Time Machine Backup

[Abbeys]

Anyone use Time Machine for backup and have you ever had to use it in an emergency!

[JamesSuperBoy]

I did not know about this - but thats one of the great things about VT when people share things it helps us all know more.

I guess its just for mac users, I just use external drives.

[Abbeys]

I did not know about this - but thats one of the great things about VT when people share things it helps us all know more.

I guess its just for mac users, I just use external drives.

It is just for Macs James but thanks for the reply anyway.

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[ImCoolBeans]

I have backed up my computer using it in the past, but not in a while, or since I got my new laptop. I never had to restore an old backup, though.

[Abbeys]

I have backed up my computer using it in the past, but not in a while, or since I got my new laptop. I never had to restore an old backup, though.


Thanks Mike.

I've switched it on anyway,it won't do any harm if it doesn't do any good.

Abbey

[JamesSuperBoy]

Thanks Mike.

I've switched it on anyway,it won't do any harm if it doesn't do any good.

Abbey

always best to be prepared. So a few easy steps and a freebie is good.

[Andyyy95]

Anyone use Time Machine for backup and have you ever had to use it in an emergency!
I've never used one, but I'm in possession of a few Apple devices, and so's my sister - is it worth getting one?

[Magenta]

I use it for all my backups. There's a small glitch in it in Mavericks and newer though. Make sure every program is in your main applications (Finder > Applications) folder NOT your User > Applications folder. I had some in that folder and it didn't back it up. I'm not sure why there's two applications folder but it's a bug that I've mentioned to Apple but I don't think they've done anything about it unfortunately.

Or maybe it was just me and something went wrong in the backup. Either way, I've had to restore my computer a few times and Time Machine is simple enough. I did lose half my applications though because of that folder issue.