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Favorites in Mac Finder, Easy Hidden Folder Access, & itunes iphone photos
I've got my ReadyNAS pretty well setup.. 90% satisfied. HOWEVER.. there's 1 MAIN problem that I searched for and got a responce here for BEFORE I bought... but their instructions didn't work. Also...
From 6.5.0 Beta onwards local backup jobs in the web admin UI should work with SMB from your Mac. See ReadyNASOS 6.5.0-T338 (Beta 2)
Note if you want to try the beta please read the release notes carefully. There are special instructions that need to be followed if using ReadyCLOUD.
1 of 3 fixed...
Adding NAS to Finder Favorites.
(1) Finder Pref: Show on Desktop: [ x ] Connected Servers
(2) with Finder open, shrink the finder so you can see the right side of desktop
(3) Drag the ReadyNAS connected server to the Finder Favorites
THEN.. you can open THAT NAS and pull over individual folders inside the NAS.
Hi joe_wht,
Have you used the SMB (CIFS) protocol to access the hidden share from your MAC computer? With regard to syncing your photos, try to use the ReadyCLOUD mobile app to sync your photos from your iPhone.
Hope this helps!
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
Thanks .... the SMB (CIFS) protocol worked ~Perfect ~
.. I did setup the iphone software sync.. HOWEVER.. I was hoping to avoid data use.
There's gotta be a way to get iTunes to sync ReadyNAS photos.
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I've also been thinking.. If the iphone Cloud software syncs with itunes,
how can I get ReadyNAS to sync those itunes folders on Mac.
The NAS backup does not like syncing my mac individual folders.
( and I don't want ReadyNAS-Time Machine to sync the whole HD)
From 6.5.0 Beta onwards local backup jobs in the web admin UI should work with SMB from your Mac. See ReadyNASOS 6.5.0-T338 (Beta 2)
Note if you want to try the beta please read the release notes carefully. There are special instructions that need to be followed if using ReadyCLOUD.Thanks mdgm.. that worked for the backup with mac !!!
SO.. since iTunes cannot transfer Photos with NAS
copy/past :
(splitting photos / The network matters - latency over WiFi can be a big bottleneck as can the controller chip / lack of cache in less expensive NAS.)
I've also created a 2nd daily NAS backup just to transfer the autoimport folder from my mac > NAS
..
thank you guys so much..
If you know of any web pages with Tips / Tricks, usefull info for my ReadyNAS, R8500 Nighthawk Router, 2012 MacBook Pro
please let me know !! This is the first time I've used a fancy Network Storage & RAID..
Joe_Wht@MSN.com
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