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Time Machine

Drive failed, so what’s important?

Even the most disorganised adult has some system of discriminating what things are most important – but not computers.

November 30, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Spotlight indexing Time Machine backups

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?

October 31, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Looking for an old phone number

How can I find an old phone number in my Time Machine backup?

October 24, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Files with strange names

I have found some files with odd names which occupy lots of space. Can I delete them?

October 4, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Time Machine out of control?

Backups have started to eat away at the free space on the backup drive very quickly. How can I control this?

September 23, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Drive failed to wake from sleep

When my external drive woke from sleep. it needed repair, but Disk Utility cannot help. What should I do?

September 10, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Time Machine and NAS

How well would Time Machine back up to a NAS?

September 7, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Time Machine or file server backup?

Our ten Macs back up work in progress to a server. Should they also run Time Machine?

September 3, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Changing Time Machine

My Time Machine backup has mysteriously changed name. Should I worry?

September 2, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Thinning a Time Machine backup

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Can I weed my Time Machine backup in the Finder, to free up space?

August 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

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