I am not ready to start buying cloud storage. Is there a reliable external storage device that could be used with Time Machine that's suitable for moderate family sized data?
MacBook Air, macOS 14.0
How many Macs do you have that will be backing up;?
If it's only one, the fastest, most reliable, and cheapest solution would be to connect a USB hard drive directly to your Mac so Time Machine backups can occur automatically.
If more than one Mac will be backing up, then you will need a much more sophisticated.....and expensive....device called Network Attached Storage, or NAS for short.
The NAS connects to your Wi-Fi router with a permanent wired Ethernet cable connection, but Macs will be able to back up to the NAS over the Wi-Fi.
Synology would be the brand to look at. More info here: https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/nas_selector
How many Macs do you have that will be backing up;?
If it's only one, the fastest, most reliable, and cheapest solution would be to connect a USB hard drive directly to your Mac so Time Machine backups can occur automatically.
If more than one Mac will be backing up, then you will need a much more sophisticated.....and expensive....device called Network Attached Storage, or NAS for short.
The NAS connects to your Wi-Fi router with a permanent wired Ethernet cable connection, but Macs will be able to back up to the NAS over the Wi-Fi.
Synology would be the brand to look at. More info here: https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/nas_selector
What are external storage devices that can be used with Time Machine?
