Re: Time Machine configuration...?

2021-01-01 Thread Bruce Rubin 
I hope these two articles from Seagate and Apple helps. BTW, TM is for
backups not archiving.

Formatting a drive to be used with Time Machine:

macOS requires that a drive be formatted with a specific file system to be
used with Time Machine

   - For Big Sur use Apple File System (APFS) when setting up a new backup
   - For macOS versions for 10.6 (Snow Leopard) to 10.15 (Catalina) use Mac
   OS Extended (Journaled) also referred to as HFS+ when setting up a new
   backup

Backup disks you can use with Time Machine

Time Machine can back up certain external storage devices connected to your
Mac or available on your network.

To use Time Machine to make a backup of your Mac, you need one of these
types of storage devices:

   - External USB, Thunderbolt, or FireWire drive connected to your Mac
   

   - Network-attached storage (NAS) device that supports Time Machine over
   SMB
   

   - Mac shared as a Time Machine backup destination
   

   - External drive connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11ac)
   or AirPort Time Capsule
   

   - AirPort Time Capsule
   


--
External drive connected to your Mac

Time Machine can back up to an external drive connected to a USB,
Thunderbolt, or FireWire port on your Mac. If the disk isn't using the
correct format, Time Machine will prompt you to erase it.
--
Network-attached storage (NAS) device that supports Time Machine over SMB

Many third-party NAS devices support Time Machine over SMB. For details,
check the documentation for your NAS device.
--
Mac shared as a Time Machine backup destination

To use another Mac on your network as a Time Machine backup destination,
complete these steps on the other Mac:

   1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Sharing.
   2. From the list of services on the left, select File Sharing.
   3. From the Shared Folders list on the right, click the add button (+),
   then choose a folder to use for Time Machine backups.
   4. Control-click the folder that you added, then choose Advanced Options
   from the shortcuts menu that appears.
   [image: macOS Sharing System Preferences Shared Folders options]
   5. From the Advanced Options dialog, select “Share as a Time Machine
   backup destination.”

When setting up Time Machine on your other Mac computers, you should now be
able to select the shared folder as a backup disk.
--
External drive connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11ac) or
AirPort Time Capsule

Time Machine can back up to an external USB drive connected to an AirPort
Extreme Base Station (802.11ac model) or AirPort Time Capsule.

   1. Connect the drive directly to your Mac, then use Disk Utility to
   erase it
   

   .
   2. Connect the drive to a USB port on your AirPort base station, then
   turn it on.
   3. Open AirPort Utility, then select your base station and click Edit to
   view its settings.
   4. Click the Disks tab in the settings window.
   5. Select your backup disk from the list of partitions, then select
   “Enable file sharing”:
   [image: AirPort Utility window Disks tab with "Enable file sharing"
   turned on]
   6. If more than one user on your network will back up to this disk with
   Time Machine, you can use the Secure Shared Disks pop-up menu to make sure
   that they can view only their own backups, not yours. Choose “With
   accounts” from the menu, then click the add button (+) to add users.
   7. Click Update to restart your base station and apply the settings.

--
AirPort Time Capsule

Time Machine can back up to the built-in hard disk of an AirPort Time
Capsule on your network.


--
Learn more

   - How to back up your Mac with Time Machine
   
   - Time Machine can't back up to a disk formatted for Windows, or to an
   iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Published Date: November 12, 2020

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:59 PM Bruce Johnson 
wrote:

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:57 PM, William Spencer  wrote:
>
>
> Hi there: I’ve got Big Sur installed now, and I’m hoping to be able to use
> Time Machine to do my backing up rather than Carbon Copy Cloner, which is
> what I’ve been using for quite a while now. But I can’t see how to
> configure TM to do what I need. Here’s the setup:
>
>- I have three physical HDs, one internal to the Mini and two external.
>-

Re: Why not?

2017-07-18 Thread Bruce Rubin 
That "feature" has been available on Macs for many years. You can boot into
various OS's with external drives and partitions.

On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:52 PM 'orthophonic' via iMac Group <
imaclist@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> When phonograph records used to run at 33 1/3, 45 and 78 rpm, the
> phonograph makers let us play them on the same machine by turning a switch.
> Couldn't there be something like that on my Mac , or attached to my Mac,
> for choosing between OS 9, OS X,  Intel and whatever may be next to come?
>
> Rob Bell
>
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Re: SSD over Firewire 800/400

2016-05-08 Thread Bruce Rubin 
W.Adrian D'Alessio,

There may be some truth in what you write. Do you have any specific
suggestions?

On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 7:35 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio <fluxstrin...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Bloatware is the number one way that computer OS publishers drive Hardware
> system sales.
>
> So obvious and especially since they have been doing it  for 30 years.
>
> A balanced system will always be the best user system.
>
>
>
> Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer
> fluxstrin...@gmail.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/
> http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer
> https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 7:32 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio <fluxstrin...@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> You say " it works well enough with whatever the latest and greatest OS X
>> is available." yet ignore that the hardware is obviously choking on it.
>>
>> " I have to admit that recently I've noticed that it isn't quite as
>> responsive as it once was "
>>
>> You already answered your own question. Whether you have " taken the time
>> to determine why" or not.
>>
>>
>>
>> Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer
>> fluxstrin...@gmail.com
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/
>> http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer
>> https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Bruce Rubin <centris...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Eric,
>>>
>>> I have a iMac (24-inch Mid 2007) with 4GB of RAM that my wife doesn't
>>> like me to mess with since it works for her. So I can "play" a few years
>>> ago I purchased an enclosure from Other World Computing (
>>> https://www.macsales.com) with a multitude of ports including USB 2.0 &
>>> FW800 and a SSD to put into it. I've been booting into it when I want to
>>> "play" and it works well enough with whatever the latest and greatest OS X
>>> is available. I have to admit that recently I've noticed that it isn't
>>> quite as responsive as it once was but I haven't taken the time to
>>> determine why yet.
>>>
>>> Good luck.
>>>
>>> --Bruce
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Eric B. Volker <evol...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I’ve been looking for ways to improve the responsiveness of my old iMac
>>>> (24” mid-2007). I’ve upgraded the hard drive already to a Samsung 5400RPM
>>>> 2TB model, but I still get the beachball fairly often. I’m not complaining
>>>> - it’s amazing that this thing can still run the latest OS. However, I
>>>> would like something that responds better.
>>>>
>>>> Which leads me to my question. I had a hard time replacing the hard
>>>> drive in this Mac, and don’t want to repeat the experience, if possible.
>>>> Can I put an SSD in Firewire 800 or 400 enclosure, and would I experience a
>>>> significant improvement in responsiveness? Most people focus on the
>>>> improvement in raw speed, which would be lost due to the relatively slow
>>>> transfer rate of Firewire. However, one of an SSDs big advantages is in
>>>> seek times/IOPs/latency, which I’d still get with Firewire. So has anyone
>>>> tried using an SSD in a Firewire enclosure, and did they see an improvement
>>>> in performance? Firewire 800 is also a good bit more expensive than FW400;
>>>> would it make a big difference?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
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Re: SSD over Firewire 800/400

2016-05-08 Thread Bruce Rubin 
W.Adrian D'Alessio,

I don't remember asking a question. What question did I ask? TIA.

On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 7:32 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio <fluxstrin...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> You say " it works well enough with whatever the latest and greatest OS X
> is available." yet ignore that the hardware is obviously choking on it.
>
> " I have to admit that recently I've noticed that it isn't quite as
> responsive as it once was "
>
> You already answered your own question. Whether you have " taken the time
> to determine why" or not.
>
>
>
> Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer
> fluxstrin...@gmail.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/
> http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer
> https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Bruce Rubin <centris...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Eric,
>>
>> I have a iMac (24-inch Mid 2007) with 4GB of RAM that my wife doesn't
>> like me to mess with since it works for her. So I can "play" a few years
>> ago I purchased an enclosure from Other World Computing (
>> https://www.macsales.com) with a multitude of ports including USB 2.0 &
>> FW800 and a SSD to put into it. I've been booting into it when I want to
>> "play" and it works well enough with whatever the latest and greatest OS X
>> is available. I have to admit that recently I've noticed that it isn't
>> quite as responsive as it once was but I haven't taken the time to
>> determine why yet.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> --Bruce
>>
>> On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Eric B. Volker <evol...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I’ve been looking for ways to improve the responsiveness of my old iMac
>>> (24” mid-2007). I’ve upgraded the hard drive already to a Samsung 5400RPM
>>> 2TB model, but I still get the beachball fairly often. I’m not complaining
>>> - it’s amazing that this thing can still run the latest OS. However, I
>>> would like something that responds better.
>>>
>>> Which leads me to my question. I had a hard time replacing the hard
>>> drive in this Mac, and don’t want to repeat the experience, if possible.
>>> Can I put an SSD in Firewire 800 or 400 enclosure, and would I experience a
>>> significant improvement in responsiveness? Most people focus on the
>>> improvement in raw speed, which would be lost due to the relatively slow
>>> transfer rate of Firewire. However, one of an SSDs big advantages is in
>>> seek times/IOPs/latency, which I’d still get with Firewire. So has anyone
>>> tried using an SSD in a Firewire enclosure, and did they see an improvement
>>> in performance? Firewire 800 is also a good bit more expensive than FW400;
>>> would it make a big difference?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
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Re: SSD over Firewire 800/400

2016-05-08 Thread Bruce Rubin 
Eric,

I have a iMac (24-inch Mid 2007) with 4GB of RAM that my wife doesn't like
me to mess with since it works for her. So I can "play" a few years ago I
purchased an enclosure from Other World Computing (https://www.macsales.com)
with a multitude of ports including USB 2.0 & FW800 and a SSD to put into
it. I've been booting into it when I want to "play" and it works well
enough with whatever the latest and greatest OS X is available. I have to
admit that recently I've noticed that it isn't quite as responsive as it
once was but I haven't taken the time to determine why yet.

Good luck.

--Bruce

On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Eric B. Volker  wrote:

> I’ve been looking for ways to improve the responsiveness of my old iMac
> (24” mid-2007). I’ve upgraded the hard drive already to a Samsung 5400RPM
> 2TB model, but I still get the beachball fairly often. I’m not complaining
> - it’s amazing that this thing can still run the latest OS. However, I
> would like something that responds better.
>
> Which leads me to my question. I had a hard time replacing the hard drive
> in this Mac, and don’t want to repeat the experience, if possible. Can I
> put an SSD in Firewire 800 or 400 enclosure, and would I experience a
> significant improvement in responsiveness? Most people focus on the
> improvement in raw speed, which would be lost due to the relatively slow
> transfer rate of Firewire. However, one of an SSDs big advantages is in
> seek times/IOPs/latency, which I’d still get with Firewire. So has anyone
> tried using an SSD in a Firewire enclosure, and did they see an improvement
> in performance? Firewire 800 is also a good bit more expensive than FW400;
> would it make a big difference?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
>
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Re: What do you use your (old) iMac for in 2015?

2015-02-24 Thread Bruce Rubin 
Strategic Conquest!!
On Feb 24, 2015 4:55 PM, Al Poulin alfred.pou...@gmail.com wrote:

 Robert,


 Have you looked at SETI@home or Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
 (SETI)?

 setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/

 The thing is that they are down at the moment for maintenance.


 Al Poulin

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