Seagate Black Armor NAS 220: Time Machine Backup Disappeared - Recover
This article will guide you through the process of recovering your Time Machine backup when it seems to have disappeared from your Seagate Black Armor NAS 220. We will cover the key concepts related to this issue, provide detailed instructions, and include code blocks where necessary.
Compatibility of Seagate Black Armor NAS 220 with Time Machine
The Seagate Black Armor NAS 220 supports Time Machine backups as long as the drives within the NAS are formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). However, if you have formatted the drives as exFAT or NTFS, your Time Machine backups will not be visible.
To check the format of your NAS drives, you can use the Terminal on your Mac. Open Terminal and enter the following command:
diskutil list
This command will display the list of disks connected to your Mac, along with their format and other details. In the output, look for your NAS drives and check their file system. If they are not formatted as "Journaled", you will need to reformat them.
Reformatting the Seagate Black Armor NAS 220 for Time Machine
Reformatting the NAS drives will erase all data on them. Therefore, make sure you have a backup of your important data before proceeding.
To reformat the NAS drives, follow these steps:
- Connect to your NAS using the Seagate NAS OS web interface.
- Go to the "Storage" section and select the drive or volume you want to reformat.
- Click the "Format" button and choose "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)".
- Confirm the format operation and wait for it to complete.
Recovering the Disappeared Time Machine Backup
If your Time Machine backup is still not visible after reformatting the NAS drives, you can try the following steps:
- Mount the Time Machine share by clicking on its icon in the Finder sidebar.
- If the share appears empty, open Terminal and enter the following command:
defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1
This command enables the visibility of unsupported network volumes in Time Machine.
- Now, try mounting the Time Machine share again. If it still appears empty, try restarting your Mac.
- After restarting, open Time Machine and select "Back Up Now". If the backup process starts, your backup is being restored.
In this article, we covered the key concepts related to the Seagate Black Armor NAS 220 and Time Machine backups, as well as the steps to recover a disappeared Time Machine backup. By following the instructions provided, you should be able to recover your backup and avoid losing your important data.
- Seagate Black Armor NAS 220 supports Time Machine backups when the drives are formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
- To recover a disappeared Time Machine backup, you might need to reformat the NAS drives and enable the visibility of unsupported network volumes in Time Machine.