In effect, Backblaze and Time Machine are backing up the NAS backup (!) and not the NAS itself. Rather than try and use Time Machine with the NAS directly, I might just backup the external NAS backup drive instead. Click the Use for Backup button to complete your selection. I like using TM for the ability to go back and retrieve something that I might have deleted a while back. Step 9: Click Select Disk and choose your USB drive as the backup disk. Backblaze uploaded the NAS backup drive without a problem.įinally, I have been using Time Machine as a third backup for most files but not all (such as large video files or virtual machines, etc). I have a personal Backblaze account, not B2. Unraid and Time Machine Setup In the Unraid webGUI, go to Shares and click Add Share. My second phase backup is Backblaze and all three drives (the internal drive, the NAS backup, and the external SSD drive). Everything works and the backups are identical to the originals. As always, I also use CCC to backup the Mac's Internal drive and a external RAID0 SSD drive. Using my 30 year old external drive mentality, I am currently backing up the DS923+ to an external RAID5 Thunderbolt 3 drive via Carbon Copy Cloner. My backup strategy still seems to work with my old paradigm! Time Machine will only back up your computer when you are connected to your power adapter.ĭepending on your Time Machine settings, it will keep an hourly back up for the past 24 hours, daily backups for the past month, or weekly backups for all prior months. When space is low on your external hard drive, the oldest backups are deleted to free up space.I think I have to change my paradigm and stop thinking of the NAS as an external hard drive and instead as a separate computer. After you set it up, Time Machine backs up your computer every hour without any more effort on your part. The great advantage of using Time Machine on a Mac is that it not only keeps a spare copy of every file, it remembers how your system looked on at any given day, so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past. If your backup drive is constantly plugged in, or available over the network, this is great.
Time Machine automatically backs up your entire Mac, including system files, accounts, preferences, music, photos, movies and documents. Essentially Time Machine backups run at low priority so as not to interfere with (i.e.
Connect the drive, assign it to Time machine and start enjoying some peace of mind. Backup Scheduler for Time Machine lets you control when Time Machine backs up your data Supports: macOS 10.11 - Ventura + App features: Time based schedule: Backup starts in specified intervals (10 minutes - 1 week) or at the earliest possible time. To enable Time Machine backups on your Mac, select System Preferences from the Apple menu, then choose the Time Machine icon. Time Machine is the built-in backup that works with your Mac and an external drive. Download Backup Scheduler: Time Editor for macOS 10.11 or later and enjoy it on your Mac.
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