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?

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  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!

• I've just backed up with an external hard drive for the first time, but my profile with my folders for photos, documents, and movies are not there

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  So, I finally got an external hard drive. I formatted for Mac (the device has been verified as being correct), and then he started to do a backup, which stated that a full backup would take 95GB. However, it only supported 19GB.  When I have my 'open' backup drive, I saw that only 'Macintosh HD' received support upward, not my user profile with all my folders containing documents, photos, movies, etc...

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  Should I delete everything in my backup disk and try again?

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  You have not indicated how you have saved, if you've used Time Machine then you do things the hard way and you'll find very difficult TM. Please use the Time Machine interface to locate your saved data. You can benefit from the research on:

  Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple, Support the section you want to find is the restoration section.

• Can I use my Time Capsule as an external hard drive for my xbox one?

  My Xbox One has only to a 500G hard drive, so I can't download all my games.  Can I use my Time Capsule instead?

  I don't think so.. An Xbox supports USB drives.

  http://support.Xbox.com/en-us/Xbox-one/games/manage-storage

  It will be the reformat format xbox for games... you can not download games on general storage... you can use it for the media.

  http://forums.Xbox.com/xbox_support/xbox_one_support/f/4269/t/1974401.aspx

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  I'll put in my computer at the store to have the battery changed and to back up my computer. Only got 1 external hard drive and 80% busy, I can't really destroy the entire disk to back up my Mac with Time Machine. I also fear that I manually back up aka. copy and paste all the files, things like iTunes or Photo Booth will not read data from the library when 'restored' aka. copy and paste again and so I have to start over. What should I do?

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  T

  If you have more data on your MBA to amount of available space on your external HARD drive, you will need to:

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  2 delete the data on the MBA.

  3 a combination of 1 and 2.

  4. use another external HARD drive.

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• Backup to Time Capsule and an external hard drive

  Hi all

  For several years, I use as a router Time Capsule and a backup device. Recently I found information about to associate an additional external hard drive for backup. For me it's a backup just to be sure when my Time Capsule would fail.

  I found information on the internet that it was easy to switch between the two devices. I connected the external hard drive in the time Capsule.

  But after installing the external hard drive my Time Capsule is not able to back up more!

  Please, could you help me find a solution. It would be great for me.

  Many thanks in advance,

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  I suggest that you get first back ups goes again on the Time Capsule, then we can discuss adding the USB key as a second backup source.

  For now, if please power off the power and unplug the USB of the time Capsule.

  (Gear on the dock icon)... open Mac system preferences, then open Time Machine

  Make sure that Time Machine is running

  Click Add or remove disks

  Under the backup drives, make sure that the Time Capsule disk (named 'Data', unless you have changed the name) appears

  If it isn't, then click data under available disks

  Then, click on disk use

  Close the window and now, click the 'clock' Time machine at the top of the screen

  Click on NTI Backup Now and who should get backups start on the Time Capsule

  After the return when you have confirmed that this is the case

• How can I make the best use of a new external hard drive and a new catalog full of photos just loaded into Photoshop elements 14 Organizer?

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  As I only have the version of the EP, here is some info on the organiser:

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  Hope that makes sense.

  The only way to do is to encrypt the files on the computer.

  And you both use the same password. Unfortunately, this probably means that you can not share files directly... The TC is not a SIN... never, it was designed for this purpose so there no controls to help admin file sharing.

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  http://www.econtechnologies.com/Chronosync/guide-sync-with-disk-image.html

  I don't him have not run in this configuration... so, you have to experiment if it manages what you want.

  I think that there will always be limitations on concurrent access from multiple computers.

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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.

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• External hard drive - Time Machine

  Hello.  I've been using Time Machine to backup my Mac Book Air on an external hard drive.  I have the latest OS - El Capitan 10.11.  Last night, I had to wipe my hard drive clean due to a third-party program of non-working that prevented me to connect to the network from my job.  I reinstalled the program today and I was able to enter the network from my job, but I am unable to restore all backups of my external hard drive on my laptop.  Time Machine does not give me the option to view all the backups that I know are there, although I can see the backups when I use Finder to view the external player.  I don't want to do a full restore, because I don't want to restore the third-party program of non-working.  I'm mainly interested in restoring my personal files and iPhoto iMovie.  Help, please!

  It is clear to me, what is the problem, but I bet the answer is here:

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

• My external hard drive (Time Machine) has not been saved for a month.

  A month ago I left town for a week. After coming back, I noticed my icon time machine backup constantly Menu bar, but I paid no attention until three days when he tried to save in vain, I noticed. I tried to disconnect and reconnect my external hard drive, but it still does not work. Nothing has really changed any other times where I was out of town and time machines worked perfectly well. The only thought I have, which could prevent the machine from time to work, is that I've been reluctant to do the software update. I heard terrible things about the captain, especially when it comes to iPhoto, and iPhoto is my main thing on my computer... so I had voluntarily decided to not update. Do you think that this is what is causing the problem? Thank you very much.

  You him have not said if you did all troubleshooting. Tell us what troubleshooting have you tried, and then we can give you an idea.

  Furthermore, El Capitan is very stable. However, you should not pass until your system is stable.

• Time machine - external hard drive recovery

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  If my external drive is lost or stolen, how access backup?

  You can not. If you are worried he'll get lost or stolen, get an external one, make a backup and keep this one in a very safe place.

• 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.

• Can I use Time Machine to back up to an external hard drive

  iMac mid 2011

  OS X 10.11.5

  I use Time Machine - have for a long time.  It backs up my internal hard drive on a joint external Western Digital 2 TB of hard disk, as usual.

  Can I also add that another attached an external hard drive (where I have videos and photos stored) and saved it on the first external hard drive also?

  Thank you.

  Yes