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How-to: Setup multi-Mac backup shares with quotas. Easy.
Over the last couple years, I've been backing up each of my Macs to the default ReadyNAS Time Machine share. It's been OK, aside from having to hack my sparse bundles to stop them from increasing in s...
To make creating the files easier:
I recommend always showing filenames extensions in the Finder. You can enable this under the Finder menu > Preferences… > Advanced > Show all filename extensions.
You can also show hidden files, since the period hides the files in the Finder:
1.) Open Terminal.app. (It's under Applications > Utilities folder.)
2.) At the prompt, type (or copy & paste the following and press Return:
3.) Then type in the following to restart the Finder:
To stop showing hidden files when you're done, follow the same steps but change YES to NO.
I recommend always showing filenames extensions in the Finder. You can enable this under the Finder menu > Preferences… > Advanced > Show all filename extensions.
You can also show hidden files, since the period hides the files in the Finder:
1.) Open Terminal.app. (It's under Applications > Utilities folder.)
2.) At the prompt, type (or copy & paste the following and press Return:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
3.) Then type in the following to restart the Finder:
killall Finder
To stop showing hidden files when you're done, follow the same steps but change YES to NO.
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