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I’m not sure if AFP (via Netatalk) is really the right thing to use. I’m pretty sure that “native” Time Machine now prefera CIFS (Samba) over the network.
by st3fan 3y ago
I’m not sure if AFP (via Netatalk) is really the right thing to use. I’m pretty sure that “native” Time Machine now prefera CIFS (Samba) over the network.
- mustache_kimono 3y ago> I’m not sure if AFP (via Netatalk) is really the right thing to use. For years, Netatalk was still the more dependable solution, despite the deprecation warnings. I've had very good luck re: my current set up (ZFS and Samba 4.15.13 on Ubuntu 22.04) but Netatalk I believe still works very well.
- donatj 3y agoAgreed, I still generally have much better luck with Netatalk which is why I have kept using it all these years.
- hoherd 3y agoCorrect. > If given the choice between SMB and AFP, use SMB to back up to your external backup disk. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/types-of-disks-you-can-use-with-time-machine-mh15139/mac https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/types-of-disks-you-...
- tverbeure 3y agoThanks! I've added a warning at the top of the blog post, and will revisit next weekend.