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Need to restore from Time Machine but it can't find it!
I have a ReadyNas Duo V2 running on my home LAN for Time Machine with iMac.
Two HDD 2TB are installed; perfectly OK. about 800 GB is in use (this is because of my Time Machine iMac backup).
Now I try to restore the complete backup after installing a new HDD in my iMac.
Via CMD R I get the restore option from Time Machine.
When I select this option I get a menu with Username: Root and a Password option.
I don't know this password and I don't understand why the username is auto filled with root?
If I change it to admin and use my password it will not help.
Via finder I can access the NAS and I can see the shared folders. I am not able to locate the sparse bundle.
If I start Time Machine I get the timeline. So something is there.
What steps do I have to take to restore my backup?
I am able to access my Netgear NAS and login as admin. I've setup the Time Machine many years ago and I know the username and password.
I'll hope someone is able to give me the right hints so I am able to restore my backup.
Thanks,
Remco
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And when I login via IP adres of my nas /shares it says: No shares currently accessible.
Anyone?
Hello Remco96,
To check sparse bundle. enable AFP and access the NAS via AFP. This should show the TimeMachine folder.
As for the username and password, have you tried ReadyNAS as username and use the password you have set on the ReadyNAS TimeMachine settings?
Regards,
Thanks for your feedback. Yes, via AFP I am able to access the NAS and find a sparsebundle. It is only one file; only 150 GB and nog the 800 GB file I am looking for. I think there should be some other sparsebundles arround.
There are differtent folders and one called C. So I think I am almost there. How do I get to open the .sparsebundle to recover my iMac?
During startup CMD R will enable TimeMachine recovery. After the select it will open a window with username and password. I think it should be ReadyNAS user but it doen't work.
Why / what is user ''root''? It prompts automaticly in the window....
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