Adding and Managing SMB Shares
When creating a share, do not attempt to set up the root or pool-level dataset for the share. Instead, create a new dataset under the pool-level dataset for the share. Setting up a share using the root dataset leads to storage configuration issues.
Adding a Basic Time Machine SMB Share
When creating a share, do not attempt to set up the root or pool-level dataset for the share. Instead, create a new dataset under the pool-level dataset for the share. Setting up a share using the root dataset leads to storage configuration issues.
TrueNAS 25.04.0: Time Machine shares are incompatible with multiprotocol (SMB/NFS) shares. TrueNAS automatically disables SMB2/3 lease support and AAPL extensions globally when multiprotocol shares are configured, preventing Time Machine functionality.
Migrating AFP Shares
Since the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) for shares is deprecated and no longer receives updates, it is not present in TrueNAS.
SMB Shares Screens
If you have not added SMB shares to the system, the SMB widget shows text stating general information about the Windows (SMB) Shares until a share is added.