How to Backup your Mac using Time Machine

Time Machine for Mac is a great way to keep your computer backed up without having to remember anything. After you set this up, it’ll always keep a copy of your latest – and oldest – files for you as long as there is enough disk space.  These backups can be on another partition on the same hard disk or SSDD (not recommended) or an external USB or Firewire device (recommended).  Time Machine will backup your files each time you open, edit, or even delete file(s) from your Mac.

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You’ll need an external SSDD or portable hard drive (available at Amazon) that either matches (or exceeds)  the disk that you plan on backing up.  After that, follow these steps for set-up.

1. Make sure that the external hard drive is connected, formatted, and ready for data.
2. Go to System Settings > General > Time Machine.
3. Click the plus (+) button.
4. Click on the new hard disk that you wish Time Machine to use.
5. Click OK.
6. That’s it. 

Time Machine will take al, of your files and data and create a Time Machine backup for you.  This may take several hours to complete.

Once it’s done, you can then use the Time Machine icon (Finder > Applications > Time Machine) to see and/or restore your files.

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