5/25/2023 0 Comments Time machine buddy for sierra![]() Getting things to work for you may vary slightly based on drive/hardware, but I this approach should work. I have a Netgear DGND3700v2 DSL Modem / Router (N600) with firmware version 1.1.00.12_1.00.12NA and a Western Digital Elements 1.5 TB Drive. I’m running a MacBookPro with Mountain Lion (OSX 10.8.3). Mount it, and then set that to be your Time Machine backup source. ![]() From there, create a sparse bundled disc image on the partition for your Time Machine backup. Use Fat32 (might be listed as simply FAT in newer versions of Disk Utility) partitions for all your partitions since the router will be able to read them. TL DR (For those of you that want the quick fix) After some digging and tweaking, I managed to make it work. This allowed you to plug a USB drive into it and have it shared across all your computers in the network (music, photos, backup, etc.) However, their documentation to get it to work with OSX’s Time Machine backup tool wasn’t working. Over the weekend I purchased a Netgear DGND3700v2 DSL Modem / Router (N600) and discovered that there was a great feature called ReadyShare. If you do run into problems (I did later on), I have some notes below to help. You shouldn’t run into any trouble if you decide to upgrade. When done, you should see your login screen.Note: I just upgraded to OSX Mavericks (10.9) and the ReadyShare drive is still readable and functional in Time Machine. When done, setup assistant will present you with a list of stuff to migrate. "Aim" setup assistant at the tm backup drive and WAIT A WHILE.īE PATIENT, setup assistant gives you no feedback as it "digests" the contents of the drive. You will eventually see the login screen.ĪT THIS POINT, IMMEDIATELY PLUG IN YOUR TIME MACHINE BACKUP from Sierra.Īt the appropriate moment, setup assistant will ask if you wish to migrate from another drive. Open the OS installer and install a fresh copy of the OS.īE AWARE that the screen may go dark more than once. on the left, choose the topmost item that represents your PHYSICAL drive.Ĭhoose "erase", and choose "Mac OS extended with journaling enabled, GUID partition format".Įrase the internal drive and quit disk utility. Go to the view menu, and if you see the option to "show all devices" choose that (it may not be there). QUIT the OS installer and open Disk Utility. It will take only a few clicks of the mouse to do it this way. ![]() Use DiskMaker X to create your USB flash drive installer. The version you want is "X 6" and there's also a link to the Low Sierra download page. I hope this reaches the right people, and thank you for the assist. Will HS, once installed in either APFS or HFS+, accept my TM backup that was done in Sierra? If not, best ideas? I have my finger on the button here to start the erase and install HS, unless someone knows where a solid version of Sierra exists. I also see where it's possible to format the drive to HFS+ when uploading and installing High Sierra, but again I don t know if this will solve the issue. If I wipe the system and install High Sierra, will I be able to use the Sierra backup to reinstall everything? I understand High Sierra was the first to got to the APFS system, but I have found answers on the web stating that YES you can drop a TM Sierra backup into HS. I am prepared to wipe and then install High Sierra, but there's a TM question. Of course, I cannot find anywhere a Sierra installer, but I do have one for High Sierra. The Time Machine backup last done that would save everything was done in Sierra. While running Sierra, my system was upgraded to the Catalina disaster without my knowledge. People, Im stumped after 4 days and need help.
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