Hi Rod They can vary. I’ve got one that’s about 5 years old and it’s still going strong. But does vary. Have you tried doing a hard reset on it? (plug it in via Ethernet and access it that way and then do a full restore on it).
Some routers will only work with printers etc, so not every model will “share” a Hard Drive, but in theory yes this should work (depending on model). Best way is to look up the model and see, or the old “try it and see” :) Hope that helps. Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 6 --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. > On 15 Oct 2016, at 5:55 pm, Rod Blitvich <rb...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > Hi Folks > Please can you tell me the expected lifespan of an Apple Time Capsule? > Mine is 5 years old. > It is occaisionly not appearing on Airport Utility - i just pull the power > plug and then allow it to re-start. > > Can I replace it just with a hard drive plugged into my router? > Will I still be able to use Time Machine with this new set-up? > ta > Blitto > > <image.gif> > > Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Good Ideas > 0409 681 256 > rb...@iinet.net.au > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
