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How to backup a network drive with Time Machine

Hi There,

I have a Time Capsule that I use with Time Machine for my backups. I also have some external hard drives connected to the Time Capsule via USB, to have them networked.

I would like to include the contents of one of these networked drives in my Time Machine backups, but I can't figure out how to get that going. I see no option in Time Machine to do that.

Done some research online, found no answers.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 2, 2013 10:38 AM

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stuartdo

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Jan 23, 2015 9:15 PM in response to JimmyCMPIT

You can set TimeMachine to back up to a USB connected drive to an AirportExtreme. There is a caveat. You generally can only back up one Mac to the USB drive attached in this manner.

There is a work-around for that. You can partition the back up drive, essentially creating 2 drives, and use each partition to back up a separate Mac. This has been reported to work in other threads.

Hope this helps

How to backup a network drive with Time Machine

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