Time Machine & Time Capsule support on your LinkStation - Revision history

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	*[http://nedos.net/2008/03/29/restore-from-an-unsupported-time-machine-backup-with-the-leopard-dvd/ How to Restore a Mac's contents from an Unsupported Time Machine Backup Using the Leopard DVD]		*[http://nedos.net/2008/03/29/restore-from-an-unsupported-time-machine-backup-with-the-leopard-dvd/ How to Restore a Mac's contents from an Unsupported Time Machine Backup Using the Leopard DVD]
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-	*[http://www.mac-how.net how to restore a mac]
-	*[http://www.mac-how.net/article/Configuring_your_Mac_Mail_Client Configuring your Mac Mail Client]

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	*[http://www.mac-how.net how to restore a mac]		*[http://www.mac-how.net how to restore a mac]
	*[http://www.mac-how.net/article/Configuring_your_Mac_Mail_Client Configuring your Mac Mail Client]		*[http://www.mac-how.net/article/Configuring_your_Mac_Mail_Client Configuring your Mac Mail Client]
-	*[http://mackeeper.zeobit.com/mac-data-recovery Mac data recovery]

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AngMed — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:17:36 GMT

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	*[http://www.mac-how.net how to restore a mac]		*[http://www.mac-how.net how to restore a mac]
	*[http://www.mac-how.net/article/Configuring_your_Mac_Mail_Client Configuring your Mac Mail Client]		*[http://www.mac-how.net/article/Configuring_your_Mac_Mail_Client Configuring your Mac Mail Client]
		+	*[http://mackeeper.zeobit.com/mac-data-recovery Mac data recovery]

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Slinked — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:29:28 GMT

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	*[http://www.mac-how.net how to restore a mac]		*[http://www.mac-how.net how to restore a mac]
		+	*[http://www.mac-how.net/article/Configuring_your_Mac_Mail_Client Configuring your Mac Mail Client]

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Rembill — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:03:09 GMT

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	*[http://nedos.net/2008/03/29/restore-from-an-unsupported-time-machine-backup-with-the-leopard-dvd/ How to Restore a Mac's contents from an Unsupported Time Machine Backup Using the Leopard DVD]		*[http://nedos.net/2008/03/29/restore-from-an-unsupported-time-machine-backup-with-the-leopard-dvd/ How to Restore a Mac's contents from an Unsupported Time Machine Backup Using the Leopard DVD]

-	*[[http://www.mac-how.net how to restore a mac]]	+	*[http://www.mac-how.net how to restore a mac]

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Rembill — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:02:52 GMT

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	*[http://nedos.net/2008/03/29/restore-from-an-unsupported-time-machine-backup-with-the-leopard-dvd/ How to Restore a Mac's contents from an Unsupported Time Machine Backup Using the Leopard DVD]		*[http://nedos.net/2008/03/29/restore-from-an-unsupported-time-machine-backup-with-the-leopard-dvd/ How to Restore a Mac's contents from an Unsupported Time Machine Backup Using the Leopard DVD]
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		+	*[[http://www.mac-how.net how to restore a mac]]

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-		+	[[File:timecapsule.gif \| 200px\|left]]
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	== Purpose and Requirements ==		== Purpose and Requirements ==
	=== Automatic Backups & Restore Capability without Buying a Time Capsule ===		=== Automatic Backups & Restore Capability without Buying a Time Capsule ===
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	== Restoring from Time Capsule/Time Machine ==		== Restoring from Time Capsule/Time Machine ==
		+	[[File:mac-time-capsule-restore-1.jpg\|240px\|left\|alt text]]
	As mentioned before, this is only a good option if you have been careful enough to:		As mentioned before, this is only a good option if you have been careful enough to:
	*maintain integrity of your backup data/sparsebundle files, and		*maintain integrity of your backup data/sparsebundle files, and

Davy gravy at 02:20, 17 December 2009

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	== Purpose and Requirements ==		== Purpose and Requirements ==
-	=== Automatic ~~Backus~~ & Restore Capability without Buying a Time Capsule ===	+	=== Automatic Backups & Restore Capability without Buying a Time Capsule ===
-	When I ~~looked at~~ Leopard, I ~~liked~~ the nice features of Time Machine, which when coupled with a Time Capsule, gives Mac users a nice automated system for efficient, incremented backups of either selected user data, or the entire system. This can all be done either wired or wirelessly for MacBooks*, AirBooks, or any box running 10.5-10.6. Also, I liked the fact that one can restore a system from a Time Machine image, even picking the date of the backup to serve as the snapshot. These two capabilities make this a useful and desirable solution for backup.	+	When I installed Leopard, I noticed the nice features of Time Machine, which when coupled with a Time Capsule, gives Mac users a nice automated system for efficient, incremented backups of either selected user data, or the entire system. This can all be done either wired or wirelessly for MacBooks*, AirBooks, or any box running 10.5-10.6. Also, I liked the fact that one can restore a system from a Time Machine image, even picking the date of the backup to serve as the snapshot. These two capabilities make this a useful and desirable solution for backup.

	But I didn't want to buy something from Apple if I could make it myself... so here are some pointers towards a DIY Time Capsule.		But I didn't want to buy something from Apple if I could make it myself... so here are some pointers towards a DIY Time Capsule.

Davy gravy: /* Troubleshooting */

Davy gravy — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:40:20 GMT

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	== Troubleshooting ==		== Troubleshooting ==
		+	=== Sparsebundle is displayed as folder rather than disk image ===
	* If your sparsebundle shows up as a folder rather than a disk image icon, then you may be able to restore the icon (and the Finder's recognition of it as a file to be opened with DiskImageMounter) by running the following command in a terminal window:		* If your sparsebundle shows up as a folder rather than a disk image icon, then you may be able to restore the icon (and the Finder's recognition of it as a file to be opened with DiskImageMounter) by running the following command in a terminal window:
	SetFile -a B <path-to-volume>/<your-backup-image-filename>.sparsebundle/		SetFile -a B <path-to-volume>/<your-backup-image-filename>.sparsebundle/
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	SetFile is provided in the Leopard Developer Tools.		SetFile is provided in the Leopard Developer Tools.

-		+	=== Hidden files not staying hidden ===
	* If when looking at your contents though the Linux side of things you see many files beginning with :2e, like this:		* If when looking at your contents though the Linux side of things you see many files beginning with :2e, like this:
	:2e001b639218cc Network Trash Folder		:2e001b639218cc Network Trash Folder

Davy gravy: /* Enabling "Unsupported" Time Machine volumes in OS X */

Davy gravy — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:41:25 GMT

Enabling "Unsupported" Time Machine volumes in OS X

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	By default, Apple has not enabled this DIY Time Capsule ability with Time Machine, so we have to trick it into recognizing and using the shares or exports on our NAS devices. Turning this ability on is easy. In Leopard or Snow Leopard, open up a terminal and on the command line execute the following :		By default, Apple has not enabled this DIY Time Capsule ability with Time Machine, so we have to trick it into recognizing and using the shares or exports on our NAS devices. Turning this ability on is easy. In Leopard or Snow Leopard, open up a terminal and on the command line execute the following :
	defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1		defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1
		+	This has worked fine for me in all cases except one: on my old tricked-out G4 Sawtooth, I had to prepend "sudo" to that command structure. I don't know why that was.

	== Creating and Using NAS-based Time Capsule volumes ==		== Creating and Using NAS-based Time Capsule volumes ==