Time Machine; Using Stora NAS; error message

Home network with a Stora NAS. Time Machine recognizes (sees) the NAS and the volume, but when backing up I get the following message.
"The backup disk image "//Volumes/xxxxx-1/name of mini.sparsebundle" could not be created (error 45)
Disk Utility does not see the NAS.
Thanks

tax482 wrote:
Home network with a Stora NAS. Time Machine recognizes (sees) the NAS and the volume
That doesn't necessarily mean it's going to work. To work well with Time Machine, it must meet Apple's requirements here: Disks that can be used with Time Machine.
I'm not familiar with this product, but I don't see anything in their documentation about it using +Apple File Protocol (AFP) file sharing,+ and I don't see any claim of it being compatible with Time Machine. (And, of course, some that claim compatibility don't meet all the criteria, and don't work well.)
when backing up I get the following message.
"The backup disk image "//Volumes/xxxxx-1/name of mini.sparsebundle" could not be created (error 45)
It's a long shot, but you might want to try renaming your Computer, etc., per #C9 in the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum.
Disk Utility does not see the NAS.
That's correct; DU may be able to see a +sparse bundle+ on a network, but it can't be used to partition, format, erase, etc., a network drive.
If the renaming doesn't help, you'll need to contact Netgear.

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