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Questions tagged [backup]

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

Related applications/technologies:

  • Time Machine (macOS backup software) , backing up all data
  • SuperDuper! (third-party backup software) , cloning an entire disk
  • iCloud Backup (iOS cloud backup), part of , backing up app data, settings, and other data depending on selected options (e.g. photos only if iCloud Photo Library is not separately enabled)
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How do I backup just a single user account with OS 10.10 Yosemite?

I have a MacBook Pro that will be securely wiped and reverted back to factory state, but I want to save just one personal user account and restore it after the wipe. I don't think I want to use Time Machine to do the backup unless it can…
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What happens if I interrupt a back-up from my laptop to my external hard disk?

What happens if I interrupt a back-up from my laptop to my external hard disk? Do I just lose the back-up and have to start over?
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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 go back to sleep. At 3:00 AM I run a scheduled…
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File directory for Viber chat history on Mac OS (export chats to new Mac without backup)

I have 2 questions: what's the directory and file name of a Viber messaging database so I can move it to a new device (for Intel based Macs) is there any way to move history from M1 to M2 device without creating a backup file on mobile device and…
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What is WebKitDropDestination?

When my scheduled backup task failed with "out of disk space error" I discovered that I had a massive folder at /private/var/folders/<\w\w>/<\w+>/<\W>/com.apple.Safari/WebKitDropDestination-<\w+>/ and this folder was full of video files that really…
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How do I change my TimeMachine volume in a script

I have a TM volume on my desk at work and I also have one at home. That way, I have a better shot of my data surviving a disaster. Right noow I have to manually change the TM volume based on where I am. I'd like to use some location aware software…
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How to completely disable backupd-helper?

I am using macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, and with iCloud enabled. I tried to kill backupd-helper many times, and I didn't have Time machine running, but it keeps use my disk IO: Even after I kill the process, it will automatically start again. How can…
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What is an easy way to back up MacBook running 10.5.8?

What's an easy way to back up the files on a Macbook that is running OS 10.5.8 ? As far as I can see, I think iCloud only works with 10.7.2 and above, and MobileMe is not accepting new accounts...
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Is there a way to automatically check all JPG's for corrupted files?

I have a lot photos and recently I tried opening an older photo and it came up black, the next photo in the folder displayed properly except the bottom 10% of the photo was garbled green blocks, and all other photos in the folder were fine. I…
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Pro.sparsebundele is in use. What is it?

I got this message when trying to back up my Macbook Pro using time machine: The disc image MAMA'S’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle is in use, try ejecting the disc image. How do i do it?
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What are my secondary backup options?

So we have a setup like this: His MacBook Pro with 1TB, about 30% used. Her MacBook Air with 256GB, about 30% used. USB2 drive with 2 x 2TB configured as RAID-1 ('mirrored for safety'), about 80% used, contains 300GB family photos, 700GB family…
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Mac and Windows backup

I have a Mac and a PC at home, and I am thinking of getting a NAS like (GoFlex Home Network Storage System or Western Digital My Book Live) to back up both machines. If I were to use Time Machine to backup on the NAS system, would the Windows be…
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Best strategy to transport a MacBook backup

I just bought a new MacBook Pro overseas. I currently own a MacBook Air and I need to bring a backup of this current computer to US, so I can restore it on my new computer when I arrive. I currently do incremental backups to a Time Capsule, but…
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Best way to archive personal data at home

I'm looking for home archival of personal data, photos, work documents, etc. I am an independent freelancer and work from home mostly so it's not only private data but also work related. I'm aware of the difference between backup and archiving. I…
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Something changed my Time Machine drives to APFS (Case-sensitive)

Setting up my dual docking station with two HDDs for Time Machine has me baffled. I was told to format the TM HDDs, backing up my iMac running Big Sur, as Mac OS Extended (journaled) which I did. I did this two hours ago using Disk Utility and got…
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