Preserving copies of data which enable recovery from a data loss event.
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Enable Time Machine to backup an SD Card?
Time Machine does not allow the inclusion of an SD Card in a backup. It is automatically listed in the exclusion list and cannot be removed.
Is there any way to force Time Machine to 'see' the SD ...
1
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1answer
190 views
Time Machine backup to remote disk at night
I would like to set up energy saving schedule such that my computer is woken up at 2:58 AM.
At 3 AM, stuff that is really, really important to me is backed up to Amazon Glacier.
I'd also like to ...
0
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0answers
18 views
New Mac cannot read my LaCie external hard disk and cannot do backup [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Back up problem with hard disk LaCie and new MacBookPro
I have a new MacBook Pro, OSX version 10.8.2, and I am trying to do a backup on my LaCie external hard disk ...
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1answer
155 views
Back up problem with hard disk LaCie and new MacBookPro [closed]
I have a new MacBookPro OSX version 10.8.2 and I am trying to do a back up on my external hard disk LaCie (Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 1 TB) but the hard disk is unreadable for my Mac!!!! Before I had a ...
0
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1answer
131 views
TimeMachine restore issue
Times ago I did a "restore from time machine backup" in order to restore all my files on a new SSD I bought for my macbookpro (with OSX Lion), and all went fine.
Today I installed Mountain Lion on ...
0
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0answers
48 views
Cannot recover system Volume after renaming backup volume name
In an iBook G4 running Tiger (10.4) I have a situation where I created with Disk Utility a "Restore" full backup of my system Volume to a partition on an external USB disk.
My system Volume ...
1
vote
1answer
81 views
Best way to back up old CD-ROMS?
I'm trying to backup all of my old backup CDs from over 10 years ago to simple DMG files on my harddrive - since CD's die (already have one that won't read) and they take up a ton of physical space!
...
0
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0answers
199 views
How to seed TimeMachine backup on Linux/Ubuntu?
I've set up a TimeMachine Netatalk share on my Ubunutu server that I would like to use for a TimeMachine destination. However, I don't want to do the full backup over the network - it will take a ...
2
votes
2answers
1k views
Changing Apple ID on iPhone - how is non-iTunes data affected?
My sister's iPhone had been irreversibly damaged. When she got a new one some time later, she had forgotten her Apple ID's password and created a new one. I managed to reset the password just ...
0
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3answers
74 views
iPad: Using iTunes to restore causes automatic sync?
I had a iPad mini(miniA) several months ago, and I got a new iPad mini(miniB) recently. On miniB's first run, when I was asked whether to set it up as a new device or restore from a backup, I chose to ...
0
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0answers
60 views
Time-Machin back-up through IP
Is it possible to use "Time-Machine" with an external hard-drive through an IP?
I have an external HD connected to a Raspberry Pi and I have installed SSH. What I am hoping to achieve is this:
I ...
1
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1answer
2k views
Time Machine — ‘Sparsebundle already in use’ error
A few days ago, Time Machine on my Mac reported an error: ‘Sparsebundle already in use’. Manual unmount of the Time Capsule didn't help, nor a reboot of my machine. Removing and re-selecting my Time ...
1
vote
1answer
611 views
Location of Message Attachments in iOS 6 Backup?
I'm trying to get all my Messages (not E-Mail) and connected attachments out of a iOS 6 backup. I know there are tools like Wondershare Data Recovery for iTunes but they are not cheap and I'm trying ...
3
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2answers
487 views
Is it possible to reinstall Mountain Lion using Lion Time Machine backup?
I have an old MacBook which cannot run anything newer than 10.7.5 Lion. I do regular Time Machine backups to an external drive. I plan to buy a new MacBook Air, but I want to make the migration as ...
1
vote
1answer
2k views
Backing Up iTunes 11 Library
All the articles I've read suggest that the correct technique to make a local backup of my iTunes 11 library is to:
Connect the pertinent device (iPod)
Go to the Summary Tab
Click "Backup Now" and ...
0
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0answers
50 views
How can I backup and restore only the “Dashboard” (do a 3 finger up swipe to see it)
I have several notes I saved on my dashboard that I would like to retrieve. I have them saved on a time machine backup, but due to a virus I re formatted my system.
How do I restore my Dashboard?
0
votes
1answer
631 views
Password not working on time machine restore after clean install
So I recently wiped my computer clean because it had some problems, and did a clean install of Lion from a flash drive. I then restored my user from a time machine back up originally made from my ...
0
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0answers
125 views
Why is my iCloud backup taking 10 hours?
This is my first backup, and the back up size is a little less than 600MB and I did a speedtest on my iPhone and was getting ~4Mbps upload with 10Mbps download. Why is that?
3
votes
2answers
6k views
Console reports “sandboxd deny mach-lookup” … Should I modify system.sb?
I'm getting two errors in the console at the same time TimeMachine is running and taking FOREVER to make any progress.
1/4/13 9:41:38.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(5838) deny mach-lookup ...
1
vote
2answers
729 views
what are some good apps for backing up all iphone data to dropbox?
I'm already using the Dropbox iPhone app, but it only backs up my photos.
Basically, I'm looking for the iPhone equivalent of the Android "SanDisk Memory Zone" app, which automatically and regularly ...
2
votes
1answer
305 views
Gyroscope in iPhone 4S doesn't work [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
iPad doesn’t rotate anymore
I have a problem with my iPhone 4S. Its gyroscope doesn't work. But not at all. Sometimes it sets in vertical position and sometimes in ...
4
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2answers
137 views
Backing up to an internal drive of another machine
I have a mac laptop that I want to back up to an internal drive on my Mac Pro. The drive I want to back up to is blank and not the OS drive. They are connected via ethernet, but I do not see the drive ...
2
votes
1answer
134 views
Time Machine: Can I back up different clients to different disks?
I've got a Mac Pro that I use as, among other things, a Time Machine server. This is currently backing up three machines, including itself. Can I install two disks into the server and have Time ...
3
votes
3answers
3k views
Is there a way to backup Evernote to Dropbox?
I'd like to be able to use a little bit of the space in my Dropbox account to create a backup of Evernote. This way if anything happens to Evernote cloud service I'd still have access to the Dropbox ...
1
vote
2answers
317 views
How can I create a new iPad backup in iTunes after I forgot the backup password?
I lost my password for the backup of my iPad. I don't need to restore, just be able to make a new backup with a new password, preferrably without reinstalling iTunes.
0
votes
1answer
90 views
Restore user data, settings and apps from hard-drive copy
Here's the situation:
My GF's MacBook Pro broke, OS would not start at all
I inserted Knoppix Live CD, booted and just copied all of the files from her HD to folder on external HD
I've reinstalled ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
Time Machine - can it share external drive with Windows backups?
I just got a 2TB external hard drive, and I want to use it to backup my 3 Windows computers and my MacBook Pro. If possible, I would like to create 4 subdirectories on the external drive - one ...
3
votes
2answers
465 views
infection in ~Library/Application Support/Mobilesync/Backup/xxxxx
ClamX is finding phishing infection in the Backup folder on my MacBook Pro with 10.7.
~Library/Application Support/Mobilesync/Backup/xxxxxxxx
Does this mean that either my iPhone or Mac is infected?
...
1
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1answer
493 views
Correct way to free up Time Machine space
I manage a Time Machine backup for a photographer. We had a 2TB drive for photos and a 2TB drive for the Time Machine backup of those photos. The Time Machine backup drive has run out of space and ...
2
votes
2answers
8k views
How to make an iPad backup when buying a new device?
I'm going to resell my iPad 3 to buy a new one.
I need a simple way to backup everything from current iPad to be able to restore to the new one. This includes iBooks library with pdfs aded from ...
1
vote
2answers
3k views
How can I combine text messages from my old iPhone with my new iPhone?
I just bought a new iPhone 5 and used it before restoring the backup from my old iPhone 4. Now I would like to restore the backup from my old phone without loosing the text messages already on my new ...
1
vote
0answers
105 views
iPhone encrypted backup password forgotten [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I forgot my local backup password to unlock the iPhone backup file
I have forgotten the password used to encrypt my iPhone 4 iOS 6.0.1 backup. Is there any way to ...
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0answers
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iCloud seems to delete Notes taken on my Mac when offline
I have just set up the Notes.app on my MBP (Running OSX 10.8.2) to link up with my iCloud account so that I could begin working with synchronised notes.
I make a lot of notes while I am out and about ...
4
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3answers
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Using Time Machine with Virtualization (Parallels, VirtualBox, VMWare, etc…)
Since a single small change to a VM file should (I think) cause the entire multi-gigabyte file to be backed up again, are there any ideas I can use to more effectively backup my machine?
Assume that ...
0
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0answers
162 views
Backup MBP to a network attached Disk Drive
Im kind of stuck with this... im following this link?
I get these errors that are in the image.
aka they timed out for some reason.
im upto 5b, stackexchange wont let me put a image...
image ...
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3answers
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Requirements for backuping large OSx to some larger external storage? Some easy Apple way to do it? [closed]
My iTunes stores my OS X, iPhone and iPad settings. I got this kind of problem in OS X that stores the essential things such as settings and backups. According to this thread here, I need to format ...
1
vote
3answers
804 views
How effective is a Time Machine backup?
I'm having a problem with Office not installing correctly and not being able to update. I have one last resort which is Backing up and formatting my system.
However I would like to know how effective ...
0
votes
2answers
2k views
How to restore iPhone 5 from iOS 5 backup?
I had an iPhone 4 with iOS 5 which I regularly backed up using iTunes. Then I used a Android device for a little over a year. Now I'm back on iOS with an iPhone 5. So I'm trying to setup it with the ...
1
vote
1answer
5k views
How to jailbreak iPod Touch 2g without losing data?
I have an iPod Touch 2nd Generation, 8GB that runs firmware version 4.2.1, and currently it is not jailbroken.
I want to jailbreak it using redsn0w version 0.9.6b4. I have found these instructions. ...
3
votes
2answers
331 views
if I restore from my cousins backup would it change my iOS?
Both my cousin and I have backups on my PC and we both have the iPhone 4. However, she has Sprint and iOS 5.1.1 and I have AT&T and 6.0.1.
Could I use her backup to downgrade my iPhone to iOS ...
2
votes
3answers
134 views
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 ...
0
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0answers
414 views
iPhone synced with multiple Apple ID's- how do I create a backup?
I bought a new iPhone and downloaded (transferred) content from my friend's computer through iTunes. Later, I used a different Apple ID to purchase few apps. Now, I want to backup all of my apps on my ...
2
votes
1answer
555 views
ios restore to previous version/model - without jailbreaking the original?
My non-jailbroken iPhone 4S needs to go for a warranty repair, and I want to restore its data to an older non-jailbroken 3G or to another even older jailbroken 2G, but of course itunes refuses to ...
2
votes
1answer
338 views
Time Machine - Is it backing up system files, preferences, etc?
Problem
My iMac is one which falls under a hard disk replacement program due to a possibly faulty disk made by Seagate in 2010. Because of that I will be soon sending it off to Apple for the disk to ...
0
votes
2answers
349 views
How to backup my iPhone 4S contacts to a CD?
Even though iTunes is backing up all my contacts while I'm syncing, the backup still exists on a computer. So I would like to make a backup on another physical medium, just in case my computer or ...
1
vote
2answers
5k views
What is the best backup strategy for macbook pro laptop?
I have a lot of data on my macbook pro retina laptop and i am looking for the best backup strategy. I have previously had a windows desktop with an external harddrive connected all of the time and a ...
0
votes
0answers
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“tmutil” claims many files are different, but Time Machine doesn't back them up?
I was trying to use the "tmutil" utility in Terminal to diagnose a Time Machine problem I had. This utility is used to compare two Time Machine snapshots to see what files are different between the ...
0
votes
0answers
62 views
Time Machine thinks “Latest Backup” is same as current version even though its not?
I've noticed an interesting thing with Time Machine and how it compares the current version of a folder with the Latest Backup version. I have a folder with a single text file. For some reason, when I ...
1
vote
0answers
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iMac 27inch (late 2009) -Recovering Mail Rules from cloned drive
Apple recalled my late 2009 iMac recently and fitted a new hard disk. I backed up the entire disk using SuperDuper before it went away, and also had sets of Time Machine backups to hand just in case.
...
1
vote
1answer
421 views
What to do when Time Machine backup is taking forever?
Yesterday I bought a 500Gb external USB drive for the sole purpose of backing up my laptop, which has 45Gb of data. After turning on Time Machine, it began the first backup, but after an hour or so ...
