How to set up Time Machine to back up to a specific folder in my Synology NAS?

I'm trying to set up Time Machine to back up to my Synology NAS. I need it to back up to this folder: /Shared/BACKUPs/MacBookPro2010

So on my Mac I go to Finder -> Go -> Connect to server

and specify:

afp://192.168.1.105/Shared/BACKUPs/MacBookPro2010

I then provide user and password and it connects.

But when I go to time machine and click "Select Backup Disk" it shows "Shared" and if I select it, it starts dumping backup files into the root Shared folder on the NAS.

How do I coax it to put the backup into /Shared/BACKUPs/MacBookPro2010 instead?

Solution 1:

Time Machine requires a drive or shared volume. Time Machine will not work with a nested folder. On your Synology, set up the destination directory as a shared volume to your Mac.

See Synology's How do I back up files from my Mac to Synology NAS using Time Machine?

This article will guide you through the process of backing up data from your Mac to Synology NAS using Apple's Time Machine, a backup utility included with macOS 10.5 and later.