Geek Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/time-machine-backup.jpeg" alt="time-machine-backup" title="time-machine-backup" width="120" height="120" class="alignright size-full wp-image-13103" /> Using the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/command-line/">command line</a>, you can enable a hidden feature in Time Machine that allows you to backup your Mac to a non-native Networked Attached Storage device or even Windows PC.</p> <p><strong>Warning:</strong> this is an unsupported feature in Mac OS X and Time Machine, relying on this method to backup your data could be risky. Proceed at your own risk.</p> <p>To get non-native drive support, launch the Terminal and enter the following command:</p> <p><code style="font-size:95%;">sudo defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1</code></p> <p>Now you’ll be able to access non-native NAS volumes through Time Machine setup.</p> <p>Don’t forget that this is an unsupported feature in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/time-machine/">Time Machine</a> which is why it isn’t enabled by default, relying on this for your backups may not be the best idea. Apple probably chose to keep it unsupported for several reasons, but remember there’s always a potential for packet loss with network traffic, particularly wireless networks. Packet loss in the case of a backup could result in corrupted or missing data, so if you plan on using this feature you may want to stay on a wired ethernet network to reduce the chances of any transmission loss.</p> <p>I tried this briefly and got the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/02/25/time-machine-backup-delayed/">“Time Machine backup delayed”</a> message, forcing a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/07/21/how-to-do-manual-backups-with-time-machine/">manual backup</a> to resolve the error. It’s my strong recommendation that you’ll just backup Time Machine to a dedicated backup drive that is physically connected to your Mac, this is without a doubt the most reliable method. Nonetheless, if you’re in a pinch, it’s nice to know you can bend the rules if a situation requires it. </p> <p>Thanks to Nick for sending this in!</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jWMhNCsAsvl0UAjRs85VpGNvzQo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jWMhNCsAsvl0UAjRs85VpGNvzQo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jWMhNCsAsvl0UAjRs85VpGNvzQo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jWMhNCsAsvl0UAjRs85VpGNvzQo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=NmhzVSn15eE:IM_m_lCHDKE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=NmhzVSn15eE:IM_m_lCHDKE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=NmhzVSn15eE:IM_m_lCHDKE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=NmhzVSn15eE:IM_m_lCHDKE:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=NmhzVSn15eE:IM_m_lCHDKE:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=NmhzVSn15eE:IM_m_lCHDKE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=NmhzVSn15eE:IM_m_lCHDKE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/NmhzVSn15eE" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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