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How to Back Up Your Mac Using Time Machine

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Time Machine is a built-in program on the Mac that lets you back up all of your files - every hour - automatically

by Tom Berzins

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All you need is an external hard drive. As a rule of thumb, you want at least the same capacity as your internal hard drive. Ex. If you have a 500GB internal, use a 500 external.

All you need is an external hard drive. As a rule of thumb, you want at least the same capacity as your internal hard drive. Ex. If you have a 500GB internal, use a 500 external.

Step 2 of 4

Open system preferences

Open system preferences

Step 3 of 4

Turn time machine on. It will ask you where to back up - be sure to select the correct disk

Turn time machine on. It will ask you where to back up - be sure to select the correct disk

Step 4 of 4

That's it! As long as you have it plugged in it will back up every hour. If anything happens to your files or your computer, you will have a copy.

You're Done!

Start over

This guide was made by:

Tom Berzins

Adelaide, South Australia

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