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Time Machine backup to network drive?

by xfm284 Mar 13, 2011 4:15AM PDT

I'm a relative newbie to OSX. I'm currently in transition from PCs to all Macs. I recently got a D-Link Networked HDD enclosure and populated it with 2x2TB WD HDDs for automated backup of multiple computers (3 MAC OSX, 3 Win7). When setting up Time Machine on my Macs (all running OSX 10.6.6) it only gives me a choice of mounted internal and USB drives. The networked drive does not show up as a choice for backup destination. Is it possible to designate the network drive(s) through a LAN IP address for Time Machine use?

iMAC 27" Core i7
Mac Mini Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro Core i5
All machines running OSX 10.6.6

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Are the drives visible
by Jimmy Greystone Mar 13, 2011 4:37AM PDT

Are the drives visible and accessible to the Macs otherwise?

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Machine backup to network drive?
by xfm284 Mar 13, 2011 8:27AM PDT

Yes. I can see the drive in Finder and address the files on it. It just doesn't show up as a selection option when I go into Time Machine setup.

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Try this
by photag Jun 15, 2011 10:07PM PDT

I used this link and it worked well for me.

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