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Wondering If Any Have Had Success With Time Machine To A NAS Drive
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1825583" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>Try this: erase and format the drive while directly connected to your Mac. Any format will do, I think. Pick one that your TP-link can use.</p><p></p><p>Move the drive to the TP-link and connect it to the USB port there.</p><p></p><p>On the Mac, open Finder, then in the sidebar under "Locations" pick "Network." Or use the "Go" menu and pick Network from there. The networked drive should show in any resulting list. Click on it and it should mount. May take a little while to connect and negotiate the mount, so give it a little time. </p><p></p><p>Once it is mounted, it should in the sidebar and should be visible in Finder. You can select it and see the empty drive in Finder. </p><p></p><p>Now go to System Preferences/Time Machine and select the target drive. The Network drive should show there.</p><p></p><p>If it doesn't, then I have no more suggestions to try. That sequence has always worked for me.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1825583, member: 396914"] Try this: erase and format the drive while directly connected to your Mac. Any format will do, I think. Pick one that your TP-link can use. Move the drive to the TP-link and connect it to the USB port there. On the Mac, open Finder, then in the sidebar under "Locations" pick "Network." Or use the "Go" menu and pick Network from there. The networked drive should show in any resulting list. Click on it and it should mount. May take a little while to connect and negotiate the mount, so give it a little time. Once it is mounted, it should in the sidebar and should be visible in Finder. You can select it and see the empty drive in Finder. Now go to System Preferences/Time Machine and select the target drive. The Network drive should show there. If it doesn't, then I have no more suggestions to try. That sequence has always worked for me. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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