basic NAS recommendation?
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 16:22 last edited by
I don’t have anything to suggest, but I am wondering, are you looking for a wireless solution?
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 16:28 last edited by
Not necessarily, I can connect it to the router directly.
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 16:48 last edited by
Basically any NAS should do that.
I believe TimeMachine works on any SMB file share, but maybe there is an advantage to supporting the TimeMachine protocol directly, so that's the only thing I'd check for.
Shouldn't be more than $200.
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 16:58 last edited by
If you truly want to "move anywhere" you will need a personal cloud that is accessible anywhere you have internet access of course.
This is what I would dive into.
https://www.openmediavault.org/
It runs on anything from a Rasberry Pi, Virtual Environments, to a dedicated Debian Linux box if you need more power.
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 20:03 last edited by
I think by "move anywhere" Jon was referring to "within the house", not "across the globe" ...
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 20:08 last edited by
Right. I just want a local backup to complement my iCloud backup.
Basically a time capsule, but they stopped selling them a long time ago.
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 20:59 last edited by
Got another Mac in the house that’s left running all the time?
You can configure that Mac to be a Time Machine server.
See https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-mini/use-mac-mini-as-a-server-apd05a94454f/mac (it’s not limited to Mac mini) -
wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 22:17 last edited by
Actually, any PC in the network will also do. Just put another harddrive in, enable SMB file sharing, install a Time Machine server, ready. The load will be minimal, so your boy's frames per second while gaming wouldn't suffer
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wrote on 2 Mar 2022, 22:23 last edited by
Why not just use a router with a USB port as I linked above?
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wrote on 6 Mar 2022, 01:24 last edited by
Any decision as to what you're planning to do?
If I recall, you have a MacBook Air that is docked and plugged into your monitor.
Why not just get an external drive that'll interface with your dock and Time Machine will do its thing when plugged in. The only time you're not going to back up is when the MacBook is not plugged in.
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Any decision as to what you're planning to do?
If I recall, you have a MacBook Air that is docked and plugged into your monitor.
Why not just get an external drive that'll interface with your dock and Time Machine will do its thing when plugged in. The only time you're not going to back up is when the MacBook is not plugged in.
wrote on 2 Apr 2022, 21:51 last edited by@George-K said in basic NAS recommendation?:
Any decision as to what you're planning to do?
If I recall, you have a MacBook Air that is docked and plugged into your monitor.
Why not just get an external drive that'll interface with your dock and Time Machine will do its thing when plugged in. The only time you're not going to back up is when the MacBook is not plugged in.
Bump for @jon-nyc ..
What'dja do?
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wrote on 2 Apr 2022, 22:07 last edited by
I just got an external drive USB attached.