Safari suddenly goes slower and I want to set it back to yesterday. Is there any way to do that? I´m starting to regret those downloads, lol. I´d really like to just set it back, but I have no cd drive, so reinstalling the OS is not going to happen.
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To help my mom understand how time machine worked I sent her this guide (pdf).
Basically, you want a hard drive, it can be dedicated to time machine (recommended but not necessary) or partitioned to be dedicated to both file storage and time machine backups.
I just got a WD Passport and partitioned it so that 120 gb was for time machine and the rest was for file storage.
Read the guide, but it's real simple. The second you hook up an external hard drive you will actually be asked if you want to use it as a TM backup disk. I say no so I can allocate specific space and such, but that is just me.
Since this is for my Air I'll just keep it backed up every so often. I'll keep a second TM backup to a networked drive when I am home, it'll backup wirelessly. The purpose of using the portable is in the event I am away from my home network, I can backup every so often and not worry too much.
Check the guide, if it doesn't make sense lemme know.
One more thing, you can exclude files from the backup. I exclude music since it is already stored and backed up from my NAS.
Basically, you want a hard drive, it can be dedicated to time machine (recommended but not necessary) or partitioned to be dedicated to both file storage and time machine backups.
I just got a WD Passport and partitioned it so that 120 gb was for time machine and the rest was for file storage.
Read the guide, but it's real simple. The second you hook up an external hard drive you will actually be asked if you want to use it as a TM backup disk. I say no so I can allocate specific space and such, but that is just me.
Since this is for my Air I'll just keep it backed up every so often. I'll keep a second TM backup to a networked drive when I am home, it'll backup wirelessly. The purpose of using the portable is in the event I am away from my home network, I can backup every so often and not worry too much.
Check the guide, if it doesn't make sense lemme know.
One more thing, you can exclude files from the backup. I exclude music since it is already stored and backed up from my NAS.
Ouch? No no.Ouch, thanks alot for trying. I don´t have an external hard drive.
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I hope you didn't take that as sarcastic or harsh because for once, I was neither. Call it Christmas. I highly recommend the My Passport Essential, 250 - 320 GB as an extension of your Air. That's just me though. I like the size and all. Shop for the best prices and such though because they range so much. Never use your main hard drive as your time machine hard drive as it is not doing anything more than creating half-assed redundancy. Meaning, it can't be redundant if it's on the same drive.
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Wasn't there an update that came out that made Coolbook unnecessary or incompatible?
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Woof, Woof - Dawg
<heads off to do a search>
Woof, Woof - Dawg
Oh ok, last week saw empty boxesRight now, family.
At home, clutter and boxes. I am moving.
sorry OP off topic.
I advice for most people to computers (include my parents) is do not install tweaks and other apps unless you know what you're doing. In this case, Coolbook doesn't make your computer faster or slower; it's suppose to help with cooling by dropping the voltage on your processor. Just because your computer is getting hot, doesn't mean you need more utilities. It gets hotter with usage and the fan is to cool it down. Let's nature do it's work as they say.
As with Time Machine, you need an external HDD like many have suggested. Imagine someone said photocopy your passport and keep in a safe place. Keeping the original and photocopy in the same place wouldn't be too practical would it? Same idea with back upsyou need an external drive for it to work.
As with Time Machine, you need an external HDD like many have suggested. Imagine someone said photocopy your passport and keep in a safe place. Keeping the original and photocopy in the same place wouldn't be too practical would it? Same idea with back upsyou need an external drive for it to work.
It didnt bother me much because it did not get any slower, but if it will, it will bother me. Kernel attacks are makeing it slower usually, right? So far Im in every way pleased with this computer.
When my it went up to 6200 rpm i broke my record at Pacman
When my it went up to 6200 rpm i broke my record at Pacman