Hi, Can anybody suggest the easiest steps to updgrade OS X: Updating OS X without using the backup.

Hi,
I have received the software update for my MacBook Air. .
OS X: Updating OS X
May I request this forum to suggest the best way to take the backup before the start of the upgrades.
Is it compulsory to take the backup.
If yes , what is the method to take the backup.

Backups are not required but are a good idea in case something goes wrong during the update. Apple makes it easy for you, as the Time Machine utility is included with every Mac. Just purchase an external hard drive, and you're good to go. Apple makes a wireless hard drive called a Time Capsule: https://www.apple.com/airport-time-capsule/

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