Questions tagged [nas]
Network Attached Storage is storage which is not directly connected to a computer, but instead is accessible by being part of the network.
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Not possible to create a sparsebundle image on a SMB mounted Volume
I'm trying to create a sparse bundle image from Disk Utility directly on my NAS (through a mounted smb volume):
I then get the following error after a few seconds:
Creating a sparseimage the same ...
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Connect NAS with static ip over ethernet with MBP
I have a WD MyBook World NAS with the set static ip 192.168.0.102 (subnet mask 255.255.255.0) - it might be also defined that the router ip is 192.168.0.1 but I can't remember. It works great on my ...
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OSX partitions wiped by NAS RAID
So I messed up when I thought it would be a good idea to stick some hard drives into my NAS. It's now changed the partition table to a RAID0 one and my data has vanished. What are my best chances of ...
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Finder slow after wake up from standby mode
I have 4 or 5 Network shares in my Favorites bar in the Finder. Any time the Macbook wakes up from Standby, the Finder takes forever to show up.
If I remove the Network shares from the Favorites bar, ...
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Are there open source software that let OS X see a generic NAS as a Time Machine destination?
Is it possible to use "Time-Machine" with an external hard-drive through an IP?
I have an external HD connected to a Raspberry Pi and I have installed SSH. What I am hoping to achieve is this:
I ...
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NAS Streaming Performance
I recently bought a NAS drive (WD Personal Cloud) and it seems great - for everything but streaming video, it is very quick. However, when playing video files (480 and 720p) despite there being no ...
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Can you use the iPad to manage your iPod?
I am about to get an iPad. My only other apple product is the iPod, and I do not have any windows computer (all Linux).
The iPod has been shelved for some time: I don't sync it very often with my ...
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How to fix when connecting to any server results in “Connecting to '…'” window that will leave up all day?
Along with myself, a couple other people in my office are having the same issue as I. Below, I will go through all the steps I've taken thus far (it's been a long time) and the results if I have them/...
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How to backup NAS using Time Machine
I just purchased a new Iomega NAS IX2-200 4TB. I need to regularly backup this NAS. Time Machine would be the best option. How do I setup so the Time Machine will backup this NAS to my external Hard ...
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Using Existing Time Machine Backup over Time Capsule
I have an external 2TB drive that I've been using for Time Machine Backups directly connected to my Mac. I've recently gotten a Time Capsule and would to continue backing up with the existing backup, ...
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How to point an Apple TV to an iTunes Library on a NAS?
I have my Apple TV linked to my iTunes library stored on a network storage device by linking to my laptop. I would like to point my Apple TV directly to the iTunes library on the storage device ...
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How to troubleshoot WD My Cloud Home connection
I've got a WD My Cloud Home that I use as my personal NAS. I installed the software WD Discovery (in a Mac Mini with OS version 10.11.6) so it could detect such device. Until now, it has been working ...
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Force Google Chrome to store password on insecure HTTPS website (NAS)
I have a synology NAS, and I enabled https web portal for safety reasons (I enabled quickconnect). For some reason, Google Chrome thinks that the certificate it uses is insecure (NET::...
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Is it possible to configure Time Machine to encrypt network backups?
Since NASes as usually 24/7 online, there is a certain risk of being hacked/compromised and it's not wise to rely solely on the drive's encryption inside of the NAS.
Is it possible to set up Time ...
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Very slow time machine backup to NAS (small files?)
[Nb. more-or-less identical question posted to ServerFault.]
I am backing up my 2019 15" MacBook Pro to a Synology DS416 NAS. The NAS is wired to my NetGear Orbi router, correctly showing 1000 ...
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Permissions errors when using launchd to run rsync between local drive and afp network drive
I am trying to sync a local directory to my NAS that is mounted via the afp protocol as a drive. I am using rsync. When I run the command from the terminal, it works fine. However, when I try to run ...
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Quick search in NAS. Which software for overview?
We use a NAS in our small company to acces our files from different locations. Searching within the NAS does not work well due to the amount of data stored and slow internet connection. So if we're ...
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Catalina No Longer Connects To Windows 10 NAS
Everything was fine under Mojave, but when I upgraded to Catalina my Mac can no longer connect to my Windows 10 NAS. It's not the NAS because I have other Windows 10 and even Raspberry Pis connecting ...
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How to delete from shared drive without confimation?
Is there a way to delete files/folders from a shared drive, i.e. a NAS drive, without the confirmation dialog popping up?
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Unable to restore Time Machine backup to a different computer
I have a MacBook Pro 2017 that was sent for replacement. The system was always synced with Time Machine.
I have a temporary MacBook Pro 2017 I am trying to restore to, but I can't get it to work.
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How can I have multiple connections through AFP?
I have a Synology NAS and I always connect to it through AFP. I enter my login and password and I can access all the shares.
Recently, I have started to use TimeMachine and I created a user for it ...
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How do I stop Time Machine swamping my wifi network?
I use Time Machine to back up my MacBook Air to a Synology DiskStation NAS. This works fine, but because of the layout of my home I have to connect to my home network wirelessly. This means that when ...
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Alternative backup solution for macOS
I encountered this issue with Time Machine, so I Googled about alternative solutions, but I can't find one that's suitable for my need. I want the following:
Interface: Both command line and GUI that'...
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Sharing and Permissions - always shows “Fetching” instead of the user name
I am a basic Mac user, so please bear with me.
I have a WD MyCloud EX2 to store large files and videos - over 10000 files, so searching is critical for me. The WD NAS, the iMac are connected via ...
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Network drive in finder sidebar disappears, is there's a way keep them in unmounted state?
I use Automator to mount my network drives on boot by following instructions from this link:
http://osxdaily.com/2012/05/04/automatically-connect-to-network-drive-mac-os-x/
and then drag the drives ...
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NAS Server disconnecting from SMB connection
I can't figure it out:
Every few minutes I have to connect to the NAS Synology (DS1517+), DSM number (DSM 6.2.1-23824) from my MacBook: Go>Connect to Server... then select the folders I need.
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I'm using a 2008 Mac Pro as a home media server, how to get Wake On Network Access to work? [duplicate]
I'm trying to make use of an old Mac Pro with 10.6.8 I had lying around as a wireless home media server, backed up with Time Machine. I'm just using a standard Huawei router provided to me by my ISP. ...
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macOS High Sierra changing permissions of file(s) on NAS when opening
Hopefully some of you Mac gurus can provide a simple and quick answer.
Here's the question: I have a Mac running High Sierra, connected to a primarily Windows network. On that network is a new Seagate ...
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Finder takes forever to open a directory with a lot of subfolders on NTFS or NAS
On my external NTFS HDD I have my music collection with over 3800 artists in it, which is structured like this: /Music/Artist/Year - Album/, each artist as a separate sub-folder. When I try to open ...
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AFP client for MacOS to connect to AFP server to duplicate and share data with other users
I have been in struggle to set a system where I would be able to duplicate and share data with other users.
Under SMB, I had a QSync client being used in MacOS, but seems like it cannot handle ...
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AppleScript to rename subfolders
I have a file structure for photos which is Year >Date, then within each date folder I have RAW images plus a folder named 'jpg', which contains jpg copies of the RAW files.
I need to move the jpg ...
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backups.backupdb seems empty
I use a NAS (WD mycloud ex2) to backup my computer with time machine. Usually it works (more or less), but I am dealing now with a quite big issue. Now, I can mount the sparse.bundle file, but ...
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OS X / macOS doesn't connect to NAS
I have problems getting a Mac-Mini to connect to our QNAP NAS over Wifi. It once worked. As it's my wife's Mac and she doesn't care about backups or whatsoever, I don't know since when it actually ...
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Folder disappear from NAS only in Finder
I'm using a Lenovo ix4-300d has my backup system for my archives and it work pretty well. The only downside right now (and it's not even them fault) is that some folder has disappeared from my Finder ...
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Mounting an AFP network volume eventually freezes my Yosemite System
Ever since I upgraded to 10.10.2 shortly after boot my whole system becomes unusable. Any app that interacts with the volume freezes up such as Finder. Killing the Finder process does not fix the ...
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Music app that integrates well with Synology NAS
I'm looking for music software that will work well integrating with a large (~1TB) music collection on a Synology device.
Requirements:
Fast searching
Fast connection
adapts happily to NAS being ...
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Mac preventing loading Java site
I am trying to administer my Western Digital MyBookLife home network drive, using the Java based admin console provided by WD. The console is a web application served up from the drive itself.
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Mavericks Time Machine is stuck in the middle of backing up, other times stop unexpectedly
After upgrade to Mavericks I fail to complete a single backup with Time Machine. Tried it both for third-party NAS (QNAP TS-210) having a Time Machine service, and for a simple external HDD enclosure (...
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Transfer iPhone 5 photo library on to a Network Storage Device
I'm running out of space on my iPhone and would like to transfer my iPhone photos to a NAS and then delete them. I like to view my pictures from NAS via an app.
Can somebody recommend a good NAS and ...
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How to connect to a NAS share using a different user name?
I have an iMac running OSX 10.6.8 that automounts a NAS share from a D-Link DNS-320 2-bay Network Attached Storage. On the NAS, both users "user1" and "user2" are members of group "group1".
My user ...
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Why is the connection to my NAS really slow/unstable via local network IP but not via dyndns-IP?
I'm having a problem to connect my Macbook Air to my NAS. The NAS has Debian installed and can be reached by any other computer in the network.
I can find the NAS on Finder. The NAS is listed in the ...
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Bash script to back up files
I am new to bash, so I'm a bit lost with this script I made to backup some directories from the local machine into a NAS. The NAS will contain only a certain number of backed up files, so before ...
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Mac Mini with OS X Server v. a dedicated NAS [closed]
I'm debating on whether or not to get a Mac Mini, install OS X Server, run it headless, with storage attached v. Thunderbolt and use that for network access of photos v. a stand alone dedicated ...
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NAS recommendation [closed]
I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a 4-bay NAS with AFP/TimeMachine support and the ability for me to install s3cmd (a utility for simple S3 syncing).
The reason I ask is simple: just having a ...
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How to set up Time Machine to back up to a specific folder in my Synology NAS?
I'm trying to set up Time Machine to back up to my Synology NAS. I need it to back up to this folder:
/Shared/BACKUPs/MacBookPro2010
So on my Mac I go to Finder -> Go -> Connect to server
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“iTunes media folder location” keeps reverting to local storage instead of persisting the NAS location, how to stop this?
I have my iTunes music held on a NAS box and apart from severe lag times, it works fine, however, occasionally iTunes just switches the 'media folder location' back to the local machine without even ...
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Accessing a NAS device from Python code on Mac-OS [closed]
I have a NAS device that appears in Finder under the Shared devices so I can read and write to it just like any folder on my OSX drive with no need to provide authentication. How can I read and write ...
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Synology NAS (DS218+) and Full Disk Encryption (FileVault2)?
I’m wondering, if there is a way to enable Whole Disk Encryption on a Synology NAS (in my case DS218+).
Every topic regarding encryption on a Synology NAS addresses “Folder Encryption” rather than ...
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Mount sparse bundle with a WD My Cloud EX2 NAS
I use Time Machine with a NAS. It works well and it mounts a disk image when doing backup or when I enter Time Machine.
When the disk image is mounted, I can access all the directories of my backups.
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Reformat / resize an external hard drive removed from a NAS
I have a 3TB hard drive that I removed from a NAS that is only showing as 800MB on my Mac.
Have tried Disk Utility (and terminal diskutil) but the hard drive keeps showing at the wrong size.
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