Tag: time machine
Time Machine, Migration Assistant or a fresh start?
When you purchase a new Mac there are a few options for how you can transfer your old data across to your new computer, but which is the best? If you have access to an external SSD hard disk, Time Machine is the safest way to copy your files to a new computer.
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…
OS X Sierra 10.12.1 – Time machine Problems
Overnight Apple released an upgrade for macOS Sierra, but it doesn’t seem to have addressed the Time Machine backup issue. If you have not yet upgraded to macOS Sierra I would hold off a little longer.
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 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.