external hard drive

Hi. I have just completed the back up of my hard drive using time machine and an external hard drive. I have two questions:

1) How can I check if it has been successful?

2) I now want to upgrade my browser to yosemite from snow leopard. Do I switch the time machine off, and disconnect the external hard drive during the process of upgrading?

Many thanks in advance.

3.06ghz intel core 2 duo

Posted on Apr 22, 2015 11:06 AM

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Apr 22, 2015 12:48 PM in response to ruby.tuesday

ruby.tuesday wrote:


Hi. I have just completed the back up of my hard drive using time machine and an external hard drive. I have two questions:

1) How can I check if it has been successful?

Open Time machine and see what you have. Also check this link:


http://pondini.org/TM/7.html


2) I now want to upgrade my browser to yosemite from snow leopard. Do I switch the time machine off, and disconnect the external hard drive during the process of upgrading?


Yes you may disconnect Time Machine. However it would be helpful to know the EXACT Mac that you have to make certain it is compatible with Yosemite.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201475


Ciao.

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