Backing Up Your Mac With Time Machine - Buffalo LinkStation 200 User Manual

Chapter 5 Backup
Notes:
• Up to eight backup jobs can be configured.
• To back up data between Buffalo NAS devices on a network using jumbo frames, make sure that both devices are
configured to use identical (or similar) Ethernet frame sizes. If Ethernet frame sizes are significantly different, the
backup job may not be properly performed. In such a case, select the default frame size (1,500 bytes) for both
devices.
• Backup data, such as ".DS_Store" files, from macOS may include characters that cannot be read on FAT32-
formatted drives in its filename. For best results, reformat the drive before using it as a backup destination.

Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine

Time Machine is a backup program included with macOS. Configure your LinkStation as shown below to use Time
Machine.
1. Preparing a Shared Folder for Time Machine
1
From Advanced Settings, click File Sharing.
2
Move the AFP switch (
3
Click the settings icon (
4
Choose a shared folder as your backup destination for Time Machine.
5
Click Edit.
6
Under "LAN Protocol Support", select the "AFP (Mac)" checkbox and click OK.
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Click OK, then click Close.
2. Configuring a Shared Folder as a Backup Destination
1
From Advanced Settings, click Backup.
2
Click the settings icon (
) to the
) to the right of "Folder Setup".
) to the right of "Time Machine".
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position to enable AFP.