How can I create a back-up disk
How can I create a back-up disk
MacBook Pro, iOS 5.1
Open System Preference and goto Time Machine
Then Select Disk where you select an external disk for yopur backups to reside.
Allan
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Thank you for helping me Allan but I can't start up my Mac too
So I can't access to my system preferences either
Well that is certainly going to make setting up a backup just that much more difficult.
Please provide any deailts you can on why your Mac doesn't start.
Allan
THe volume macintosh HD was found corrupted and needs to be repaired but there are some errors
The disk utility can't repair my disk , it asks me to back up as many of my files as possible the reformat the disk that is why I want to do this back up
Check this and if it's not helpful reply back
IT is helpful but it can't resolve the pro quickly
IT is helpful but it can't resolve the pro quickly
I'm not sure I understand that response. Can you clarify?
That article is a pretty good summary of the options available to you in this situation. If you don't have backups of your computer and your hard drive is damaged beyond repair, you need to use one of the techniques described there to recover what you can. Speed should not be your first priority unless all the data on your hard drive can be considered disposable. You should note, though, that some (or even all) the data on a hard drive that is corrupted beyond repair may already be too damaged to recover, and if the problem is being caused by a hardware failure, you may never get the chance to recover anything. Once you have resolved this particular situation, you need to start making regular backups.
Also, one question: I noticed that you used the word "virus" as a tag. Why? If you are under the belief that this problem was caused by malware, don't be. This isn't a malware issue.
How can I create a back-up disk