Making Time Machine work with the ReadyNAS

yachtman wrote:

This thread is already too long....but I just couldn't help myself... I love Time Machine on the ReadyNas. I am surprised with the number of people having problems, because while I've had a few myself (like not have the exact same case-sensitive structures), once figured out it works like a charm. As a developer, I am constantly installing stuff on my Mac, but some programs like MySQL are sensitive as to what's been installed and often fail. What I've found in these cases is a complete virgin install of operating software on my mac. With TimeMachine its a breeze. I don't follow the full restore root. I start from a clean install and selectively reload apps, my personal files, and preferences with Time Machine. Takes longer than a Restore, but it allows me to not install apps I no longer want. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't seen any other software that can do what Time Machine does in such a simplistic non-mind-bending fashion. Now, I just wish someone would create a NAS that is a file server, has RAID, and can also provide Time Machine-like use. That would be great.

I agree, the last time I setup my time machine (4th time!) I did exactly as described above.

wiped the Mac, setup time machine - locked settings and it worked like a charm.

for reasons unknown after about 3 weeks, backups failed and I could no longer backup, and it staged it was a read-only volume, when opened in time machine all previous backups (days) were gone.

no idea why, my network is static for months, no changes there, the specific share on the pro as well as nv+ were only used for TM backup so I have no idea what changed.... ah well! back to my exthd.... ;-( seems such a waste as I have a PRO!