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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
    • lawlietkm
    • Thread
    • 2020 backup data datas file files imac imac27 motherboard save
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: iMac
  10. jent

    macOS incorrectly says not enough space on computer to back up iPhone

    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...
  11. purdnost

    Smugmug Users Who Back Up iPhone Photos

    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. 😬
    • purdnost
    • Thread
    • backup cloud heic photo smugmug storage
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Photography
  12. A

    iPhone backup in iTunes is much larger than iPhone storage

    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...
    • ahmanimen
    • Thread
    • backup icloud iphone itunes photos storage windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  13. mkjohnnie

    Samsung T5

    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?
  14. mkjohnnie

    iDrive 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...
  15. J

    macOS Looking for Backup Solution for XenServer

    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!;)
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    iCloud how to exclude a folder within a folder in iCloud ?

    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...
  17. J

    External storage

    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...
  18. jent

    What doesn't Time Machine back up / restore?

    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...
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    iPhone Best app to transfer images, video from iPhone to PC?

    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...
  20. R

    Which iTunes Files from Old to New PC?

    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...
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