Mac Studio and External Drive

Yeah I'm hoping to set up a server (old cheese grater) in a back room for backup. I don't think my spinners spin up every time I copy a file, though. I have heard the more stuff you have hanging off the bus the more a computer has to reckon with.

Let us know how it goes when you move the spinners off the machine.

My main problem has been getting the Studio Ultra to sleep - and stay asleep.

I have some down time coming up soon so maybe I can finally find time to get the old Mac working as the server.

I'm still very pleased with my Studio Ultra. There are many things I just couldn't do with the old Mac's that this machine handles without breaking a sweat.

Cool stuff!!!

My only concern is how Time Machine seems to back up the whole file set each time. I seem to be filling 12TB drives too quickly - so I might try to find another backup solution other than Time Machine - all the while considering whether backing up the whole file set is a good idea or not. I love the convenience of it - but when recording big audio (sometimes at 88.2 - sometimes with 100+ tracks per session that each contain multiple takes) Pro Tools Ultimate projects get big fast.

Due to time restraints (I also own an organic blueberry farm) I'll probably just stick with T Machine - but I'm drowning in hard drives.

<< I seem to be filling 12TB drives too quickly >>

That is NOT the metric you should be watching. Once the initial large backup is completed, Time machine stores only changed files.

Because it stores changed files as well as retaining the originals, its BIG TRICK (and the source of its name) is that it can return files as of any date that it still has on file.

This is the rules it uses for retention:

all others are "consolidated" from time to time, and especially when space is getting tight.

NB>> do not obsess on the remaining free space! There is no benefit to you of having extra vacant space on your backup drive.

My Mac Studio Ultra has the "not ejected properly" issue with drives that have their own power supply.

My Mac Studio has no option to sleep drives or not.

My Studio Max includes a hard drive sleep option

Do you have spinners? I only have SSD's and I do not have that option in Energy Saver. Yes, every other Mac I've had did. But this one doesn't.

No, it doesn't.

And please don't tell me to turn off "Wake for network access." It doesn't make any difference.

Or we could be optimistic and assume the OS recognizes I have no spinners, and drive sleep is not relevant.

And I've already done a reinstall.

I have no spinners and still have that line item.

FYI GDrive on TB is still working no issues

Been using SSD's for several years as backup drive and no issue.

Well that's good to know. Thanks!