Oct 30, 2016 · It spends a lot of time verifying files between the backup and the computer.. over internet links you really just don't want that traffic. Picking up files must also not be out of a …

Nov 18, 2019 · How do we backup a Mac to an SMB share on a Windows 10 PC? Apple says that it supports SMB but I have tried to create a share and it does not show up in Time Machines …

Jul 18, 2024 · If your backup disk is on a network, the network server can use SMB file sharing. (Your Mac must be connected to the SMB server when you set up Time Machine.) After you …

Apr 15, 2023 · The Time Machine on the remote Mac controls the backup, it just creates the sparse bundle on the network share for each remote Mac that backs up. If you are still making …

Time Machine over the internet works for me, even over a 1Mbps connection connection. Though you have to leave your Mac running for a bit longer to make sure each backup completes, so …

Nov 24, 2025 · Time Machine drive setup question What does Time Machine do to set up disk drives? I just initialized a (previously used) hard disc (not SSD) and created an HFS+ …

Nov 27, 2021 · They can be on the same partition as Time Machine will create a separate disk image for each. When you share out that partition, Ctrl-click on it in Sharing and choose …

Is it possible to use Time Machine to back up to an external hard drive connected to a Mac on same wifi network?

Feb 25, 2022 · Unusable file system on remote Time Machine backup I usually use a NAS for time machine backups, but there is a significant difference between that and backups to a …

Mar 25, 2013 · Even without shell tools, you can micromanage storage from the Time Machine GUI as follows - quoting Apple's article on Mac Basics: Time Machine: You can also enter the …