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dbonneville
Mar 26, 2019Follower
Can't get Time Machine to work with Nighthawk
 Mac OS Mojave 10.14.3 
 Nighthawk(R) X4S R7800 
 
 Router Firmware Version  V1.0.2.62 (just updated) 
   
 I bought a new 1TB Seagate SSD external HD. I formatted it according to the instructions low...
Frjttr
Jul 24, 2021Aspirant
Hi Guys, I finally made it for my Mac to backup anywhere.
I used part of this guide to create a sparsebundle. Then I have put the sparsebundle (remember, it must be formatted the same as the main drive, preferring cryptography if FileVault is on, and choosing a max size). Copy the sparsebundle in any read/write folder on the network drive. Now you can force set the sparsebundle on Terminal. First mount it opening it, and then digit this command on Terminal:
sudo tmutil setdestination /Volumes/VolumeName
Where VolumeName should be eth0MACaddress_hostname.
Now Time Machine is forced to backup on that sparsebundle.
Keep a relyiable link between the Mac and the router or it will get easily get disconnected, LAN is advised for first backup.