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How can you check the integrity of backed up files?

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For many users, it’s essential to be able to check the integrity of the data which are in a backup. This feature has changed when backing up to APFS.

November 29, 2021 Macs, Technology

How should you check an APFS backup store?

When your backups are stored on hard disks, even though they may use APFS, it’s important to check they’re sound. How to do better than Disk Utility.

November 18, 2021 Macs, Technology

Knowing what not to back up, and how

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Don’t clutter your backups with files you’d never want to restore. Here are five methods to exclude items from Time Machine backups to keep them leaner.

August 3, 2021 Macs, Technology

Time Machine to APFS: Maintenance and repair

Given their very different structure, backups on APFS disks shouldn’t require routine maintenance. Checking and repair is performed using Disk Utility.

March 25, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to check the integrity of files in a Time Machine backup

How to check whether the files in a Time Machine backup are intact and uncorrupted. Only what do you do with the results?

May 9, 2020 Macs, Technology

Time Machine: 11 tmutil

The three tools which Apple provides to control Time Machine are its System Preferences pane, the Time Machine […]

January 22, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Things don’t always ‘just work’

Where are the tools for diagnosing and fixing features that don’t always ‘just work’? Turning to look at iCloud.

January 19, 2020 Macs, Technology

Taking Charge of Time Machine Backups: backing up on demand

How to run one-off backups, how to cancel automatic backups, and how to set your own backup schedules.

May 27, 2017 Macs, Technology

Removing all your old backups: a tortuous tale of permissions and links

It’s tempting just to put the folder in the Trash. But this could be a quick way to acquire a more complex problem.

May 4, 2017 Macs, Technology

Backing up your laptop: Time Machine local snapshots

Is it a good idea to let your laptop back itself up to its startup drive?

January 1, 2016 Macs, Technology
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