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  1. Laisha

    Time Machine Problem "No Engineer Ever Heard Of"

    But when I went in recently, I found that the RESTORE dates — the one which you scroll through to find the date you wish to restore from — only went back as far as January 13, 2019. Meanwhile, if I look over to the right of the monitor, I can see dates going all the way back to August 2016. And...
  2. The Clark

    How does a time machine backup restore your files/OS?

    During the setup process of a new Mac, you'll be prompted to backup from an existing Mac. In this case I have a time machine backup that I'd like to use, (just the default backup that happens when you use time machine) but I'm wondering if the backup will just put my files on the new mac, or if...
    • The Clark
    • Thread
    • restore form backup restore from time machine time machine
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  3. F

    Time Machine for 2 computers?

    I have a run of the mill old router by linksys without any ports open in my office, but I need to get a Time Machine solution to backup 3 Macs. Are there external drives that have built in wifi? or is there a way to plug in external to one machine and have others backup to it as well?
  4. Sumleilmus

    (local network) The backup disk image could not be created.

    My "NAS" is a USB hard drive connected to an Airport Extreme. I can see it through the nettwork, and I can mount it, and add it to the list of disks used by Time Machine for backups. However, when I try to back up to it through the network, I get an error message in the System Preferences>Time...
  5. tennisproha

    Mac mini 2012 SSD upgrade help and Time Machine setup

    I have a refurbished 2012 Mac mini 2.3 GHz Quad-core i7 with upgraded 16 GB DDR3 Crucial memory and a stock 1 TB HDD. I’ve been meaning to upgrade the HDD but never got to it. Realized last week that SSDs may be on sale now so trying to figure out how best to do this. I’ve read through some...
  6. MarckyG

    Wireless Portable storage recommendations - compatible with Time Machine?

    Hey, I'm looking for a wireless and portable storage that can function as a Time Capsule stand-in while traveling... I was wondering... Could you use a portable wireless drive such as the LaCie Fuel or WD My Passport Wireless Pro as a portable NAS? With Time Machine for your Mac? I'm not sure...
    • MarckyG
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    • backup my passport wireless nas time capsule time machine
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  7. K

    Intended Boot USB creation wiped storage HD - Recovery possible?

    Hi, Earlier this week I used my Mac Pro to create a Boot USB so I could reinstall the OS on a separate Macbook. My Mac Pro has two harddrives in it. One for the OS and one for storage. I'm not quite sure how/where the error occurred but the result is that it seems that the storage harddrive...
    • KommanderKeen
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    • hard drive recovery time machine
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  8. MacNeal

    Migration checklist for moving to new 2018 mini?

    As I noted on another thread in this forum, I got my new i5 mini with 16MB RAM and 512MB SSD yesterday and hope to set it up Sunday, along with migrating my files, apps, and settings, etc. from my mid-2010 mini. I've got a few questions, as I want to do this in the right order, and Apple's...
    • MacNeal
    • Thread
    • mini 2018 mini migration time machine usb ports
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Mac mini
  9. G

    Using a NAS with Time Machine in November 2018

    The rather odd titular inclusion of November 2018 is to help others following in my footsteps, as I've come across a TON of really old / stale information on this topic. I have 3 macs on my home network that I would like to back up with Time Machine. I would like to do this wirelessly to a...
    • goffredo
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    • nas time machine
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  10. F

    Should I use Time Machine on my new MBP?

    Hi guys. I currently have an Air from 2012 and today I'm getting a brand new Pro. I have a ton of files on my Air, so the easiest thing would just be to use Time Machine to get the new Pro up and running without losing anything. However, since my Air is so old, I don't know if there'll be a...
    • felixen
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    • backup fresh install macbook air macbook pro new new mac time machine
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  11. S

    Time Machine won't work with external HD

    I have a new MacBook Pro running OS X High Sierra 10.13.6. I've hooked up a Time Machine external 5 TB hard drive. It's been backing up the Macintosh HD (why do they call it a HD when it's a SSD?) but does not back up a LaCie 5 TB external hard drive. I can tell that by the Time Machine message...
  12. F

    Problems reverting back to Sierra from High Sierra

    Hey all – I'm in a bit of a kerfuffle at the moment and was hoping someone might be able to shed some light on this situation? I've searched through various forums but haven't had any luck. Many thanks in advance. Since upgrading to High Sierra last week, my 15" MBP retina early 2013 began...
  13. francisnote

    "This disk is used for Time Machine backups"

    I can't update to Mojave, the software is correctly downloaded but then I get this screen: "This disk is used for Time Machine backups" is the translation. This is not true! I am using a Time Capsule, for years now. Some people say that deleting the file Backups.backupdb is the solution for...
  14. E

    time machine after update OS

    Just updated to Mojave from 10.9. I did a TM backup on external before updating and then physically removed TM drive. For setting up bootcamp (never used it before) it seems as though I now need to remove local TM backup files, disassociate/remove any previous TM drives, and do a disk utility...
    • esatamacmodular
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    • bootcamp disk utility imac time machine
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  15. aottke

    Removing External Drive from Time Machine Backup?

    I'm looking for a way to remove a drive I'm currently backing up TO Time Machine so it won't backup anymore and so it doesn't take up space any longer. I have recently migrated the data to a larger, separate drive that I'd like to back up instead. But I can't seem to figure out how to delete a...
    • aottke
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    • backup external hard drive time machine
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  16. JedNZ

    Time Machine does full backup after reboot

    I have a nasty situation where Time Machine does a full back each time I reboot my cMP. That's 2.23TB of data which takes several hours. I have tried the following: Turned Time Machine on in System Preference and removed the TM hard drive. Removed all the TM settings and Preference files...
  17. Gregzo

    iMazing | Manage your iPhone. Your Way.

    Hi everyone! I'm Greg, one of the developers of iMazing. We've been around for a while (remember Diskaid?), and somehow haven't started a thread here in all those years... I guess we were waiting for Dark Mode to come into the spotlight! iMazing is the ultimate iOS device manager. We aim...
    • Gregzo
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    • backup data recovery imazing ios ipa itunes alternative manage files time machine
    • Replies: 63
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  18. T

    Has anyone had any problems with Mohave and Time Machine?

    I am about to upgrade from Sierra to Mohave (I skipped High Sierra because I have a Fusion drive) and was wondering if anyone has had any problems with Mohave and their Time Machine backup? I want to make a 2nd backup of my hard drive before I upgrade, but money is tight at the moment and...
  19. G

    One external HDD used by High-Sierra and Mojave

    Hi all kindness guys. I upgraded my iMac-2012 from High-Sierra to Mojave yesterday. Before upgrading, Backing-up High-Sierra system with Time Machine (TM) had been done and Mojave was installed on my machine successfully. I have just backed-up a new system using TM (same external hdd). Now, I...
  20. AndrewWx

    Time Machine back up is 7 times the size of my hard drive

    Hi All: All of my time machine back ups are not working. Time machine wants to do a 3.8TB back up of my 1TB drive that is only half full. I read that having multiple time machine back ups might cause this so I eliminated all of them and then used a newly formatted drive. The initial back up...
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