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Can't delete sparsebundle
I have been having problems with my Macbook Pro backing up to my ReadyNAS Duo since I came back from a trip. I realized I was inadvertently backing up VMWare Fusion images as part of the backup and...
Create a new share e.g. TMtemp
Login to CIFS as admin, and browse to the hidden ".timemachine" folder on the C share, you can do this by in the Finder selecting Go > Connect to Folder and typing "/Volumes/c/.timemachine"
Then also open in another Finder window /Volumes/c/TMtemp and move the sparse bundle to the TMtemp share. Then go into Frontview and delete the TMtemp share. This will get the NAS to delete the sparsebundle which is much faster than deleting it across your network.
Login to CIFS as admin, and browse to the hidden ".timemachine" folder on the C share, you can do this by in the Finder selecting Go > Connect to Folder and typing "/Volumes/c/.timemachine"
Then also open in another Finder window /Volumes/c/TMtemp and move the sparse bundle to the TMtemp share. Then go into Frontview and delete the TMtemp share. This will get the NAS to delete the sparsebundle which is much faster than deleting it across your network.
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