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  1. dawindmg08

    Turn USB RAID enclosure into backup solution; RAID or JBOD?

    Been juggling a few different backup solutions in my home, limping by on scattered USB drives and an old Time Capsule that we've outgrown. Don't want to spend the money on a full NAS like a QNAP, thought it might be cheaper to trick out an old USB3 RAID enclosure to handle Time Machine backups...
  2. X

    iPhone XS Max Missing photos in backup

    Update: For those of us happy taking many photos and using iTunes to back them up, don't believe that they are safely stored there - just check that your backup matches the images on your phone and that all are viewable in your backup / restore. You may see the message 'file type not supported'...
    • XS Max
    • Thread
    • backup missing photos missing pictures restore xs max
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iPhone
  3. MacKyle

    Life Post Time Capsule Line

    Now that Apple decided to sunset the Time Capsule line, what else is out there? Hint, anything that can take less than 12 hours to restore a 1 TB SSD?
    • MacKyle
    • Thread
    • backup restore time capsule
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  4. vikas027

    iPhone X Unable to backup thru iTunes

    Hello, I have an iPhone X which I was able to back up through iTunes on the MacBook Pro 2014 model, but it fails to back up on my new MacBook Pro 2018 model. I get this error (also attached a screenshot). "iTunes cannot read the contents of the iPhone "iPhone". Go to the Summary tab in iPhone...
    • vikas027
    • Thread
    • backup iphonex itunes - problems
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iPhone
  5. C

    Other [HELP] AnyTrans users only: Have you successfully used or tried the MERGE function of AnyTrans?

    Help: AnyTrans users only: Have you successfully used or tried the MERGE function of AnyTrans? PS: I've used iMazing, iFunBox, iExplorer and many more and still use them. This is a unique feature they claim to offer and I need this time. So only post if you have used or know someone has used...
    • crashnburn
    • Thread
    • anytrans backup data iphone merge photos sms
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
  6. fountaineer

    imessage icloud..

    I have yet to turn on the icloud Imessage function on my ios12 iphone. I have years worth of messages sms/imessages and i'm wondering what should ideally happen if i turn this function on? The intent and hopes are that both the sms and Imessages get uploaded to the cloud. then when i turn...
    • fountaineer
    • Thread
    • backup icloud imessage ios12 sms
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iOS 12
  7. N

    Help! Decrypt iPhone back up file that Apple engineers could not

    Hi, I am seeking an expert/hacker/programmer to recover the family photos that I have back up from my iPhone some time ago. I have tried all means to solve this problem (Apple support, 3rd party vendor such as Decipher Back Up, Phone Rescue, etc) but no one can recover the photos that I have...
  8. R

    Pairing / Backup issue new iPhone

    Hi Guys, I recently got a new iPhone (Xs) and wanted to pair my Apple Watch (Series 3 LTE) with it. Therefore I made a backup from my old iPhone (7) as usual. After unpairing the Watch with the iPhone 7 and wanted to restore the Watch from the backup, however, it Shows me only backups from...
    • RomanEmpire
    • Thread
    • apple watch 3 lte backup iphone 10s pairing issue
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Apple Watch
  9. L

    How to attach encrypted HFS+ drives to a network?

    I know that people have asked this sort of question before, but I've always found it geared specifically for their own equipment, rather than in a general sense. How do users out there attach an encrypted drive to a network, be it a hard drive or raid, be it attached via ethernet or via a USB...
    • leeuk321
    • Thread
    • backup das encryption hard drive hfs+ nas netgear network router time machine
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Networking
  10. B

    Not able to restore my Aperture library

    I have backed up my Aperture 3 library (managed NOT referenced) which was ( 800GB) to Time machine as well as to an off site external HD. My problem is that since Safari crashed recently my Aperture program won’t open on my iMac (3TB) running Yosemite. Aperture works on my MBP also running...
  11. Nadjla

    How to open old iPhoto library

    Hi everyone, I bought a new MacBook Pro in 2016 because my old one stopped working (bought in 2010). Luckily I did have a back-up. I put the complete back-up on a hard drive. Never looked at it until today, I was curious about some old pictures and opened the back-up. I was able to find the...
  12. jusacruiser

    iPhone:Automatically Backup to "iCloud" or "this computer"

    Should I Automatically backup my iPhone to "iCloud" or "This Computer" See image below. What are the pros and cons of backing up to "iCloud" vs. "This Computer" ??
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    MacBook Pro 2011 Logic Board Issue

    Hello, I have MacBook Pro 2011 and after the logic board problem I can't log to my MBP ! I have very important data on it! Now I have a PC with windows 10 how I can get my data again ? Note: The MBP had a password when it was work properly. Thank you.
    • Ali7
    • Thread
    • backup files hdd access macbook pro early 2011
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  14. F

    Time Machine for 2 computers?

    I have a run of the mill old router by linksys without any ports open in my office, but I need to get a Time Machine solution to backup 3 Macs. Are there external drives that have built in wifi? or is there a way to plug in external to one machine and have others backup to it as well?
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    CCC Snapshots vs Timemachine Snapshots

    Are there any differences between Carbon Copy Cloner and Time Machine's snapshots? I've been using both for awhile and would rather just use one (CCC). Initially, I was Time Machining to a specific disk and CCC'ing to two other disks. Well my TM disk died so I figured I would just turn on...
  16. O

    Time Capsule 3TB fail Apple

    Hi, I purchased a 3TB Time Capsule direct from Apple last year (April 2018) after my trusted 500mb Time Capsule was too small to carry on, it was about 8 years old and never let me down. From July '18 I have had my Time Capsule history completely wiped, Apple staff remoted in twice to my iMac...
    • omikeyz
    • Thread
    • 3tb apple back-up backup fail time capsule time-capsule
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  17. geohei

    Startup disk image backup question

    Hi. I'd like to image backup my startup disk (Mojave 10.14). To explain ... a real block copy image, not copying files, but (used) sector by sector. I checked Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) and I am testing sparse image and sparse bundle backups at this time. However I don't get how CCC can...
  18. MarckyG

    Wireless Portable storage recommendations - compatible with Time Machine?

    Hey, I'm looking for a wireless and portable storage that can function as a Time Capsule stand-in while traveling... I was wondering... Could you use a portable wireless drive such as the LaCie Fuel or WD My Passport Wireless Pro as a portable NAS? With Time Machine for your Mac? I'm not sure...
    • MarckyG
    • Thread
    • backup my passport wireless nas time capsule time machine
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  19. S.B.G

    macOS How to Create a Cron Job on macOS?

    I'm still searching around the Internet on how to do this, but I want to ask here, too. I've setup a Raspberry Pi to run a Mediawiki on the LAN. I also wanted to figure out how to backup said Raspberry Pi as well. I was able to successfully run a backup over the network from the Pi to the Mac...
  20. S.B.G

    Backing Up Raspbian OS

    Does anyone know of a simple way to automatically backup Raspbian OS which resides on an SD card in a Raspberry Pi? I'm searching around the Internet this morning looking for a simple and easy solution, but so far I haven't found anything quite like I want. Most of the things I find are just...
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