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Can I only backup iPhoto and iMovie to Time Machine without manually deleting items I don't want backed up?

I do not want to back up my entire computer, just iPhoto and iMovie to the Time Machine. Is there a way to do this without having to manually exclude each item I don't want to back up?

Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Apr 30, 2014 3:14 PM

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Apr 30, 2014 3:21 PM in response to DKT88

DKT88 wrote:


I do not want to back up my entire computer, just iPhoto and iMovie to the Time Machine.


TM is designed to Backup your Entire computer.


Time Machine > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427


DKT88 wrote:


I do not want to back up my entire computer, just iPhoto and iMovie ...


Get an External Hard Drive and make sure the EHD is Formatted Mac OS Extended (journaled)...


See here for > Format, Erase, or Reformat a drive


Then Drag and Drop the Complete iMovie and iPhoto Libraries from your Applucations Folder the the External Drive.


See therse 2 links on Backups...


The SAFE MAC Backups


http://www.reedcorner.net/guides/backups/ch1.php


http://www.reedcorner.net/guides/backups/ch2.php

Can I only backup iPhoto and iMovie to Time Machine without manually deleting items I don't want backed up?

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