10 articles tagged backup.
Ever pressed “Delete” and immediately regretted it? Don’t panic! In this article, I’ll show you how to recover any file, even if you’ve completely removed that file from the Trash and you never got around to creating a Time Machine backup. I’ll also be showing you how to recover an earlier version of a file […]
Creating regular Time Machine backups is essential for ensuring you never lose access to your important files and data. Previously, we’ve covered how to create a Time Machine backup, how to check that your backups aren’t corrupted, and even how to use your Mac as a networked Time Machine drive, but what should you do […]
Did you now that you can take a snapshot of your Mac at any point in time, using a single Terminal command? As soon as you upgrade to macOS High Sierra, your Mac will switch from HFS Plus to a new file system, known as APFS (Apple File System). One of the more notable features […]
How many times have you forgot to plug the external hard drive into your Mac, only for your scheduled Time Machine backup to fail as a result? Creating a backup is one of those annoying tasks that’s easy to keep putting off, especially if you need to attach an external hard drive to your Mac every […]
Is your Mac complaining about the lack of space on your Time Machine drive? While you could solve the problem by investing in a bigger, better hard drive, you can often save some money by taking a critical look at exactly what you’re including in your Time Machine backups. Most of the time, you can […]
Time Machine backups are a great safety net. You should always create a Time Machine backup before making any changes at the operating system level, such as installing a beta version of macOS, and before applying any experimental or unsupported changes, such as using a third party app to alter your system font. However, it […]
macOS may have been using the San Francisco font since El Capitan, but if Lucida Grande still has a special place in your heart then it is possible to make Lucida Grande your system font on both El Capitan and Sierra. Even if you’ve been using Macs for a while, then it’s possible you may […]
If you’ve been a Mac fan for a while, then you may have an old Mac lying around somewhere, gathering dust. Maybe you’ve told yourself that you’re going to get around to selling or donating it one day (perhaps as soon as you’ve found the time to wipe all your personal data from it) but […]
Keeping your photos safe is of the utmost importance. Hopefully you already keep your images backed up on at least one external hard drive to ensure that if the worst happened to your Mac you’d still have all those cherished jpgs safe and sound somewhere else. Of course keeping printed copies of your images is probably […]
Perhaps the most important thing to remember for anyone that uses a Mac regularly is to perform regular backups. The importance of this cannot be underestimated, because even though Mac hardware is generally pretty reliable, disk errors and even complete failures do occur from time to time. This article outlines 5 simple ways to backup […]
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