Intel Mac :: Can Time Machine Work Without Going Wireless
May 26, 2012i have time machine but not airborne (wireless). Will time machine work through a direct cable line to my backup drive?
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Intel Mac :: Can Time Machine Work With TDC Home Disk
Jul 1, 2012I had until april, an Acer with Windows and back up to a TDC Home Disk. Now I am trying to use that Home Disk for my new iMac, either as disk for Time Machine or for manual back up.But it does not work. I get the message that I am not allowed to read neither from Time Machine, from mac-backup, or from my own new personal files.
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Intel Mac :: External Hard Drive To Work With Time Machine?
May 5, 2012I am looking for an external hard drive to work with time machine on a imac. All the reports I have looked at are really mixed
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Software :: Won't Work To Stop Time Machine / Can't Work With Exe
Sep 3, 2009Since I just lost my hard drive on my iMac 24 Intel, I am using external hard drive to backup via Time Machine. My question is what procedures are needed when you disconnect ext. hard drive? Do you change Time Machine from ON to OFF?
I know that I have to eject the ext. hard drive using proper commands, but what happens whenever I reinstall the ext. hard drive? Does Time Machine start over from the beginning or just update for changes since my last backup via Time Machine?
When I go on trips, I store ext hard drive in a safe and this is why I am asking.
OS X :: Time Machine And Wireless Backup Via USB?
Mar 2, 2010This has been discussed before, but since there seems to be some disagreement I'm just trying to consolidate some information. The BT HomeHub wi-fi router has a spare USB port. I have a 500Gb USB2 external hd. Using this as a wi-fi drive with Time Machine doesn't seem to work because of differences in formatting (Fat32 etc.). Is there a safe and reliable workaround this issue?
If not, what is a wi-fi backup alternative to Time Capsule? (I just don't want to pay for a wi-fi router that I don't need.)
Hardware :: Can't Get Time Machine To Work On Time Capsule
Jan 31, 2010Ok, so i picked up a 2TB Time Capsule a couple days ago and have tried everything i can think of to get this to work, but im at a loss... I had been previously using Time Machine to backup to an Ext HD attached via USB, and that always went smooth as butter.
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May 20, 2012I have updated to 10.7.4, and now Time Machine does not work on my Time Capsule. I have erased all backups using the Airport Utility. When I try to run Time Machine, the disk is mounted, files are calculated, backup starts, then stops, and no backup is done. Also, no error messages.
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Aug 3, 2010So I've been using my old trusty wireless router (Linksys WRTS54G) for quite some time now and I decided I need to upgrade to N-draft and something with USB support for wireless time machine backups. The only problem I've been running into is that I can't locate any decent rated routers out there which do not conflict with using OS X. Essentially I would settle for something without USB support and keep plugging in my portable HD into my macbook each time I need to backup, but is there anything out there? I just can't justify spending $175 for a Airport Extreme.
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Sep 8, 2008While I would LOVE to get a 1TB Time Capsule and use it with Time Machine on my MBA, that is a whole lot of money when I already have a wireless router that works just fine and I can find 1TB of storage for much cheaper than that... My question is, what are my other options? I have a Mac mini so my first thought was to plug a big ol' USB HD into that and have the MBA backup to that... Well I could access files on the HD from the MBA just fine but Time Machine refused to use it for backups...
I have seen little wireless adapter boxes with USB ports for adding printers and HD's to your home network, would something like this work or would I run into the same issue with Time Machine not wanting to use it as a backup device?
Hardware :: Wireless Hard Drive To Use With Time Machine?
Mar 30, 2010I just can't figure this out for myself. I've tried. And failed, miserably.
I have a 27" iMac. I'm connected to the internet wirelessly via a O2 Wireless Box II.
I need to buy an external hard drive on which to back up my data. I want to use it with Time Machine.
Ideally I'd like the external hard drive to work wirelessly. Is there such a thing (apart from Time Capsule)?
I was thinking about buying a Time Capsule. However, I only have one computer (no file, etc. sharing required here), so maybe I would be wasting my money??
Could the Time Capsule replace my O2 wireless box II or would I still need the O2 wireless box II to connect to the internet? (Sorry, I don't understand about 'routers' and 'modems'.)
Applications :: Trying To Connect Time Machine Through A Wireless Router?
Apr 16, 2010I am the proud owner of a brand new MBP. Im still learning everything as i go but i simply CANNOT figure out my backup situation.
I purchased a Netgear rangemax dual range wireless router (WNDR3700) and a WD MyBook 1 TB external hard drive. i have been trying to hook this up to Time machine wirelessly but i just cant get it to work.
i have already tried hooking up the drive directly to my MBP and it works fine, but i want to do it through wireless router. has anyone experienced anything like this or has a way to help? i have searched the far corners of the net and found nothing
OS X :: Wireless Time Machine Back Up To External Hard Drive
Aug 19, 2009I had Time Machine making wireless backups from my MacBook to a LaCie hard drive plugged into an Airport Extreme Base Station. It's worked great for at least year. The 10.5.8 upgrade seems to have broken it. It's still not an Apple supported configuration.
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Aug 23, 2009I have a newly purchased Airport Extreme base station. It is connected to a WD 1TB My book.
I set it up and did an initial backup using firewire.
I don't know how but I managed to get all subsequent backups to work wirelessly for 3 days.
Now they don't and its bugging the s..t out of me.
Hardware :: Time Capsule Or Another Wireless External Can Work With My System
May 5, 2010Looking to get a wireless external, is Time Capsule the only one that will work with a MBP? I would like my external to back up whatever I do on my computer whenever I am within range. I've read a lot of fail regarding Time Capsules
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Apr 2, 2009I want to wirelessly time machine backup to my time machine hard drive already attached to my iMac.
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Sep 13, 2009I am using an external hard drive that is connected via USB 2.0 to my Airport Extreme to back up using Time Machine. In order to get Time Machine to recognize the hard drive in question, however, I had to mount it as a drive on the network. Can I put a password on the hard drive that is separate from my network's password? What I want is a situation in which people can get onto my network using a password but CANNOT access the Time Machine backup hard drive.
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Feb 14, 2010why I tryed using their wireless service, which would seem screwed my Hard drive. I installed a small application from Telstra (main telecommunications company in Australia) that allows you to connect via a USB modem to the internet wirelessly. After completing the installation, it prompted me to restart and I did so. However, before it shut down a dialogue came up saying it had to clear/reset the system cache or something like that. I clicked ok (only thing i could do) and my computer restart as normal and I had internet. The problems started when my time machine tried to backup; where it stopped while "preparing to backup" and came up with an error dialogue saying something like Time failed because it couldn't find the directory. I restarted my mac once more without the USB modem attached and tried the backup again, whereby i new error came saying it couldn't mount the drive. One more restart later and I now have a Time Machine that doesn't backup or see prior backups, and a Hard Drive that not only can't be mounted but isn't recognised as even a Media device by Disc Utilities.
View 2 Replies View RelatedOS X Mavericks :: Why Does Time Machine Say Wireless Hard Drive Doesn't Have Enough Space When It Clearly Does
Dec 1, 2014I have a 2 TB western digital hard drive connected via USB to my airport extreme (Y2012) that i've been using the past 2 years to connect to wirelessly. The hard drive has 2 partitions, ~1 TB each. 1 partition for backing up, the other for storing media. Recently I deleted my macbook pro backup. My macbook pro has a 500GB hard drive, of which about 120 GB is free.
Since I deleted the old time machine backup disk image and told time machine to start a new backup, I am now receiving an error. It's telling me there isn't enough room on the drive, when the 1TB partition i'm trying to use (as i've sucessfully done in the past) has nothing on it. 1 full TB free, and my macbook pro can't backup a 500 GB hard drive, which isn't even full itself.
I have a macbook pro early 2011, and I never know when the board is going to go koput again and I don't currently have a backup of my stuff while this problem persists.
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Macbook Pro 2011 Thunderbolt, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
OS X :: Will Time Machine Work If Log Out
Aug 4, 2008I like to keep my computer secure when I leave it unattended, just wondering if TM will run its auto-backups when I log out?
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Jun 18, 2009After receiving advice from you guys, I think I will opt to go with:
Disk 1 - OS and my Files
Disk 2 - Time Machine to back up Disk 1
Disk 3 - smaller, slower disk for non important files such as trailer downloads etc
I have a question about time machine though.... how does it work?
IMac PPC :: Time Machine; Transferring An Intel Lion TM Onto A Leopard Machine?
Feb 27, 2012I have my data saved on an external hard drive (OS 10.7) as I sold my previous Mac and am thinking about buying a power pc iMac using Leopard - does anyone know whether this will be able to open and transfer my data to the older Mac?
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Jun 14, 2012I have just set up an external hard drive to my wireless router and am now wanting to set up Time Machine to back up to the hard drive. I can see the hard drive in Finder and can even send files to it manually. I just don't see in setting up Time Machine any option to backup to that hard drive.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Hardware :: Will Time Machine Work With Any NAS
Oct 29, 2010Does anyone know if Time Machine will work with any NAS? I found this from a 2008 article:
Doesn�t Use AirPort Disks If you have a hard drive attached to your AirPort Extreme Base Station�or for that matter, any network-attached storage (NAS) device except the Time Capsule�Time Machine won�t recognize it.
Is this still true with Snow Leapord? Specifically I'm considering this drive:
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OS X :: How To Setup Time Machine To Work On A NAS
Feb 21, 2008I've just got my iMac so for me it was important to get TM up and running before I start doing some real work (and hard play!).
I want to share the lessons learned from my experience and from others in this forum in the hope that it will help others.
I am using a NS4300N NAS from Promise on a LAN with an iMac running Leopard 10.5.2. I connect to it using SMB. It should work with any NAS since the instructions here are not NAS specific. I haven't tried with AFP.
OS X :: Time Machine Backup Does Not Appear To Work
May 13, 2009Just downloaded the new software update (10.5.7) & now my time machine backup doesn't appear to work. I get the following image. I have been to the preferences but can't see the external hard drive there?
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Feb 27, 2012cannot get time machine to work
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Applications :: How Does Time Machine Work With An External HD
Oct 3, 2010I would like to set up Time Machine with an external HD. Is it worth it? Isn't it supposed to be a seamless backup over a network storage? But if I have to keep plugging my external HD in everytime I would like to backup, will that be good enough? Say, I plug in my external HD every 2 weeks, that would give me a good sufficient Time Machine backup? How long does it take?
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Dec 14, 2010I searched and couldn't find an answer on this.
Can time machine work on multiple drives?
Currently, I have time machine backing up my iMac on to an external drive.
I also have a third drive filled with movies and music. I would like to set iTunes to play directly off of that drive but I don't want to risk losing that stuff.
Can I set time machine to back up my iMac on HD2 AND ALSO back up HD3 to HD4?
OS X :: Won't Work With Spotlight Index And Time Machine...
Jan 6, 2008I notice that Spotlight only says "indexing" after I restart the computer, which isn't that often.
But that's not the only time it indexes, right? Does it index a file whenever it's created or moved?
And what about Time Machine? Again, after restarting the computer, my external backup drive that I use with Time Machine is indexed. But I never notice it being indexed when I don't restart.
Does Spotlight have to index it, or does TM handle that somehow? I mean, can I put my backup disk on Spotlight's ignore list, and still have Spotlight in Time Machine work fine?
Hardware :: How Does Time Machine Work With An External HDD
Aug 5, 2009I was wondering how time machine would work with an external hard drive.
I need an external drive so that I can make sure that my work is backed up; I believe that Time Machine takes a new backup each time a file is edited?
Anyway; does the external drive have to be partitioned or formatted in any particular way for time machine to function?
I ask because I would like to use my external drive to store games and music (as a backup, not a primary source), but also be able to use it with time machine.
Also, does time machine make a copy of the entire mac drive, or does it just backup specific folders (such as your user areas). If so, can I select these myself?
