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    Is an .mbox file a backup of everything in an Inbox (or other mailbox)?

    Question is pretty much what's in the subject. I exported my entire inbox from Mail onto an external hard drive to save space. Is every e-mail, attachment, etc. from my inbox now copied onto my external HDD? If not, is there a way to do that (short of Time Machine)? After giving my computer...
  2. Eagle 20

    Need Help ASAP... Sending Mac for repair in 12HRS!!

    Long story short, I have a scheduled UPS pickup tomorrow to send my Mac for repair, or worst case scenario for replacement. So I'm in a panicked frenzy trying to figure out how to prepare for this, and am really hoping someone here can help! I'm currently in the process of setting up a new...
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    Help - How would you move over to a new Mac? 3 options

    Hello! I am waiting for my new M1 MBA and I'm planning on how to transfer data. I have a Time Machine backup but I'm not planning on using this as I would like to do a fresh install with just the files and app I really want and not move over tons of application files, junk folders and what not...
  4. purdnost

    iCloud: Photos Vs. Files for Long-Term Storage?

    I use the Photos app to sync media across all my devices, but I don’t want to use it as for long-term storage. Every year, I move all of my media from my devices to local hard drive storage backups, but I would also like to have the convenience of accessibility. I’m interested in using the...
    • purdnost
    • Thread
    • backup cloud files icloud long-term media photos storage
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Photography
  5. lazyrighteye

    Stop Restoring iPhone Help

    Anyone there have experience with Stop Restoring iPhone? Background: I'm part of the iUP program. When my 12 Pro arrived on launch day, I set it up from the last backup of my 11 Pro (that same morning) and then successfully shipped back my 11 pro. Everything went smooth, as has been typical...
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    Which app should I use to restore? (iCloud, iMazing, or iTunes)

    Going from an Xs Max to the new 12 Pro Max. Is it better to restore from iCloud, iTunes on Windows 10, or the iMazing app? I have backups on all 3. I don't care how long it takes, I care more about keeping all my settings like when I take a photo, it gets uploaded to Google Photos and my...
  7. TroyBoy30

    Other iphone setup with itunes backup

    Quick question here. I dropped my xs max in the lake this weekend. Last time I did a backup i think was while running a slightly older version of ios 14. Is there anyway I can setup the new max with that backup if the new max is on a newer version of ios14?
  8. finnthegoldfishcracker

    Please Help! I need to get rid of 14.2 Developer Beta!

    I have an iPhone 8 running Developer Beta 3. (I'm not in the developer beta program - I got it through a website that shall not be named) I want to remove the developer beta, and possibly switch to the Public Betas, but I'm not sure how to do it. Can I just remove the Dev Beta without losing...
    • finnthegoldfishcracker
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    • 14.2 backup beta 3 developer beta help! ios 14 removing developer beta
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iOS 14
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    Move backup from iCloud to local storage

    Hey guys, is there a way to move iCloud Backup from iCloud to let's say Mac/PC in case I don't want to lose the backup but I want to free up my iCloud space/simply do not want to have it in cloud? Because I only see an option to delete it. Thanks!
  10. Daniel Marc Ehrhardt

    Universal WhatsApp iCloud Backup Restore failed

    Hi, i try to restore a extreme important iCloud WhatsApp Backup i can see the Backup and also can on click restore. But after a short amount of time i am getting a error message. Do you have some Ideas what i can try? Best, Daniel
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    Time Machine backup dates corrupted

    Not sure what or how..but my Time Machine sparse disk files seem to have the dates corrupted, or something similar. Is there a way to manually change these? Or am I stuck having to start my backups from scratch, and hope for the best?
    • IceMan30
    • Thread
    • backup disk image sparseimage file time machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
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    Restore iMac from Time Capsule Backup Failed. Cannot Load Operating System

    I was having issues with the latest Catalina OS X on my iMac. I read that I could restore the previous OS by booting in Recovery Mode. I selected a previous date from my Time Capsule backups and started the process. It looked like it was going to take a ridiculous amount of hours. The next day I...
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    iPhone XS Possible to downgrade to iOS 12 via iTunes backup restore?

    I have a faulty iPhone XS. I was advised by an Apple Authorised Service Provider that if they find out that the circuit board may need to be replaced, I will lose all of my data, and when returned, it would be as if I received a new phone. Also, it's possible a newer version of iOS is installed...
    • SackJabbit
    • Thread
    • backup ios 12 itunes restore
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPhone
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    need battery replacement, help with backing up various files

    Hi All. I have a battery replacement scheduled for an iPhone 8 and need some clarification on backing up and making certain I have a copy of my stuff. I completed a backup through iTunes to my PC. I understand it’s encrypted so I just can’t pull a single file or note from it. I want to know if...
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    Cant backup Music?

    I have an iPhone XR, my rMBP was replaced with a Dell XPS I have an old MBP that has a battery swelling issue I think and want to move my iTunes library over to the Dell. I just signed up for 200GB iCloud storage and thought that surely the backup feature would back up the music on my iPhone...
  16. AjTee

    Resolved Time Machine backup transfer between two MacBooks - questions

    Hello, I have two MacBooks my Personal - MBP 13 inch (2020), and for Business - MBP 16 inch (2019). I have one account connected to iCloud on my MBP 13 inch and two accounts on my MBP 16 inch - one of them is connected to the same iCloud account as my MBP 13 and one will be connected to my...
    • AjTee
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    • backup icloud mbp time machine two macbooks
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: macOS
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    backup / disk format with Superduper

    is the data on the disk at risk during conversion? should one trust the app to make the conversion? other options/methods? risk to data primary concern. another clone prior necessary? xternal disk encrypted, two partitions
    • longgonesam
    • Thread
    • apfs (encrypted) backup format hd hfs+
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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    iCloud: switch backup off deletes data; notes

    Hello! I have got an iPhone XS and use also the icloud. I have, for example, notes from my iPhone uploaded to iCloud. Now my questions are: 1) Is it possible to delete the data on one side, in iCloud or on my iPhone, so that the other side is not effected? I just want to have the data on one...
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    iPhone I’m confused about iCloud...

    Why does iCloud backup WhatsApp but then also back it up in my phone backup? It’s taking up twice as much space for what seems to be no good reason? Am I misunderstanding something? Edit: To add onto that, my iCloud storage was filling up, so I decided to delete some things from WhatsApp to...
    • DaPizzaMan
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    • backup icloud whatsapp
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: iOS 13
  20. JimmyBanks6

    All Devices Is there a way to restore an accidentally deleted iMessage convo that is synced with iCloud?

    Somehow, and I have no idea how, it may have been a pocket deletion, I deleted my convo history with my wife today. Over 5 years of history on that iMessage thread that I really do not want to lose. I restored to an iCloud backup from earlier today before the thread was deleted, and this did...
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