I have a new MacBook Air and want to back it up to a hard drive. Can I use my MacBook during backup?
I have a new MacBook Air and want to back it up to a hard drive. Can I use my MacBook during backup?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15
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I have a new MacBook Air and want to back it up to a hard drive. Can I use my MacBook during backup?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15
Normally yes. Most backup software including Apple's Time Machine perform the backup in the background so you can continue to work.
See here: Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support
Normally yes. Most backup software including Apple's Time Machine perform the backup in the background so you can continue to work.
See here: Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support
i always do, but its better not to
the beauty of time machine is that it gathers iive info, or that what they did in 2007.
I have a new MacBook Air and want to back it up to a hard drive. Can I use my MacBook during backup?