diff --git a/2025/Backups on macOS.md b/2025/Backups on macOS.md index 3edbc00..640a363 100644 --- a/2025/Backups on macOS.md +++ b/2025/Backups on macOS.md @@ -1,2 +1,19 @@ * https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/storage-and-filesystems/samba-based-time-machine-backups/ -* https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/vfs_fruit.8.html \ No newline at end of file +* https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/man-html/vfs_fruit.8.html +* https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/samba-functions-but-unable-to-use-it-as-a-macos-time-machine-destination.79896/ + +- **`atime=off`**: Disabling `atime` can improve performance by reducing write operations for file access times. + + Bash + + ``` + sudo zfs set atime=off yourpool/timemachine + ``` + +- **`xattr=sa`**: Stores extended attributes in the file's inode, which can improve performance for applications heavily using xattrs (like macOS). + + Bash + + ``` + sudo zfs set xattr=sa yourpool/timemachine + ``` \ No newline at end of file