I am also attempting to map a network drive on a MAC OS X Version 10.4.10 and I get to the point (SMB/CIFS File System Authentication) where it ask for the workgroup or domain, name, and password, then there is where it fails. I know for a fact that the username and password are correct but cannon figure out why the server is rejecting it. Nov 19, 2019 Before El Capitan, you could just run the Verify process on its own, and then decide if you wanted to attempt repairs. Disk First Aid and the Startup Drive You can use Disk Utility’s First Aid on your Mac’s startup drive.
To use Time Machine to make a backup of your Mac, you need any of these types of storage devices:
- External drive connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11ac) or AirPort Time Capsule
After setting up the storage device, you can use Time Machine to make a backup of your Mac. And after making your backup, you can use Time Machine to restore files from your backup.
External drive connected to your Mac
With El Capitan, it has also become something of a complex step, depending on which drive you want to check, and the storage medium. All drive storage has at least two levels at which checks and repairs may be necessary: the whole-drive level, containing vital things like the partition map, and each volume’s file system, which is normally Mac. May 01, 2017 El Capitan may be struggling with your Wi-Fi settings. Apple has released updates to try and improve this problem, so first check for any updates to OS X and see if you can download a solution. May 01, 2017 El Capitan may be struggling with your Wi-Fi settings. Apple has released updates to try and improve this problem, so first check for any updates to OS X and see if you can download a solution.
Time Machine can back up to an external drive connected to a USB, Thunderbolt, or FireWire port on your Mac.
External drive connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11ac) or AirPort Time Capsule
Time Machine can back up to an external USB drive connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11ac model) or AirPort Time Capsule.
- Make sure that the USB drive is formatted for Time Machine.
- Connect the drive to a USB port on your AirPort base station, then turn it on.
- Open AirPort Utility, then select your base station and click Edit to view its settings.
- Click the Disks tab in the settings window.
- Select your backup disk from the list of partitions, then select ”Enable file sharing”:
- If more than one user on your network will back up to this disk with Time Machine, you can use the Secure Shared Disks pop-up menu to make sure that they can view only their own backups, not yours. Choose ”With accounts” from the menu, then click the Add (+) button to add users.
- Click Update to restart your base station and apply the settings.
AirPort Time Capsule
Time Machine can back up to the built-in hard disk of an AirPort Time Capsule on your network.
Mac shared as a Time Machine backup destination
To use another Mac on your network as a Time Machine backup destination, complete these steps on the other Mac:
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Sharing.
- From the list of services on the left, select File Sharing.
- From the list of Shared Folders on the right, Control-click the folder that you want to use for Time Machine backups.
- From the shortcut menu that opens, choose Advanced Options.
- From the Advanced Options dialog, select ”Share as a Time Machine backup destination.”
When setting up Time Machine on your other Mac computers, you should now be able to select the shared folder as a backup disk.
Network-attached storage (NAS) device that supports Time Machine over SMB
Many third-party NAS devices support Time Machine over SMB. For details, check the documentation for your NAS device.
How to format a disk for Time Machine
Time Machine supports all Mac OS Extended (Journaled) formats and Xsan formats. If the disk isn't using the correct format, Time Machine automatically prompts you to erase it when you connect it to your Mac:
If you need to erase the disk manually, use the Disk Utility app to erase using the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format.
Time Machine can't back up to an iOS device or disk formatted for Windows. And if your disk uses the Master Boot Record (MBR) partition scheme, some of its partitions might not be available for use with Time Machine.
The tables, directories and other structures required for drive storage systems are complex, and prone to error, and sometimes corruption. Establishing that a problem is not the result of such issues is often an important first step. With El Capitan, it has also become something of a complex step, depending on which drive you want to check, and the storage medium.
All drive storage has at least two levels at which checks and repairs may be necessary: the whole-drive level, containing vital things like the partition map, and each volume’s file system, which is normally Mac Extended (HFS+). Although you can check a live mounted volume, if it requires repair it will have to be unmounted, so in general if you think there might be problems which need repair, you should go straight to repair – which requires the volume to be unmounted.
The startup volume cannot be repaired on two counts now: first, it cannot be unmounted, and second, as a live startup volume SIP prevents such repair. Whatever type of storage – hard disk, SSD, or Fusion Drive – the only way to repair your startup volume is to restart into Recovery Mode (Command-R) and run Disk Utility from there. If you prefer to run a third-party repair utility, that is best performed by restarting from a suitably-prepared bootable USB memory stick, containing OS X, Disk Utility, and the third-party tool. Vendors of those products explain how to prepare such a stick, and will usually provide a stick ready prepared.
Other internal or directly-connected external (USB, Thunderbolt, etc.) drives should be able to have their volumes unmounted. For those, you can run Disk Utility or a third-party tool as you wish.
However, if an external drive is a hardware RAID system, before running any disk and volume checks and repairs, you should ensure that the RAID system itself is fully healthy. This should be supported by the software which controls the RAID system, and detailed in its documentation. Once that is complete, use Disk Utility and/or the third-party tool as you wish.
There are also complications with CoreStorage LVGs, if you use them. This could apply to your startup disk, if you have an Apple Fusion Drive, or have made your own equivalent. Although Disk Utility can check and repair CoreStorage LVGs like Fusion Drives, third-party products may not be able to: check their documentation carefully before trying to use them.
Networked storage, including Apple Time Capsules and third-party NAS, are not accessible to Disk Utility, nor to its third-party replacements. Each therefore has its own utility software or web browser interface which gives you access to the disk checking and repair tools available. In the case of Time Capsules, use Apple’s AirPort Utility, as detailed here.
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It is very unusual for a NAS to offer as sophisticated and powerful tools for checking and repair of its drive(s) as are available in OS X. This should be a significant consideration in selecting storage systems, and choosing your NAS.
Note that, like hardware RAID systems, there is an additional level in networked storage systems, which actually runs the NAS and makes it accessible over your network. Testing and fixing that is a much harder task, and seldom supported. Normally your only option is to update the system’s firmware/software.
USB and other drives which are connected to Time Capsules and other NAS systems are usually not accessible through those utilities. Shut the drive down, disconnect it from the NAS, and connect it direct to your Mac. You can then check and repair it using Disk Utility and/or third-party tools. Once happy, eject it, turn it off, and re-attach it to the NAS.
Remote storage, in particular cloud storage such as iCloud, is maintained by its service provider. There is nothing that you can do to test or repair it. If you feel that there is a problem, contact the service provider’s support desk.
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Throughout this article, where I have referred to using Disk Utility, you may also be able to use its command line equivalent,
diskutil
, which is considerably more powerful, but far more complex to use.