machine not configured. It's also saying system preferences busy and I can't seem to get it to do anything! Before I got to this stage, I wondered if I needed to update my airport utility. Does the Mac automatically do that as part of the updates process? Cos I can't find out how to update Airport Utility. I think this is probably an obsolete question now as I think I've gone too far into messing up the whole thing! This is what happens when you trust your boyfriend to know everything about it and then he becomes your ex ... 2 months later things like this happen and I am none-the-wiser thanks to my own enforced ignorance! HELP! On 27 May 2012, at 00:22, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> Hi Kirsten, > > First thing that I would do is to restart your Time Capsule. You can do it > through the Airport Utility or just unplug the power to it, leave it > unplugged for about 40 to 45 seconds then plug it back in. Wait a bout a > minute for it to restart and re-establish connectivity and see if it will > backup. I've had similar issues and the restart has usually resolved them. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On 2012-05-26, at 1:49 PM, Kirsten Edmondson wrote: > >> Hi, I have just discovered that my time machine has not backed up to my time >> capsule for a month. When I try to force it it says back up disk >> unavailable. When I went to the help it said to go to airport utility which >> I did, but I couldn't tell what was wrong. Also in help it said the password >> might have changed. How do I access that ... it said to log in using the >> original password created but I can't find how to log in. I assume it's some >> sort of webpage like when you try to log into your router. I did have >> internet problems at some point in April, perhaps a month ago and had to >> switch things off, so this might be why. It's clearly still working as a >> router, but not to back up. Can anyone direct me to the appropriate help >> page, or give me simple instructions to follow to sort this out asap? Is it >> something I can do on my own with no vission? >> Thanks >> Kirsten. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
