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Quick Time Machine Question...

  • 24-10-2007 10:18pm
    #1
    unklerosco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,828 ✭✭✭


    Will it work on a networked drive or does it have to be connected via usb/firewire??

    Just wondering as i was planning on having a central drive on the network for backing up the iMac, Mac mini(running MCE n OSX), PC n Laptop...


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  • #2
    WizZard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭WizZard


    Yes and no.
    Can backup to a network share (AFP)
    Pick a disk. Any disk.

    You can designate just about any HFS+ formatted FireWire or USB drive connected to a Mac as a Time Machine backup drive. Time Machine can also back up to another Mac running Leopard with Personal File Sharing, Leopard Server, or Xsan storage devices.
    From http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/timemachine.html


  • #3
    unklerosco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,828 ✭✭✭unklerosco


    Nats... I'll just get a external drive for it


  • #4
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,822 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    1 harddrive to backup three machines? :confused:
    Good luck...


  • #5
    unklerosco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,828 ✭✭✭unklerosco


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    1 harddrive to backup three machines? :confused:
    Good luck...

    ???


  • #6
    WizZard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭WizZard


    A possible workaround if you have an AEBS


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  • #7
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Backing up over a network would be bloody handy with Time Machine, I have no spare HD's to test Time Machine at the moment, damn shame :(


  • #8
    setanta5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 348 ✭✭setanta5


    What i want to know is...how big should your HD be? And how useful will it be with a Laptop?

    I have MBP with 160gig HD. I have a WD 500 Gig external HD which i use for backing up and storing media (movies) off my machine and a rugged portable lacie drive (160 Gig) which i use for video edits while i'm out and about as it doesn't need its own power supply and is relatively small.

    So how will time machine cope with not having external drive in place all the time? and how much HD space will it require? Does it only back up DATA or is it System files as well.

    I currently have a 160Gig partition on the WD drive whcih i use to make a full bootable backup of my system on a bi weekly basis.


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