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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: 1825620" data-attributes="member: 76746"><p>Thanks Again Everyone for helping me with this odd problem.</p><p></p><p>The router is Archer C7 AC1750 hardware Version 4.</p><p></p><p>Thank You for the step-by-step of what worked for you Jake and for the explanation of how it all works, SlyDude. Your reminder of having a good clone in the backup plan is much appreciated, Patrick. I really have to be more consistent about updating my clone more often.</p><p></p><p>I am starting to think my computer has an idiosyncrasy fouling up the project.</p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------</p><p>Here Is What Happened When I Followed the Step-By-Step Jake provided:</p><p></p><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><span style="color: #000080">Available To Me in Disk Utility - Erase Are: FAT, Ex Fat & Extended Journaled</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Tried FAT first TP-Link said they prefer FAT or FAT 32</span></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><span style="color: #000080">Locations isn’t in my sidebar and oddly it is not available to choose in <em>Finder - Preferences - Sidebar.</em> </span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">I used <em>Go - Network</em> to view the drive.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">The list was empty.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">I went back to <em>GO</em> & used <em>Connect To Server</em> Automatic connecting by adding it to Log In Items never has worked, but that is another project. </span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"> Oddly, two drives were available to mount: sda1 & sad 2. I chose sda1 Next i tried sda2, but no drive showed up.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">In Finder, it shows under “Shared” in the side bar.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">I can open a Finder window of it & move files manually in & out.</span></p><p></p><p>Once it is mounted, it should in the sidebar and should be visible in Finder. <span style="color: #000080">It is in the sidebar under "Shared"</span></p><p>You can select it and see the empty drive in Finder.<span style="color: #000080"> This worked great</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Next I went to <em>Go - Network</em> and tplinkwifi.net shows. Clicking its Down-Arrow reveals that both sda1 & sda2 are present, just as you described.</span></p><p></p><p>Now go to System Preferences/Time Machine and select the target drive. The Network drive should show there.</p><p><span style="color: #000080">Now The Glitch: Time Machine's "Select Disk" still doesn’t show the connected drive.</span></p><p>——————————————————————</p><p><span style="color: #000080">I Re-Started the process, but chose Extended Journaled for the format.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">I still had to use Go - Connect To Server, but this time sdb1 was the only choice.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Once mounted, I could move files on & off if it manually.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Time Machine still does not show the drive in the Choose Disk list.</span></p><p></p><p>Then, being a glutton for punishment, I tried with EX FAT. No Luck</p><p></p><p>Next- I re-booted the router & waited for it to complete re-booting. I tried again with no luck. Next I re-booted the computer. Still no luck.</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><span style="color: #000080">I do appreciate that you took the time to share this step-by-step that works for your computer! </span></p><p></p><p>This is one crazy hiccup, Isn't It?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PGB1, post: 1825620, member: 76746"] Thanks Again Everyone for helping me with this odd problem. The router is Archer C7 AC1750 hardware Version 4. Thank You for the step-by-step of what worked for you Jake and for the explanation of how it all works, SlyDude. Your reminder of having a good clone in the backup plan is much appreciated, Patrick. I really have to be more consistent about updating my clone more often. I am starting to think my computer has an idiosyncrasy fouling up the project. ----------------------------------------------------------- Here Is What Happened When I Followed the Step-By-Step Jake provided: 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. [COLOR="#000080"]Available To Me in Disk Utility - Erase Are: FAT, Ex Fat & Extended Journaled Tried FAT first TP-Link said they prefer FAT or FAT 32[/COLOR] 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. [COLOR="#000080"]Locations isn’t in my sidebar and oddly it is not available to choose in [I]Finder - Preferences - Sidebar.[/I] I used [I]Go - Network[/I] to view the drive. The list was empty. I went back to [I]GO[/I] & used [I]Connect To Server[/I] Automatic connecting by adding it to Log In Items never has worked, but that is another project. Oddly, two drives were available to mount: sda1 & sad 2. I chose sda1 Next i tried sda2, but no drive showed up. In Finder, it shows under “Shared” in the side bar. I can open a Finder window of it & move files manually in & out.[/COLOR] Once it is mounted, it should in the sidebar and should be visible in Finder. [COLOR="#000080"]It is in the sidebar under "Shared"[/COLOR] You can select it and see the empty drive in Finder.[COLOR="#000080"] This worked great[/COLOR] [COLOR="#000080"]Next I went to [I]Go - Network[/I] and tplinkwifi.net shows. Clicking its Down-Arrow reveals that both sda1 & sda2 are present, just as you described.[/COLOR] Now go to System Preferences/Time Machine and select the target drive. The Network drive should show there. [COLOR="#000080"]Now The Glitch: Time Machine's "Select Disk" still doesn’t show the connected drive.[/COLOR] —————————————————————— [COLOR="#000080"]I Re-Started the process, but chose Extended Journaled for the format. I still had to use Go - Connect To Server, but this time sdb1 was the only choice. Once mounted, I could move files on & off if it manually. Time Machine still does not show the drive in the Choose Disk list.[/COLOR] Then, being a glutton for punishment, I tried with EX FAT. No Luck Next- I re-booted the router & waited for it to complete re-booting. I tried again with no luck. Next I re-booted the computer. Still no luck. If it doesn't, then I have no more suggestions to try. That sequence has always worked for me. [COLOR="#000080"]I do appreciate that you took the time to share this step-by-step that works for your computer! [/COLOR] This is one crazy hiccup, Isn't It? [/QUOTE]
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