Can my Acer laptop use Time Machine wi-fi?

Can my Acer laptop use Time Machine wi-fi? Is there some Apple proprietary software
that prevents me from accessing the security
enabled wireless network?

Chances are, your Time Capsule's wireless security settings are using WPA2 Personal encryption, which is a very popular industry standard used by both PC manufacturers and Apple.
You can confirm this as follows on your MacBook:
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utillities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Look for the Wireless Security setting (about half way down the page)
What setting do you see?
If your Time Capsule is using WPA2 Personal security, then you would need to check with Acer Support to see if the laptop is capable of connecting to a WPA2 Personal wireless network.

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can you boot up using time machine? have continuous grey screen at startup.

Time Capsule TC = hardware router and hard disk designed to work with Time Machine.
Time Machine TM = software in the computer designed to run background backup.
What you buy is a Time Capsule..
And yes, that is the whole point of the TC..
Its fundamental design is a backup device for laptops over wireless so they do not need to be plugged in to do backups.
You are using it exactly for the intended use.

I got a macbook pro 2008 and can not back up using time machine. it eject my external hard drive everytime. does someone has a fix???

i got a macbook pro 2008 and can not back up using time machine. it eject my external hard drive everytime. does anybody has a fix???

Does your external hard drive have it's own power supply? It should.
Is your external hard drive formatted with the NTFS file system? It won't work.
It needs to be formatted either with Mac OS Extended or FAT32.
(There are drivers available to add NTFS support to OS X but their quality is unknown, especially the "free" ones.)

HT201250 Can I back up using Time Machine if I have some files already on the ExHD, or do I need a clean ExHD to use Time Machine?

Can I back up using Time Machine if I have some files already on the ExHD, or do I need a clean ExHD to use Time Machine?

If you try to use a new disk with time machine, it will try to reformat your EXHD. so I would save the items on your EXHD before backing up with time machine or partitioning your EXHD in disk utility

Will external hard disk with firewire help me to back up my laptop using time machine?

Hi,
I have macbook pro from 2011 with 750GB hard disk and I try to back up my hard disk using time machine for the first time.
I used time machine before in the previous OSX versions but I had to format the external disk.
I have an external Western Digital hard disk with 3TB space. It has only usb connection.
When I try to backup all my data (650GB) the speed is 25GB per day, so it will take me about a month to backup my disk.
It's my work laptop, so I can't leave it for backup for more than 2-3 days.
I read a lot of forums and tried to see if the small speed is only at the beginning of the back up.
I also tried all the tricks with turning off the spotlight indexing and so on.
Nothing really helps, so my question is:
Is it going to help, if I buy an external disk with a firewire connection? Will I be able to backup my data in 2-3 days?
Thanks,
Arshavski Alexander

A Firewire drive would only be about twice as fast as USB 2, so you're still looking at 15 days. Something isn't right. I'm usinge FW800, and my my 1TB backs up overnight.
Take a look here and see if anything helps: http://pondini.org/TM/D2.html

HT5139 I recently backed up my daughter's laptop using time machine.

I backed up her then (last month) new hard drive (the old one just died and was replaced under warranty with a fresh new drive) to an external drive using Time Machine (the back-up was done AFTER all the third party software was installed). Her new room mate fried the machine with an accidental coffee spill. She's now replace the laptop with a brand-spanking-new version (aaarrrrgggghh!). How does she retrieve her data and software (esp her brand-spanking new copy of Microsoft Office for Mac)? The system software was up-to-date before the spill, and the new laptop is, of course, up-to date.
Many mahalos and blessings in advance for your help. You guys are awesome!
Tom

When the Mac is first started up either as a fresh and new system or after a recovery boot, wipe and restart sequence, OS X can migrate in the data from the old backup. This process uses the Setup Assistant stuff when first installed, or uses Migration Assistant. The difficulties here tend to arise if (when?) this migration is not started at first use, and the user's old and new files and tools have begun to diverge.

Can't restore mac using time machine

I've been having an issue where my mbp will restart suddenly. I tried downgrading to mavericks, but it didn't fix the issue. Before I did I used time machine backed up to an external drive. Now, I'm trying to restore my mac, but it's not letting me restore it past today. What can I do?

If this is not enough information then I will answer any questions about this problem I can.

Can restore completely by using time machine on an external hd?

I plan on getting a bigger hard drive soon so I just used Time Machine to set up and back up everything to an external hd. If I install a new hard drive will I be able to seamlessly restore off of that external hard drive?

Sort of. You will need to install the new drive and prep it:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger or Leopard.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the number of partitions from the drop down menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (only required for Intel Macs) then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Then begin installing OS X. You will have the option to restore the system from a TM backup.

HT204350 Trouble transferring data between laptops using Time Machine

I am trying to migrate data from Time machine from my old MacBook to my new MacBook Air. I'm using Migration Assistant but when I connect the external hard drive that has my time machine backups on it, the new laptop doesn't appear to be reading anything. It has been plugged in for an hour and still says "looking for other sources" as if the hard drive wasn't even there.

I had the same problem, and the reply above led me to the solution: You actually have to click the disk icon shown above the never-ending "Looking for other sources" text. Once you select the icon then you can click Continue. Hope that helps!

Can you transfer files using Time Machine back-up to a new computer?

I have an early 2006 iMac and would like to get a new one. Would I be able to copy the files that I want moved to the new computer by using my Time Machine back-up? I would only want to transfer a handful of items including my iTunes and iPhoto libraries as well as my iWork files.

You most certainly can. What you want to do is to go to System Preferences>Time Machine>Advanced> and exclude everything except the files you want to bring over. Then, plug the Time Machine Backup into the new machine and use Setup Assistant; It'll walk you through the rest.
Move your content to a new Mac - Apple Support

Can't eject HDD using time machine

Greetings folks,
I have 2 TB Lacie external HDD that I use for Time machine backups. When I try to eject it, finder says it is still in use, although Time machine is switched off. Also, I added the volume to be excluded from Spotlight, but the message "spotlight will keep on searching backup files" apears when I add the volume to the privacy tab. Any suggestions?

Hello Nexus6generation,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with your external hard drive. I recommend these steps when you are unable to eject the disk:
If you can’t eject an external disk
Choose Apple menu > Log Out, and then log in again. Try to eject the disk again.
If you still can’t eject the disk, choose Apple menu > Shut Down. Disconnect the disk from your computer, and then start up your computer again.
OS X Mountain Lion: If you can’t eject a disk
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10685
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

Can you wirelessly backup using Time Machine?

If I get the Time Machine will I be able to backup wirelessly through the wifi network???
Apple CEO

Time Capsule TC = hardware router and hard disk designed to work with Time Machine.
Time Machine TM = software in the computer designed to run background backup.
What you buy is a Time Capsule..
And yes, that is the whole point of the TC..
Its fundamental design is a backup device for laptops over wireless so they do not need to be plugged in to do backups.
You are using it exactly for the intended use.

Upgrading to larger HD - can I restore everything using Time Machine?

I plan on upgrading my existing 120GB HD to a 500GB; moving all existing apps and data onto it, plus consolidating from an external HD.
At the moment, I have everything installed and set up just how I want it, and don't look forward to doing this all over again. Can I install a fresh Leopard on the new 500GB drive and restore my system/apps/settings from my Time Machine backup?
If so, once complete, will the system be exactly as it was on the smaller HD? Or would I be better using something like CCC?

Could you explain the CCC or SD method?
you'll need another external drive for that. clone the current internal to that external using either CCC or SD. replace the internal drive. then boot from the clone. to do that reboot and hold "option" at the chime . this will boot you into the startup disk manager where you can choose which drive to boot from. once you are booted from the external start disk utility and reformat the new internal. make sure it's formatted mac os extended journaled with GUID partition scheme. then clone the external back to the new internal. select the new internal as the boot drive in startup disk system preferences and reboot. this is somewhat lengthier process than using restore from TM but I find it more reliable.

Can I rollback Mavericks using time machine without losing latest work?

I installed Mavericks a couple of days ago and now find that critical applications that I use won't work. If I rollback to Mountain Lion using a Time Machine backup will I lose work done since then?

Correct. To restore OS X Mountain Lion, you will have to erase the hard drive and restore a Time Machine backup created in Mountain Lion, so you will lose all the files created since then.
To fix this, you can restore the backup made in Mountain Lion, and after reinstalling OS X Mountain Lion, open a Finder window, choose your Time Machine drive in the Finder sidebar and navigate through your folders to get to the most recent backup and restore your files manually.
Another option would be to copy the files to an external drive before reinstalling Mountain Lion, so it would be much easier to restore your data

HT201250 How can I restore files using Time Machine to a new external drive?

I need to restore all the files on a failed hard drive—upwards of a terabyte of data. How can I instruct Time Machine to copy the files to a new external hard drive? Thanks!

Hold down the option key and select
Browse Other Backup Disks...
from the Time Machine menu in the menu bar. The menu icon looks like a clock running backwards. If you don't have that menu, open the Time Machine preference pane and check the box marked
Show Time Machine in menu bar

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