Time machine. Help me understand please

jonesy16 · jonesy16 #1 (**permalink**)

03-09-2011, 03:02 PM

I have an iMac running OSX 10.6.6. I also purchased an external hard drive in order to use Time Machine to back things up. My question is simple. How do I know it is backing everything up, even my photos that I have on iPhoto? I'm not quite sure what all is being backed up. Email? Photos? Music? Applications? etc. Thanks in advance for any comments or help!

Buzzard2010 · Buzzard2010 #2 (**permalink**)

03-09-2011, 03:06 PM

It will back absolutely everything up, so that if the drastic happens and you have to re-install the OS or get a new internal drive then you can restore from your time machine!

Hope this helps
- Simon

chscag · chscag #3 (**permalink**)

03-09-2011, 03:07 PM

Time Machine will back up everything unless you specifically exclude items that you don't want it to backup. There are some excellent tutorials available about Time Machine that you might wish to glance over.

One of them was written by a member of our Forums. (Credit to Slydude) Here is the LINK.

jonesy16 · jonesy16 #4 (**permalink**)

03-09-2011, 05:03 PM

Thank you both Buzzard 2010 and chscag. Very helpful indeed!

Buzzard2010 · Buzzard2010 #5 (**permalink**)

03-09-2011, 05:55 PM

No problem at all

- Simon

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jonesy16 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 16, 2008 Posts: 63	03-09-2011, 03:02 PM I have an iMac running OSX 10.6.6. I also purchased an external hard drive in order to use Time Machine to back things up. My question is simple. How do I know it is backing everything up, even my photos that I have on iPhoto? I'm not quite sure what all is being backed up. Email? Photos? Music? Applications? etc. Thanks in advance for any comments or help!
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jonesy16 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 16, 2008 Posts: 63	03-09-2011, 05:03 PM Thank you both Buzzard 2010 and chscag. Very helpful indeed!
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