Even the most disorganised adult has some system of discriminating what things are most important – but not computers.
Time Machine
My external drive hosting Time Machine backups cannot be ejected, so I switch it off or pull the cable. How can I stop Spotlight from indexing it?
How can I find an old phone number in my Time Machine backup?
I have found some files with odd names which occupy lots of space. Can I delete them?
Backups have started to eat away at the free space on the backup drive very quickly. How can I control this?
When my external drive woke from sleep. it needed repair, but Disk Utility cannot help. What should I do?
How well would Time Machine back up to a NAS?
Our ten Macs back up work in progress to a server. Should they also run Time Machine?
My Time Machine backup has mysteriously changed name. Should I worry?
Can I weed my Time Machine backup in the Finder, to free up space?
