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Stinky The Clown

(68,471 posts) Mon May 13, 2013, 07:23 PM May 2013

Does anyone use a Time Capsule drive? Does anyone use a non Apple network drive for Time Machine?

I have a 1T Seagate GoFlex drive and a 2T WD MyBook drive. Both connect directly to the network, both run their own proprietary software, both claim to be Time Machine compatible.

Both have run TM backups perfectly fine . . . . until they don't.

After these two experiences, we are contemplating an Apple Time Capsule . . . . . but are hoping there is a foolproof alternative.

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Does anyone use a Time Capsule drive? Does anyone use a non Apple network drive for Time Machine? (Original Post) Stinky The Clown May 2013 OP

We use a Time Capsule, but most any directly connected HD should work with Time Machine. onehandle May 2013 #1

We have a MacPro and an iMac set up that way. The network drives are . . . . Stinky The Clown May 2013 #2

It's our WiFi access point. Yes. nt onehandle May 2013 #3

iomega's 1 ter drive replaced my time capsule storage ChairmanAgnostic May 2013 #4

How are things strung together? Stinky The Clown May 2013 #5

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. We use a Time Capsule, but most any directly connected HD should work with Time Machine.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 08:25 PM

May 2013

Dunno about 'directly to the network,' but direct FireWire or USB connections should work fine.

Stinky The Clown

(68,471 posts)

2. We have a MacPro and an iMac set up that way. The network drives are . . . .

Reply to onehandle (Reply #1)

Mon May 13, 2013, 08:35 PM

May 2013

. . . . for the laptops and a remote iMac. It isn't practical to have directly connected drives for those three.

Do you also use the Time Capsule as a wireless access point?