MacBook back-up
- Thread starter Ronnie243
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- M1 MacMini 16 GB - Ventura, iPhone 14 Pro Max, 2015 iMac 16 GB Monterey
Every computer needs to be backed up regularly. The more important the data is to you the more often the backup needs to be done. Apple includes a backup program called Time Machine on any Mac sold for the last several years. You can find out more about Time Machine here. There are also a number of other programs that can be used.
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- Your Mac's Specs
- MBP Retina mid 2015 15.4" 16GB 2.5 GHz OS Monterey; iPhone 12 128gb; iPad Mini 5, 64gb
Unless you want to lose everything on it, yes, your MB needs backup. Use Time Machine with an external hard drive.
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- PPC Mini, 10.4.11. Intel Mini, 10.6.8. MacBook Pro, 10.14.6. M1 MBA 11.6.3 iPhone 5 iOS 12.5,
As well as using Time Machine, consider making a bootable clone of your hard drive using Carbon Copy Cloner or Superduper. In the event of your Mac's hargrove failing, you will then be able to boot from this clone, something you can't do with Time Machine.
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