Hi Guys,
This is my first post here, unfortunately not a happy one. Ive had my macbook for 11 months and the hard drive just died, although its covered by applecare - unfortunately the data recovery, if even possible, is going to cost me £140.
Ive always thought backing up is a great idea, although Ive never been that great at actually doing it. Now, when my mac arrives back with its new hard drive I plan on coming up with some kind of fool proof back-up routine that I cant forget to do or have no excuse to put off.
I am aware of Time Machine but have never used it, and I was thinking about getting hold of a Time Capsule. Basically Im one of those people that always puts backing up off until tomorrow, and now its too late. So Ive got a couple of questions about the time capsule and time machine.
1. Can the time capsule operate wirelessly without being connected to the web? I.e. can I plug it in, turn it on, and back up my files without worrying about internet access?
2. Can I plug a secondary drive into the time capsule and get it to copy the backup files to it, so that I can take it home at the end of the day (in case of fire, etc )
3.Does time machine backup files periodically or in real time, as and when they are edited?
I apologise if these have been answered before, I tried searching but couldnt find anything - or maybe I was searching the wrong keywords. Thanks for any help though, much appreciated!
Matt
This is my first post here, unfortunately not a happy one. Ive had my macbook for 11 months and the hard drive just died, although its covered by applecare - unfortunately the data recovery, if even possible, is going to cost me £140.
Ive always thought backing up is a great idea, although Ive never been that great at actually doing it. Now, when my mac arrives back with its new hard drive I plan on coming up with some kind of fool proof back-up routine that I cant forget to do or have no excuse to put off.
I am aware of Time Machine but have never used it, and I was thinking about getting hold of a Time Capsule. Basically Im one of those people that always puts backing up off until tomorrow, and now its too late. So Ive got a couple of questions about the time capsule and time machine.
1. Can the time capsule operate wirelessly without being connected to the web? I.e. can I plug it in, turn it on, and back up my files without worrying about internet access?
2. Can I plug a secondary drive into the time capsule and get it to copy the backup files to it, so that I can take it home at the end of the day (in case of fire, etc )
3.Does time machine backup files periodically or in real time, as and when they are edited?
I apologise if these have been answered before, I tried searching but couldnt find anything - or maybe I was searching the wrong keywords. Thanks for any help though, much appreciated!
Matt