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PlainBill
Jan 24, 2019Tutor
SMB file transfer fails if file name starts with "._"
Have a RN212 configured for use as network file server, including backing up smartphones and laptops. Updated it today with latest OS version 6.9.5 and retested, and the error remains.
Backup solut...
- Jan 27, 2019
PlainBill wrote:
You could perhaps use time machine over afp instead of smb???
Well, my assumption right now is that Enhance MacOS is adding some kind of filter, so unless using afp allows that to be disabled, I don't think that would work.
If you reset TM to use AFP, then you can disable Enhance MacOS. At least other posters here have said that.
Retired_Member
Jan 24, 2019Hi PlainBill , thanks for sharing this.
I did not try, but theoretically you could consider to use NFS instead of SMB for your linux-based devices and that would include adroid phones.
Kind regards
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