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I am using external HDD to backup my MBP 15, iMac, MBA 13 and the folder structure (of the external HD) looks like this
I am also using Time Capsule to backup two Mac Mini but the folder structure looks like this
Why the two folder structure are different? Why there is no individual folder according to the date for time machine backup for the two Mac Mini that is backup vi Time Capsule? Is this the intended result?
The answer would be that Time Machine backs up differently to a drive that is connected directly to Mac versus a shared drive....the Time Capsule in your case....which is connected to the network.
Backups to a network drive like the Time Capsule are located in a special container called a sparsebundle file.
If you open up the sparse bundle file and drill down a few levels, you will the same type of Backups.backudb folder that you see on the drive connected directly to the Mac.
The answer would be that Time Machine backs up differently to a drive that is connected directly to Mac versus a shared drive....the Time Capsule in your case....which is connected to the network.
Backups to a network drive like the Time Capsule are located in a special container called a sparsebundle file.
If you open up the sparse bundle file and drill down a few levels, you will the same type of Backups.backudb folder that you see on the drive connected directly to the Mac.
Time Machine > Folder Structure
