Speculation was rife among users, rather than developers, that last June’s WWDC might have brought announcement of a major update to Time Machine…
Tag: Time Machine
Don’t use cloud backup services to make copies of your Time Machine volumes
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
SDs (solid-state drives) offer extremely reliable, fast, and consistent performance over many, many years…
How to prepare your Mac for service/repair, and restore it later
We all hope that it will never happen, but even Macs sometimes break…
How to use one Mac as a Time Machine destination for another
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
Freelance videographer Dave Cooper has launched a class action lawsuit against Adobe…
Stop cloning your hard drive as a backup
Many people still use cloning as a method of backing up a Mac…
How to verify your backups are working properly
Every one of us has some type of data we can’t afford to lose…
Can’t run Boot Camp in High Sierra? Here’s the fix!
Boot Camp is the macOS solution for installing an alternative operating system on your Mac…
How to turn on server services in macOS
macOS High Sierra already provides access to a number of Server services…
Warning: Mac users, don’t convert your Time Machine volume from HFS+ to APFS
Months after the release of macOS 10.13 High Sierra, folks are still having problems…
How to set up your own Time Machine server
Time Machine is a generally quick and convenient way to back up your data and has come…
How to use Time Machine server in macOS High Sierra
Some Mac users have long run Mac OS X Server on a computer in their household to use as a file sharing repository…
How to set up an external drive as a Time Machine destination for multiple Macs
A straightforward explanation for backing up his three Macs to a single external drive attached to one of them…
How to back up via a network without using Time Machine
The free availability of Time Machine coupled with Apple’s all-in-one router and backup drive…
This is the cool backup tool to use instead of the Mac’s Time Machine
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
My concern is providing the laptop to the service center with admin password or temp admin privileges…
How to set up a new Mac securely or update an older machine
When you get a new Mac, how can you make sure you’ve set it up to be as secure as possible?
How to set up a redundant backup system for your Mac
Time Machine and clones have different purposes, though you can use them to the same end in the right case…
The complete, easy guide to backing up your Mac
Understanding the different ways of backing up, and picking a backup strategy that’s right for you — so that you can rest easy…
How to setup Apple’s Photos and iCloud Photo Library with external storage and Time Machine backups
Using iCloud Photo Library lets you shoot or import photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or the web…
Prepare your Mac for OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Before you upgrade to El Capitan, it helps to perform a few tasks first…
How to configure a cheap, secure RAID backup system for your Mac
A mirrored RAID setup appears to you and to your Mac as a single disk…
Apple’s OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 to add iCloud Drive in Time Machine, Wi-Fi, security, and more
Apple is preparing to release the second update to OS X Yosemite…
Apple’s Time Machine, Cover Flow, and Safari for iOS targeted in new patent infringement lawsuit
A lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California…
Time Machine changes in OS X Mavericks
There are some changes to the way Time Machine backs up…
Apple working with WD on OS X Mavericks data inaccessibility issue
Western Digital has confirmed it is working with Apple to address…
Warning: Some external drives experiencing data inaccessibility after OS X Mavericks installation
If you have an external storage drive such as those from Western Digital or LaCie…
New Macs suffering from OS X Mountain Lion installation bug?
Mac users are reporting a problem which means they’re unable to reinstall OS X Mountain Lion…
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.7.3 Supplemental Update
This update is recommended for users running 10.7.3 with Time Machine…
Best Mac backup software: 6 apps tested
Our advice is to use Time Machine in addition to another backup tool…
Microsoft plans to clone Apple’s Time Machine with ‘History Vault’ in Windows 8
Microsoft plans for Windows 8 to imitate the behavior of Time Machine in Mac OS X…
What is the smartest on-site backup strategy for my house?
There’s almost no end to backup solutions and configurations these days…
