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  1. H

    iPhone X—Setup as New or From a Backup

    Just want to hear how you personally will be setting up your iPhone X. Will you be doing it from a backup of a previous iPhone, thus saving time, or will you set up your iPhone X as a new device? Vote in the poll and post a reply telling us why you made that choice.
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    Problem with Synology Cloud Station Backup

    Just bought a Synology DS918+ and so far not too impressed.... Main thing I bought it for is backup for my Thunderbay DAS (so I could schedule backups and not have to worry about manually backing up to various external drives with CCC. So I install Cloud Station Server on the NAS, create a...
  3. E

    iCloud backup

    Hi, Can someone tell me is it possible to make more then one backup of the iPhone on one iCloud account and to choose which version of the backup i will download on my new iPhone when i buy it? To be more specific, now i have iPhone 6s and next month i will buy iPhone X. On iPhone 6s i have...
  4. rohan_a_m

    Data recovery from iphone

    Hey guys! Recently i forgot my passcode of my iphone 6s. Hence I had to restore it to factory settings. Due to this I lost all my data from the phone. My icloud storage was full around one and half years back and also I have no itunes backup. Is there any possible way to recover my data? I do...
    • rohan_a_m
    • Thread
    • backup backupdata dataloss factoryreset forgotpasscode iphone iphone6s nobackup recovery restore
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iPhone
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    Partitioning/backup with big array and NAS?

    I have a Thunderbay 4 with 4 x 4TB in Raid 5 (Giving me 12TB external storage). Since forever I have always partitioned my disks/arrays - so I have a partition for "Work" with all my work related files and projects on it, a partition for "Media" with all music, films and photos etc, a...
  6. yomacroni

    Simple backup software?

    I’m already using time machine for computer backups. What simple GUI-based software can I use to backup specific folders into zipped files on external drives? I tried SuperDuper but that doesn’t do it and other software seems loaded with full-backup features that I don’t need since I’m already...
  7. spyran

    Downgraded High Sierra -> Sierra - Can't restore photos?

    I finally managed to downgrade from that atrocious os that is High Sierra back to Sierra on my late 2013 15" mbp. Unfortunately i had not made a time machine backup from when i was on Sierra, however i made one from High Sierra just incase and did a clean install of Sierra. However the problem...
    • spyran
    • Thread
    • backup downgrade high sierra photos restore sierra time machine
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: macOS
  8. L

    I need help with time machine

    i was upgrading to a new MacBook Pro from my time machine volume and something went wrong both my backup and the macbook were high Sierra latest builds something went wring and when I tried to make a 2nd attempt now my time machine volume can't be found is is on the drive but I can't mount it I...
  9. OverSpun

    Incredibly slow backups since the iOS11 update?

    I have a 10.5" 256gb wifi/cell iPad Pro. I do not recall that iPad backups were this slow before and I do not even have that much on my ipad (~110gb) yet. I think it takes ~3hrs but it does restore from a backup at a normal speed. I have seen the stuttering/loading threads but my ipad seems...
    • OverSpun
    • Thread
    • backup backup data backup problems
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPad
  10. K

    How to NOT backup a file on iCloud

    I have a very large file that is taking up all the room on my other devices (MacBook Air and iPhone). I would like the bookmark folder to be only accessible from my iMac, so that it does not take up all the room on my MacBook air and iPhone. How do I do that?
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    480gb harddrive = 2.5TB TM backup???

    I HAVE A MBP RETINA RUNNING EL CAPITAN, WITH A 480GB HARDDRIVE, WHEN I WANTED TO BACK UP VIA TM I GOT AN ERROR MESSAGE" NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON TIMEMACHINE. BACKUP IS 2,5TB BUT ONLY 1,5TB AVAILABLE" WHEN I GO INTO DETAILS I ONLY SEE 85GB TO BE BACKED UP. I HAVE AROUND 210GB USED ANY IDEA WHATS GOING...
  12. Jay-Jacob

    iOS 11 QuickStart

    Hi When get new iPhone I normally backup iCloud and iTunes old iPhone and restore from iTunes backup on new iPhone. iTunes Encrypted backup so health data will transfer new iPhone. Apple now have new 3rd option QuickStart. I can't find any info what can transfer. I know it can transfer apps...
    • Jay-Jacob
    • Thread
    • backup ios 11 ipad iphone quickstart
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iOS 11
  13. Jay-Jacob

    Transfer backup iOS version to other

    Hi Can't find any info on this. Normally when get new iPhone I update current iPhone same iOS version new iPhone then backup and restore backup on new iPhone. This time not selling my old iPhone first time. Give it to Dad. Was wondering backup my current iPhone on latest version iOS 10 and...
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    Jabra Sport Life app - backup & restore?

    I've been advised by an Apple Support Technician to wipe my iPhone and setup as a new device (not restoring an iTunes/iCloud backup). All of my 192 apps have cloud backup options which allow them to retrieve their local data after I reinstall them. All except one. Are there any other forum...
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    TimeMachine after OS upgrade

    I have recently upgraded from Mavericks to Sierra. Before the upgrade I turned off TimeMachine. Can I just turn it back on now or should I start over by erasing the drive and letting TimeMachine start fresh?
    • danqi
    • Thread
    • backup mavericks sierra time machine timemachine update upgrade
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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    iPhone could not backup because it was disconnected.

    iPhone could not backup because it was disconnected. [SOLVED] Symptom Error message during iPhone backup using iTunes. "iTunes could not backup the iPhone because the iPhone disconnected" Environment iPhone 6s Plus (iOS 10.3.3) macOS Sierra 10.12.6, running iTunes 12.6.2.20 Windows 10...
    • 4339142
    • Thread
    • 6s plus backup disconnect ios 10 ios 11 iphone itunes mac os solved
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: iPhone
  17. Diving Capers

    All iPads iPad backup

    good day all, With my Mac I use a time capsule for backups with time machine. Now, is there a way to have something similar with the iPad? I know that I can use iTunes and/or iCloud, however is there a standalone device that can automatically back up the iPad the same way that time...
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    I tried iOs 11 on iPad...reverted back to iOS 10...now backup to iCloud not working...

    I had the first public beta on my iPad Pro and then reverted back to iOs 10. However, it doesn't seem to backup to the cloud anymore. I can't back it up to my iMac because i don't have enough hard drive space....Is this a bug? does anyone know a fix for this?
    • ToddJ
    • Thread
    • apple backup icloud ios 10 ios 11 ipad
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: iOS 11
  19. WaxLily

    The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8072).

    My son crashed my mac by running Steam gaming software and it snowballed into a bunch of issues; I've rebooted the machine twice, but the initial freezing interrupted one of my Time Machine backups and now I'm having great difficulty getting TM to run as it's hung up on 'preparing'. So I did...
    • WaxLily
    • Thread
    • backup can't empty trash error -8072 foolish machine time timemachine trash
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac mini
  20. Mortmain

    iPhone How can I transfer iMessage/SMS messages from Mac to iPhone?

    I have a huge problem, i made a huge mistake... I've restored my iPhone without backup. I have all my iMessage/SMS conversations on my Mac (macOS Sierra). I would like to transfer them to my iPhone. How can I do that? It would be important to have all messages on my phone. Thank you so much!
    • Mortmain
    • Thread
    • backup iphone macos messages restore
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iOS 10
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