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jbattista
Aug 01, 2018Tutor
Cannot connect Time Machine with SMB only AFP
I have a MB PRO running El Capitan - v10.11.6 and ReadyNAS 212 with firmware 6.9.3. If this matters, NightHawk R7000 router.
I'm trying to back up multiple MacOS devices using private Time M...
- Aug 02, 2018
1. Update to 10.12 or 10.13. I think the change to have SMB as the protocol of choice for TM Backups was made in 10.12. Or if you want to stay on 10.11.6 you could turn AFP back on.
mdgm-ntgr
Aug 02, 2018NETGEAR Employee Retired
1. Update to 10.12 or 10.13. I think the change to have SMB as the protocol of choice for TM Backups was made in 10.12. Or if you want to stay on 10.11.6 you could turn AFP back on.
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