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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1508486" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>No. Time Machine will not backup network drives, which is what the WD drive is when attached directly to the router.</p><p><a href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4662565?start=0&tstart=0" target="_blank">https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4662565?start=0&tstart=0</a>.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I just had an idea that "may" work (EDIT: or not... see below). This is a bit advanced. Keep the folders/files stored on that WD drive, but put hard links to those folders (hard links are functionally similar to aliases) in a folder on your Mac that does get backed up with Time Machine. A hard link is basically a special type of alias that the OS cannot distinguish from the original file. More importantly, if you move the content that the hard link points to, the hard link will auto-update to link to the new location. It also looks EXACTLY like the original file. The Time Machine software actually makes extensive use of hard links in the backups.</p><p></p><p>EDIT 2: Hard links won't work. They can only be made for files on the same volume. Ah well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1508486, member: 38864"] No. Time Machine will not backup network drives, which is what the WD drive is when attached directly to the router. [url]https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4662565?start=0&tstart=0[/url]. EDIT: I just had an idea that "may" work (EDIT: or not... see below). This is a bit advanced. Keep the folders/files stored on that WD drive, but put hard links to those folders (hard links are functionally similar to aliases) in a folder on your Mac that does get backed up with Time Machine. A hard link is basically a special type of alias that the OS cannot distinguish from the original file. More importantly, if you move the content that the hard link points to, the hard link will auto-update to link to the new location. It also looks EXACTLY like the original file. The Time Machine software actually makes extensive use of hard links in the backups. EDIT 2: Hard links won't work. They can only be made for files on the same volume. Ah well. [/QUOTE]
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