backup

I have a 256GB iPhone 12 running iOS 14.8 connected via cable to my 2020 Intel MacBook Pro running macOS Big Sur 11.6 with more than 660GB of free space on the SSD. The iPhone itself only has about 1GB free and is nearly full. I am trying to back up the iPhone locally as I always do and after a...

How do you like the service? I’m considering signing up to free up storage on my phone, have a reliable backup, and share with family. My only hesitation is that it converts HEIF to JPEG. I wish I could preserve the original file type. ?

Hey all. Yesterday, I backed up my iPhone Xs (256 gb) to iTunes in hopes of restoring it with the backup before iOS 15 releases. The backup process went by smoothly, albeit slow, but with no problems. However, after attempting to restore the backup to my device, I was hit with an error that...

I need a new external hard drive (just for backups), and I’m thinking of trying a Samsung T5 SSD. 1. I’ve heard that it will need to be reformatted - is that correct? How difficult is that to do? 2. What is the process for encrypting my backups?

I’m trying to figure out the best way to backup my MacBook. I have previously used time machine with an external hard drive, but the drive kept breaking and I got tired of having to remember to plug it in. I now want to try a cloud based backup that I can set and forget, so I signed up for...

Hi Guys, I am using some virtual machines on XenServer. Could you recommend a backup solution for that? Hope I can get an affordable one, if possible... Thanks a lot in advance!;)

Hello friends I backup my desktop to iCloud. I recently upgraded to a 1tb ssd. I now added a feature to Lightroom that will safe large amount of data to the Lightroom folder. How can I exclude a specific folder within that folder, ideally without deleting the whole LR folder first. I just do...

Dear community, currently, I am a Windows user. I will get the new 14“ MacBook Pro with 512 GB storage when it’s out. I am not storing videos/pictures, mainly office stuff. Now I am looking for an external backup system. In my imagination, I want to use an HDD/SSD which I stick in from times...

If I don't exclude anything in my Time Machine settings, what doesn't macOS actually back up / restore? I recently sent my Mac in for a hardware repair and was surprised to find that the technicians wiped my hard drive, so I'm restoring from a Time Machine backup I made right before taking it in...

I don't want to use iTunes. I remember I had an app on Android that let me set a FTP server on the phone and could access it via my Windows PC and just copy things over, it worked really good. Then I could turn off the server when I was done. I've been trying to find something on iOS, but its...

I'm replacing an old Windows laptop with a new one and need to make sure that I keep a previous iPhone backup that I have saved in iTunes. Right now, that backup, shows up as it should when I click Preferences and then click the Devices tab. It lists the iPhone model and the date the backup was...

Folks, Questions: Storage + Backup + Dock/Hub After having searched forums, Reddit, online posts and contacting Apple Support, I come to you for an opinion on hardware and workflow. Hardware: - I recently got a Mac mini (m1) with 8/256. - 2019 MacBook Pro 8/512 passed down to spouse. - 3TB...

Since there's no this option in 10.11: "Share as a Time Machine...", is it not possible to share a local time machine disk to another mac? The mac that would use the shared Time Machine disk has 10.15.

When you set iCloud to create a manual backup, and set whatever sliders for the files or data you want included, does that mean that, for example, if you include notes and photos in said backup, they will only be accessible in the form of installing from the backup? As opposed to, for example...

Suggestions for best free and open source backup solution for MacOS for mid-2021, Big Sur? It's fine if there is a support agreement and/or cloud storage available. But really would like open source and ability to build myself. For obvious security-related reasons. I am a software developer...

Settings > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups My new 5th generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro backup icon is the generic placeholder (or default, blank) with the black circles and lines. I tried deleting the backup and backing up again, but the issue persists.

Hello everyone, Unfortunately, my iPhone 6s stopped working yesterday and I couldn't reboot it using the Update option from iTunes, so I had to recover it using the factory reset. I didn't have a backup for my last couple of days, and I lost 1 important photo and 1 important WhatsApp message...

So here is my dilemma. I just bought a brand new Macbook Air, upgrading from a 2014 Mac Mini that was sort of a mess... anyway that Mac had a 1 terabyte hard drive on it. The Macbook Air, not so much. But technically I don't NEED to store my photos on my Mac, I have iCloud Photos. And I don't...

Hi guys, I dropped my old iPhone SE into the water a few days ago so it's not functioning anymore. When I installed whatsapp on my new iPhone 8 it asked if I wanted to restore my chat record. for sure I clicked "restored" but it just failed every time. in the app it shows there is a 4.5gb of...

I don’t understand why there is a red exclamation mark next to ‘latest backup’ , I have attached the screenshot showing what it says when I click on it .. Is this backup safe to be transferred onto a new MacBook? I don’t want to transfer a corrupted backup; oh and it’s also not allowing me to...