WD MyBook Live

I noticed Western Digitial have just launched a new NAS in 1 and 2 TB flavours. Their website (http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=872) claims:
"Compatible with Apple Time Machine - Mac computer users can utilize all the features of Apple Time Machine backup software to protect their data. Back up all your Macs wirelessly to one location over your WiFi network."
I've never had much luck using TimeMachine over a network to a NAS (a DNS-323). I had to modify an OS setting to get it to see network shares and then it would just stop working after a while. I was trying to back-up a Mac Mini and my MacBook to it and from forum surfing at the time there seemed to be some sort of problem using a non-TimeCapsule NAS for multiple machine's TimeMachine backups so I pretty much gave up and started using locally attached USB drives instead (as I felt the price of the TimeCapsule was too high for me).
However this announcement by WD has got me interested again. Does anyone know if this is compatible in the same way my DNS-323 was (after an OS hack to get Timemachine to see it) and then could be just as flaky or is this actually a real possibly replacement for a TimeCapsule>?
I'd be very interested in hearing your thoughts.
Rich

I'm skeptical of all NAS devices with Time Machine. Some that worked reasonably well with Leopard had to be updated to work with Snow Leopard, so folks were out of luck for weeks or months in some cases.
The setup instructions for this one involve installing WD software on your Mac, and when configuring Time Machine, assigning a password.
The problem with that may be, when your internal HD fails or has to be erased, you may not be able to do a full system restore. That doesn't run from any version of OSX; you must boot up from a Snow Leopard Install disc to use the Installer utility there, and there's no way to install WDs software on it. I don't know how you'd establish contact with the WD to give it a password, either.
They do have instructions for setting-up and viewing TM backups, and a bit on restoring selected items, but nothing I could find on doing a full system restore.
See the full system restore procedure in #14 of [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
You'd probably have to install OSX, set up a temporary user account +*different from any on your backups,+* do the WD setup again, then use +Migration Assistant+ to transfer everything else. (See #19 in the FAQ.) That usually works well, but some complex 3rd-party apps don't always transfer completely, and have to be reinstalled from the original discs. You might also have to re-enter some purchase keys, serial numbers, etc.
At the very least, I'd be inclined to ask WD how a full system restore is done.
Since you have a MacMini, your best bet may be to connect a good external HD to it. Partition it and back the Mini up to one partition directly, and the MacBook to the other partition over your network via sharing. See #22 in the FAQ.

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Hello aeioux,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628?viewlocale=en_US
About Wireless Diagnostics
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5606
iOS and OS X: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4199
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I having my first OSX nightmare after updating to 10.8.5
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mwithers wrote:
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Hi Charlie_Potatoes,
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I bought recently a WD MybookLive 2 tb.
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Has anyone experience a problem with WD Mybook Live not being able to be detected by Time Machine on Macbook Pro? I found this problem to be very strange as I am able to mount the myBook Live via SMB and I have both write and write access to the folders within the drive. Also, I have no problem access the myBook Live via my Wiindows XP laptop, which shows the drive under my Network Neighbourhood.
Currently, I am connecting myBook Live via my modem router supplied by Singnet, Singapore. Since I have no issue with the drive via my Windows XP laptop, I deduced that this problem should not be caused by the modem router.
However, I have to add that when I first bought and install the myBook Live drive, it was via another router (Belkin) and Time Machine works like a charm. This problem only started when I switch the router.
i hope my description above is not confusing as it might appear that my router might be the source of the problem.
Thanks.
Ryan

It's not that they don't play well together, it's that they don't play together at all.
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