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  1. L

    Email Backup App/Software?

    Hi! I'm looking for software or an app to backup my Gmail and perhaps some other email accounts (including soon to be iCloud email) on MacOS. I'm wondering if there are any that could be recommended? Are there options that you've tried and liked or even disliked? Any info would be amazing...
  2. aaron321

    *EMERGENCY* Dying, but not dead hard drive!.. What is the best recovery software?

    I desperately need help with an attempt to get all files copied over from a 8Tb dying hard drive. I do not know how long I have. I do know it's important to describe the drive's current status, so I will do so here: 1) Drive was starting to slow down during a copying process, now copying a...
  3. D

    Bigsur dmg downgrade gone wrong

    Hi all, new here, could really use some help… I’m currently using a 2017 256G 13inch MacBook Pro, and I upgraded to Monterey right after its release (a very dumb decision in hindsight). Aftering playing around with the new features, I decided to downgrade back to Bigsur because of app...
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  5. mudflap

    Time Machine no longer working for me: replace with Carbon Copy Cloner or Chronosync or ?

    TLDR: I can no longer trust Time Machine and need a recommendation for a replacement that does the exact same thing; scheduled incremental backups of multiple volumes that keep as many older daily, weekly and monthly versions as the volume can hold, with automatic pruning, simple browsing of...
  6. purdnost

    How Are Edited Photos Saved?

    If I transfer photos taken and edited with my iPhone to a folder on an external hard drive, are the edits baked into the images, or do I need the Photos app to view the edits? Thinking about backing my photos up outside of the Photos app, but I want to back up the original, non-edited versions.
  7. W

    Backup options

    TimeCapsule is playing up. What do people use for backup now that TimeCapsules are no longer sold. I need something that is network attached, rather than physically attached to my iMac. Cheers Chris.
  8. Deiota43

    Problem - NO APPLE ID Password on old Iphone and wants to transfers data from Iphone to Android

    Hello! I'm have a BIG problem with an Iphone 7 of my bf, which lost is Apple ID password and now I don't know how to transfer data to a new Samsung I'll give in on his birthday. I want to transfer SMS, Photos, Whatsapp, mostly and I think I can't without the iCould. Is it it possible? How...
  9. J

    Backup iOS 15 to Sierra 10.12.6

    Hi, can you advise if possible to backup iOS device with iTunes or another third party app on Sierra 10.12.6? I tried but itunes says "I don't have permissions" which doesn't make sense. I also tried iMazing, it didn't work either, same message of "no permissions". Tnx!
  10. rjalex

    Carbon Copy Cloner. How to properly setup "dual use"

    Dear friends, I have bought a license to CCC v6 for my 2020 M1 Mac mini with 256GB SSD. I have setup a daily backup of the whole disk to an external 500GB SSD, and would use this backup in case the mini completely crashed to restore the system (even though I still need to read if/how I can...
  11. SheSingsSongs

    Annoying backup issue!

    So, for the entire time I've owned an iPhone (10+ years), my backups have been between 5 GB and 7 GB. In the summer, I backed up my iPhone 11 Pro before I bought a new phone (12 pro). The backup was 6.8 Gig. Perfect. I uploaded that to my new phone and got on with my life. Sometime after...
  12. A

    External HD/Carbon Copy Cloner Help

    Hi all, I have been having issues with my external hard drive lately. I have a 2018 15” Macbook Pro running Monterey. My external HD has become extremely slow when loading, opening, transferring files, etc. but runs flawlessly when I use it at school on bigger iMacs. I have tried resetting the...
  13. phoenix_jet

    My backup hard drive won't work now after upgrading to Catalina

    So I upgraded to Catalina on my 2009 MacBook pro by the backdoor method and now my external hard drive won't work. Just cycles and never goes into actually backing up. Just continues to say "preparing for backup." Is this a known issue? I know Apple wouldn't support my upgrade b/c they want...
  14. Bojack Horseman

    iPhone wont restore from Mac backup

    I'm trying to restore my iPhone XR from a backup i made on my Mac, but the backup wont go through. I connect my iPhone to my Macbook, and select the "Restore Backup..." button in the finder window, type in my password, and then a spinning wheel will show up, and say, "loading..." followed by...
  15. dogen

    iCloud iOS backs up camera roll to iCloud regardless of Photos settings

    I recently added iCloud storage in preparation for a new iPhone. As part of the process I backed up an iPhone 6. To my surprise the backup took up about 35GB of iCloud space, so much that I got an alert to upgrade my 50GB plan to 200GB. I went from about 3.5GB of iCloud use to 50GB-plus. Since...
  16. D

    Time Machine error code

    I've tried to restore some files from my Time Machine back up and it returns that the operation cannot be carried out, with an error -1407 code. Hopefully this isn't fatal...
  17. MacinMan

    Resolved Time machine experiencing multiple issues on Monterey (my personal issue resolved)

    Hey guys, I have a really strange issue (at least for me) with Time Machine after upgrading to Monterey. Normally, a new complete backup takes between 3 to 5 hours for me using a 4TB USB 3, my Passport drive as the time machine drive. After upgrading to macOS Monterey, the system is very...
  18. T

    Best icloud backup alternative for iPhones?

    Hi. My 5GB free iCloud storage is about to run out. What are my options for apps that automatically backup my photos to the cloud AND not delete my photos when I delete the photos from my phone? Thanks
  19. Giuanniello

    Resolved Simple backup solution to restore OS, apps etc

    I am going to swap the OEM SSD in my 2015MBAir running MacOS 11.6 with an NVME + adapter and as such I would like to create a backup as not to have to reinstall the apps and go through some boring process with it. I have an external hard drive with some free space to backup the Air, what should...
  20. lawlietkm

    My 2020 iMac 27" is being repaired but I'm very concerned about my files, please help me

    Hello, sorry for the dramatic title I wasn't sure how to write it. Sorry as well for the poor english, as a french native I'm not always sure of the syntaxe nor the words that are fitting the best. I'll be quick: my iMac 27" that was released late August 2020 and that has become my main machine...