If you use a Mac, you’ve likely seen the little Time Machine icon in your menu bar and ignored it until disaster struck. For years, I relied on external drives or my primary server for backups, but I ...

You can choose which files and folder Time Machine backs up. When an existing device reports that it’s full, that’s one solution. As the amount of files you have stored on you Mac increases, you may ...

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How to Select the Best External Hard Drive for macOS Time Machine Backups Your email has been sent Time Machine lets Mac users easily backup their computer. In this tutorial, learn how to pick a drive ...

I love Time Machine. As the old saying has it, the only reliable backup is a fully automated one, and that’s what Apple’s Time Machine utility provides. But… it’s perhaps a little too automated for ...

Automated Time Machine backups should be a “set it and forget it” strategy. Once enabled, macOS warns you only when something goes wrong. No alerts, and–almost always–the backups have continued apace.