HT201250 can time machine back up to icloud

Can I back up information straight to icloud instead of an external hard drive.

iCloud on your mac is not a backup solution.  It's for syncing between devices.  It will contain certain information, for example, mail (from an icloud account), contacts and calendars, but you should continue to backup to an external drive.

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  • HT201250 Can time machine back up external hard drives too?

    I'm new to Time Machine. Can I set it up to back up both my internal HD and an external HD?
    Thanks,
    Carol

    Yes but it's poor advice by Apple for the reason hardware fails just as often as software, if you drop that drive, you have ruined all your backups at the same time.
    If you get malware, you have just infected all your backups at the same time.
    Apple created TimeMachine and didnt provide a Windows version, in my opinion it's to trap as much as your data as possible so you can't decide to later to switch to a Windows PC without a great deal of pain and effort.
    So the more drives you backup with Apple's TimeMachine the more data is trapped in it when the hardware or software fails.
    The best advice is to have a multiple backup system and match each piece of hardware with two of it's own seperate hardware backups.
    So if you have a boot drive, you need two external backups of it.
    If you have a storage drive for extra space, then you need two more drives as backup of that.
    Drives are cheap, data is not.
    If you drop the only backup, get a power surge, or a criminal breaks in or a fire and it's dead or gone, or get malware, you won't know until it's already infected the first backup restored that it's still on the loose and need ot take stronger measures, your going to wish you had the second backup safe and sound someplace.
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  • HT201250 Can time machine back up external drives to external drives?

    I was wondering if I can use Time Machine to back up external drives. I know it backs up just my Mac, but need to know if
    it will back up an external drive to an external drive.

    Open your Time Machine drive. Open the Backups.backupdb folder therein. Open the Computer Name (e.g., Adam Smith's iMac) folder. Open any folder there whose name contains a date later than when you attached your (other) external drive. You should see a list of folders representing the drives that are being backed-up. One is typically Macintosh HD, your internal hard drive. There should be one for your other external drive.

  • Can Time Machine back up a second external hard drive that is attached via usb to a Time Capsule?

    Can Time Machine back up a second external hard drive that is attached via usb to a Time Capsule?
    I have a iMac with 10.7.4

    I want to back up the data on the external Hard Drive that is attached to the Time Capsule to the Tim Capsule using Time Machine.
    Thanks for the clarification.  Unfortunately, that will not work.  You will need to connect the drive directly to your Mac if you want Time Machine to backup the drive to the Time Capsule.

  • HT201250 Can Time Machine backup files stored on external hard drive

    Can Time Machine back up files that are stored on external hard drive and save them on a different external hard drive?
    I have my pictures stored on an external hard drive connected to my iMac. I want to make an exact copy of the pictures folder on a separate external hard drive. Can Time Machine do that?
    If yes, how?
    If no, what's a good way to create a mirror of the folder on External Hard Drive #1 (the original) on External Hard Drive #2 (the backup)?
    I am not opposed to manually copying every couple weeks or month, but (1) it's less convenient and (2) I got an error message the first time I tried this saying the files couldn't be copied because some of the files being copied had the same name as each other (not exactly that, I'm at work and don't have the message in front of me right now, but that was the gist of it).
    Thanks!

    1. Yes, if both drives are formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
    2. Reformat the drives if needed, open the Time Machine pane of System Preferences, and remove the drive with the pictures from the list of items set to be excluded.
    (110331)

  • Can Time Machine back up both an iTune and iPhoto Libraries saved on a NAS disk?

    Can Time Machine back up both an iTune and iPhoto Libraries saved on a NAS disk, as well as the host drive on a Mac Mini?
    I would like to know if Time Machine could back up these Libraries from a NAS and the host/main drive of a Mac Mini onto an 3rd external drive attached by Firewire?
    Thanks

    Archtech wrote:
    Can Time Machine back up both an iTune and iPhoto Libraries saved on a NAS disk, as well as the host drive on a Mac Mini?
    no.
    time machine cannot backup networked drives.
    however, ChronoSync may be able to do what you want.

  • Can Time Machine back up data stored on a mounted external drive?

    Can Time Machine back up the data that I have stored on an external drive? It's mounted on the desktop but I can't seem to add it to Time Machine.
    Is it that Time Machine doesn't back up mounted External Hard Drives? If so, does anyone have a hack?

    then the problem is not those external drives. As I said, I've never seen this particular error message.
    Try using a different connection or a different port for your TM drive. If that doesn't help I'm afraid your options are very limited.
    Unfortunately, TM is configured in such a way that when anything goes wrong, there is usually nothing a user can do short of reformatting the TM drive and starting backups anew. I'm very much afraid that's what you are looking at.
    At least, I have no other advice to offer.

  • Can time machine back up on a wireless network

    I would like to find a way to back up my Mac other than on an external drive. Besdides Time Capsule, can Time Machine back up onto other wireless networks? Also, is there a preferred, Mac-friendly online backup available (that may or may not use Time Machine)? I was considering using Carbonite.

    Time Machine can backup to any device that has Time Machine Extensions.. eg some NAS have this.. or another Mac. Maybe some routers with USB drives.. I have heard of Netgear Mac compatible models.. but never forget.. apple change things around with every OS release and these companies will always be playing catchup.
    You may also find it not easy at all to setup Time Machine.. I use a Zyxel NAS single disk model that does support Time Machine.. it has been fine.. but the setup is far more complicated than any TC.
    Very few other devices will have TM available .. but if you use a third party software, then they will generally backup to any shared partition or drive in the network.
    Buy a second hand TC and modify the power supply.. put in a big hard disk.. you can simply plug it into the existing network.. you will find it hard to get anything cheaper that works as well.. and none that will be as easy to setup.
    Fine if you give up on TM.. then whatever external drive the software uses.. no issues.. but TM is designed to only work on HFS+ partition.

  • Can Time Machine back-up to an external ethernet Harddisk?

    Can Time Machine back-up to an external ethernet Harddisk?
    I think it is only possible when the external drive is directly attached via USB or FireWire.
    I do see the ethernet disk in Finder and have access to it via ethernet, but it does not show up in Time Machine.
    What if I connect it to an Airport Extreme ethernet port?
    Time Capsule will work, but only with the internal harddisk?
    My Ethernet disk is a LaCie Ethernet Mini Disk which supports Mac OS X.
    Thanks,
    Benny

    backups to NAS devices are not officially supported. the only exception is Time Capsule. It also works with an Airport Extreme base Station. There are hacks to enable backups to NAS but you use them at your own risk. see this link
    http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080420211034137&query=time%2Bmach ine%2BNAS

  • Can 'Time Machine' back-up other external hard drives

    Can 'Time Machine' back-up other external hard drives connected to your mac as well as the mac memory itself?

    As Neil says, yes, it can.  But external HDs are excluded by default;  you have to tell Time Machine when you do want to back one up.
    See the exclusions box in Time Machine Prefs > Options.
    If the drive is shown in black, just select it and click the minus sign at the bottom.
    If it's shown in gray, though, it's not formatted for a Mac, and Time Machine can't back it up (and you can't remove it).

  • Can Time Machine back up to 2 different discs? - i.e., make 2 back-ups?

    Can Time Machine back up to 2 different discs? - i.e., make 2 back-ups?
    The first back-up disc is a Time Capsule circa 2008 (refurbished in late 2010), the second is an external LaCie Rikiki 1TB circa 2013.
    My Macbook Pro is an early 2008 17" (hard drive replaced in 2011).
    I travel and am often away for long periods (~10 weeks). At home, I use the Time Capsule, but away I wish to use the LaCie Rikiki.
    In the past I took chances and didn't back-up while away. I was lucky. When I returned

    Have a look here  >  http://pondini.org/TM/34.html
    From Pondini’s excellent Information Here...
    Frequently Asked Questions

  • HT201250 My time machine back has been working perfectly well until yesterday when it failed. The error message I get is Files can't be copied onto the backup disk because it appears to be read-only. How do I fix it?

    My time machine back has been working perfectly well until yesterday when it failed. The error message I get is Files can’t be copied onto the backup disk because it appears to be read-only. How do I fix it?

    Hello,
    http://pondini.org/TM/C6.html

  • HT201250 Since time machine backed up my computer does that mean I can delete files so I can increase storage space on my hard drive?

    Since time machine backed up my computer does that mean I can delete files so I can increase storage space on my hard drive?

    NO!
    Time Machine is not an Archival Backup. It will keep files for a while, but if it needs the space, it will delete files that no longer exist on the hard drive.
    Get a couple external drives and move the files to both of them.

  • Can time machine back up an imac and an external hard drive?

    I currently back up my imac via time machine but to reduce space on my hard drive I want to move my itunes library onto an external hard drive. If i do this can time machine still back up my imac and the external hard drive with the itunes library on automatically?
    Regards
    Toekoms

    toekoms wrote:
    I currently back up my imac via time machine but to reduce space on my hard drive I want to move my itunes library onto an external hard drive. If i do this can time machine still back up my imac and the external hard drive with the itunes library on automatically?
    yes, given enough space on the destination drive (your library may grow over time). also, the drive needs to be connected directly to your Mac.
    you might want to make sure the drive is not excluded from TM backups by checking in system preferences > time machine > options.
    also, as for moving your iTunes library, see this read for tips/instructions.
    JGG
    edited by the Jolly Green Giant (where Green stands for environmentally friendly)

  • Can Time Machine back on one external hard drive (work files) to another external hard drive (back up)?

    Can Time Machine on a Mac Book Pro 10.5.8 back up an external hard drive (working files) to another external hard drive (WD dual backup)?

    I have Mountain Lion here ready to upgrade, but I'm scared of what will happen - there's always something when you upgrade, but I guess that's for a different post!
    Yes, it's a different post, but let's make a comment any way.
    Your power pc apps will not work when you upgrade to Mountain Lion. You will have to replace all the apps you use.

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