Category: backup
How do I format a new Hard Drive to use with Time Machine?
Answer: Use Mac OS Extended. Mac OS Extended, also known as HFS Plus or HFS+, is the file system that was used on all Macs from 1998 until the last couple of years. APFS is the new file system for OSX and it works well for an SSD drive. But you can’t backup to an APFS drive using Time…
How to move a Time Machine backup to a different hard drive.
If you’re like me after a year or two you may have outgrown your Time Machine backup and with Hard Drive prices dropping it’s time to get a bigger hard disk to host your Time Machine backup. But starting a new time machine backup on a new hard disk means you lose the continuity with your old backups. Thankfully…
How to transfer your data from an old macbook to a newer thunderbolt macbook or macbook air.
Options for connecting the newer MacBooks (that don’t have ethernet or firewire) to older macbooks (that don’t have thunderbolt).
Backup Backup Backup!!!
Is your computer backed up? With 2T hard disks at around $100, there’s no excuse not to have your computer backed up. This is the easiest way.
How to make a bootable backup of your computer
This article describes how to manually make a bootable backup of your computer using Super Duper. Carbon Copy Cloner and Super Duper are both paid apps. Super Duper has a free version which will do the job.
How to backup and restore your computer using Time Machine
This article describes how to backup your computer using Time Machine. Apple’s Time Machine is the best backup system available for the Macintosh.
How to back up your computer automatically (with MyBook Live and Time Machine)
How to backup your computer using Apple’s Time Machine and an external networked hard drive.
How to back up your web server via the terminal
This will backup your entire remote server to your local Macintosh computer using rsync. It uses the command line so it’s not for beginners.