C cypress822 macrumors regular Original poster Jun 11, 2012 120 0 Jul 14, 2012 #1 How does time machine backup work if i have an iMac with both an ssd and hdd?? Do i have to do anything different than if it was just a single hdd?
How does time machine backup work if i have an iMac with both an ssd and hdd?? Do i have to do anything different than if it was just a single hdd?
Dweez macrumors 65816 Jun 13, 2011 1,248 10 Down by the river Jul 14, 2012 #2 If there's data you don't want to back up, open Time Machine Preferences, select the Options button and add to the Exclusions list.
If there's data you don't want to back up, open Time Machine Preferences, select the Options button and add to the Exclusions list.
C cypress822 macrumors regular Original poster Jun 11, 2012 120 0 Jul 14, 2012 #3 I should re-word this...will time machine automatically back up contents from both my ssd and hdd?
Dweez macrumors 65816 Jun 13, 2011 1,248 10 Down by the river Jul 14, 2012 #4 If they are both mounted, yes.
Imac Sam macrumors 6502 Oct 9, 2011 383 58 Harrisonburg, Virginia Jul 15, 2012 #5 I have the SSD and HDD 27" Imac. Time Machine works just fine, as I backup to an external USB-2 drive. You may wish to get an external firewire drive, as the backup thru USB is somewhat slow.
I have the SSD and HDD 27" Imac. Time Machine works just fine, as I backup to an external USB-2 drive. You may wish to get an external firewire drive, as the backup thru USB is somewhat slow.