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What If I Have No Backup Device
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<blockquote data-quote="MacWannabeNTX" data-source="post: 1491286" data-attributes="member: 291105"><p>I am a brand new Mac user. I have 2 ipads and didnt need a computer but wanted one and I am sure happy with my macbook pro received just this week. I have no backup device yet and am so technically challenged, I would rather just skip the process of trying to figure out how to connect something to this mac and get it to work. I did good to get the mac working and a printer connected.</p><p></p><p>So what are the consequences of not having a backup? I had a Toshiba laptop for the last five years and it died causing me to want to replace with the MBP. It had no backup and I feel i have lost nothing. All of the pictures I want are shared with my 2 ipads so would have that backup there. I am retired so do no “work" on this MBP.</p><p></p><p>But what am I missing here? i.e. if my MBP crashes early on, would I need a backup to get the actual system restored? As you can see, I dont have a clue about the way all the internal stuff works. I know connecting and configuring devices such as an external hard drive is second nature/easy to you guys but is very stressful for me to think about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacWannabeNTX, post: 1491286, member: 291105"] I am a brand new Mac user. I have 2 ipads and didnt need a computer but wanted one and I am sure happy with my macbook pro received just this week. I have no backup device yet and am so technically challenged, I would rather just skip the process of trying to figure out how to connect something to this mac and get it to work. I did good to get the mac working and a printer connected. So what are the consequences of not having a backup? I had a Toshiba laptop for the last five years and it died causing me to want to replace with the MBP. It had no backup and I feel i have lost nothing. All of the pictures I want are shared with my 2 ipads so would have that backup there. I am retired so do no “work" on this MBP. But what am I missing here? i.e. if my MBP crashes early on, would I need a backup to get the actual system restored? As you can see, I dont have a clue about the way all the internal stuff works. I know connecting and configuring devices such as an external hard drive is second nature/easy to you guys but is very stressful for me to think about. [/QUOTE]
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