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I'm trying to create a TM backup to restore from. Even though it is a completely new drive and TM is set to defaults, it is only backing up 1/2 the data. The drive is 50GB full. TM is backing up only ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sometimes you may have files and folders that you don't want Time Machine to backup due to space ...

Time Machine is Apple's native utility for backing up data on macOS onto an external drive. The app comes preinstalled on Macs, making it easy to set up for regular backups. Backing up with Time ...

Backing up your Mac is not just something you do when testing betas like macOS Tahoe; it is an everyday essential if you want to avoid risking losing irreplaceable work. Maybe you think you don't need ...

So a user has a new 10.7 MBA with a 256GB SSD, of which 9GB are used. There is an external USB drive (natch) 500GB large, and we can't get more than 5 days backups before it says it needs to clear out ...