[mac4theblind] Re: External Hard Drive
- From: John Panarese <jpanarese@xxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 21:24:14 -0400
It will back up once an hour. So, again, it's up to you if that is
necessary.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION
AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
On May 16, 2012, at 9:23 PM, Lena Contreras wrote:
> Hi
> How often would Time Machine access the drive if I were to leave it plugged
> in? So far, I've tried to remember to back up once a week. It works well
> with Time Machine.
> Glad to see I can read my posts here. Address change must have worked.
> Lena and Alden
> On May 16, 2012, at 6:14 PM, John Panarese wrote:
>
>> That is up to you. If you want it constantly backing up, then leave it
>> connected. If you trust yourself to remember, just connect the drive when
>> you want to back up. Just make sure the drive is capable of being used by
>> Time Machine. There are no settings you need to wrry about unless you want
>> to exclude anything from being backed up.
>>
>>
>> Take Care
>>
>> John D. Panarese
>> Director
>> Mac for the Blind
>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
>>
>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION
>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 16, 2012, at 9:12 PM, Lena Contreras wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>> I bought an external hard drive about 6 weeks ago to back up my MacBook.
>>> I've never backed up my computers to a hard disk. Just used CD's on my
>>> Windows machine. Hard disks seems much easier with Time Machine. Should I
>>> leave the disk connected to my Mac all the time or pick a weekly time and
>>> date to connect it? Also, are there any settings on Time Machine I should
>>> adjust or leave them be? I feel much better getting the external hard
>>> drive instead of using CD's.
>>> Should have done it way earlier.
>>> Lena
>>> ************
>>>
>>>
>>> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list.
>>>
>>>
>>> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to
>>> their list subscription is:
>>>
>>> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind
>>>
>>> The list archive is located at
>>>
>>> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/
>>>
>>> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to:
>>>
>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>
>> ************
>>
>>
>> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list.
>>
>>
>> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to
>> their list subscription is:
>>
>> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind
>>
>> The list archive is located at
>>
>> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/
>>
>> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to:
>>
>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>
> ************
>
>
> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list.
>
>
> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to
> their list subscription is:
>
> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind
>
> The list archive is located at
>
> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/
>
> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to:
>
> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
************
You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list.
The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to
their list subscription is:
//www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind
The list archive is located at
//www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/
All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to:
john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Other related posts: