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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!
  2. 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...
  8. 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
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    • 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
  12. 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...
  13. seme332

    Backup macOS using an AirPort Extreme via Ethernet

    Hey everybody, even thought these are exciting times for macOS in the future I have a question/problem regarding the normal non-beta use of macOS. I have a MacBook Pro which I would like to backup to an AirPort Extreme. Now in the past I just did this wirelessly by connecting the AirPort to my...
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    Set size limit to Time Machine backup drive

    I have searched online for solutions to limit the total size of my Time Machine backup on my 4TB external Western Digital drive. Before, I had two partitions: 3TB for Time Machine, and 1TB for Other Files. I deleted the 1TB partition, and allocated the free space to Time Machine, so now I have...
    • SackJabbit
    • Thread
    • backup external drive partition time machine volume
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
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    a large HD for TMachine backup

    I own this old OWC enclosure. At the moment its got 3 drives on it of 2+4+4 TB. And i wish to purchase a larger HD that will work as a TMachine backup for all my drives. The drives that will be backed up are, 1TB HD on my iMac, a 500mb external drive and the 3 drives i mentioned that are in the...
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    Multiple backups?

    Anyone know why I would have so many backup folders after running Time Machine? I was not on the computer at the time. I left it to run the backup overnight and woke up to see all these folders on my external hard drive.
    • micnsu
    • Thread
    • backup multiple backups time machine backup
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    will the backup continue?

    When TM begins to backup for the first time and i stop it for some reason, will it continue from there it stopped or will it start over again? Im asking only about the first time it begins to backup!
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    Time Machine ignoring second external harddrive, 'exclude these items' doesnt help

    Hi all, I've used Time Machine to back up my internal and an external harddrive in one go for several years. I now want to add a new external harddrive (so one external 4TB HD is used to time-machine-backup my 1tb internal and 2 1tb externals). The two externals are called 'Samsung_T1' and...
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    Time Machine: first backup is way bigger than total backup size

    This is my first backup. When I first started it about a week ago, it initially said the total was about 94.50GB. After days of letting it do its thing, it FINALLY got there! Here's the thing though - it's still backing up! It's now at 131GB and still going, but doesn't even say out of how much...
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    Time Machine and Carbon Copy Cloner

    Hello all! Hope you are all doing well. Firstly, I’m fairly clued up on Macs and the differences between Time Machine and Carbon Copy Cloner 5. My question is about backup and security. I’d like to backup my Mac and an external drive I’m using. I have a 2 TB LaCie drive and a 1 TB WD drive. If...
    • DuncanWWilson
    • Thread
    • backup carbon copy cloner ccc lacie time machine wd drive
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: macOS
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