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In Macintosh Leopard can I make a network storage drive LOOK like it’s a physical external device?

I’m trying to use network attached storage SMB drive to use Time Machine. As Time Machine NEEDS a physical external device I was wondering if there is some possible way to make a cifs:// mounted network drive look physical and ‘trick’ Time Machine in thinking it’s physical so it will register. Any input would be great, thanks!

I’ve heard that it is possible to connect to a network drive to a shared drive from another Leopard drive but this isn’t the case at all and I have no physical way to connect to the drive.

Thanks.

No, you can’t trick Leopard into thinking it’s a USB or Firewire drive. I think Time Machine currently is limited to those options, but future updates should expand those possibilities.

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  1. carbonfrogs Said,

    No, you can’t trick Leopard into thinking it’s a USB or Firewire drive. I think Time Machine currently is limited to those options, but future updates should expand those possibilities.
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