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What backup methods preserve kMDItemDateAdded?
The attribute kMDItemDateAdded corresponds to the "Date added" column in the Finder, and is especially useful for the Downloads directory. Unfortunately, this attribute is not part of the filesystem ...
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Time Machine wiped my external drive despite pressing “Don't Use”
I have an external hard drive(formatted as FAT32) that has been in use on/off for years. I even had backups on it (not using time machine). I mounted this hard drive, it was taking a while to mount. A ...
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What is the difference between using backup software and copying?
I acquired a backup program - SuperDuper! - recently, and ran it, backing up Macintosh HD to another partition. It seems to me like it just copied everything. My question then is: What is the ...
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Almost all files are locked in my Time Machine backups?
For some reason my files are getting locked in my Time Machine backups. I mean, when you "Get Info" on one of them, the "Locked" box is checked. Folders are NOT locked, though.
Is this normal? This ...
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What's the fastest way to get data off Time Capsule and onto an external drive?
I plugged an external drive into Time Capsule using the USB input on the back.
Then I used Finder to move data from the Time Capsule's drive to the USB drive.
Finder says it'll take over 24 hours to ...
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Why does changing “Open with” also change a files “Modification date”?
Something I noticed a while ago. I use Carbon Copy Cloner for backing up my files and I noticed one day when I changed a video's "Open with" flag to always open a video file with Movist instead of ...
