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Chapter 19 Using Time Machine with the NSA
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19.5.2.2  Terminal
You can also create a sparse bundle file by using Terminal. Enter the following:
In $SPECSIZE, enter the volume size for the sparse bundle. Here, the size is set to 200g. In 
$VOLUMENAME
, enter the volume name TimeMachine. For $COMPUTERNAME_MACADDRESS, enter the 
computer name and MAC address: Coffee-Bean_001f5bed6c7a. Click [Enter] to start creating. 
The sparse bundle file will be in your Home folder.   
19.5.3  Mounting the Sparse Bundle to the NSA
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After the sparse bundle file is created on the desktop or Home folder, copy the file to share01 of 
the NSA. 
2
Open share01 on your NSA. There should be a sparse bundle folder. This is the place where all 
your backup files from Time Machine will be. Remove the local sparse bundle file on your computer 
and the hidden file ._Coffee-Bean_001f5bed6c7a.sparsebundle in share01.   
sudo hdiutil create -size $SPECSIZE -type SPARSEBUNDLE -
nospotlight -volname $VOLUMENAME -fs "Case-sensitive Journaled 
HFS+" -verbose ./$COMPUTERNAME_MACADDRESS