{"id":35079,"date":"2022-02-21T15:52:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T20:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=35079"},"modified":"2023-09-05T09:02:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:02:46","slug":"network-time-machine-backups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/21\/network-time-machine-backups\/","title":{"rendered":"Network Time Machine Backups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ivan Drucker<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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For desktop Macs, it’s easy to keep an external Time Machine drive permanently connected. But, speaking from my experience as a consultant, I find that the vast majority of laptop users, myself included, are unlikely to plug in a drive regularly.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The Time Capsule’s void has been filled by third-party NAS products, though I suspect many Mac users are generally unaware of this category of product. I have set up several NAS devices as Time Capsule replacements for clients, and while they do work, none are perfect, many are too complex or expensive, and some share problems (notably slow performance) with the Time Capsule while introducing a few of their own.<\/p>\n

In this article, I will detail my quest to find or build a better Time Capsule and solicit the collective wisdom of the TidBITS community to further that quest. To the extent that I conclude anything, it is that when it comes to network backup for the Mac, there are many choices, each with tradeoffs, and you’ll need to decide what makes the most sense for your situation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It seems like the easiest way is to use Share as a Time Machine backup destination<\/a> with an old Mac.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n