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  1. D

    Can an old rMBP talk to a brand new Macbook?

    Hello. I am still using a 2013 rMBP. It works pretty well, except its original battery is dying. Time for an upgrade. I'll get a MBA15 or MBP M3 or something. Doesn't really matter...they'll be stupidly fast and more capable than what I have now. Say the new laptop arrives. Can I create a...
    • davagorn
    • Thread
    • backup network transfer files upgrade
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Networking
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    MP 1,1-5,1 PCIe mini-SAS HBA (host bus adapter) for cMP [LTO tape drive backups]?

    What PCIe mini-SAS HBA (host bus adapter) cards are supported on a Mac Pro (mid 2010; 5,1)? I'm thinking about using an older LTO tape drive to back up the internal disks of my cMP and most of the external tape drives have mini-SAS connectors (SFF-8088). Looking for an older HBA card, since the...
    • TheMacMan99
    • Thread
    • backup lto mini-sas pcie adapter tape drive
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  3. Substance21

    iCloud space saving tip

    Running out of iCloud backup space? If you're already on an iCloud+ plan and don't have a ton of picture/videos taking up space, this might help. A recurring phenomena is that Apps load discardable data (i.e. Game assets, post-install downloadable databases) as user data, thus inflating backup...
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    Backup macOS User drive from disk utility in OS RECOVERY MENU.

    Hey everyone. My Big Sur fault now with no reason. Anyway, i'm in OS recovery menu. I haven't backed up some of my gpg keys....... I know this is so reckless. Now I have ordered SSD drive and while i'm wait: how to save data of my drive to external disk from disk utility or recovery menu I'm...
    • somuchfun
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    • backup recovery
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
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    iTunes iPhone backup on Windows 10 creating Snapshot folder

    I am running IOS 17.0.1 on iPhone 14 pro max 1TB. Been backing up to iTunes for the last 10 years or so with no issues. Running windows 10. Using windows store iTunes. Current back up size is around 500Gb which is about 2 weeks old. Need to back up again now which should only be 5 GB of new date...
    • Loyaluser
    • Thread
    • backup iphone ios 17 itunes windows 10
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 17
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    How to backup macos properly?

    Best tool or method to backup current macOS to an external SSD so I could rollback easily and avoid pitfalls? I love Big Sur and can't get enough of it, but now it's required to get at least macOS 12. But I had problems before with system updates, and now I'm scared to update. I want to take a...
    • somuchfun
    • Thread
    • backup rollback
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
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    Does iCloud Keychain contain iPhone backup password?

    I recently made backup of my iPhone to my MacBook Pro. I selected option "Remember this password in my keychain". If I have enabled iCloud Keychain, will this password used to protect my iPhone backup be saved to iCloud Keychain?
    • ThisIs🐵
    • Thread
    • backup icloud keychain
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  8. muharremozkan

    Turn iPhone or iPad into a wireless backup disk for Mac.

    Hello, My name is Muharrem. Taking a backup of my files on my Mac computer has always been a cumbersome issue for me. From the hassle of plugging and unplugging USB drives to the slow copying of project folders containing tens of thousands of small files even to an SSD, I encountered many...
    • muharremozkan
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    • backup disk flash flash disk ssd usb disk wireless wireless disk wireless ssd
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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    iPhone SE (2016) Can I restore deleted photos/videos from an iphone backup

    So, I have an iphone backup file of Iphone SE (1st gen). The backup was not encrypted. If I restore this backup file to any iphone, will I be able to perform data recovery and recover deleted photos and videos(deleted more than 30 days ago)?
    • snvplayer
    • Thread
    • backup data recovery
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iPhone
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    Is it possible to use a strange computer to update iPhone without syncing?

    I have always backed up and updated my iPhone using iTunes. With the recent security issues it seems like it's time to finally update to iOS 16 (I'm still using iOS 15 at the moment...). The problem is that the computer I usually sync with (which still uses iTunes) is not available to me right...
  11. Gutti

    Can't mount backup disk

    Hi there. Suddenly I can't mount my newly bought WD Passport disk. I get this message, see image. Is there really nothing to do but erase the disk? Thanks for any clues and help...
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    iOS 17: MDM Restore from Backup unknown user/password

    I'm currently experiencing a problem when restoring an iOS 17 Beta 6 ICloud Backup to a new device. The old device has MDM installed which is no problem. The new device shows a screen after restoring the backup to register a new device. When I click it it just shows a message that the...
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    Which HDD/SSD for backup?

    Hi! I'm looking for a backup drive (~3TB, not to be used with Time Machine). Is HDD really the safer option compared to SSD? Are there good options with Thunderbolt? Should I use AFPS or HFS+? Thanks for your respective 2 cents!
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    Third-Party Incremental Backup Software for MacOS

    Hi, Can anyone suggest a good third-party backup program for MacOS which supports fast incremental backup? I'm looking for a program which can operate in a matter so that I don't have to re-backup the entirety of a large database or large binary file when only a single part of it changes...
  15. EEzycade

    Time Machine not working: not enough space on the backup disk?

    I've had a Sandisk 500gb drive that I've used as a time machine backup drive for about 4 years. Recently, I upgraded to a 14" MBP w/ M1 Pro. Since using the new computer, Time Machine worked for some time then stopped working for some reason. It was also interesting that for a long time, I had...
    • EEzycade
    • Thread
    • backup macos sandisk time machine
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
  16. planetexpress

    Cloud Backups broken?

    So I was on iOS 17 beta and had the issue that I could not cloud backup anymore. Deleted the backups, tried again, switched the feature off and on and still backups are not working telling me there is not enough space (but cloud is almost empty now and on iOS 16 backups worked). Also I am not...
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    How to restore bootable disc from time machine to new SSD

    Hi. Until a week ago I had a working MacBook Pro, early 2011 with High Sierra and a 250GB SSD. I make regular backups with TimeMachine. Last week a lightning struck our house and the fuse went out. My Mac was charging during the event and now it is not turning on anymore. Damn. 12 years of...
    • Max xk285
    • Thread
    • backup high sierra macbook pro migrate operating system time machine
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
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    Ideas for a redundant Mac mini

    Apologies for what's probably going to be a loaded question. I ended up with a new M2 base Mac mini and after thinking about giving it to a friend/family member or selling it, I'm leaning towards neither option because it doesn't make sense with the formers' current setups, and the resale vale...
    • FRVRandAFTR
    • Thread
    • backup mac mini macos server windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac mini
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    Help with Time Machine?

    My Time Machine seems to have evaporated... I have a 6tb USB 3.0 external drive designated for my Time Machine backups. I'm on a 27-inch iMac from 2019 running Monterey 12.6.6 Everything has been ducky for a long time, but now I can't access the drive. It doesn't show up in the finder, disk...
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    Is it worth buying Apple usb-c to lightning cables?

    The cable that came with my iPhone 11 is broken and I need a new one, not only for charging but also for backups to my Mac. Because of the backups I am interested in (data) reliability, otherwise I'd certainly buy a much cheaper third party cable. Is there a difference? Can third party cables...
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