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Time Machine 2tb limit?
Hi! I tested the ReadyNAS Pro equipped with 6tb. We (ad agency) are planning to use it with TimeMachine to backup our desktop macs. I wanted to use the maximum capacity, which is 4607GB, for TM, b...
I've already asked about the 4TB limit.
See 4.2.10 T40 some questions
Perhaps NetGear or a community add-on developer like super-poussin could develop an add-on to allow users primarily using their ReadyNas for Time Machine to set a higher limit?
See 4.2.10 T40 some questions
yoh-dah wrote:
mdgm wrote: I'm just curious as to why NetGear would set a 4TB limitation for Time Machine (I'm not going to hit that anytime soon so it doesn't really bother me that much).
The Time Machine limitation get resolved slightly with Ext4, but the way we handle Time Machine so that it doesn't overrun the capacity on your ReadyNAS (which it can easily if you don't put a limit) requires more changes to support more than 4TB.
Perhaps NetGear or a community add-on developer like super-poussin could develop an add-on to allow users primarily using their ReadyNas for Time Machine to set a higher limit?
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