How To Work Time Machine ???

[musicmad2000]

Hi

I'm needing to back up data in my Mac 5.1 OS X Leopard 10.5 but not sure how to operate Time Machine? It confirms i need to add a time capsule etc.

Apart from an external HD how else can i back up data in my Mac? is it possible to create a 2nd partition?

Sorry new to OS X.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Time Machine FAQ

You only need an external HDD, properly formatted and then enable TM to use that external HDD.

Or you can use CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper to make a 1:1 copy of the internal HDD to an external HDD, as just backing up to another partition would defeats its purpose.

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[swiftaw]

Yes, you could partition your hard drive, and use the 2nd partition as your TM backup, however, that wouldn't protect you in the case of a HD failure.

Buy an external hard drive (you don't need a Time Capsule), connect to Mac, turn on Time Machine, and let it do its thing.

 

[musicmad2000]

So Time Machine is not used for internal back-ups of DATA? rather it's used to back-up external drives?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

So Time Machine is not used for internal back-ups of DATA? rather it's used to back-up external drives?

Time Machine is used to backup any data, be it on an internal or external HDD, to an external HDD.

Time Machine is the built-in backup that works with your Mac and an external drive (sold separately) or Time Capsule. Connect the drive, assign it to Time Machine, and start enjoying some peace of mind. Time Machine automatically backs up your entire Mac, including system files, applications, accounts, preferences, music, photos, movies, and documents. But what makes Time Machine different from other backup applications is that it not only keeps a spare copy of every file, it remembers how your system looked on any given day—so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past.

from Mac 101: Time Machine

Time Machine creates incremental backups of files that can be restored at a later date.[1] It allows the user to restore the whole system (from the OS X Install DVD), multiple files, or a single file. It works within iWork, iLife, and several other compatible programs, making it possible to restore individual objects (e.g.: photos, contacts, calendar events) without leaving the application. According to Apple support personnel[who?]:

from Time Machine (Mac OS)

Both articles were found via "time machine" and a popular www search engine.

And then there is also this: Time Machine FAQ, though it wasn't bold before, which has this to say:

Time Machine can back up FROM:
Any internal or directly-connected drive/partition formatted with any variation of Mac OSX Extended (HFS+).
In most cases, by default it will:
•Include all internal HFS+ disks/partitions (including externals connected via eSATA)
•Exclude all external disks/partitions, including the one it's backing-up to (but not those connected via eSATA)
You can easily modify the handling of individual HFS+ volumes. See question #10.
It can easily back up multiple Macs. See question #4 for details.
It can easily back up multiple drives/partitions on a single Mac. See question #32 for details.
It will back-up your entire system (OSX, configuration, applications, user data, settings, preferences, etc. (less most system work files, caches, logs, trash, etc.), unless you specifically exclude things (see question #10 and/or question #11).
It cannot back up a Boot Camp or other Windows-formatted volume. The free WinClone app may work for that, or check the Apple Discussions Boot Camp forum.
It cannot back up any network drive, including a Time Capsule, a USB drive connected to a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme, or a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. The CarbonCopyCloner (donationware) or Chronosync apps (about $40 U.S.) may be alternatives.

 

[Dr Kevorkian94]

Well first turn it on then enter date and time, next turn time circuits on. Start put it into drive and accelerate to 88 mph, you should end up at your destination. But i think for your situation the previous posts would work better.

 

[Tumbleweed666]

Hi
I'm needing to back up data in my Mac 5.1 OS X Leopard 10.5 but not sure how to operate Time Machine? It confirms i need to add a time capsule

Plug in an external drive. It doesn't have to be a time capsule.

Hi
Apart from an external HD how else can i back up data in my Mac?

Use an internet service like Mozy or Jungle

Sorry new to OS X.

Linux, OSX, Windows, whatever, makes no difference it should be obvious what the major flaw in backing up your data on the same physical drive as your data is !!!

 

[Zwhaler]

Time Machine is used to backup any data, be it on an internal or external HDD, to an external HDD.

So Time Machine is not used for internal back-ups of DATA? rather it's used to back-up external drives?

Remember, Time Machine will backup to an internal HDD if you have one installed. I backup the contents of 2 internal hard drives onto a third internal hard drive on my Mac Pro; this can be done in one step.

To clarify, Time Machine is most used for protecting your data by backing up internal drives either to an external or to a separate internal hard drive in your machine.

 

[John T]

.....it should be obvious what the major flaw in backing up your data on the same physical drive as your data is !!!

Absolutely! Running Time Machine on the internal is just plain stupid. Its objective is to create a running backup of the data on your internal HDD. If Time Machine runs on an external HDD it is ready to reinstate any data lost either by accident or failure of the internal drive. If, as has already been said, the backup data is on the internal HDD and this drive goes down all data is obviously lost!

 

[musicmad2000]

Excellent clearly understood, thanks to everyone for all your helpful information.

Great forum.