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The necessary reserved capacity depends on how the Time Machine is used, but
typically it is greater than the capacity of the Mac to allow for a complete backup
plus changes.
Note: The first time you run Time Machine on your Mac, a sparse bundle is created
on your ReadyNAS to store the backup data. The maximum size of the sparse bundle
is the size that you specify in the Capacity field. Make sure that you allocate more
space than is needed so that the sparse bundle can accommodate additional data
later.
If you want to increase the size of the sparse bundle, you must delete the sparse
bundle and create a new Time Machine backup. (See Increase Your Time Machine
Backup Capacity on page 302.) After you run Time Machine for the first time, simply
changing the number in the Capacity field does not increase the size of the sparse
bundle.
5.
On your Mac OS X computer, open the Time Machine preferences.
6. Click the Add or Remove Backup Disk button.
A pop-up window lists available disks.
7. Select the disk named user name timemachine.
8. Click the Use Disk button.
The connect window opens requesting the user name and password.
9.
In the Name field, enter the user name.
10.
In the Password field, enter the password for that account.
11. Click the Connect button.
Time Machine begins the backup, which can take several minutes to start.
Back Up Your Mac Using a Shared Time Machine
You can use your ReadyNAS as the disk for Time Machine backups. ReadyNAS OS
supports two different types of Time Machine targets, a single Time Machine shared by
several users, and private Time Machines used by individual users. Use this procedure
for a shared Time Machine.
Before performing these steps, verify that the AFP protocol is enabled on your ReadyNAS.
Note that it is enabled by default.
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