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Wondering If Any Have Had Success With Time Machine To A NAS Drive
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<blockquote data-quote="PGB1" data-source="post: 1825581" data-attributes="member: 76746"><p><span style="color: #000080"><em>"What I did was to mount the network drive in Finder and then go to SysPrefs/TM and point to the mounted drive. Done. TM detected that the drive was mounted remotely and did a backup creating the sparsebundle backup all by itself. I don't even know what the format is on the NAS (and I don't really care, it just works). The NAS does not, BTW, show up in Disk Utility at all as the NAS is not directly attached. But it does show in Finder."</em></span></p><p> </p><p>Thanks Jake for posting these instructions, but I still managed to goof up.</p><p>I took the USB drive that Time Machine has been using when connected directly to the computer and connected it to the router. </p><p>I used Go - Connect To Server and it showed on the desktop and on the Finder "Servers" list.</p><p>Then I opened Time Machine preferences and tried went to "Add Remove Disk". It was on the list. I started a backup and Time Machine reported "Disk Not Available".</p><p></p><p>Next I did a fresh start by connecting the disc to the USB on the computer, erasing it with Disk Utilit & choosing Extended Journaled. I ejected it & then removed the disc from Time Machine's list.</p><p>Next, I did the above steps to mount it as NAS (it mounted) and Time Machine still does not have it on the Add Disk list.</p><p></p><p>Where did I goof up in the process?</p><p>I used Disk Utility to make sure the drive was fresh with no contents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PGB1, post: 1825581, member: 76746"] [COLOR="#000080"][I]"What I did was to mount the network drive in Finder and then go to SysPrefs/TM and point to the mounted drive. Done. TM detected that the drive was mounted remotely and did a backup creating the sparsebundle backup all by itself. I don't even know what the format is on the NAS (and I don't really care, it just works). The NAS does not, BTW, show up in Disk Utility at all as the NAS is not directly attached. But it does show in Finder."[/I][/COLOR] Thanks Jake for posting these instructions, but I still managed to goof up. I took the USB drive that Time Machine has been using when connected directly to the computer and connected it to the router. I used Go - Connect To Server and it showed on the desktop and on the Finder "Servers" list. Then I opened Time Machine preferences and tried went to "Add Remove Disk". It was on the list. I started a backup and Time Machine reported "Disk Not Available". Next I did a fresh start by connecting the disc to the USB on the computer, erasing it with Disk Utilit & choosing Extended Journaled. I ejected it & then removed the disc from Time Machine's list. Next, I did the above steps to mount it as NAS (it mounted) and Time Machine still does not have it on the Add Disk list. Where did I goof up in the process? I used Disk Utility to make sure the drive was fresh with no contents. [/QUOTE]
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