What results is an 'I got it, you take it' situation when Time Machine doesn't work. However, as their documentation states and was repeated to me by a WD customer service agent (whom I'm quoting), 'I will like to inform you that WD does not support Time Machine backup software related Issue as it is an Apple Product.' WD's documentation claims that My Cloud can function as a Time Machine backup disk ( Starting macOS Time Machine Backups to My Cloud and Network Attached Storage | WD Support). However, Western Digital units like My Cloud 'use a proprietary file system and cannot be reformatted as FAT32, NTFS, or a Mac File System' ( Reformatting a WD NAS drive as FAT32, NTFS, or a Mac File System | WD Support). WD My Cloud does not have OS X installed.Īlso, Time Machine backup disks use a Mac OS Extended format.
I'm including some documentation here that verifies your answer for other readers.Īpple states that, when using a network-based disk for Time Machine, 'both your Mac and the networked backup disk should have OS X v10.5.6 or later' ( Backup disks you can use with Time Machine - Apple Support).
John Galt, I took your advice and bought a Time Capsule, and I've experienced no problems.
