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Backing Up

By on January 21, 2009 in Hardware, Time Machine

Vanessa asks: I really need to get some back up Hard Drive. I’ve heard I need at least 3 HDDs. is that what I use? Also what brand or mem­ory space do you think is required? On a mac the best back up is a exter­nal firewire HD and then set­ting up time machine. Time […]

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Time Machine Drive Size (Mac)

Time Machine Drive Size (Mac)

By on May 8, 2008 in Hardware, Time Machine

Cur­tis asks: I bought a new drive and am par­ti­tion­ing it to limit how much Time Machine uses. How big should I make the par­ti­tion? Short Answer: I’d say around 25% larger than what your computer’s hard drive size. Back­ing up is SO impor­tant, and Apple’s new oper­at­ing sys­tem includes a very pow­er­ful and easy to […]

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