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The process or product of preserving data for the purpose of recovery from a data loss event.

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Copying applications and data manually/Wifi issues with El Capitan

Can you copy your data and applications? Yes. Should you? I most definitely don't recommend it. It's a extremely time consuming processes and there is no guarantee that what you copy over will wor …
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How to use fiber-optic LC connector with my MacBook Pro for access to LTO-5 tape drive?

I’ve done something very similar with FreeBSD and a Fibre Channel array that served as storage and Time Capsule backup using drives; I’m sure a tape solution would work just as easily. …
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Offsite Backup Strategy for Multiple Macs

Here's what I suggest: Time Machine Cloud Service NAS (with USB based backup) Time Machine. Use Time Machine for your whole system backup. … I backup my VMs to my NAS, but I don't sync them to OneDrive. …
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External USB3 hard drive has suddenly become slow

If you go this route, don't back up the backup. Let it make it's own backup because if you happen to back up garbage onto the first, you don't want the second to be garbage as well. … I would even look to backup to the cloud for good measure. …
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Why use backup if icloud is already enabled for every application

There’s an old adage in IT regarding backups - if it doesn’t exist in 3 different places, it doesn’t exist. iClould backup is just one backup for your iOS device. … Like your Internet goes down (no access to iCloud backup) and your iPhone crashed and you need to restore. Having a local backup would easily solve that problem. Three places? Sure! …
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Getting files off old Mac clone without keyboard, mouse, or monitor

The best course of action is to pull the data off the drive via USB with a USB to SCSI adapter like the Adaptec USBXchange. You can do this without spending a lot of money (definitely less than havin …
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Encrypt old Time Machine backup for archival purposes?

Going forward, what you can do to archive things on an encrypted volume is manually traverse the folders on the Time Machine backup and copy them. … Going even further Forward, it’s worth thinking about how you Structure your files for backup and archival now. …
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Restore system to point in time

In order to restore from “a point in time,” you have to have a backup from that point in time. … Since you stated you have a Time Machine Backup from “this morning,” you just need to restore it. …
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Convenient way of maintaining differential backup of a large file

The only product that I know of that can handle binary files is an open source product called xdelta. I have used it on Linux and it has worked really well. However, there is a caveat and a big one …
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How should I do my first Time Machine backups?

...how to create a restore partition...in order to do my first backup...Also, should the first backup be kept separate, in case you need to restore to the original condition of your system, You don't … Your first backup is the critical one - it establishes the base for your future backups. As your backup progresses, it will only backup changed files. …
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External hard drives keep failing

If you must add ports to your battery backup, use a power strip, not a surge protector. Your Backup Strategy It sounds like you're off to a good start with your backup strategy. … Don't backup the backup! Backup the actual data only! Adding Crashplan is also an excellent idea. Having this backup your files to an offsite location is a very smart thing to do. …
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How do I delete a family member’s Apple Watch iCloud backup?

If you used Family Setup for an Apple Watch (it sounds like you did) then you just turn off iCloud Backup in the Watch. … Emphasis Mine If you didn’t set it up as a part of Family setup, then unfortunately, it is part of your iPhone backup and there isn’t a way to “detangle” them from each other. …
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"Roaming -> Apple Computer" is taking up 43% of entire hard drive; is it safe to delete?

(Technically, this is a Windows question, but there’s enough overlap to address it here) C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming which is now using 96.5 GB of space (43% of all my available storage), …
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Connect iPhone 6 display to iPhone XR

No. Just a visual comparison of the iPhone 6 and the XR tell you that besides the differences in screen sizes, the connectors and connector locations are very different. The 6 connects from the to …
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Trying to restore Time Machine. Lost boot disk

What you can do, is do a fresh OS install (if not done already) and "Migrate Your Settings" from the Time Machine Backup. …
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