Basic info how Time Machine works

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nofear


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I'm new to MacBook Pro and have never used Time Machine. When I click on the Time Machine icon in dock, I get lovely graphics, but I need instruction.

When I set it to backup, it looks like it would take 5 days to backup at least for the first time. I need info on whether there are settings I can use to limit it to just copy necessities and/or to copy files only to update.

Thanks!
 
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nofear said:
I'm new to MacBook Pro and have never used Time Machine. When I click on the Time Machine icon in dock, I get lovely graphics, but I need instruction.

When I set it to backup, it looks like it would take 5 days to backup at least for the first time. I need info on whether there are settings I can use to limit it to just copy necessities and/or to copy files only to update.

Thanks!
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Click on "Options" in Time Machine Preferences.
This is where you can add any drive or folders that you do NOT want TM to backup.
I know it seems backwards and counter-intuitive, but it does work and will keep the amount of data backed up under control.
example: I only have TM backing up my user folder, minus ~/library/caches and logs.
 

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