Time Capsule – Fastest Data Transfer to External Drive

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I plugged an external drive into Time Capsule using the USB input on the back.

Then I used Finder to move data from the Time Capsule's drive to the USB drive.

Finder says it'll take over 24 hours to move that data.

There must be a faster way. Do you know how I can do that?

Best Answer

If you want an exact copy of the TC drive, the fastest way is to connect the USB drive directly to the TC and use the archiving option in Airport Utility:

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Other things to consider:

  • Transfering data over wire (ethernet) is faster than over Wi-Fi
  • Connecting the USB drive directly to the computer (than to the TC) gives better results if you use the Finder to copy data.
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