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an easier file name without the need to look something up
Authored by: lastfuture on Oct 31, '07 02:28:09PM

I have found an easier way without the need to look up the hex code used in the original post:

create an empty file called .com.apple.timemachine.supported in the root of any shared directory you want to use as a backup location, then navigate to that directory from the mac that is running time machine to get it to recognize that ability, open the time machine preferences and select the now available network share as your backup drive.

The empty file can simply be created with the touch command. Just navigate there in the terminal, then enter
touch .com.apple.timemachine.supported

As other have said before me, this is only for the brave and those who want to play around rather than actually know their data secure.



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an easier file name without the need to look something up
Authored by: jeanray on Oct 31, '07 06:23:37PM

You should install the final retail copy of Leopard, you would know that this trick DOES NOT work. This did indeed work in the build prior to 9A581, but no longer.

Please refrain from confusing people in the future.



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