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    Time Machine Backup -- Rough Start

    That's what I think I've been doing. I type smb://[diskname]:local and am presented with an option of which share to connect to. The problem is that if I want to connect to the other share (on a different physical drive) I get an error message: "There was a problem connecting to...
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    Time Machine Backup -- Rough Start

    I have two physical drives and for testing purposes have created a shared folder on each of the drives. I am able to log into either of them just fine. The problem arises when I wish to log into both of them. The only work around I've figured out is to log into one of them as afp and the...
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    Logging onto Multiple Volumes

    Here's some additional info. As stevech suggests, I am trying to mount two separate shares. I cannot mount the second one. Under the afp url, I can log in once, but am not allowed to a second time. I just here an error sound. If I log in under smb, I have the option of selecting either of...
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    Logging onto Multiple Volumes

    Yes, I've logged on by connecting to the server. Each of my volumes has different credentials. I was able to "game it" by logging on to one volume via smb and one by afp. That just seems a little clunky. My gut tells me there must be a better way, but I haven't found it yet.
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    Logging onto Multiple Volumes

    I have two physical drives(volumes) in my NAS configuration and I am able to login and figured out how to mount one volume on startup. However, with two different volumes, I haven't figured out how to mount them both. I'm using the following command to connect to the server...
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    Time Machine Backup -- Rough Start

    Mike, Thanks for your reply. That's exactly what I'm trying to do. Yes, the DAS Time Machine backup folder would not copy over. I was wondering if I was doing something wrong. I believe there is a way to access old Time Machine files; I'll need to research that. Second question. I have...
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    Time Machine Backup -- Rough Start

    I was trying to copy my existing backup file to the NAS and that's where my problem occurred. Is that what you did? You say Time Backup -- is that something other than Time Machine? Thanks for your assistance.
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    Time Machine Backup -- Rough Start

    Greetings. I have a new Synology DS213J and one of the reasons I bought the NAS is to migrate Time Machine from my DAS to the NAS. I have been following the instructions I've found online. The first thing I did was create a user and a shared folder on my second volume. I turned off Time...
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    NAS Backup Strategy

    I've done the initial setup, configuring each drive as a basic EXT4 single volume (which I think I did correctly). It seemed to default to the hybrid RAID, but I undid that and was able to figure out how to configure each disk as its own volume. I was wondering if there is any need to set up...
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    NAS Backup Strategy

    Again, thanks. That's where I'll start then. I appreciate the guidance.
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    NAS Backup Strategy

    Thanks, stevech. That's pretty much my plan to have the 2TB be the share and the 4TB to be the backup. I plan to back up the local drives via Time Machine and the 2TB through the backup software that is available on Synology. Any problems here? Since I'm a newbie at this, any configuration...
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    NAS Backup Strategy

    I have ordered a Synology 2 bay system with a 2 TB and a 4 TB drive, I wanted to bounce some ideas off of the forum just to make sure I've thought of everything. I have an iMac, a MBP, a old Dell laptop, and a collection of iPhones and iPads. Never having done this before, here's my current...
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    Which Model to buy?

    Thanks. In terms of future planning, would the 413j be a way to plan ahead? For about $80 more I can have 4 bays, though I may only use the first two initially. Is there any real difference between the 13 series over the 12 -- looks like the big differences are CPU speed and memory.
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    Which Model to buy?

    I am currently looking at a 2-bay Synology NAS. At around the $200 price point my options are the DS214se and the DS212j. Still a NAS newbie I did a product comparison on the site and didn't see dramatic differences, though the 214 is a newer model. The other 2-bay models jump in price...
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    Best NAS for Mac(mostly) home net

    One more question. I'm leaning toward a 2-bay model. Can the two drives be different capacities? I'm thinking 2 TB for network storage and 3 or 4 TB for Time machine backups as it will be backing up multiple devices.
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    Best NAS for Mac(mostly) home net

    It seems tike the more I read, the more confused I get. I'm a newbie to all this, so let me put that on the table as well. I was already to dive deep into the Synology NAS game then started reading forum posts saying that the file system options are not optimal for Macs -- they don't have...
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    NAS vs. DAS

    I purchased a ASUS RT-N66U and it just came late yesterday and I haven't taken it out of the box yet. So, I don't know what firmware it has. So, if I follow what you say, I should look at the NAS for the network storage and a USB drive to run Time machine for the iMac and the macbook pro. Thanks.
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    NAS vs. DAS

    I am looking to update my home networking and storage. I have primarily a Mac-based network -- iMac, MBP, and a dell laptop. I currently have the iMac using a Lacie directly attached drive for Time Machine backup (that drive is now 90% full). I am looking for two things: - Centralized...
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