Add notes / tips to macOS backup guide (#270)

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#. Fill in the following fields: #. Fill in the following fields:
* Hostname - This is the name of your Computer, as shown in the "Sharing" menu earlier * Hostname - This is the name of your Computer, as shown in the "Sharing" menu earlier
* Path - This is the *name of the shared folder* you are using and **not** the full directory path * Path - This is the *name of the shared folder* you are using and **not** the full directory path.
.. tip:: If you copied the share name from the Mac computer and it contained a space, macOS will have replaced the space with the string "%20". Please re-replace `%20` with a space in this `Path` field.
* Username - This is the user on the remote machine that you used to create the shared directory * Username - This is the user on the remote machine that you used to create the shared directory
* Password - This is your user (from above) password * Password - This is your user (from above) password
.. figure:: /_static/images/cifs/cifs-mac5.png .. figure:: /_static/images/cifs/cifs-mac5.png
:width: 60% :width: 60%
.. note:: If you are on MacOS Catalina (version 10.15.7), and the backup fails, please `see this Apple support thread <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253970425>`_. If the provided solution still doesn't work, SMB file sharing probably will not work for this old Mac. Consider backing up to a USB thumb drive instead.
#. Click "Save". #. Click "Save".
That's it! You can now :ref:`Create<backup-create>` encrypted, private backups of all your Embassy data to your Mac or external drive!! That's it! You can now :ref:`Create<backup-create>` encrypted, private backups of all your Embassy data to your Mac or external drive!!