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09-03-2011, 05:28 PM #1Time machine question.
Hi.
I'm in the middle of setting up my MBA.
Time machine sounds like a good idea.
My MBA ssd is 128gb so will a 500gb external harddrive be large enough for time machine.
How often do you need to hook up the harddrive ?
If I don't turn time machine on what would I lose.
I assume re installing Lion from Apples online servers is not affected
What would I lose ?1st generation ipod touch - 16gb
iphone 5 16gb - Black/Slate. 6.0 firmware.
MacBook Air 11” Core i5 1.6GHz 4GB 128GB •1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5.
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09-03-2011, 06:02 PM #2
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Yes. The drive must be equal to or greater than your internal drive. The larger the drive, the more revisions of each file Time Machine can back up.
How often do you need to hook up the harddrive ?
If I don't turn time machine on what would I lose.
SSDs are not nearly as failure prone as a traditional hard drive, but they do still have a finite life.
I assume re installing Lion from Apples online servers is not affected
What would I lose ?Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
https://youtu.be/KHZ8ek-6ccc
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09-04-2011, 01:53 AM #3
Thank you for your reply.
I think i will be getting a portable external hard drive today.
Better to be safe than sorry.
I assume even tho I'm using it for time machine I can still store other data on it ?1st generation ipod touch - 16gb
iphone 5 16gb - Black/Slate. 6.0 firmware.
MacBook Air 11” Core i5 1.6GHz 4GB 128GB •1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5.
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09-04-2011, 02:27 AM #4
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Time Machine requires a dedicated partition, so if you want to store additional data on it, you'll need to divide the drive into partitions using Disk Utility.
Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
https://youtu.be/KHZ8ek-6ccc
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09-04-2011, 02:40 AM #5
In that case i'll just use the 500gb external drive for time machine only.
1st generation ipod touch - 16gb
iphone 5 16gb - Black/Slate. 6.0 firmware.
MacBook Air 11” Core i5 1.6GHz 4GB 128GB •1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5.
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09-04-2011, 09:11 AM #6
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Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
https://youtu.be/KHZ8ek-6ccc
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09-04-2011, 11:47 AM #7
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Are you sure about that? I am pretty sure that at some point I have had my Time Machine backup and other files on the same drive.
My current backup is on a drive that is attached to a Time capsule. It has both the Time Machine sparse bundle and other files on it. having said that it is probably best to have Time Machine separate from other things.
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09-04-2011, 12:40 PM #8
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Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
https://youtu.be/KHZ8ek-6ccc
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09-04-2011, 12:53 PM #9
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09-04-2011, 01:27 PM #10
Thanks for the advice guys.
1st generation ipod touch - 16gb
iphone 5 16gb - Black/Slate. 6.0 firmware.
MacBook Air 11” Core i5 1.6GHz 4GB 128GB •1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5.
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