It's seeking to remove the computer (and iTunes) completely from the chain. But it's still valuable data being backed up, how the user wants. It's everything you have/get with your current Mac-to-Time Capsule setup.you're just replacing it with an iPad-to-iCapsule. I think it would make a great companion, and fill-in piece, to what I believe will be a more common, accepted approach. It would take a new iOS version of Time Machine (how hard could that be?) and a new piece of hardware designed for that smaller capacity. I'm talking about someone who can totally get by with just an iPad. I know iTunes is required, which means a full-on computer is required. This is the stuff I think about when I can't sleep. What would keep that from coming to be? To me, it's the final missing link in someone adopting an iOS-only existence (assuming it fits/meets all their needs). You could bypass having to purchase more iCloud storage - and a separate computer to sync/back up to - and just have an in-house, integrated system that backs up just as your Mac currently does to Time Capsule, via Time Machine.Īnd, technically, is it doable? A year or two ago, we'd all say "no, because you back up your iPhone or iPad to iTunes and then it backs up to Time us you couldn't set all that up with just an iPhone or iPad.".īut, fast-forward to March 2012.none of that applies anymore. I realize the existing Time Capsules, at 1-2TB, would be complete overkill for this use so that leads to the question: would an iOS version of Time Machine and a scaled-down, cheaper version of Time Capsule (a smaller, maybe flash-based device with, say, 64-128GB of storage) make sense in this increasingly iOS-friendly world? Mac/MobileMe, I think many aren't eager to start ponying up annual fees again for some Apple service that, once again, seems a bit more complex and "not quite there yet" than we thought it might be.įor someone rocking an iPad-only life, would it make sense for a way for their sole computer (iPad) to wirelessly backup to a Time Capsule? I know it doesn't count against your purchased music, apps and books (and Photostream), but that won't apply to everyone.Īnd having just come off of. But most people are going to have way more than than in just music or photos (I've got 16GB of music and 9GB in my iPhoto library, for example.and I don't even think those are large collections, compared to some others I know).
#MIGRATE TO A NEW MAC DEVICE USING TIME CAPSULE FREE#
I think the default iCloud free storage is 5GB.
With iOS introducing the "PC Free" angle to the iDevices (and allowing AirPort setup/administration from the device itself), I was wondering if there was a backup solution in place other than iCloud? Specifically one of Apple's own doing, as with the Mac to Time Capsule, where the user sets it up and runs it from their own home/network. Does this exist? Any technical reason it couldn't?
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