Comments on: Backup Time Machine to Non-Native Drives & Network Attached Storage http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/28/backup-time-machine-to-non-native-drives-network-attached-storage/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Sat, 18 May 2013 19:31:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Martin http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/28/backup-time-machine-to-non-native-drives-network-attached-storage/#comment-176408 Martin Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:23:51 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13054#comment-176408 Sorry to go off topic....is there a way to reduce the number of back ups that time machine does other than manually turning it off. I find it annoying that every hour my macbook starts making noise due to the extra processing power required for time machine as half the time am just on the web and there isnt even a need for a back up. Once or twice a day would suffice in my opinion. I was wondering whether this could be done via terminal too. Thanks Sorry to go off topic….is there a way to reduce the number of back ups that time machine does other than manually turning it off. I find it annoying that every hour my macbook starts making noise due to the extra processing power required for time machine as half the time am just on the web and there isnt even a need for a back up. Once or twice a day would suffice in my opinion. I was wondering whether this could be done via terminal too.

Thanks

]]> By: Parakeet http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/28/backup-time-machine-to-non-native-drives-network-attached-storage/#comment-176306 Parakeet Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:44:25 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13054#comment-176306 You sure you can't lose data from network interference? Wouldn't a time-out also cause data loss? You sure you can’t lose data from network interference? Wouldn’t a time-out also cause data loss?

]]> By: v_v http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/28/backup-time-machine-to-non-native-drives-network-attached-storage/#comment-176238 v_v Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:00:14 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13054#comment-176238 there's a reason apple left this behind, i would not rely on it there’s a reason apple left this behind, i would not rely on it

]]> By: Brian Hanifin http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/28/backup-time-machine-to-non-native-drives-network-attached-storage/#comment-176236 Brian Hanifin Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:50:24 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13054#comment-176236 If you connect to your network drive using SMB you have to create the .sparsebundle file using Disk Utility. The trick is to name it properly "COMPUTERNAME_MACADDRESS.sparsebundle". There is an automator action at the following link which can be used to create this sparesbundle automatically. http://code.google.com/p/backmyfruitup/downloads/list I have used this technique to backup my Mac to a hard drive I have attached to my Boxeebox. Before that the hard drive was attached to my router. :) It works great! If you connect to your network drive using SMB you have to create the .sparsebundle file using Disk Utility. The trick is to name it properly “COMPUTERNAME_MACADDRESS.sparsebundle”.

There is an automator action at the following link which can be used to create this sparesbundle automatically.
http://code.google.com/p/backmyfruitup/downloads/list

I have used this technique to backup my Mac to a hard drive I have attached to my Boxeebox. Before that the hard drive was attached to my router. :) It works great!

]]> By: Roy P. Ammeraal http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/28/backup-time-machine-to-non-native-drives-network-attached-storage/#comment-176231 Roy P. Ammeraal Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:25:54 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13054#comment-176231 Packet loss will not happen, since this is an TCP connection (which will take care of packet losses, even when it operates over a wireless connection). Time-outs may happen, the Time Machine software may not like this. Packet loss will not happen, since this is an TCP connection (which will take care of packet losses, even when it operates over a wireless connection).
Time-outs may happen, the Time Machine software may not like this.

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