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backups

  1. willmtaylor

    Resolved AirPort Extreme Replacing Time Capsule as Router

    My wifi has been giving us fits as of late, and I'm fairly certain it's not the signal from the neighborhood node nor my modem, so that left my 2009 2TB Apple Time Capsule as the culprit. My Aiport Extreme showed up today, and I've had no issues with XBox, iPad, iMac, iPhones, etc. since...
  2. circatee

    Backups

    Sorry for so many questions. But, I guess that's what happens when you have a new MacBook and OS user ;) When it comes to Backups, is your main application Time Machine, or something else? I have a 1TB Western Digital drive, and I think I might set it up for Time Machine backups, weekly, or...
  3. -hh

    Time Machine & hardware changes

    Had a SMART alert show up yesterday that one of my drives has hit its limit for reallocated sectors, so its time to replace the hardware before it fails. New drives should arrive via FedEx today; I'll do a clone and swap. Now here's the question: how dumb/smart is Time Machine? What I want...