500 GB Samsung Portable SSD T5 to 2 TB Time Capsule (MD032LL/A)
I am trying to transfer my Time Machine backups, which currently exist on my Samsung T5, to a 2013 Time Capsule. The capsule is a bit dated, but I will benefit from having the SSD serve as a portable drive rather than as a Time Machine.
Some context on my failed attempt(s):
1.) I configured the Time Capsule:
- Internet > DHCP
- Wireless > Network Mode > Create a wireless network
- [√ ] Enable Guest Network
- Network > Router Mode > Off (Bridge Mode)
- Disks > Erase Disks
2.) System Settings > General > Time Machine > Options > Backup Frequency > Manually
3.) I copied the "Samsung_T5" Time Machine drive, and pasted it within the created "2TB Capsule Machine" drive (which exists on the Time Capsule). This action required the Administrator password.
Additional Information: The Time Machine on my Samsung T5 occupies ~235 GB, and only ~170-180 GB of data was being transferred to the "2TB Capsule Machine" drive on the Time Capsule. After going to System Settings > General > Time Machine > [-] "Samsung_T5" and [+] "2TB Capsule Machine", and then to "Browse Time Machine Backups" to see if any data transferred properly, there wasn't any than from the 4 most recent backups which were completed after not having used the Samsung Time Machine for ~3 years. Basically, all data on the Samsung from 2022, was not accessible.
4.) After this failure, I formatted the Time Capsule's disk again (which at that point had ~170-180 GB occupied succeeding the transfer)
5.) Next, I attempted to copy the "Macintosh HD - Data" Directly from within the oldest Time Machine backup on the Samsung... and then pasting that into the newly-formatted Time Capsule disk.
This also did not allow me to access the data when having only the "2TB Capsule Machine" drive connected in my Time Machine settings.
Additionally, I have tried the method of removing the "Samsung_T5" from "Excluded from Backups" as mentioned by 255343964, but to no avail (as the [-] button does not become interactive after selecting/highlighting "Samsung_T5").
I read that the USB connector on the Time Capsule cannot be used to transfer data into the Time Capsule... I am going to attempt the last-tried method again and fiddle with it, and then the initial, as well. I do not have enough space on the Mac to use Migration Assistant to transfer the data from the Samsung to the Mac before backing up to the Time Capsule (if that even works). I also have an additional Samsung 2TB SSD that is unopened, and can be formatted and for the transference of data, needbe. I would really like all my Time Machine backups to end up on the Time Capsule's "2TB Capsule Machine" disk. Thanks in advance! Sorry for the lengthy post.
2018 13" MacBook Pro, Intel Core i5
macOS Sequoia 15.3.1
Storage: 80.98 GB available of 250.69 GB
Time Capsule
