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Nov 24 at 0:01 comment added Chris Smith I'll also add I have another Mac that uses powernap to backup to a Linux SMB share and it ALWAYS works so now I'm a bit skeptical its an auto mount SMB issue because that would mean everyone trying to backup to a network share needs to write their own auto mount script for an SMB share on a powernap event? That doesn't make sense from a usability stand point. I think its something with the QNAP, maybe Bonjour is confusing things broadcasting AFP and SMB? I'll run some experiments and report back for posterity sake
Nov 23 at 23:55 comment added Chris Smith @projectshave I wonder if this is only an issue with powernap not mounting SMB shares but it automounts AFP (apple file protocol) shares? I use TimeMachineEditor to backup once a day at night to 2x network destinations: QNAP (which is on 24/7) and my old 2009 Time Capsule. The QNAP backup fails everyday but then it cycles to the Time Capsule and it works EVERY TIME during a powernap. When I go to cd /Volumes/.timemachine I notice the QNAP is using SMB whereas the TimeCapsule is using the old AFP protocol.
Aug 18, 2023 at 12:53 comment added nmu Thank you - future llm
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