New mac pro..time capsule failure

[Chad H]

Hey guys,
I finally got my new mac pro up and running. Before I sold my iMac I completely backed it up on my 500GB time capsule. So, put the new HDD in the mac pro, erased it and tried to do a full time machine restore. Now, it completes but once its done it reboots and goes to the white screen with a apple logo and just sits there forever. So, I tried installing OSX and then transferring files over and when I try that with the time capsule it says their is no backups on that volume. I know their is. Ive used this same time capsule to do restores 3 other times. My main concern is my itunes music. Please someone tell me their is a way to get it off of the time capsule?

 

[aristobrat]

it says their is no backups on that volume. I know their is.

Try holding down the OPTION key as you click the Time Machine icon on the menu bar and see if it gives you the option to "Browse Other Time Machine Disks".

 

[danny_w]

I would never, ever trust my backups to Time Machine only. ALWAYS keep a backup of your important files (I keep a SuperDuper! clone of my entire disk - makes recovery a snap). Time Machine is NOT a backup! It is for recovering files that you accidentally deleted, and that's about it. Yes I use TM, but solely as an extra added defense.

 

[aristobrat]

Yes I use TM, but solely as an extra added defense.

Right, because unless you clone ever hour, your system isn't as backed-up as it is with Time Machine. 😉

 

[Chad H]

Well, I think time machine is good but the time capsule is crap. I have my itunes library copying right now. 🙂