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The Airport Time Capsule is a wireless router and network-attached storage (NAS) device manufactured by Apple. Model A1409 is the fourth generation revision of the Time Capsule released in June 2011.

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Replacement HDD larger than 2 TB?

What is the largest HDD I can use in my AirPort Time Capsule 802.11n (4th Generation)?

Current HDD is causing problems and is running out of space (2tb) looking to put in a 3tb or 4tb if available.

Make and models recommended would be a great help too

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md032ll/a a1409

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Hello

Has anyone tried to use wd red drives yes I am considering trying a 6tb red drive suggestions please ....thanks

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i have used several wd red drives,,,very good drives

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does it take SATA drives ? or is it IDE ? it’s pretty that is why i ask

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Data works best didn’t use ide too outdated for my tastes good luck.

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Here'a a nice guide on how to do it: http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/ho...

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This guide is basically ok. There are only two additions I would suggest:

1. Use a hair dryer to cautiously heat up the base rubber, and lift it up starting at one corner. This prevents the rubber from being ruptured.

2. Disconnect the inner fan cable from its socket. It is helpful to have the housing of your TC separated. Don't forget to reconnect! ;-)

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Nice Solution .. great solution :)

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Yes, you can. The A1409 contains a standard WDC Green 2TB HDD. I used the existing repair instructions to replace this with a WDC Green 4TB HDD - exactly the same except double the capacity. When the Time Capsule restarts you get an error message in Airport Utility saying the "Disk needs repair". Click the error message, then hit "Erase" and Airport Utility formats a 4TB partition on the new HDD.

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Hello there...

Just replaced my 2tb drive with a WD 6tb NAS red. Works just fine.

Regards to all

Col

(aka VK2CRT)

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I have the same model Time Capsule and I just upgraded the hard drive to a Seagate Enterprise Series 5TB, 7200 RPM drive. It's lightning fast and has plenty of storage.

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Can anyone suggest the best hard drive to use to replace the original? How large a hard drive can I put in one of these? Thanks in advance!

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A 6TB WD Gold WD6003FRYZ is working like charm. Only had to reformat the drive after replacement. Thanks for the HDD replacement guide.

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Can I partition a Time Capsule ?

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I replaced the stock HDD of WD30EZRS 3.0TB with Seagate 8TB IronWolf Pro ST8000NE001. My A1409 with 8TB HDD have worked fine~!

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