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time machine

  1. C

    iPhone Restore iOS 8 using old iTunes backup, possible?

    Hi to all, like many others, I learned the hard way iOS 9.2 isn't compatible with iTunes 11.4 on Snow Leopard. First a quick background: I bought a used iPhone 5c from a friend who never upgraded it past iOS 8.3. He was just fed up with Apple screwing the updates, and asked for an official...
  2. Ruggs

    Size of time machine backup

    Hi there, I've recently had my 15" MacBook Pro stolen, it had a 750gb HHD (not full) and I had a full time machine back up. I'm looking to buy a replacement Mac and Install everything back from the time Machine back up but I'm not sure if my backup is bigger or smaller than 512gb (retina Mac)...
  3. yrduougyuc

    Beefing up old iMac as Time Machine Server

    So today I dropped my external hard drive containing my backups and it's not turning on anymore. This got me thinking, carrying around my backups with me is kind of stupid (I travel quite a lot), so I had an idea: I've got a 2006 iMac at home, as well as a version of 10.6 Server which should run...
  4. M

    Time Machine on Mac Mini using Server 5.0.15

    Hi I have setup time machine on a mac mini using the server app. I have set it up for all users. When I go to a client machine and set that up to see the time machine server all works fine for the setup. It asks for the username and password and all works fine. However when it tries to do a...
  5. jgelin

    Time Machine on iMac from MacBook?

    Hello all, Quick question, is there a way to make my time machine drive that is connected to my iMac thru USB show up on the network and on my MacBook for use with TM? It already has the backups waiting to be used and works when connected, but I want to be able to do so wirelessly so I do not...
  6. 346546463

    External hard drive not showing up after Macbook restored to factory settings

    Help! My Macbook Pro was restored to factory settings at the Apple Store as it had a few problems. This was fine because i had backed up all my data using an external hard drive with time machine. However I plug in my external hard drive to put all of my files back on my laptop, but the...
  7. andrew5494

    Best Backup Solution

    Hey guys so I've been debating for a while which would be better for me can you help? I want something that I can rely on for backups with all of my pictures and memories. I already have icloud photo library. What would you recommend? Is it worth a NAS WD EX2 for having a more secure backup or...
  8. andrew5494

    Time Capsule VS Cloud Storage

    hey apple bros, So i am confused which way of backing up important data is the best. I wanr ro keep this data with me for generatiins to come so it has to be reliable. What would you rexommmend? Also is it possibke to backup your mac to icloud?
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    Is it possible to have data recovery success with deleted Time Machine backups?

    Has anyone ever had success or has known of anyone who has had success in using data recovery software such as Data Rescue 4, to recover back ups that Time Machine chose to delete unknowingly to the user? I am dealing with a troubling situation in which both duplicate backups of my data have...
  10. gwhizkids

    Time Machine not restoring applications

    Hi. I have been running OS X 10.11.4 (beta) on my 21" iMac (2013). Its been running sluggishly, so I decided to revert to 10.11.3. Made a boot drive and did a clean install of the OS. Before I did that, I made one last backup using Time Machine. This was on top of the regular hourly backups...
  11. I

    Time Machine

    Hi. I'm currently using Mavericks and I want to upgrade to El Capitan in the next few days. What I would like to know is if my mavericks' backups will work with the new osx (i.e., will I be able to access files on that backups?). Also, I would like to know if I can use the same hard drive to...
  12. C

    Your experience with Synology NAS and Time Machine?

    Hello to all community, This topic is to know what kind of experience you had with a Synology NAS and it hosting many Time Machine backups, so as to know if I am the only one having a disastrous experience. I aimed to keep all first-line backups in the same place, namely the Synology NAS, so...
  13. daniham

    Export Apple notes

    I recently received a machine upgrade at work. I've always backed up with Time Machine. I thought my Notes were backed up with TM, but that was not the case (trust me, I've looked high and low, they're not there). I don't think my old machine has been erased yet, so I can still get my Notes off...
  14. waigx

    [Time Machine] Associate a volume to a folder in previous volume

    Hi, My problem is a little bit complicated, let me start with some background: The MacBook Pro had 1 internal volume (a Fusion Drive, say, F) before, but have 2 internal volumes now(a HDD and a SSD, say, H and S). I have Time Machine backups on an external hard drive, these backups were came...
  15. R

    Where is my disk space going?

    Hey Guys, recently I've been nothing my Mac's SSD Storage consistently go down by about 20mb every couple of minutes. I have run DaisyDisk and GrandPerspective to help me locate the culprit but to no avail. Is there anything you guys can do to help me locate the offending file/folder/program...
  16. SuperCompu2

    Trouble importing Outlook Folders after Reformat

    Hi everyone, I recently had to wipe a MacBook Air, and after I was done restored the machine from a Time Machine backup taken only moments before beginning the process. Afterwards, it would seem that all the local folders within Outlook have gone away, and I cannot seem to get them back...
  17. djoz18

    Time Capsule, iTunes, External HD

    Hi there, I just bought a 2TB Time Capsule and am looking forward to setting it up. That said, I've been doing research about moving my iTunes and iPhoto libraries to an external to be used with the TC for wi-fi access. I understand that if you partition the TC HD that it won't back up whatever...
  18. daniham

    Restore Notes

    Just got a computer upgrade through work and IT did the data transfer. I lost all my notes. I know they must be on my time machine backup somewhere (not on iCloud, already looked). When I searched the topic, it looks like they would be in users/library/container, but when I go to users on my...
  19. maxthackray

    Booting OSX from TimeMachine backup on a Windows Pc

    Hi guys. I'm trying to sort out a problem. I'm going travelling in April for a few months and I don't want to take my laptop with me as it's heavy and I don't want to risk theft or damage. I know that if you use a Time Machine backup to an external hard drive and plug the external drive into...
  20. D

    Restoring Files from Time Machine backup without using migration assistant

    Hi all, I believe there is a conflict in my library that was causing audio problems. The audio problem stopped when I did a clean install of El Capitan, however, when I used Migration Assistant to restore my system I noticed that the problem returned. Because of this I wish to restore only...