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This thread seems to be a great place to ask a question or two:
I have been a PC owner and happily now am a MAC.
Point of clarification, Mac is short for "Macintosh", it's not an acronym. So, there's no need to type it in all caps. Additionally, your Mac is indeed a PC. It just runs a different operating system.
1. Why do I want to backup a mac?
To maintain the integrity of your software and data. A backup protects you against hardware failure and/or accidental deletions and bad revisions to your data.
2. If I do what do I want to back up?
Everything stored on your hard disk. Fortunately, Time Machine does this for you automatically. All you have to do is hook up an external hard drive and enable Time Machine.
3. How often do I backup?
It depends on the degree of protection you want and how sensitive your data is.
4. I have Snow Leopard, should I back up before going to Mountain Lion?
Lion is the most current version of OS X. Mountain Lion, announced this week, is not currently available to ordinary users, nor do we know how worthy of an upgrade it will be. But yes, in general, you want to ALWAYS make sure you have a current backup before you make a major change to your operating system.
5. My Mac is a 500 GB, I am only using 60 GB what type of an external drive should I purchase?
Generally, it's important to have a backup drive that is equal to or greater than the size of your internal drive. This allows you to grow your storage needs without having to worry about upgrading your backup device.
Any other informatioon would be helpful.
I Love my Mac and want to keep it "safe".
SweetPea
Regardless of what kind of computer you have, it's always been - and always will be - important to have backups. Remember - there are only two kinds of computer users in this world - those who have lost data and those who will