Macbook Restore Time Capsule Backup - File Size too big solution

 If you just bought a new Mac (or Macbook), and you have time capsule that store your backup, chances are you may want to restore your time capsule backup to your new mac.

In my situation, I have a time capsule backup of over 300GB, which the restore size is very big.

If you tried to restore your backup from:

  • WiFi: Even if you are putting your mac very close to time capsule, the file transfer rate may vary largely, and sometimes even got timeout.  In my case it can range from 2b/second (not KB, but bytes) to 15.1MB/second.
  • Cable / Ethernet: I am using a USB Type C - Gigabytes Ethernet cable to connect to each other.  While the file transfer rate is very stable, but it is also slow.  The average is 1MB/second.  But it may take over 150 hours (in my case). 
  • My solution is to use a USB to USB-C (Type C) cable connection: on the back of time capsule there is a USB port, and you can use that cable to connect your time capsule and mac.  In my case I am connecting my mac using USB-C, and USB to time capsule.  The transfer rate also vary, but it is fast.  In my case it will vary from around 10KB/sec to 16MB/sec.
Therefore if you are having this problem also: use a data-transfer enabled USB TypeC to USB cable, connect it to your time capsule and mac, and you are good to go.

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