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  1. MarckyG

    Wireless Portable storage recommendations - compatible with Time Machine?

    Hey, I'm looking for a wireless and portable storage that can function as a Time Capsule stand-in while traveling... I was wondering... Could you use a portable wireless drive such as the LaCie Fuel or WD My Passport Wireless Pro as a portable NAS? With Time Machine for your Mac? I'm not sure...
    • MarckyG
    • Thread
    • backup my passport wireless nas time capsule time machine
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  2. DCWolfie

    NAS serving low speed

    So I have a problem with my NAS just giving me around 10-15MB/s write and ~20MB/s read. This is a WD EX2 with two WD RED 4TB discs. I've done a lot of troubleshooting, but now I'm completely lost. Connecting the unit directly to a computer with an Ethernet cable gives speeds of over 100MB/s, so...
    • DCWolfie
    • Thread
    • afs ex2 mycloud nas networking nfs smb speed western digital
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Networking
  3. T

    2018 MBA Slow WiFi Transfers

    Has any body else experienced slower than expected network file transfers over Wifi? I have noticed transferring large video files (2GB+) from my 2018 MacBook Air to a Western Digital MyCloud NAS is 4x-5x slower than it was on my 2013 MBA. Very puzzling.
    • tjayMBA
    • Thread
    • 2018 file macbook air mba nas slow transfer wifi
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  4. N

    Good resource (learning about networks)

    Good morning to all, I would love links to good info on networking. Just in general so I can understand the basics and lingo. I got interested in NAS as an external enclosure for my photos and also general home use. But somehow I never got to learn anything about networking and now NAS sounds...
  5. G

    Using a NAS with Time Machine in November 2018

    The rather odd titular inclusion of November 2018 is to help others following in my footsteps, as I've come across a TON of really old / stale information on this topic. I have 3 macs on my home network that I would like to back up with Time Machine. I would like to do this wirelessly to a...
    • goffredo
    • Thread
    • nas time machine
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  6. Killerbob

    How do I "mount" folders on an external SSD?

    I have been mounting folders on my NAS directly onto my desktop for years. Using the command - mount volume "afp://BMK-rnp (AFP)._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Music" - in a script, I have basically mounted several folders on my desktop, and iTunes, LightRoom, and plenty of other applications, have...
  7. SBlue1

    Alternative storage options for 256 Gig MacBooks?

    Hey there. What do you guys do to solve the problem of running out of storage on those pathetic 256 GB MacBooks? Is a WD My Book, WD My Cloud or the Seagate Personal Cloud useful? Or should I better get a Synolgy NAS? My user case is that I have a 1 TB SSD at the moment in my MacBook Pro and...
    • SBlue1
    • Thread
    • my book my cloud nas personal cloud synolgy synolgy nas
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Networking
  8. GuillaumeB

    HomeCloud: a vision for an Apple-branded NAS

    Between the iPhone, the Mac or the iPad, Apple has some killer products. However, there is another one that could - in my opinion - rule them all and create new opportunities for the soon-to-be Trillion-Dollar company. One that would complement all those iDevices in a personal and safe way. More...
  9. Jay-Jacob

    iTunes Library on NAS and iTunes crash

    Hi I having problem accessing my iTunes library with iTunes. I have WDMyCloud storage. I got it about 3 years ago. I moved my iTunes library on NAS. It works fine for last 3 years. Last year December it stopped working. Sometimes I can’t open iTunes. Sometimes I can open it but it crash...
    • Jay-Jacob
    • Thread
    • crash itunes itunes library macos nas
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  10. A

    Clone laptops to NAS, backup NAS to cloud?

    I'm looking into a onsite and offsite backup solution for a two-laptop household (with each a 256GB) plus 100-150GB of files on an external drive. Here are my current plans. Any suggestions to improve these will be greatly appreciated. 1. Each person has a iCloud account, syncing ~/Documents...
    • alexandero
    • Thread
    • arq backup ccc clone cloud glacier nas qnap synology time machine
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  11. K

    (MacOS Photos) Unable to copy library from NAS drive to local iMAC drive

    Hi, I have been using Photos on my iMAC with my single photo library located in my NAS Drive. As it is quite slow to always access the NAS, I have decided to move the library to my iMAC locally, and do a backup once in a while instead. But I don't know how to get it work. I first closed photos...
  12. K

    Offsite/Transport NAS

    What are my options or advice for transporting a NAS (Synology718+) home from work everyday so my various devices can have an offsite backup? Transport will be short 5min and in theory I don't see a problem with taking it with me when I leave work. I've recently started in the printing/design...
  13. R

    Apps Cutting the cord, going all Apple TV (HdHomeRun + Channels DVR)

    So I am cord cutting for the second time. The first time I was younger and poorer and couldn't afford cable so it was out of necessity. This time, I have Xfinity X1 and have come to enjoy it and access to the Apple TV network apps. The outrageous monthly cost has really gotten to me and I...
  14. hauntvictim

    Time Machine/ capsule issue

    Sorry not exactly sure where to post this but here goes. After updating to Mac OS High Sierra. Time Machine has not had a successful back up since 10/30/2017. I ignored the issue for a while, now want to upgrade Mac... so I have made several attempts to fix the issue such as: Updating...
  15. MarcoTogni

    NAS for iMac Pro: I need 10GpE/Thunderbolt 3?

    Hi, I would like to buy a NAS with 2 hard drives, each one with 8TB, to save things on one hard drive and have a mirror backup on the other. I was thinking to buy the Synology DS218j but I noticed it has just 1GpE and just USB 3.0. Two questions: 1) What do you think, should I buy a Nas with...
  16. JosieEli

    NAS not connecting?

    Hey folks, After downloading High Sierra 10.13.2 update, I still can't connect to my file sharing (NAS) server. I've tried the "File Sharing Fix" that Apple provided (sudo /usr/libexec/configureLocalKDC in Terminal), and that was ineffective for me. I've called Tech support twice. :( Help...
  17. U

    NAS cross-platform issue .dxf files (only works: change extension to .txt then back to .dxf)

    Hey everyone, We have a new NAS system (Synology) and use it to exchange .dxf files from Pc to Mac. We can transfer those .dxf files through USB drives and it works without a problem. When we copy/paste the .dxf files from PC to NAS, then NAS to Mac, those .dxf files can't be read on our Mac...
    • userlw
    • Thread
    • cross-platform dxf file transfer mac to pc nas synology
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  18. S

    Problem with Synology Cloud Station Backup

    Just bought a Synology DS918+ and so far not too impressed.... Main thing I bought it for is backup for my Thunderbay DAS (so I could schedule backups and not have to worry about manually backing up to various external drives with CCC. So I install Cloud Station Server on the NAS, create a...
  19. S

    Partitioning/backup with big array and NAS?

    I have a Thunderbay 4 with 4 x 4TB in Raid 5 (Giving me 12TB external storage). Since forever I have always partitioned my disks/arrays - so I have a partition for "Work" with all my work related files and projects on it, a partition for "Media" with all music, films and photos etc, a...
  20. yomacroni

    Basic search on external drive via smb

    I'm a longtime Windows user and I have an external drive connected to a mac mini (2009/El Capitan I think) with file sharing turned on for this drive. I connect to the mac mini from a Macbook Air running Sierra via smb: and browse to a specific directory in Finder that has files starting with...
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