Netgear ReadyNAS 104 User Manual
Backup and Recovery
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ReadyNAS OS 6.1
Increase Your Time Machine Backup Capacity
The first time you run a Time Machine backup 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 when you enable Time Machine on your ReadyNAS. (See
your ReadyNAS to store the backup data. The maximum size of the sparse bundle is the size
that you specify when you enable Time Machine on your ReadyNAS. (See
262.)
After you run Time Machine for the first time, the size of the sparse bundle that stores your
Mac backup data is fixed. If you want to increase the size of the sparse bundle, you must
delete the sparse bundle and create a new Time Machine backup.
delete the sparse bundle and create a new Time Machine backup.
To increase the capacity of the Time Machine backup on your ReadyNAS:
1.
Ensure that the AFP file-sharing protocol is enabled on your ReadyNAS system.
2.
In Finder, select Go > Connect to Server.
The Connect to Server dialog box displays.
3.
Enter the following command in the Server Address field:
afp://<hostname>
<hostname> is the name that you assigned to your ReadyNAS system or the default host
name if you did not change it.
name if you did not change it.
Note:
If you cannot access the ReadyNAS using its host name, try entering
afp://<ReadyNAS IP address> instead. <ReadyNAS IP address> is the IP
address of the ReadyNAS.
address of the ReadyNAS.
4.
Click the Connect button.
You are prompted to log in to your ReadyNAS system.
5.
In the Name field, enter ReadyNAS.
6.
In the Password field, enter the password that you created when you enabled Time Machine
on your ReadyNAS.
on your ReadyNAS.