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How to Turn On and Off Time Machine Backup on a My Cloud



Apple File Protocol (AFP) is no longer supported on My Cloud OS 5 firmware 5.19.197 and My Cloud Home firmware 7.16.0-217 and higher.


Time Machine backup is on by default.
It must be on for macOS to use it.
Do not change settings from the default until the first backup is completed.


  1. Access the Dashboard

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    Answer ID 29818: Steps to Access the Dashboard of a My Cloud OS 5

  2. Click Settings.


  3. Scroll to Mac Backups .
    • Turn On (default)
    • Turn Off


  4. Click Save.

    STOP Critical:

    Do not change the Maximum Size.
    It must be 100% for the first complete backup.

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Answer ID 5156
Published 08/20/2018 12:45 AM
Updated 03/22/2024 11:16 AM

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