HT201250: Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac

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Rand
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Q: external drive

This article talks about preferences largely in the case of selecting files to not back up. Are there ways to add files to be backed up ? Do these files need to be on your Mac hard drive or can they also be from another external hard drive ? I use Time Machine to back up to an Air Port Time Capsule I just got.

Mac Pro 2 x 2.66, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Jan 9, 2014 10:56 PM

by Niel,Solvedanswer
Niel Niel
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Mac OS X
A:

1. Remove them or the volume containing them from the list of items set to be excluded.

2. Only drives formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) can be backed up by Time Machine.

 

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Posted on Jan 9, 2014 10:58 PM

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  • by Niel,Solvedanswer

    Niel Niel Jan 9, 2014 10:58 PM in response to Rand
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    Jan 9, 2014 10:58 PM in response to Rand

    1. Remove them or the volume containing them from the list of items set to be excluded.

    2. Only drives formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) can be backed up by Time Machine.

     

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