A new SSD portable drive cannot be shared across my home network. In System Preferences > Sharing > File Sharing, this disk under Shared Folders says: “You cannot give other users access to this shared folder because it isn’t available.” Permissions are set as Read and Write for all users. Suggestions???
Thanks for "calling me out" on that bogus report about using the old file system for TimeMachine backups with an SSD on a network. I went back to APFS, reset the permissions, put it on the network, and now I've got it up and running. (I'll post a link to that bogus report if I can find it). Thanks.
Thanks for "calling me out" on that bogus report about using the old file system for TimeMachine backups with an SSD on a network. I went back to APFS, reset the permissions, put it on the network, and now I've got it up and running. (I'll post a link to that bogus report if I can find it). Thanks.
I formatted it with then old HFS+ (macOS Extended, Journaled) because I want to use it as a Time Machine for another machine on the home network. I understand that I cannot use an SSD over the network as a Time Machine if it is formatted with APFS. Am I wrong about that?
I understand that I cannot use an SSD over the network as a Time Machine if it is formatted with APFS. Am I wrong about that?
Do you have a reference for your [mis]understanding? I backup two Macs to an APFS SSD shared from a M1 Mini.
In can’t say I know that it is or isn’t supported, but I don’t have any problems with it.
How is the drive formatted? If it's only for sharing with other Macs then format it as follows:
file sharing
