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  1. C

    Time Machine Backup for 256GB Storage on 512GB Drive a Good Idea?

    On a Macbook Air with 256 GB of storage, which is quite often used near it's capacity.. How feasible is using a 500 GB drive for Time Machine backups? I'm not that interested in keeping a history of backups. Just one that saves the day in case something happens to the laptop, is enough, I...
    • chiappa
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    • backups storage time machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  2. H

    Time Capsule/Time Machine question

    I want to remove unneeded files from my Mac to free up space on my hard drive. I use Time Machine and have done multiple complete backups of my hard drive to my Apple Time Capsule. My downloaded iTunes files take up about 40G. Since I have Apple Music, I don’t need those files on my hard...
  3. Blaidd1Drwg

    Inter-connection help

    Hello! My housemates and family got me some early Xmas presents, and I'm trying to set them all up symbiotically - together and with my existing gear. What I've got so far, is fibre to the property nbn to an Optus modem/router - to the ports strip built into my apartment. Then in my room from a...
  4. D

    Mac is uploading duplicates after time machine backup

    Hi everyone, I recently bought a new mbp and I used a time machine backup to copy my whole system from one machine to the other (at this moment i still use them both but will sell the other one). Yesterday I restored my Photos app on the new mbp and I see now that it says 'Uploading 13.040...
  5. M

    Connecting HD to IMac as TimeMachine

    Hi, I have a macbook pro, I want to connect wirelessly to my IMac with an external HD and use it as my time machine backup. Will this cause massive read/writes on the hard drive in the IMac as well as the time capsule? Or is there a chance it will bypass the IMac's hard drive and write...
    • msj121
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    • time machine time machine network drive
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
  6. dstraigh

    Restore from Time Machine or Rebuild from Scratch?

    I've recently purchased a second 2015 MacBook Pro to replace my original 2015 MBP (which has a hardware issue). I have a Time Machine backup and, I'm sure, I could easily restore everything from my old laptop to the new laptop. But, now I have a competing idea. Would it be better to...
  7. bossmanjunior

    Time Capsule Unavailable in Time Machine

    I would like to backup my MBA and do a clean install of High Sierra since I'm having so many issues with it after upgrading, but Time Machine cannot find my Time Capsule (latest generation), nor is it showing in Airport Utility. The Time Capsule is available to my iPhone and the internet works...
  8. supergaia

    can i use time machine on a exfat volume?

    Hi can i use time machine and set the destination to a exfat volume? here there is an article , but my volume is formatted with data http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20140415132734925 the tutorial shows how use an exfat volume but the author give this command hdiutil create -size...
    • supergaia
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    • exfat time machine
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: macOS
  9. C

    High Sierra - HDD recommendation and Time Machine Backup

    I am upgrading to High Sierra on Mac book Pro mid-2010 model having 1 TB SSD. My time machine is on 1 TB 2.5" hdd I am getting conflicting details about HDD for High Sierra. Could you recommend 1) External HDD ~ 8 TB (I like HGST but confused on which model / features - there are so many) 2)...
  10. PliSsK

    Best way to use TM for internal & external drives

    I have recently moved my iTunes Media folder to an external hard drive because of space constraints on my main internal SSD where my OS X is. This external drive will sit permanently on my desk by my iMac. I want to back up both to a second external drive (back up drive) rather than just backing...
  11. Aniruddh

    Time Machine Stuck on 'Preparing Backup' and Then Stops

    Hello, Ever since I have upgraded to High Sierra, I have never been able to successfully backup my MBP via Time Machine. It gets stuck on 'preparing backup' for around 30-40 minutes and stops automatically. Not sure what happened.
  12. M

    Time Machine to SMB share, credentials not in keychain

    One of set Time Machine destinations is SMB share in LAN. Is there any way to prevent Time Machine from saving credentials for that network share in keychain and to force Time Machine to ask user for those credentials every time Time Machine needs to know those?
  13. J

    Time Machine Missing Files and Discrepancies

    The bug where Time Machine fails to backup files that tmutil say are included, or fails to identify changed files, seems to be back in 10.13 High Sierra. The bug was introduced around 10.10, persisted through 10.11, was fixed in 10.12, and now seems to have regressed. Has anyone else done their...
  14. spyran

    Downgraded High Sierra -> Sierra - Can't restore photos?

    I finally managed to downgrade from that atrocious os that is High Sierra back to Sierra on my late 2013 15" mbp. Unfortunately i had not made a time machine backup from when i was on Sierra, however i made one from High Sierra just incase and did a clean install of Sierra. However the problem...
    • spyran
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    • backup downgrade high sierra photos restore sierra time machine
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: macOS
  15. james bow

    My Time Capsule Drive Has Died. What Should I Do Now?

    Hello, folks! Long time lurker, first time poster... So, I have an older generation Apple Time Capsule (I think the one before they went tall and thin), and while it continues to access the Internet just fine and provides good WiFi, the Time Capsule drive no longer works. I'd like to hear some...
  16. L

    Solution: Reclaim storage back from "System"

    After upgrading to High Sierra the "System" storage was 260GB (About This Mac -> Storage). I also used DaisyDisk to confirm that there were "200GB of hidden system files" that can't be shown or deleted. Turned to our good friend Google and I found that Time Machine local backups were the...
  17. H

    Time Machine local snapshot fills drive

    Hello, I upgraded 2017 MBP to HS (and AFPS). I have ~550Gb on 1TB drive. In 24 hours I am left with 40Gb free, rest is in /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupd (~400Gb) I thought I'll just disable local backups as I found on line, but that keyword does not seem to be on my OSX 10.13...
  18. LillaK

    How can I reformat my external hard drive without losing data?

    Hi all :), With my previous laptops (PCs), I've always stored my data on an external hard drive. Now, I have a new MacBook Pro and all my data is still on that external HD. I realized soon that there's a little problem: can't move files from MacBook to external HD. Read about it and found that...
    • LillaK
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    • data external hard drive macbook pro (13" late 2016) reformat time machine
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  19. MjWoNeR

    Use Time Capsule exclusively for Time Machine? Questions, questions.

    TC=Time Capsule, TM=Time Machine No new Airport products are on the timeline. Maybe Apple is moving to the cloud? I don't know, but my ~4 year old TC is showing it's age and I'm now planning to upgrade my network to the Asus RT-AC68U. The question is what do I do with TM? I like backups. Do I...
  20. D

    TimeMachine after OS upgrade

    I have recently upgraded from Mavericks to Sierra. Before the upgrade I turned off TimeMachine. Can I just turn it back on now or should I start over by erasing the drive and letting TimeMachine start fresh?
    • danqi
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    • backup mavericks sierra time machine timemachine update upgrade
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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