Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Other Apple Products
Other Hardware and Peripherals
NAS Suggestion?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Raz0rEdge" data-source="post: 1893685" data-attributes="member: 110816"><p>The <a href="https://kb.synology.com/en-us/DSM/tutorial/How_to_back_up_files_from_Mac_to_Synology_NAS_with_Time_Machine" target="_blank">following article</a> shows you the instructions to setup Time Machine on the Synology NAS'. The assumption is that it's meant for a single Mac. But what you would do is name the shared folder in the first part with a unique name (like your computer's name or your name) and then when you create the user in the second part, give it the same name and give it access to just the shared folder you created previously. Repeat this process for the other Mac and now you have 2 sets of username/passwords accessing folders unique to it.</p><p></p><p>Within each Mac use the appropriate credential to enable Time Machine and backups will happen to appropriate folder across the RAID so you have a built-in backup.</p><p></p><p>I have 4 2TB drives in my NAS and have a collective 5.4TB of space available. You'll want to think about 2 use cases here. One is an ongoing Time Machine backup of your files from the 2 Macs. The other is quick access to files you don't want to keep on the Mac itself through a mounted folder that you can delete/manipulate as you see fit, more like Dropbox/iCloud.</p><p></p><p>With the file sizes you are dealing with, I'd recommend that you go down the hardwired Ethernet route between the Macs and the NAS to not spend a ton of time waiting over WiFi.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raz0rEdge, post: 1893685, member: 110816"] The [URL='https://kb.synology.com/en-us/DSM/tutorial/How_to_back_up_files_from_Mac_to_Synology_NAS_with_Time_Machine']following article[/URL] shows you the instructions to setup Time Machine on the Synology NAS'. The assumption is that it's meant for a single Mac. But what you would do is name the shared folder in the first part with a unique name (like your computer's name or your name) and then when you create the user in the second part, give it the same name and give it access to just the shared folder you created previously. Repeat this process for the other Mac and now you have 2 sets of username/passwords accessing folders unique to it. Within each Mac use the appropriate credential to enable Time Machine and backups will happen to appropriate folder across the RAID so you have a built-in backup. I have 4 2TB drives in my NAS and have a collective 5.4TB of space available. You'll want to think about 2 use cases here. One is an ongoing Time Machine backup of your files from the 2 Macs. The other is quick access to files you don't want to keep on the Mac itself through a mounted folder that you can delete/manipulate as you see fit, more like Dropbox/iCloud. With the file sizes you are dealing with, I'd recommend that you go down the hardwired Ethernet route between the Macs and the NAS to not spend a ton of time waiting over WiFi. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Other Apple Products
Other Hardware and Peripherals
NAS Suggestion?
Top