Backing Up Your Mac With Time Machine - Buffalo LinkStation 500 User Manual

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Click Save.
The backup job is added to the list.
Notes:
• Up to 8 backup jobs can be configured.
• When a backup job starts, a folder that contains the backup date in its folder name will be created in the
backup target automatically and all data will be backed up to that folder.
• If a backup job is scheduled to run while Direct Copy is running, the job will be canceled. The prior process
will work.

Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine

Time Machine is a backup program included with OS X. To use your LinkStation as a backup destination for Time
Machine, configure it as described below.
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In Preferences, click SHARED and select a shared folder as your backup destination for Time Machine.
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Check both checkboxes under "Enable" and "Time Machine" next to "afp", then click Save.
3
On the Mac, open System Preferences.
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