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Using Time Machine w/out a Time Capsule
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<blockquote data-quote="boberonicus" data-source="post: 717954" data-attributes="member: 50315"><p>No. Time Machine wants to backup most of your entire hard drive by default. In my experience, the external drive should be about twice the size of the hard drive you're backing up. This permits multiple versions of files to be retrieved. For example, you modified a file and screwed it up, then Time Machine runs and backs up the mistake. So you want the version from last week. Time Machine is designed for just this sort of thing, but it needs extra space to do this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boberonicus, post: 717954, member: 50315"] No. Time Machine wants to backup most of your entire hard drive by default. In my experience, the external drive should be about twice the size of the hard drive you're backing up. This permits multiple versions of files to be retrieved. For example, you modified a file and screwed it up, then Time Machine runs and backs up the mistake. So you want the version from last week. Time Machine is designed for just this sort of thing, but it needs extra space to do this. [/QUOTE]
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