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Q: does powernap back up my data to time Machine wirelessly also?

if in power nap will my macbook air back up to time machine also while being wireless. or just hardwired

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 16, 2013 4:47 PM

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Q: does powernap back up my data to time Machine wirelessly also?

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  • by John Galt,Helpful

    John Galt John Galt Jan 16, 2013 4:51 PM in response to cmzech
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    Jan 16, 2013 4:51 PM in response to cmzech

    cmzech wrote:

     

    if in power nap will my macbook air back up to time machine also while being wireless. 

     

    Yes. Its power adapter needs to be connected.

     

    Mountain Lion: About Power Nap

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    cmzech cmzech Jan 16, 2013 4:56 PM in response to John Galt
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    Jan 16, 2013 4:56 PM in response to John Galt

    sorry for my ignorance but just to clarify since i kinda wrote it wrong. so if i have my time capsule on my network. my mac will back up to it wireless as long as my AC in pluged in

  • by John Galt,Solvedanswer

    John Galt John Galt Jan 16, 2013 5:52 PM in response to cmzech
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    Jan 16, 2013 5:52 PM in response to cmzech

    cmzech wrote:

     

    sorry for my ignorance but just to clarify since i kinda wrote it wrong. so if i have my time capsule on my network. my mac will back up to it wireless as long as my AC in pluged in

     

    Yes:

     

    When your compatible Mac goes to sleep in Mountain Lion, Power Nap still gets things done silently

    • ...
    • Time Machine backup. Your Mac notebook can back up while it sleeps.

     

    Power Nap does more when your Mac is plugged in to an AC outlet

    When your portable Mac is connected to a power source, it also downloads software updates, makes backups with Time Machine, performs Spotlight indexing, ...