backup

Hello, My name is Muharrem. Taking a backup of my files on my Mac computer has always been a cumbersome issue for me. From the hassle of plugging and unplugging USB drives to the slow copying of project folders containing tens of thousands of small files even to an SSD, I encountered many...

So, I have an iphone backup file of Iphone SE (1st gen). The backup was not encrypted. If I restore this backup file to any iphone, will I be able to perform data recovery and recover deleted photos and videos(deleted more than 30 days ago)?

I have always backed up and updated my iPhone using iTunes. With the recent security issues it seems like it's time to finally update to iOS 16 (I'm still using iOS 15 at the moment...). The problem is that the computer I usually sync with (which still uses iTunes) is not available to me right...

Hi there. Suddenly I can't mount my newly bought WD Passport disk. I get this message, see image. Is there really nothing to do but erase the disk? Thanks for any clues and help...

I'm currently experiencing a problem when restoring an iOS 17 Beta 6 ICloud Backup to a new device. The old device has MDM installed which is no problem. The new device shows a screen after restoring the backup to register a new device. When I click it it just shows a message that the...

Hi! I'm looking for a backup drive (~3TB, not to be used with Time Machine). Is HDD really the safer option compared to SSD? Are there good options with Thunderbolt? Should I use AFPS or HFS+? Thanks for your respective 2 cents!

Hi, Can anyone suggest a good third-party backup program for MacOS which supports fast incremental backup? I'm looking for a program which can operate in a matter so that I don't have to re-backup the entirety of a large database or large binary file when only a single part of it changes...

I've had a Sandisk 500gb drive that I've used as a time machine backup drive for about 4 years. Recently, I upgraded to a 14" MBP w/ M1 Pro. Since using the new computer, Time Machine worked for some time then stopped working for some reason. It was also interesting that for a long time, I had...

So I was on iOS 17 beta and had the issue that I could not cloud backup anymore. Deleted the backups, tried again, switched the feature off and on and still backups are not working telling me there is not enough space (but cloud is almost empty now and on iOS 16 backups worked). Also I am not...

Hi. Until a week ago I had a working MacBook Pro, early 2011 with High Sierra and a 250GB SSD. I make regular backups with TimeMachine. Last week a lightning struck our house and the fuse went out. My Mac was charging during the event and now it is not turning on anymore. Damn. 12 years of...

Apologies for what's probably going to be a loaded question. I ended up with a new M2 base Mac mini and after thinking about giving it to a friend/family member or selling it, I'm leaning towards neither option because it doesn't make sense with the formers' current setups, and the resale vale...

My Time Machine seems to have evaporated... I have a 6tb USB 3.0 external drive designated for my Time Machine backups. I'm on a 27-inch iMac from 2019 running Monterey 12.6.6 Everything has been ducky for a long time, but now I can't access the drive. It doesn't show up in the finder, disk...

The cable that came with my iPhone 11 is broken and I need a new one, not only for charging but also for backups to my Mac. Because of the backups I am interested in (data) reliability, otherwise I'd certainly buy a much cheaper third party cable. Is there a difference? Can third party cables...

I have a 2012 (at least I think it’s a 2012) MBP15 running Mojave 10.14.6. I need to install Mojave 10.14 ONLY on to an EXTERNAL 250gb *SATA HD. (Was hoping it was as simple as connecting the external drive to my MBP15 and just copying and pasting the OS files into the external drive, but it’s...

My old iMac hard disk died and I got a new one installed. My iMac now works, but I can't seem to restore from the backup file I have on an external drive. It's not formatted as a Time Machine disk, but is an external drive with other files AND this backup file. How can I access that file or...

Question about downloading messages: I need to download all my text messages on my iPhone between myself and another number as legal evidence. There are a few thousand messages. Ideally I'd like a copy of them as PDF. I tried AnyTrans and iExplorer but neither worked for me on MacOS 13.2.1...

I’m trying to set up a backup strategy for the laptops in my home. Is it possible to back up to time machine and/or a cloning option like super Duper over a wireless network?

Hi all I’m looking to update my backup strategy in preparation for getting a new desktop (probably a Mac Studio). What do folks typically recommend for a thorough strategy? I’m not a professional photographer or anything, but I do have a lot of very meaningful photo files from our family. Or...

What does an encrypted TMachine backup has to offer? Are there options to encrypting the TMbackup?

I ordered a M1 Max Mac Studio with 1TB of storage. I’m wondering what others are going to use for external storage. I’ll be doing video editing 4K video so will need some kind of additional working space.