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Whats the cheapest way to back up my macbook

I have to send my macbook pro to apple to fix a sound/speaker problem and I would like to back up my computer before hand in case they need to wipe the hard drive clean. Im very computer illiterate and am looking for an easy and cost effective way to do this. Mostly I am concerned about protecting my photos and music. Thank you in advance!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 10, 2012 11:21 AM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2012 11:24 AM

you might have to spend $100 on an usb external drive.


2 ways you can do it.


You can clone your hard drive to have the exact mirror.


Or you can use the external drive as a time machine backup.


Here's the info you need to set it up.


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427

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