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date: 2025-04-07
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tags: how-to, backups, nas
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# Time Machine Backups
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In this article we'll walk through how to setup time machine backups using the
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on site NAS (network attached storage).
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## NAS Access
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You should have received an email when your account was setup on the NAS that
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gives credentials to access the NAS, if you do not have access to that anymore
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than let Michael know and he can send them again.
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Once setup, this should mount the folders that you have access to automatically
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when your computer is attached to the network and you have the
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[unifi identity app installed](https://www.ui.com/download/app/identity-desktop).
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### Manually Connecting to NAS
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You can also manually mount NAS folders by using the `Finder` application if the
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unifi identity application is not working for you.
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1. Open the Finder application
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1. Choose connect to server from `Go -> Connect to server...` (or type ⌘K)
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1. In the server address field type: `smb://192.168.10.105`
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1. Enter your credentials to login to the server (attain username and password
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from Michael)
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1. Choose the `Personal-Drive` folder
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## Time Machine
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After you are connected to the NAS you can then setup time machine backups for
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your computer.
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The time machine settings are found in the
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`System Settings -> General -> Time Machine` section of your system settings
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application.
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1. Click the plus icon to add a new time machine backup location.
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1. Select the drive named `Personal-Drive`
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> Note: Any of the other drives that appear will not work, the drive that you
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> select must be the Personal-Drive.
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You should end up with something that looks similar to the image below.
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