How to back up to external hard drive using time machine

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• How do say I have this external hard drive more Time machine?

  I keep all my personal documents on an external drive that is still connected to my Mac via USB. For the purpose of this question, we will call it this disc "Lagavulin".

  In addition, I have a Time Capsule. Time Machine is configured to record its backups on the time Capsule.

  TimeMachine performs regular backups of my complete system, including the operating system, applications and settings internal to the Mac disk, as well as my personal documents that are on the external hard drive "Lagavulin".

  A few weeks ago "Lagavulin" behaved erratically, so I bought a new external drive to replace it. Let's call it "Ardbeg.

  I have all my files from "Lagavulin" to 'Ardbeg' in reverse. Then I threw it "Lagavulin" in the Trash because his performance was getting worse and worse. The transfer went very well, and all my files are fine.

  I put TimeMachine to include "Ardbeg" in its future backups.

  The problem is that TimeMachine still thinks that I have "Lagavulin", even if I is no longer the branch. When I access TimeMachine and look what is recorded in it, it always includes the files on "Lagavulin" in its most recent backups. Thus, each current backup has "MacintoshHD" (system files), "Ardbeg" (personal records) and "Lagavulin" (old version of the personal folders).

  How can I know TimeMachine that I own is no longer "Lagavulin"?

  Start with A4 in the 1st article linked.

  Troubleshooting of Time Machine

  Solving the problems of Time Machine

  Troubleshooting backup problems

• 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

• Remove the external hard drive from Time Machine list of exclusions

  Hello, all. I already use TM to backup TO an external hard drive. But, I have a second DHM I want to use for all of my photos. The HD is listed in preferences on the exclusion list, and I currently have no way to remove it from the exclusions list. It is a Seagate HD. Is any way to remove it from the exclusions list?

  Copy all data on it to a different location, choose Utilities in the Finder Go menu, open disk utility and reformat the drive as Mac OS extended.

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• Question: How can I format an external hard drive

  I am trying to use an external hard drive with Time Machine.  He tells me that my external must be formatted in a format "journaled". I can't find any way to do it and the Mac is do not do it either. Can someone tell me how to proceed so that Time Machine works to put in shape?

  If Time Machine is not reformat the disk itself, choose Utilities in the Finder Go menu, open disk utility, select the drive in the sidebar and delete it.

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• How can I restore my backup files on an external hard drive using Windows XP SP3?

  I back up my files to an external hard drive using windows XP sp2. My pc crashed and re installed with Windows XP sp3. Now I can't find the backup on the system tools utility. How can I restore my backup files. Help, please.

  Hi PML.

  Yes, I used the built in «Back to the top of the tool» Unfortunately I don't have the CD. My Netbook is a HP mini computer that comes with Windows XP home. Thank you for your help and I hope to hear from you again.

  How do you reinstall Windows?  If you have used the HP Recovery system to recover from a hidden partition, backup should have been reinstalled.

  I suggest you call HP support.

• I have PS4 on my MacBook Pro. I had to reinstall Yosemite, so I backed up on external hard drive. I can't make it work now. Any advice?

  I have PS4 on my MacBook Pro. I had to reinstall Yosemite, so I backed up on external hard drive. I can't make it work now.

  Any advice on what to do?

  And there it is. Photoshop CS4 migration breaks the license that gives you the error 150:30.

  You do not want to reinstall Photoshop CS4 on your disks and perform the updates.

  Gene

• FAT32 formatting for 500 GB Seagate external hard drive using Windows Vista

  How to format FAT32 file system for 500 GB Seagate external hard drive using Windows Vista?

  Hi MVRMVR,

  Windows will work generally only format a drive in FAT 32 if it has a capacity of 32GB, no more. To format in FAT32, Yes, would need to create multiple partitions. This, of course, you don't want to do.

  I have not tried to format a large drive in FAT 32 but I guess that any third-party partitioning software (Acronis, Paragon etc.) would be able to do it without any problem. Alternatively you can do it from the Windows command prompt. For more details, see the link below:

  http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/formatting-external-hard-drive-to-FAT-32/ John Barnett MVP: Windows XP Expert associated with: Windows Desktop Experience: Web: http://www.winuser.co.uk ; Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org ; Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org ; Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com

• Why can't I do a search in my external hard drive using Adobe Bridge CS6?

  When I open Adobe Bridge CS6 and try doing a search within my external hard drive, it will give my internal hardisk results only? This is the 1st time that I encounterd this strange issue. For this reason, I do my research with windows and then browse each result with bridge! which is really annoying.

  I solved the problem go on the search field and clicking the search icon where he will give a drop-down list of the 3 options, and then selecting bridge search: current folder and that solved my problem. Thanks for all help

  Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 06:45:55-0700

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  Topic: Why I can't do a search in my external hard drive using Adobe Bridge CS6?

  Re: Why I can not do a search in my external hard drive using Adobe Bridge CS6?

  created by Curt Y in the General Discussion of bridge - see complete discussion

  You can search for an external drive if the operating system permissions are OK.  Bridge, however, will not look on different drives.

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• Restore the data in the external drive using Time Machine

  Hi y ' All!

  I store my photos in my external hard drive because there is not enough space in memory is internal. This is actually my second drive external hard than my first (Adata HE720) is not the beginning of last year. Unfortunately, my WD Elements has stopped working and I can't restore data using Time Machine, as the drive is not found in Time Machine under devices, and I'm sure that I restored my photo library and many other files from my old external drive using Time Machine.

  Can someone tell me how to recover my old files? I have many other important data here including my photos and I don't want to lose them. I'm fairly positive that Time Machine allows me to get the data as is the point of it.

  Thank you in advance!

  P.S. If you guys have any recommendation on a reliable external drive, please do tell me!

  Hey guys, I found the problem.

  It turns out that I'm never giving time Machine to deselect my external drive to backup; Therefore, there is absolutely no copy done during execution Time machine. I really don't understand why Apple made this the default behavior, but it is what it is.

  So, people, don't forget to go to Time Machine preferences and make sure that you remove the external hard drive that you want to backup under options. Once you do, you can enter the time Machine and your drive will appear under devices.

  See you soon.

• Can I transfer creative suite adobe in a new hard drive with time machine if the current hard drive failed?

  My drive hard mac failed and I got a new drive to come. I save the news a few weeks before the accident with time machine.

  Can I transfer creative suite adobe in a new hard drive with time machine if the current hard drive failed?

  Hello

  Transfer of the installed application would not work properly.

  I advise you to install the application again.

  Kind regards

  Sheena

• How do I back up to external hard drive that is not an available drive

  I have a Vista and my computer alerts me needs to back up, but fails because the "D" drive is full.  I did a cleanup and still not enough space.   I plugged my external hard drive and tried to return to the top, but this isn't an option to store up to only D.   How can I clean the drive as well as to add an external hard drive as a backup option?

  Hello

  D: is normally your partition recovery and between 5-15GBs in size.

  If the above is correct for your case, read this:

  Your recovery Partition was photographed on your hard drive during the production of your computer by the manufacturer for all of these reasons.

  1. to reinstall Vista from in the case of a failure of the system, based on individuals or the keys at startup.

  F10 or Alt + F10 or F11 are a couple of different manufacturers use sequences.

  You will need to ask your manufacturer for proper sequence.

  2. to make the recovery disks on if your drive hard breaks down, so that you can then reinstall the operating system on a new hard drive.

  Also ask them how to make records.

  Your D: Recovery Drive is should not be used for backups, defragmented, etc..

  There are backups on an external hard drive.

  To resolve the problems that have arisen with the recovery D: Partition, you will need to contact the manufacturer of your computer to remove all that has been added to it.

  See you soon.

• Point how to backup to another external hard drive?

  Running Win7 Home premium on a 64-bit dell.

  Under the backup and restore, I pointed one of my hds external usb backup. My backups are big and this drive is smaller. It fills up very quickly. I would like to re - emphasize traced back to one of my other bigger usb drives. How do I do that?

  When I try to access the backup through the menu approach application, I get a status windows backup failure:

  «the backup application could not start due to an internal error: the specified service does not exist as an installed service.» (0x80070424).»

  In my view, this means that I have a piece missing or corrupt Windows.

  a. How do I do to re-pointing backup to another external hard drive?

  b. How can I do to test / fix this error?

  Thanx.

  HI Milton,

  Thank you for your reply, I appreciate your efforts to try to resolve the problem.

  I suggest you run a sfc scan and check if it helps

  Follow the link below.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/en-us/KB/929833

  It will be useful.

  For other post help back, we will be happy to help you.

• How to transfer bookmarks to external hard drive

  I need to transfer all my favorites from Mozilla Firefox Version 39.0 to a Toshiba external hard drive. Please inform me on the steps. There is no "organize bookmarks" anywhere on the titles of browsers. So I'm a bit lost and I have a few days to accomplish this task.

  See:

  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them
  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox

  Note that "Organize bookmarks" was unused for some time in the version of Firefox.
  It is now under "bookmarks > show all bookmarks.
  View that all bookmarks is found in the drop-down list of the 'Show your bookmarks' button that is placed next to the star in the Navigation toolbar.

  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/how-do-i-use-bookmarks

• How to install games on external hard drive applications

  Hello people,

  I have my app game downloaded from the app store called rack 2 & I transferred to my USB key. Noting that the loading of the game takes too long, I decided to transfer it to my external hard drive. After the transfer of the application of game on the external hard drive, it does not start. So, I decided to reinstall the game by downloading it again from the store, but my disk space.

  So, I have in fact TWO problems:

  (1) how can I reinstall the application to an external hard drive? and...

  (2) how to free disk space on my hard drive internal by disabling certain files on "people"?

  If someone could shed some light on me here, it would be highly appreciated.

  Thanks in advance,

  M

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  -System chart-

  OS X El Capitan

  10.11.5 worm.

  MacBook Air (13 inch, early 2015)

  Intel Core i5 to 1.6 GHz

  DDR3 4 GB 1600 MHz

  Macintosh HD

  Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 MB

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  -External hard drive-

  Backup drive Seagate Plus (external 1 to USB Disk)

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  You should never get too low on your space of hard drive as the OS needs a minimum 10-15 GB of free space at any time to work properly. So, if you do any movie or image/photo, rendering and editing editing works best if you have at least as much vacuum you have temporary files in your project. I can easily raise 100 GB or more temp. files for a one hour film HD, so I keep a lot of empty hard disk space.

  In order to get a few things on your hard drive, the usual space hoggers are therefore, movies, photos, etc. You can move all those who in their library on an external hard drive, and after having checked they are working, delete them from your hard drive.

  Generally, the application work better if they are installed on your internal hard drive; I'm not a gamer, so I'm not familiar with the specifics of the game you're talking about. Search on Google, I couldn't find any reference to the Macs on their website - here, it shows the platforms it is compatible with: