Time machine question (SMB) - "supported" flag file

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Hi all,

if fruit:time machine = yes is set for the share, is the file .com.apple.timemachine.supported still necessary?

Thanks,
Patrick

 

[anodos]

Hi all,

if fruit:time machine = yes is set for the share, is the file .com.apple.timemachine.supported still necessary?

Thanks,
Patrick

The fruit parameter should automatically be applied when the share has "time machine" checked. The file is not required.

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Thanks. Yes, the parameter is there because I checked "Time Machine" in the UI, of course. And since I found out about fruit:time machine max size it seems I can get rid of all those poorly documented dot-files.

 

[anodos]

Thanks. Yes, the parameter is there because I checked "Time Machine" in the UI, of course. And since I found out about fruit:time machine max size it seems I can get rid of all those poorly documented dot-files.

I personally prefer to use user quotas in ZFS over the fruit parameter (use separate dataset for time machine backup).