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  1. bearinthetown

    Problem with iPhone backup on 5GB iCloud

    Hi guys, I have iPhone 6s Plus and I have a problem with cellular data, which stops from time to time. I've been suggested by Apple employee to try doing backup to iCloud (not on iTunes) and resetting iPhone from iTunes (not iCloud). The problem is that my 5GB iCloud still screams to be not...
  2. F

    Should I use Time Machine on my new MBP?

    Hi guys. I currently have an Air from 2012 and today I'm getting a brand new Pro. I have a ton of files on my Air, so the easiest thing would just be to use Time Machine to get the new Pro up and running without losing anything. However, since my Air is so old, I don't know if there'll be a...
  3. F

    Problems reverting back to Sierra from High Sierra

    Hey all – I'm in a bit of a kerfuffle at the moment and was hoping someone might be able to shed some light on this situation? I've searched through various forums but haven't had any luck. Many thanks in advance. Since upgrading to High Sierra last week, my 15" MBP retina early 2013 began...
  4. Giuanniello

    Backup software - which one?

    Very basic needs here, I do most care about my photography library, the database being on the computer and the archive being on an external drive, a second external drive backups the first one and also the computer's library, when I delete or change names etc on the main archive I need the...
  5. At_Op45

    Backup USB Bootdrives

    Hi there. I recently installed Mojave on my main device and attempted to create a boot drive for my older iMac which is in need of repair. Like most of you known, Mojave no longer shows previously purchased macOS in the app store. Apple has even come out and said to use devices with High Sierra...
  6. aottke

    Removing External Drive from Time Machine Backup?

    I'm looking for a way to remove a drive I'm currently backing up TO Time Machine so it won't backup anymore and so it doesn't take up space any longer. I have recently migrated the data to a larger, separate drive that I'd like to back up instead. But I can't seem to figure out how to delete a...
  7. SharvinRocks

    THE ULTIMATE FIX: iTunes 'Error 14' whilst updating iOS

    Did you update your iPhone's iOS software via iTunes only to run into Error 14 whilst updating it, only to leave you with a bricked phone, with no previous iCloud/local backups and wishing you could turn back time? READ ON. Okay guys. I decided to update this iPhone 6S Plus to iOS 12 only to...
  8. Gregzo

    iMazing | Manage your iPhone. Your Way.

    Hi everyone! I'm Greg, one of the developers of iMazing. We've been around for a while (remember Diskaid?), and somehow haven't started a thread here in all those years... I guess we were waiting for Dark Mode to come into the spotlight! iMazing is the ultimate iOS device manager. We aim...
  9. Z

    Installing ElCapitan from a TMbackup

    I have Sierra on an external drive (No1) that I use to boot with. On a different ext drive (No2) I have a TimeMachine backup from an ElCapitan system. I wish to delete Sierra from the ext drive (No1) and install Capitan as it is on the TMachine backup on the other external drive I have (No2)...
  10. dbrewood

    Other Migrate X & AW S3 to XS MAX & AW S4?

    Guys I own a iPhone X and AW S3 GPS and have on order an iPhone XS Max and AW S4 GPS & Cellular. I'm trying to work out how to migrate to the new iPhone & watch. My other half will be taking on the current phone & watch. As I see it options are: 1) Backup the X via iTunes on the PC. Set up...
  11. S

    iPhone X Photos Not Restoring From Back Up - Help

    I upgraded from an X to Xs and I had ios12 GM on the X....did the restore from back up on the XS and my pics still wont restore. The back up screen keeps saying will restore...but after a while its now just showing ready for next back up...but still no pictures. Anyone else see this?
  12. Tekzilla

    Apple Music on new iPhone w/Backup

    So I've had Apple Music for a while now and I download it directly to my phone due to terrible service during my commute. It looks like everything in my Music app has a Cloud download icon on it, does that mean I have to manually download every single item again? I figured it would come back...
  13. tekchic

    iPhone Xs Wallpapers - Restoring from Backup

    I'm going to restore from a backup of my iPhone X today (so I can keep my health/watch data). What's the best way to go about keeping the original iPhone Xs wallpapers though -- are they special "live" ones? Was wondering if I need to first set up the Xs Max as "new", then Airdrop the...
  14. Z

    downgrading from iOS11 to iOS9

    Ive updated to iOS11 but still have an iTunes backup from iOS9. Suppose i do a Restore, will it work and Restore my iPhone back to iOS9?
  15. ddkkpp

    iPhone 7/Plus iPhone 7 - ios12 update, 5-6 hours

    So I updated my iPhone 5S and my iPhone X yesterday to ios12. Each time I connect to iTunes, encrypted backup, then restore with the backup. Whole process takes 1-2 hours including the fresh backup. I tried it with my iPhone 7 today expecting no issues, but oh boy. It took from 12am to 7am to...
  16. T

    Where do you store your files?

    Hi all Im looking for inspiration and want to know how you guys store all your files. Right now I have lots of stuff on my MBP SSD, some stuff in my Free dropbox and lots of stuff on a external harddrive (mostly fotos and other old stuff I dont want to delete) Once in a while I backup both my...
  17. vagos

    Other Question about moving to new iPhone

    Hello I got a SE and plan on upgrading to the XR. I plan to use itunes to create a backup of the SE and restoring it on the XR. My question is if this method will preserve my logins on the various apps or will I have to re-login to each and every app?
  18. M

    Repaired system-Backup from clone or old before replacing?

    I had a consistency error on my system drive which neither Drive Genius nor Disk Utility could fix. I cloned the High Sierra system SSD with Bombich CCC to an internal HD which had been wiped and APFS formatted and found it to be bootable, as expected. The next step will be to reformat the old...
  19. Z

    Restoring TimeMachine backup on an ext drive

    I got an ElCapitan Timemachine backup of a system and i wish to restore it on an external drive. That drive will be the boot drive of my iMac... how do i make the restore?
  20. A

    uploading from MyCloud(Ext HDD) to OneDrive directly

    Hello, I've MyCloud 4TB and OneDrive for Business. I need to upload around 3TB directly from MyCloud to OneDrive. My MBP is only 256 so would take me ages to do it manually. I tried to change location through OneDrive app, but it doesn't let me pick up a folder except for its own folder. Any...