10-08-2011, 06:45 PM
deckeda, thanks. I was discouraged to see no comments for a long time, it's a quirky problem that doesn't often come up, so few here might have had to explore this.
Your post reminds me that I had gotten curious about sparesbundles, not long after Time Machine was introduced, and because I had an interest in disk images at that time, I read about this unfamiliar kind, using sources on the web. Next, I learned how to make this kind of disk image manually. If I recall, I think you can do it using Disk Utility.
At that time I wanted to manually make that kind of disk image for no particular reason, except curiosity. I was interested in what benefits it might have, how I could make and use one for my own purposes.
Not long after, I drifted on to other projects, and forgot about it.
Perhaps I'll go into Disk Utility and see if I can make that existing folder into a sparesbundle.
Thanks again, I'll report back if I make any progress.
If not, perhaps I'll call Apple and ask for phone help, since my Mac Mini is new, and I have access to 90 days of support.
Your post reminds me that I had gotten curious about sparesbundles, not long after Time Machine was introduced, and because I had an interest in disk images at that time, I read about this unfamiliar kind, using sources on the web. Next, I learned how to make this kind of disk image manually. If I recall, I think you can do it using Disk Utility.
At that time I wanted to manually make that kind of disk image for no particular reason, except curiosity. I was interested in what benefits it might have, how I could make and use one for my own purposes.
Not long after, I drifted on to other projects, and forgot about it.
Perhaps I'll go into Disk Utility and see if I can make that existing folder into a sparesbundle.
Thanks again, I'll report back if I make any progress.
If not, perhaps I'll call Apple and ask for phone help, since my Mac Mini is new, and I have access to 90 days of support.