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Tag: backups

Don’t use cloud backup services to make copies of your Time Machine volumes

Friday, August 2, 2019 12:02 pmFriday, August 2, 20193 Comments

Time Machine is a simple and generally effective way to make an ongoing archive of a Mac’s files and folder structure….

The most important thing to do if your Mac has a Fusion Drive: Back up your data

Friday, January 11, 2019 2:00 pmFriday, January 11, 20199 Comments

SDs (solid-state drives) offer extremely reliable, fast, and consistent performance over many, many years…

How to use one Mac as a Time Machine destination for another

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 12:00 pmWednesday, December 12, 20185 Comments

Here’s a strange (but interesting!) thing you can do with APFS under Mojave and High Sierra…

Man sues Adobe for a bug that deleted years of his work

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 2:34 pm13 Comments

Freelance videographer Dave Cooper has launched a class action lawsuit against Adobe…

Stop cloning your hard drive as a backup

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 11:02 am17 Comments

Many people still use cloning as a method of backing up a Mac…

Why you should not rely on iCloud Photo Library as your only media backup

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 4:03 pmTuesday, November 14, 201715 Comments

iCloud Photo Library, when it fits your needs, is a great way to avoid having to manage…

This new Mac utility app lets users wirelessly backup their iOS devices to their Mac

Wednesday, July 19, 2017 2:26 pmWednesday, July 19, 20177 Comments

The new backup solution makes ‘Time Machine’ type backups of iOS devices, allowing dozens of device backups…

How to back up via a network without using Time Machine

Friday, February 24, 2017 12:01 pmFriday, February 24, 20177 Comments

The free availability of Time Machine coupled with Apple’s all-in-one router and backup drive…

How to avoid deleting photos from iCloud while traveling

Monday, January 9, 2017 2:30 pmMonday, January 9, 201729 Comments

There’s a problem with Apple’s ease of use if I have to write two columns about this issue…

This is the cool backup tool to use instead of the Mac’s Time Machine

Friday, December 16, 2016 4:25 pmFriday, December 16, 201646 Comments

Put me on record as a Mac user who does not like Time Machine…

Securing your Mac’s SSD before handing it off for repair

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 2:01 pmTuesday, June 28, 20163 Comments

My concern is providing the laptop to the service center with admin password or temp admin privileges…

Apple’s iOS purchase-history purge disrespects users

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 4:58 pmWednesday, October 7, 201518 Comments

It’s no secret that there is a large amount of software on the iOS App Store that has been abandoned…

How to centralize your Time Machine backups

Friday, September 18, 2015 3:28 pm19 Comments

Time Machine in OS X offers a quick way to back up your entire system, but one requirement for this…

How to get your Mac ready for OS X 10.11 El Capitan

Thursday, August 27, 2015 5:35 pmThursday, August 27, 201519 Comments

Apple’s OS X El Capitan is slated for release soon…

Ripping CDs in iTunes, backing up your computer now illegal in the UK

Thursday, August 6, 2015 10:58 amThursday, August 6, 201525 Comments

The High Court recently overturned private copying exceptions introduced last year by the UK Government…

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