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I plan to buy an NAS enclosure for use with Time Machine. I don't have a lot of experience with this kind of setup but what I do have is some experience with an NAS drive that I use for regular storage and that setup allowed me to specify that the disk would shut down after x minutes of non-access or stay spinning all the time. On my Mac that seems to mean that I have to eject the disk and then, after the specified time period (10 minutes in this case) the disk spins down. It I leave it mounted it continues to spin continuously even if I am not accessing it. I don't know if that is normal or, perhaps, a product of the inexpensive enclosure I bought.
Because of that I have several questions about setting up a good quality NAS (perhaps Synology) enclosure for Time Machine. Can I set up a spin down time for a disk being used for Time Machine? Will Time Machine wake up such a disk on its own? Or will the attempt fail? Do users normally set up a spin down time for a home NAS system? Is my experience of having to manually eject an NAS device normal for a Mac? Or is it a byproduct of a $45 enclosure? And anything else that might help me in making the right purchase decision. This machine would probably only be serving a single Mac (a Mini).
Thank you for any help you can provide.
Because of that I have several questions about setting up a good quality NAS (perhaps Synology) enclosure for Time Machine. Can I set up a spin down time for a disk being used for Time Machine? Will Time Machine wake up such a disk on its own? Or will the attempt fail? Do users normally set up a spin down time for a home NAS system? Is my experience of having to manually eject an NAS device normal for a Mac? Or is it a byproduct of a $45 enclosure? And anything else that might help me in making the right purchase decision. This machine would probably only be serving a single Mac (a Mini).
Thank you for any help you can provide.