Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:. Time Machine requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are order is not significant :. Carbon Copy Cloner. Data Backup. Although you can buy a complete external drive system, you can also put one together if you are so inclined. It's relatively easy and only requires a Phillips head screwdriver typically.
You can purchase hard drives separately. This gives you an opportunity to shop for the best prices on a hard drive of your choice.
You can find reviews and benchmarks on many drives at Storage Review. You can find only FireWire enclosures, only USB enclosures, and enclosures that feature multiple ports.
I would stress getting enclosures that use the Oxford chipsets especially for Firewire drives , , , for example.
You can find enclosures at places such as;. All you need do is remove a case cover, mount the hard drive in the enclosure and connect the cables, then re-attach the case cover. Usually the only tool required is a small or medium Phillips screwdriver.
Jan 2, AM in response to suzanne In response to suzanne However, anytime you make a major change like this, something unpredicted could occur, and having a backup is one way to protect yourself. Also from time to time, individuals do not like the upgrade and want to go back, but unless they have a backup, it is extremely difficult to go back. Having a backup is one way to protect yourself and all the valuable information on your computer.
Jan 2, AM. Thank you for your help all who have responded. Thank you for saving me from the grief of losing my data. I think at this point I'll be going over to Best Buy and have the geek squad do the back up and update my mac OS. I think it's beyond my capabilities. Jan 2, PM. Jan 3, AM in response to suzanne In response to suzanne I am assuming you have a Mac OS X If so, a backup and install is not all that difficult. Then insert Snow Leopard DVD, double click on the installer, answer the opening questions then sit back and wait.
Jan 3, AM. Question: Q: when I upgrade to snow leopard will my data be safe? Communities Get Support. Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate. Browse Search. Ask a question. User profile for user: suzanne suzanne Question: Q: Question: Q: when I upgrade to snow leopard will my data be safe?
More Less. Reply I have this question too 9 I have this question too Me too 9 Me too. All replies Drop Down menu. Let's prepare your Mac for this weekend's You don't want to take those applications you haven't launched in months, giant log files, superfluous startup items, and even old documents you don't need anymore into Snow Leopard, so the first thing you want to do is give your Mac the virtual hose-down.
Audit your data, applications, and login items; run some maintenance, and give the old hard drive a checkup with Disk Utility. Here are detailed instructions on how to clean up and revive your bloated, sluggish Mac. Relax and be free from anxiety Take back good sleep and help alleviate pain. Before you crack open that pretty Snow Leopard box, get yourself an external FireWire drive and run a full backup of all the important files on your Mac.
If you've got Leopard now you should already be running Time Machine, so make sure you've got a fresh new backup completed. If you're still on Tiger, here are a gaggle of free Mac backup utilities for you to use. But seriously, if you don't already: get a FireWire drive. Back up your Mac. Maybe you go through the entire Snow Leopard upgrade process only to realize that your one, essential, company VPN application isn't yet compatible. Maybe you accidentally lose files or apps in the upgrade process, or you just decide you hate Snow Leopard and want to go back to Leopard stat.
One great way to ensure you can go right back to your working Mac's state before an upgrade is to mirror the current state of your Mac on a bootable external hard drive.
Even if you've got a Time Machine backup, grab another external drive and clone your Mac's internal hard drive. With a bootable clone on hand, if anything goes wrong or you just want to boot back up into your old Mac's environment settings, apps, data, and all , you can do so by holding down the T key Option key, restarting your Mac, and choosing the clone as your bootup disk.
To get a Lion installer you can purchase one on a USB thumbdrive from Apple Store ready to go, or you can purchase and download Lion online from Apple and then make a USB installer — see this post for how. Boot off the Lion USB thumbdrive. Select the USB drive when it appears. OSX Journeled Extended format. Thank you so much. Name required.
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