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    Macbook time machine - backup

    current running 10.7 but have been struggling to back up the mbp to nas drive.
    It turns out my nas is not supported and time machine wont back up to this device.

    What are the alternatives ? Buying a time capsule ?

    I could just buy a different NAS drive - but which one ?

    #2
    Originally posted by FiveTimes View Post
    current running 10.7 but have been struggling to back up the mbp to nas drive.
    It turns out my nas is not supported and time machine wont back up to this device.

    What are the alternatives ? Buying a time capsule ?

    I could just buy a different NAS drive - but which one ?
    What NAS are you using? I had a ReadyNas Duo which needed a firmware upgrade after Lion install due to the changes in something or another
    Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
    I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

    I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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      #3
      Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
      What NAS are you using? I had a ReadyNas Duo which needed a firmware upgrade after Lion install due to the changes in something or another
      NAS is a buffalo linkstation live 500GB.

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        #4
        Originally posted by FiveTimes View Post
        current running 10.7 but have been struggling to back up the mbp to nas drive.
        It turns out my nas is not supported and time machine wont back up to this device.

        What are the alternatives ? Buying a time capsule ?

        I could just buy a different NAS drive - but which one ?
        Timmachine doesn't like non Mac filesystems for backups despite the fact that MAC OS will happily talk to NTFS without any faffing about ( it's one of my few peeves with Apple). There have been reports of sucess using this method if you haven't tried it already.

        OSX Timemachine and Samba/Windows share « Hupio’s Weblog

        Essentially you are creating a virtual Mac OS partition on the NAS device and pointing Timemachine at that. Just make sure you set it up with a big enough volume size for your backups.
        "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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          #5
          Terminal, log into NAS and do this in it's root..

          touch .com.apple.timemachine.supported

          Should work then cos Mac will think it's a Time Capsule and do the needful - Google about a bit tho, that used to work, might not now....

          Works(ed) on any share or used to!

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            #6
            Just bought one of these and all 3 of our Macs recognised it out of the box as a file server and a backup drive.

            My Book Live.

            Plus, once registered, any computer can access the file share through the WD website, once logged in it mounts as a remote volume.
            Still Invoicing

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              #7
              Originally posted by FiveTimes View Post
              What are the alternatives ? Buying a time capsule ?

              I could just buy a different NAS drive - but which one ?
              An external Firewire drive does it for me. You don't have to buy a Time Capsule.
              Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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                #8
                My D-link NAS needed the Timemachine compatibility turning on. it was an option in admin panel. Worked fab once i sorted that and mapped a drive...
                I didn't say it was your ******* fault, I said I was blaming you!

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