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• Backup to one external hard drive to another

  Hoping someone can explain to me how to copy a backup of one hard external to another.  I managed to make a complete backup of the old iMac, my sister just before he died.  The backup is located on a WD My Passport for Mac and I would like to copy the backup to another external hard drive, maintaining the original on My Passport for Mac, just to keep safe in the event of failure of one of the external drives.  This backup contains the only copy of hundreds of pictures.  Any suggestion would be appreciated.  Thank you.

  If it's a Time Machine backup, click here for more information.

  If there is a bootable clone, rerun the utility of cloning, but with the new source and destination drives.

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• I want to back up why iMovie on an external hard drive and.  retain the ability to modify the backup version

  I want to back up why iMovie on an external hard drive and.  retain the ability to modify the backup version. Thank you for helping me best wishes, Garvin Bazzell "Bazz.

  You can in the finder copy your library to EHD. Make sure that the EHD are formatted OS Extended journaled. Open the library in iMovie to make sure that it copied correctly.

• Backup to external hard drive on iCloud > > used internal hard disk space

  Is there a way to backup disks external hard on iCloud without iCloud with disk space hard internal iMac?

  I tried an external hard drive to backup to iCloud and although it does not copy in iCloud. It also eliminates the same amount of available space on the hard drive of my iMac.

  Does this mean that iCloud only backs up files on an internal drive so it copies them from external drives to the internal main? Is this a problem external disk hard/iCloud? Is it possible to set this up properly?

  The files are logical X. This could be a logic X / question iCloud? I know the hype for iCloud said any file, but no logic X icon in the system preferences iCloud box. Set to true any file ?

  Thanks for any information you have.

  Data in iCloud cannot synchronize from an external hard drive.

  iCloud does not synchronize data from logic X.

• Is it necessary to use separate external hard drive or external hard drive new or freshly formatted for backup time machine.

  Is it necessary to use separate external hard drive or external hard drive new or freshly formatted for backup time machine.

  Both fresh and freshly, can use as a Time Machine backup HARD drive, although I personally prefer to use newly formatted disk.

• Use the TC for backup and as external hard drive

  Hello

  Can I use TC for backup and as external hard drive?

  If yes then when it is full, TC erase my personal data I have stored in TC as a hard drive or erase the oldest backups?

  1. Yes, but you shouldn't. Your working data and backups must be on separate drives in case one of them goes down.

  2. Time Machine will not erase the data it did not originally there.

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• Time machine backup external hard drive

  Hi all

  I'm looking to move my iTunes library to a new drive external hard to free up space on my iMac storage internal 1 TB drive.

  My concern is the Machine of the time's up, is it possible that I can set it up so it will save the new external hard drive which will be my iTunes library folder?

  I am currently using Time Capsule with my iMac, but wonder if I can use it with the external hard drive.

  Any info or advice would be great.

  Thanks in advance

  Backups Time Machine is up as the startup disk (which is actually a volume and not a disc), it backs up external drives or other volumes on the internal drive.  If you want to save to an external drive to a Time Capsule and then use Finder to copy the files or search for third party software that automatically copies files.

• a new backup on external hard drive replaces a precedent already on the disc

  backup to an external hard drive replaces a previous backup already on the disc

  Depends on what software is used to make it.

• You can use migration assistant to transfer the time machine backup external hard drive?

  Hello. I just bought a new macbook pro with a 256 GB flash drive to replace my previous macbook pro that had a breakdown of all the systems. My problem is that I have a time machine backup that is greater than 256 GB (it's almost 450 GB) and I try to find out if I can use migration assistant to transfer all the content directly on an external hard drive, then move the content I want on my hard drive from the external hard drive? My goal is to let my music and photos on the external hard drive and for all port hardware I need for work.

  I don't have access to another mac with storage well enough that I have the old HD so could potentially be installed in an external enclosure and extracted files directly from there if it's easier.

  What I intend to do in the long term is to buy a big external hard drive network and put all my photos, music etc over there and use the laptop as expected - that is for files from day to day - then it will be just a short-term problem.

  Any advice would be really appreciated.

  Thank you

  Nick

  Migration Assistant is user to transfer data from one computer to the other.  If I read your post correctly, you want to copy your data from Time Machine on another HARD disk.  Thia may be useful:

  http://pondini.org/TM/18.html

  Pondini website covers virtually all aspects of Time Machine.

  Ciao.

• Backup hard drives internal and external to separate the partitions on an external drive of a second... ?

  I want to back up an internal hard drive (let's call it 'A') and (B) external drive using Time Machine. Both are 1 TB in size, so I bought a 2 TB external drive and created two partitions (C and D) on this subject, only to receive each backup. So:

  A = internal hard drive

  B = external drive (for "overflow" files)

  C = partition to external drive for backups of A

  D = partition to external drive for backups of B

  My question is, can I set up Time Machine so that A back up C, every time the 2 TB drive is connected, and B backup up to D whenever the two external drives are connected? I thought it would be possible, but at the opening of the Time Machine preferences and selecting D for the first time I get a message saying:

  "You want to stop backup up to 'C' and use"D"instead or back up at the same time?

  If you use the two, Time Machine will take turns backup up to "C" and "D". »

  I wonder if it would just be easier to return to a single partition on the hard disk of 2 TB and have the time machine to perform a backup of everything, that is, both A and B?

  Last question: I'm doing this to improve Yosemite to El Capitan. the operating system affect what I'm trying to get time Machine to do?

  Thank you!

  Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support

  I have a non-partitioned device TM backup of your data and your OS disk at once

  If in case you partition and drive "B" needs more than what is on the partition and drive 'A' don't you avoid warning.

  update of the OS is fine, as it will give an output back to a previous TM operating system where you need it, but it is compatible across versions.

• What is the best way to backup a hard drive full of pictures and videos on another external hard drive?

  What is the best way to backup a hard drive full of pictures and videos on another external hard drive? I want an exact clone-

  Drag and Drop? Time Machine?

  Thank you. DB

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  If you want an exact clone, you will need to use a utility like utility disk, Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper!

• My Time Machine is full. Should I keep it plugged in and turned on even if I switch to another external hard drive for Time Machine backups?

  My external hard drive, Time Machine is full. Should I keep plugged in m and, even if I switch to another external hard drive to keep backups with TimeMachine?

  There is no need to keep two connected external drives. Instead, I suggest you to buy a bigger external hard drive and transfer the backups that you want from the old to the new external drive, so you can use the old external drive for other purposes-> Time Machine: how to transfer backups from a current backup disk to a new backup drive - Apple Support

• Can Toshiba 500 GB external HARD drive - I use for backup?

  Hello.

  Can I use my Toshiba 500 GB external drive that is currently back up My Documents via the Microsoft files history * also * as a hot spare for the enjoy backup & recovery?
  Currently, the external drive has 346 GB free.

  Thanks Howard
  Warwickshire, United Kingdom

  Why not be honest the backup & recovery from other manufacturers of portable computers are not known to me, but you can store and back up all files on the HARD drive.

• External hard drive is extremely slow backup

  We have an external hard drive connected to our iMac. Time Machine used to store backups, but something happened and he stopped to save on 16 February the hard disk became full and when the reader become unalterable for Time Machine could not delete older backups.

  I contacted Apple to see what we should do. Apple told me to format the external hard drive, so I did. Then I put the time Machine to start back up again to do.

  Time Machine now seems to be back up to him, but he tells me that he will take 25 days. It will also very slowly.

  Are there still problems with the hard drive? What should we do? Is it actually backup? It will still save it slowly or right the first time?

  Thank you!!!

  Look at the hard disk in the sidebar of the Finder and see if a new Time Machine file has been created on the drive. If so, I'd let the backup race. Since reformat you the drive, Time Machine needs to backup the entire computer. Initial estimates of the remaining time are usually very inaccurate. Once the initial backup is complete, backup will go much quicker. See questions 7 and 29 in the article below.

  Time Machine FAQ

• of backup external HARD drive

  I'm trying to save and my external HARD drive does not have enough space. Should I remove a previous upwards to make room for a new back upward?

  Thank you

  Using Time Machine for backups? If so, you should not remove anything if you want the backup to be valid.

  What you need to do is to get a bigger external hard drive. It is recommended to have a backup disk that is at least 3 times bigger than the drive that you are backing up.

• backup external hard drive does not not to 8.1

  Updated to 8.1 and now my external Iomega hard drive (for weekly backup) now does not work. He appears in the "devices", but then backup will not recognize it as a valid to continue my backup option. Suggestions please?

  Hi UKPOL,

  Please refer to the how to Geek article.

  8.1 win can't stand a GUI for the backup files or imaging system. You have to use powershell or Win 8.1 reset/refresh options.

  You can also create custom refresh images. See this article. The instructions also work with Win 8.1.

  You will need to use third-party backup to back up files and folders.

  Jaco

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