[mac4theblind] Re: External Hard Drive
- From: "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 18:27:25 -0700
Once an hour but after the first backup it is quck to update, and you also
can change when you wish it to back up
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> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mac4theblind-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lena Contreras
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 18:23
> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: External Hard Drive
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> 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.
> >
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> > Take Care
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> > On May 16, 2012, at 9:12 PM, Lena Contreras wrote:
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> >> 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
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