Dumb questions about Time Machine....

[ToddJ]

I haven't used Time Machine in quite awhile and bought some more RAM recently so I wanted to use Time Machine to back up everything. However, the reason why I stopped using Time Machine late last year was because I had problems with my iMac not restarting (long story, but there was a problem with a Chrome update that cause my computer not to boot up if I remember correctly.) Now, I ended up restoring everything manually (I don't remember why exactly though) and was looking to back it up again, but was afraid that because it is has been so long since I backed up via Time Machine that it would erase all those old backs up I had on Time Machine and only leave me a few weeks worth of backups.

Also, is there an easier way to compare the backups on my folders in time machines to what I have now just to make sure I have all the files and nothing got corrupted?

Sorry if these are dumb questions or if I am wording this in a confusing way.

 

[0128672]

It's about space, not about time. As long as your Time Machine backup device has enough space, the older backups should not be erased. I don't know of a way to do a folder-level Time Machine compare. Although you could run Disk First Aid on your external drive, it doesn't sound like that's what you're looking for.

 

[Fishrrman]

I suggest you try either CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper instead.

Both are FREE to download and try for 30 days.

Try CCC first.
If you don't like it, just erase the backup drive and start over with something else.

But I predict that if you try it, you'll like it.