Preserving copies of data which enable recovery from a data loss event.
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580 views
Can an iPhone backup folder be retrieved after deletion on Windows?
I accidentally deleted my iPhone backup file from the backup folder.
Where are other places a backup could be stored for someone using Windows and iTunes?
0
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2answers
374 views
Time Machine stuck on “Preparing backup” whenever returning from Boot Camp to OS X
I have Windows 7 installed in Boot Camp. Whenever I go into Windows 7 and then go back to OS X Lion, and then run a Time Machine backup, Time Machine is stuck on the "Preparing Backup" stage for a ...
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1answer
174 views
Time Machine is doing very large backups
Background: I bought new drive for Time Machine backup. First backup took about an hour and backed up about 80 GB (let's considered as good behaviour). Second backup was supposed to be above 70 GB ...
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1answer
194 views
Can the SQLite databases that store iOS mail be exploited to back up messages?
Being the technical dude of the family I'm confronted with the following problem:
An iPhone 3GS with iOS 3.1.2, the owner has a lot of old email messages stored on the device but has lost access to ...
0
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1answer
125 views
Time machine out of space / Merging time machine backup
I have a 15 inch Mac Book Pro that is my main machine. At some point, in the
second half of 2011 I purchased a 750GB external hard drive to configure Time
Machine on my laptop. This is my main method ...
12
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3answers
3k views
Why is “Verify Backups” in the Time Machine icon menu disabled?
I learned in Upgraded to Lion: Time Machine spends a LOT of time indexing backup that if I hold down the option key and click the Time Machine icon in the menu bar, the "Back Up Now" menu item changes ...
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0answers
480 views
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 ...
0
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0answers
227 views
Why is m y iPhone backup so large?
I've already synced my phone to iPhoto and emptied the camera roll.
There is no application data category listed that is more than 100 MB or so, and yet it says that the backup is 4.9 GB. There ...
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1answer
11k views
iPad locked up due to iCloud Backup
I have an issue with my iPad; it is locked up with the message that iCloud Backup has not been done in over 2 weeks.
It won't do anything or go any further even when all conditions for backup are ...
4
votes
1answer
62 views
How can I find exactly what files are included in my last Time Machine backup?
I find that my Time Machine backup never passes an hour without backing up files, even if I haven't used the Mac. I've excluded .Trash and Downloads under my user folder. A typical hourly backup is ...
0
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1answer
115 views
iPhone 4 doesn't allow me to backup to new PC
My old laptop has crashed so I have a new one. When I plug my iPhone 4 into the new laptop it doesn't give me an option to back it up.
What can I do? I haven't been able to get any updates for my ...
0
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1answer
167 views
Cloning an image from MacBook Air to MacBook Pro
I am getting a mid-2012 13" MacBook Pro. I currently have a mid-2011 11" MacBook Air.
I will be purchasing a Crucial M4 512GB SSD for the Pro and I want to clone my existing Air's HDD before I give ...
2
votes
1answer
544 views
New password after restoring iPod Touch from backup
I restored my iPod Touch from an iTunes backup and my old password no longer works to get into the iPod. Any idea how I can figure out what the new password is? How can I change it back to the old ...
0
votes
1answer
48 views
Time Machine after formatting still works?
I would like to format my mac, and be able to access old files, photos... from my previous time machine backup.
I have backed up my mac with time machine and I am uncertain if after formatting I will ...
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1answer
79 views
Faster than Time Machine for Backup
I want to do a full backup of my Mac to an external disk AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. Does that mean I should use something other than Time Machine or set some settings?
3
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4answers
3k views
Get data off iPhone without iTunes sync or WiFi or cellular network?
I water-damaged my iPhone 4s.
Net result is that the phone powers up normally (mostly) when connected to a wall charger. I can see my old home screen, pictures, etc.
When connected to a computer for ...
1
vote
1answer
586 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 ...
6
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6answers
4k views
Backing up a Boot Camp partition
I see in the Time Machine options that my Boot Camp partition is excluded. I haven't even tried to remove it from the list of exceptions since I have read that Time Machine will not work with NTFS ...
2
votes
0answers
370 views
Time Machine Backup at night only works when Laptop lid is opened
Important: I back up to a time capsule, via wifi.
I set my computer up to automatically wake up at 2:58 AM.
At 2:59 AM I run a script that launches "caffeinate -s", in order to prevent my MacBook to ...
0
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1answer
183 views
How can I back up the phone numbers on my iPhone?
I've just synchronized my iPhone and backed up contacts in both Outlook and GMail. However, it has saved the email addresses only. How can I back up the phone numbers on my phone?
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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 ...
1
vote
0answers
102 views
Restoring Win7 image to new bigger partition in Mac OS Mountain Lion
I had 80% of my HDD for Mac and 20% for win7... I needed more space on Win7 so I did the following:
Created disk image of Windows partition, using Mac's Disk Utility
Used Boot Camp Assistant to ...
2
votes
2answers
631 views
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
vote
1answer
189 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 ...
-1
votes
1answer
151 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 ...
5
votes
2answers
860 views
Use a network Time Machine drive locally
I typically backup over a network to a networked hard drive on another machine. For some unknown reason, backups tend to get incredibly slow over the network (the first few backups work fine and ...
0
votes
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 ...
3
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2answers
6k views
How to resolve “iTunes could not back up the iPhone because the backup was corrupt”?
When I try to sync my iPhone with my computer, I get the following message:
iTunes could not back up the iPhone "iPhone Name"
because the backup was corrupt or not compatible
with the ...
0
votes
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 ...
2
votes
5answers
7k views
After iPad restore (from iCloud) apps still appear as 'waiting'
I just got the new iPad, and since I backed up my old iPad using iCloud, I restored from the iCloud backup. After restore, it restarted and began downloading all the apps.
Now, I have all these ...
0
votes
0answers
47 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
78 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!
...
1
vote
1answer
209 views
My iPhone 4S has been destroyed… can I backup from the cloud at a later time?
My iPhone 4s is giving me the option to set up as new phone or restore via iTunes or iCloud. I have pictures on my previous phone that is now destroyed. I am unable to maintain a stable wireless ...
0
votes
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 ...
3
votes
2answers
26k views
I forgot my Encrypt Local Backup password. How can I start over?
In iTunes (Windows 7) Encrypt local backup is checked, and I can't remember the password. I don't need to restore my iPad; I just want to be able to back it up. If I attempt to uncheck this, iTunes ...
0
votes
1answer
2k views
Extracting text notes from an iOS 5 backup file?
So, I have backuped my ipod touch ios 5, and downgraded to iOS 4.1 (the only with SHSH available)
Now i can't restore my backup to iOS 4...
I am only interested to my notes, do I have anyway to ...
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vote
2answers
176 views
I backed up my iphone to move it to a new phone
all my contacts, notes and calendars are gone. when the iphone backs up does it copy everything? is there a way to get my important stuff back?
note: I didn't check 'sync contacts, notes, calendars' ...
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vote
3answers
305 views
Restore Things to iPhone from iTunes
I ended AT&T service with my iPhone, but would still like for it to be useful. When the service was ended, Things was in the process of being updated, and I deleted it from my iPhone (not iTunes) ...
0
votes
3answers
2k views
iPhone backup restore SMS
I have had to restore my iPhone 4S to factory settings - wiping everything on the device. Fortunately I have frequent backups so I was able to restore most of the settings and stuff.
However, is ...
0
votes
0answers
58 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
vote
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
1k views
How can I stop my iPhone displaying “iCloud Backup requires that you verify your password” repeatedly?
Due to what turned out to be a (I assume unrelated) sim card problem, I recently wiped my iPhone 4, and then reinstalled from a backup.
Since then, multiple times per day, my iPhone displays a ...
2
votes
5answers
169 views
Data Storage Using Dual-Boot System
It's probably not pertinent, but I'm a Mac user since the 1980's. I freely confess that as a middle-aged dog I find it increasingly harder to keep up with the latest and greatest in available Apple ...
3
votes
2answers
477 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 ...
0
votes
4answers
498 views
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0answers
48 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?
7
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1answer
224 views
Time machine is not including new directories in its backup [closed]
My Time Machine is going for a year quite strong, but I recently noticed it is not including new directories in its backup. Basically new directories are being excluded by rule or error and I'd like ...
0
votes
1answer
616 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 ...
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vote
2answers
696 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 ...
0
votes
0answers
115 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?
