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  • August 15, 2016 at 8:44 am #2431021
    Tord
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    Disclaimer; I have no Mac-specific experience, but the Mac-shell is fairly similar to the FreeBSD shell.

    Hi! There are two ways for a NAS to interact with an operating system. Either via proprietary drivers and software that allows you to interact with the NAS via a program, or using a more basic approach where the NAS is mounted to the filesystem. The latter is most common.

    My first tip would be to check if your NAS is in fact mounted to the local file system. This can be done by going to the system console, or shell, and type in ‘mount’. If your NAS isn’t showing on the list, that’s most likely your explanation.

    You could also take a look at your static mount-file, by typing in “cat /etc/fstab“. If there is nothing pertaining to the NAS here, my advice would be to find the device name for the NAS, and mount that manually. This may be done via command-line at any time, and made permanent by adding it to /etc/fstab.

    Good luck!

    BR Tord

    August 15, 2016 at 11:03 am #2431041
    DJ Vintage
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    And if you can’t be bothered with “under-water” Unix commands, there are some good written and video explanations about adding network volumes to your finder. Once it’s there it should also show up in your RekordBox software.

    August 16, 2016 at 6:01 pm #2432051
    Rob Calcutt
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    Hi both – thanks so much for responding…the former is a tad too technical for my small brain so I’ll search for a video explanation.

    Good to know the desktop mounting is the cause.

    Cheers,

    R.

    August 16, 2016 at 6:25 pm #2432101
    Rob Calcutt
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    Hiii – progress…
    Right clicking the finder icon uncovers a ‘connect to server’ command which allows me to mount drives.
    Unfortunately, I’m still unable to back up Rekordbox as the process begins and the bar seems to get stuck on 38%.
    Any idea why this is?
    R.

    August 16, 2016 at 7:52 pm #2432151
    Rob Calcutt
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    IGNORE LAST:

    Further progress (!)

    …and this part I do need advice on due to previous errors.

    I once spent weeks tagging all my music in Rekordbox and tried to migrate to a new location. In doing so I kept the tracks but lost ALL the tagging/library organisation.

    I’ve backed up on my NAS using the ‘backup library’ feature (including the tracks).

    I’m assuming all I now have to do is run ‘restore library’ and point to the zip file it just created? Will this retain all my library tagging?

    Last question I promise (hehe).

    THANKS!
    R.

    August 17, 2016 at 12:05 am #2432171
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Yeah, all that info is kept separately from the tracks. Backup library should back up all the necessary files.

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