IOS Backup Questions

If there is a better place for my issue, please tell me.
Yesterday I performed a Restore on both my iPhone 5 and iPad3. The settings on both were for iCloud backups. With the iPhone, I got options to choose from several iCloud backups. I got what I selected - but that Restore did not include some items such as Camera Roll images, modifications/additions to Grocery Gadget App, weather cities, etc.
With the iPad Restore, I was only given the option to Restore from my iMac and the most recent Backup listed was August 23, 2012 (there were maybe 6 others going back to right after the iPad3 was released - got it the first day) The Restore included as far as I can tell everything.
Both devices had iOSA 6.0.1, my iMac is 10.8.2
This leaves me with questions -
#1 How does one get to choose the restore from location? My iPad is backed up in the iCloud - I can see the usage from my iPhone (Settings; iCloud; Manage Storage)
#2 Are the items stored fundamentally different with a PC vs iCloud storage? i.e. do app settings get stored locally, but not in the cloud? If there is no fundamental differenece, why did I get a camera roll restored from the local/iMac backup, but not the iCloud backup?
#3 I have found the backups on my iMac and have dug far enough to know I have some old backups for devices I no longer own -- like the Original iPad and an iPhone 4. Is there any reason to keep these? Any danager in deleting all of them? How do I determine which BU goes with which device?
#4 iOS Backup Extractor is one tool for retrieving images form these backups. Are others better or commonly recommended?
#5 Is there any downside with forcing a local Backup on my iPhone and then using the clould at a later date? Based on my experience it would seem the local Backup has more data.
Gordon
Atlanta, GA
USA

If you get the message "Backup not successful", I had the same problem.
My solution was to turn off some apps (Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup>manage Storage, tap my device name in the Backups section, then look under Backup options) and try a manual backup. If it didn't work, turn off a few more apps and try a backup. Keep doing that until the backup works. Then try adding in some of the last batch of apps that were previously turned off - the objective is to find the app that causes the backup to fail. For me, I suspect that the one app I found had a bad data file that, when included in the backup, caused the backup to quit.
This can be a long process if you have a lot of apps that you originally turned on for backups.

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ICloud storage and backup question

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Your iCloud backup only includes photos (and videos) in your camera roll. It doesn't included any photo stream photos. You are correct that photo stream photos only remain in iCloud for 30 days. If you have photo stream photos that are not in your camera roll that you want included in your iCloud backup, you have to save them to your camera roll before performing the backup.
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Sorry but I don't understand what you're asking here. If your question is why is your iCloud storage full, you can find out by going to Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup>Manage Storage to find out what is using your iCloud space.

Icloud backup question

Need some help understanding how iCloud backup works. I have a 200GB plan which I purchased yesterday.   I did the full backup (including photos).    My device stats right now are USED = 22.9GB, AVAILABLE = 33.1GB.    iCloud Storage shows TOTAL STORAGE = 200GB, AVAILABLE STORAGE = 192GB.
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So, the question is…. Why didn’t my Photo Library backup when I did the first backup yesterday?   I had also manually clicked "Back Up Now" a little bit after the initial backup ran.
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When it comes to photos, use iCloud for syncing between devices (photo stream), but don't rely on saving photos in an icloud backup - too many users have reported losing photos when performing a restore.
The golden rule of saving/archiving photos is ...
You should be importing all pics taken with the iphone/iPad to your computer regularly as you would with any digital camera.
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New to iOS - backup and security

Hi guys,
Just bought my first iPhone (3GS) so I'm a novice when it comes to iOS. I would appreciate if someone could answer a couple of questions I have regarding my device:
1. I am running Windows Vista, and noticed iTunes backs up my iPhone when connected. Is it possible for me to store backups of these backups externally so I can restore in the event of a hard drive failure?
2. I am reluctant to upgrade to iOS 4, solely due to performance issues. I am aware of an update to iOS 4 which plugs a security vulnerability relating to PDF viewing. Does this vulnerability exist in 3.1.3? For the record, I am not interested in jailbreaking.
Thanks in advance.

1. I am running Windows Vista, and noticed iTunes backs up my iPhone when connected. Is it possible for me to store backups of these backups externally so I can restore in the event of a hard drive failure?
Yes. The backup file locations are listed in:
<http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766>
(Click "Expand All Sections".)
Note that the backup does not include music, so you should also backup your iTunes library.
2. I am reluctant to upgrade to iOS 4, solely due to performance issues.
That may be a problem currently with the 3G, but not with a 3GS. 4.0.2 works fine on my 3GS.
I am aware of an update to iOS 4 which plugs a security vulnerability relating to PDF viewing. Does this vulnerability exist in 3.1.3?
Yes.
<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4291>

New iTunes, syncing, and iOS update questions! Hot mess over here!

I'm in a quandary and need some help. Bare with me if I forgot details.
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I got a new laptop and downloaded iTunes 9.2
I've transfered all my purchased music and applications from the iPhone to my new iTunes.
_*I'm getting ready for the updates and have the following questions:*_
Some applications aren't showing up (ie. Project 365). Why would that be?
An error message pops up when I want to "sync" my applications. Since I transfered my purchases, do I ignore?
Do I need to sync my iPhone to my new iTunes before the iOS update?
If I ignore the warning messages, will the iOS update delete applications?
The iOS update has warnings. What will I lose?
I am currently running an (3 hour!)iPhone backup.
I swear I'm not that computer illiterate, but extraordinaryly cautious since losing everything.

If you did not backup prior to upgrading and the cancel button is showing, do that now. You should always backup before doing an upgrade. If it asks you to sync your apps then do that. Your backup during upgrade will take hours because itunes is sending all your data to Apple instead of just internally inside your computer.

Max OS X backup questions

I bought a iphone 4 last summer and my Christmas present last year was an ipad 2. I've been extremely satisfied with ios and am considering a mac computer. I have used windows computers exclusively - I know how to do most of the technical stuff and know enough commands to be slightly hesitant.
A big issue for me - the OSx backup. How does it work. In windows 7 the backup function backs up your files (allowing you to access them individually at a later time) while storing system settings. What disappoints me about this is it makes you work your *** off if you upgrade to windows 8 as you can't restore the entire system.
So I guess here's my question does the backup in OSX allow you to plug your external into a brand new mac with a future version of OSx and restore it (much like you can update a new iphone with itunes backups)?
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With OS X you have a variety of backup options outside of OS X. In OS X the backup is called Time Machine. You can start learning about it at Mac 101- Time Machine. From that document:
Time Machine is the built-in backup that works with your Mac and an external drive (sold separately) or Time Capsule. Connect the drive, tell Time Machine to use it, and relax. Time Machine automatically backs up your entire Mac, including system files, applications, accounts, preferences, email messages, music, photos, movies, and documents. But what makes Time Machine different from other backup applications is that it not only keeps a spare copy of every file, it remembers how your system looked on any given day—so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past. Time Machine keeps hourly backups for the past 24 hours, daily backups for the past month, and weekly backups until your backup drive is full.
Also, please visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
You can also create bootable clones of OS X that can be kept as additional backups (you can never have too many backups.)
Basic Backup
For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:
1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences; and, 2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the drive being backed up.
Alternatively, get an external drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
Although you can buy a complete external drive system, you can also put one together if you are so inclined. It's relatively easy and only requires a Phillips head screwdriver (typically.) You can purchase hard drives separately. This gives you an opportunity to shop for the best prices on a hard drive of your choice. Reliable brands include Seagate, Hitachi, Western Digital, Toshiba, and Fujitsu. You can find reviews and benchmarks on many drives at Storage Review.
Enclosures for FireWire and USB are readily available. You can find only FireWire enclosures, only USB enclosures, and enclosures that feature multiple ports. I would stress getting enclosures that use the Oxford chipsets especially for Firewire drives (911, 921, 922, for example.) You can find enclosures at places such as;
1. Cool Drives
2. OWC
3. WiebeTech
4. Firewire Direct
5. California Drives
6. NewEgg
All you need do is remove a case cover, mount the hard drive in the enclosure and connect the cables, then re-attach the case cover. Usually the only tool required is a small or medium Phillips screwdriver.
With OS X Mountain Lion a hidden Recovery HD (an emergency partition) image is saved on the Time Machine backup drive so you can boot from the backup drive in an emergency and restore your system from your latest Time Machine backup.
In almost all respects OS X backups are much easier to handle than Windows. Furthermore, in the event of a calamity it's relatively easy to repair a hard drive and restore a fully working system.

ACS 5.3 Database backup questions

I do an incermental backup every day at 02:00
IncrementalBackup-Job
Mon Sep 17 02:00:00 EST 2012
Mon Sep 17 02:00:02 EST 2012
Completed
But I get the
System Alarm [Database Purging]
Mon Sep 17 04:00:00
Incremental Backup not configured
why?
see contents of repository below so it is there
CHIACS71/chacs01# sh repository DataBase
acsviewdbfull_CHIACS71_20120912_095516.tar.gpg
acsviewdbfull_CHIACS71_20120913_020000.tar.gpg
acsviewdbincr_1_CHIACS71_20120914_020000.tar.gpg
acsviewdbincr_2_CHIACS71_20120915_020000.tar.gpg
acsviewdbincr_3_CHIACS71_20120916_020000.tar.gpg
acsviewdbincr_4_CHIACS71_20120917_020000.tar.gpg
catalog.xml
repolock.cfg
CHIACS71/chacs01#
second question can I use my secondary ACS for the DataBase repository?

Hi,
You should use an nfs server, sftp or ftp repository for backups only, something that is dedicated for storage. I would not recommending using anything that is used for production which needs internal storage to take on the task of managing another applications data.
As far as the the first question, i am not talking about the purging, i am talking about the scheduled application backups:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure_access_control_system/5.3/user/guide/admin_operations.html#wp1076238
Tarik Admani
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Please help me with some backup questions....

After suffering through two hard drive failures (not my main drive, fortunately), and being frustrated with trying to keep everything backed up, I'm taking a fresh approach to everything and I plan to do the following:
1. Purchase a new, 2 TB hard drive (enterprise class - Can you guys recommend a reliable one?) and clone my existing main hard drive to it.
2. Purchase a second identical drive and install it in bay #2.
3. Likely purchase G-Technology's G-Safe with Raid 1 capability. Likely 3 TB just cause.
4. I'll keep my current 1 TB Hitachi Deskstar in the 3rd bay. It serves only my Sonos music system. (I wanted a separate drive for that so my regular drives weren't always running.)
So far so good. I plan on putting all my files on the one main 2 TB drive. (Formerly roughly 500 GB of music was on a separate internal drive, the one that's died twice now. Seagate Barracuda FYI.) I'll then clone the main drive to the identical drive in the 2nd bay and make it bootable as well. That's backup #1 and I plan on having it also updated regularly. (Incrementally, not a complete erase and rewrite, but still keeping it bootable.) I'll then hook up the Raid 1 drive and clone the main hard drive to that as well, also making it bootable. That will give me backup #2 and #3 (through mirroring). These drives will be backed up less often and when not being used, will be stored in a fire proof safe in the garage. So far so good, I think.
What I'm stuck on is what software to use for doing the cloning and more importantly, the backups.
For the cloning, I understand I can simply use the Restore function in the Disk Utility. Is this correct? Or am I better off using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner? If so, which one? And why?
For the regular backups, I have been using Retrospect but frankly, I'm less than impressed with their interface and I've never liked the fact that even if the backups aren't compressed, I can't see the files unless I do so through Retrospect. I can't just go to the backup drive and view the files. They're all hidden in the one Retrospect icon. So, I'm considering the following:
Time Machine: However, I was less than impressed with it in the past as it seemed to completely fill whatever drive I pointed it to and then it would fail to backup. I never could figure it out that well.
SuperDuper: I was just checking them out and it seems that it's not only a good cloner, but will also then keep that clone up to date and bootable on a regular basis. It really sounds like it's what I need. And the screen shots I saw on their site seem pretty well thought out and explain a lot.
Carbon Copy Cloner: I know this app has been around for a long time, though I've never used it. I'm presuming it's good for cloning a drive onto a larger drive, just as SuperDuper is, but can it do scheduled backups of that clone like SuperDuper can?
And in all cases, I want to keep both the second internal drive and the external RAID drives backed up from their original clonings. Can any of these programs handle ongoing backups to two or more destinations from the same source?
And finally, a last question or two:
To repeat my first question, who makes a really reliable enterprise class drive?
And has anyone had any experience with G-Technology's G-Safe with RAID 1?
Thanks much for all your help.
Oh, here's my system: Mac Pro tower, 2008 2.8 GHz, 10 GB ram. Dual Intel processors. Currently 10.5.8, soon to be 10.6.8.

valbelvalbel wrote:
After suffering through two hard drive failures (not my main drive, fortunately), and being frustrated with trying to keep everything backed up, I'm taking a fresh approach to everything and I plan to do the following:
1. Purchase a new, 2 TB hard drive (enterprise class - Can you guys recommend a reliable one?) and clone my existing main hard drive to it.
2. Purchase a second identical drive and install it in bay #2.
3. Likely purchase G-Technology's G-Safe with Raid 1 capability. Likely 3 TB just cause.
4. I'll keep my current 1 TB Hitachi Deskstar in the 3rd bay. It serves only my Sonos music system. (I wanted a separate drive for that so my regular drives weren't always running.)
Hitachi and Seagate both make enterprise class drives. Just visit their websites to find models.
So far so good. I plan on putting all my files on the one main 2 TB drive. (Formerly roughly 500 GB of music was on a separate internal drive, the one that's died twice now. Seagate Barracuda FYI.) I'll then clone the main drive to the identical drive in the 2nd bay and make it bootable as well. That's backup #1 and I plan on having it also updated regularly. (Incrementally, not a complete erase and rewrite, but still keeping it bootable.) I'll then hook up the Raid 1 drive and clone the main hard drive to that as well, also making it bootable. That will give me backup #2 and #3 (through mirroring). These drives will be backed up less often and when not being used, will be stored in a fire proof safe in the garage. So far so good, I think.
I don't know what your desires are for backup redundancy, but I would create a two drive mirrored RAID for your main backup. This could consist of two identical hard drives mounted in your Mac Pro's slots (this is what I do.) Or you could purchase a two-drive external case and use Firewire. (I also do this.) Drive size should be determined by how large a drive(s) you are backing up and if you plan to use Time Machine. TM's backup device must be at least twice the size of the drive(s) it backs up.
What I'm stuck on is what software to use for doing the cloning and more importantly, the backups.
For the cloning, I understand I can simply use the Restore function in the Disk Utility. Is this correct? Or am I better off using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner? If so, which one? And why?
For the regular backups, I have been using Retrospect but frankly, I'm less than impressed with their interface and I've never liked the fact that even if the backups aren't compressed, I can't see the files unless I do so through Retrospect. I can't just go to the backup drive and view the files. They're all hidden in the one Retrospect icon. So, I'm considering the following:
Time Machine: However, I was less than impressed with it in the past as it seemed to completely fill whatever drive I pointed it to and then it would fail to backup. I never could figure it out that well.
SuperDuper: I was just checking them out and it seems that it's not only a good cloner, but will also then keep that clone up to date and bootable on a regular basis. It really sounds like it's what I need. And the screen shots I saw on their site seem pretty well thought out and explain a lot.
Carbon Copy Cloner: I know this app has been around for a long time, though I've never used it. I'm presuming it's good for cloning a drive onto a larger drive, just as SuperDuper is, but can it do scheduled backups of that clone like SuperDuper can?
And in all cases, I want to keep both the second internal drive and the external RAID drives backed up from their original clonings. Can any of these programs handle ongoing backups to two or more destinations from the same source?
If you are running Lion then do not use SuperDuper. It has not yet been updated for reliable use with Lion and cannot handle Lion's Recovery HD. Carbon Copy Cloner's recent beta release would be a good choice as would Synk Pro from Decimus, or Tri-Backup. All of these will clone a drive as well as perform scheduled backups/updates of a clone. But only CCC properly deals with Lion's Recovery HD at this time. All of these make essentially file by file copies from the source to the destination. One can easily restore a file or a few items without needing to use the backup utility since everything on the backup is accessible through the Finder.
TM is not able to create a bootable clone. It is an archival backup utility intended for home users needing basic, automatic, and simple to use backup software. Restoring software from a TM backup can only be done through the TM application.
And finally, a last question or two:
To repeat my first question, who makes a really reliable enterprise class drive?
And has anyone had any experience with G-Technology's G-Safe with RAID 1?
Thanks much for all your help.
Oh, here's my system: Mac Pro tower, 2008 2.8 GHz, 10 GB ram. Dual Intel processors. Currently 10.5.8, soon to be 10.6.8.

Help with simple OS upgrade and backup questions for a dumb old previous PC user...?

Ok...have mercy on me, please...
I am not completely dumb, I know typical board etiquette, and I have searched for various answers (and found many)...but I just want to confirm my personal "research" and get all of this clear up before I proceed with this insanity. I know I could probably search more, but this is taking hours, because of all my various questions, one leads to 10 more...
I have an iMac with Mac OS X Version 10.5.8 (which, though not mentioned anywhere?...is apparently "Leopard", right? Told you I was dumb...)
Processor: 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
My main goal: install an app that was in the Mac App store.
However, with Leopard, I can't access the Mac App store with Leopard, apparently.
I click on the Mac App store, and up pops up a Lion advertisement...telling me I should upgrade. Ok, fine...probably a good idea, anyway...
But how do you upgrade to Lion? Apparently through the Mac App store!
The web-redirects on the Apple site are amusing...taking me on an endless cycle...purchase Lion in the app store...click..."you need to upgrade to Lion"...OK...click..."you need Lion at the app store"...OK...click..."you need to upgrade to Lion to get to the app store"....etc.
OK...fine...google searches...ahh, I need to upgrade to Snow Leopard first, apparently! Yes?
(Maybe the Apple redirects should detect that I have Leopard, and direct me to a screen that explains that I must upgrade to Snow Leopard...and then Lion! Do you hear that, Apple? Thanks.)
Anyway...so here's my plan:
1) Upgrade to Snow Leopard
2) Access the Mac app store
3) Upgrade to Lion
Question A: With my iMac (specs above), is it really advisable for me to do this? Can my computer really handle Lion? It seems I barely meet the minimum with my intel core 2 Duo and 2 GB ram...yes? Is this a dumb idea, even if "OK"? I know that "minimum requirements" on a PC often meant: "Well, it will work...but it will be slower than a snail and crash if you run 5 programs at the same time" (which I usually do...) I don't want to upgrade if the "minimum" is really not enough.
Question B: If the answer to A is "not a good idea", then do I just need a new computer (i.e. better processor)? Or do I need more Ram? And can I add Ram to this computer, and is it relatively easy? I have added Ram to PCs tons of times, and you always have to determine type of Ram for your board, make sure they "match", or whatever, and then open up the machine and install. Kind of a pain, but once I have the "right" type of Ram, opening the CPU and installing is within my abilities. Will it be harder for a Mac?
= = =
Next:
When upgrading an OS on a Windows, you pretty much format the harddrive and start all over. Back in the day I was a PC user, there wasn't really a "great" way to back up programs and files, so this was a nightmare. You could NOT just back-up software. You typically had to re-purchase and install it all from scratch. Is this the same with Macs? Furthermore, personal files were scattered all over the hard-drive for the individual software...so trying to back all that up to get it back on the new system = nightmare! I hate PCs.
Anyway...so, my iMac has Time Machine. I am pretty ignorant about this, and based on my previous PC backup program nightmares, I have a distrust for it...and don't really understand how it works. But in any event, my external drive crashed a few months ago, and I haven't replaced it, yet. So, I am replacing it soon and will get Time Machine back up and running...setting it up again, etc...leading to question C...
Question C: When upgrading from Leopard to Snow Leopard to Lion, what is the best way to ensure I keep all my programs and files. My wife and I both access the computer, so two user accounts. Does Time Machine really do a good job backing up everything and all things? Is it just a matter of upgrade to Snow Leopard...then immediately to Lion...and then some sort of "Restore" from Time Machine? Anything for me to "watch out for"...or to do when I buy a new external hard-drive and setup up Time Machine for the first time on it, in order to make this work well? Will I have to re-install all the various applications I have installed on this thing? (like with PCs?)
Thanks for any sincere help.

yachadhoo wrote:
I have an iMac with Mac OS X Version 10.5.8 (which, though not mentioned anywhere?...is apparently "Leopard", right? Told you I was dumb...)
Processor: 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Apple has discontinued support for 10.5, it's a plaque of our platform that Apple only supports the last two operating systems in circulation.
Where as on Windows you can run the same OS version for 10 years and get updates free (if not stolen), on a Mac we get one year, two tops now and if you don't upgrade and break all your third party software and hardware drivers in the process, then your denied security updates.
On top of that, the OS X upgrades tend to break your older hardware too, or slow it down so much that it drives you to want to buy newer hardware.
It's funny Apple places the AppStore on your OS X version along with iTunes and Safari updates, but then doens't supply necessary security updates, your machine may be compromised and here you enter vital credit card info, banking etc. thinking you have a secure machine.
My advice, since that's a 10.5 era Mac, is to upgrade to 10.6.3 via this disk, then use Software Update until clear. You'll get security updates and your present installed 10.5 software will work in 10.6 using Rosetta.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A
Rosetta is not avaialble in 10.7 so it could be a lot of your software will no longer function
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
I don't see the sense in you buying all new software for a machine that's at it's end of life stage.
You can buy software in the AppStore with 10.6.
Question A: With my iMac (specs above), is it really advisable for me to do this? Can my computer really handle Lion? It seems I barely meet the minimum with my intel core 2 Duo and 2 GB ram...yes?
You will need to buy 4GB of RAM to run Lion well, the 2GB is just a bare minimum, and your processor is a bit dated.
Lion 10.7 is certainly slower than Snow Leopard 10.6, in fact so many wanted to go back to Snow Leopard and one of the resons was Lion was slow.
So I wrote a User Tip, here, but the Tips were implemented only recently.
How to revert your Mac to Snow Leopard
Question B: If the answer to A is "not a good idea", then do I just need a new computer (i.e. better processor)? Or do I need more Ram? And can I add Ram to this computer, and is it relatively easy? I have added Ram to PCs tons of times, and you always have to determine type of Ram for your board, make sure they "match", or whatever, and then open up the machine and install. Kind of a pain, but once I have the "right" type of Ram, opening the CPU and installing is within my abilities. Will it be harder for a Mac?
RAM is easy, you can buy it at Otherworld Computing or Crucial.com and install it yourself, there is a little door under the monitor.
Videos online at YouTube.
When upgrading an OS on a Windows, you pretty much format the harddrive and start all over. Back in the day I was a PC user, there wasn't really a "great" way to back up programs and files, so this was a nightmare. You could NOT just back-up software. You typically had to re-purchase and install it all from scratch. Is this the same with Macs? Furthermore, personal files were scattered all over the hard-drive for the individual software...so trying to back all that up to get it back on the new system = nightmare! I hate PCs.
Mac'soperaing system is seperate, it can be replaced or upgraded indepentantly of programs or user accounts on the machine.
There are some programs that install a kernel extension file at boot into OS X, those get knocked out, but those can be replaced with a new install of the software.
You should always backup your users files as those can't be repalced.
 Most commonly used backup methods explained
Question C: When upgrading from Leopard to Snow Leopard to Lion, what is the best way to ensure I keep all my programs and files.
OS X upgrades dont' affect User accounts but they can have a affect on programs installed, which most of your 10.5 programs likely will no longer work in 10.7
However they will (with a slight update) work in 10.6 just like before.
You need to backup regardless, I suggest a manual backup of users files to a storage drive, a 10.5 clone on another drive, the your ready to upgrade to 10.6
10.5 to 10.6 upgrade is rather painless, also 10.6 gives accelerated video drivers, so your machine will appear faster.
However once you install 10.7, you will slow down.
Does Time Machine really do a good job backing up everything and all things?
No, you shouldn't rely upon TM, have a multiple backup stragedy, TM files are hard to access directly.
Is it just a matter of upgrade to Snow Leopard...then immediately to Lion...and then some sort of "Restore" from Time Machine?
No need to restore, OS X upgrades and leaves everything else in place, just some programs (with 10.6) or a lot (with 10.7) when you try to launch them they will fail.
Also when you connect TM it will do a substancial change to reflect the new boot drive.
If you were using TM as a "storage drive" thinking you can use the archived versions later, that wil change upon the new OS X upgrade.
But in any event, my external drive crashed a few months ago, and I haven't replaced it, yet. So, I am replacing it soon and will get Time Machine back up and running...setting it up again, etc...leading to question C..
You need not only TM drive, but a bootable clone and user files on a storage drive.
 Most commonly used backup methods explained
Will I have to re-install all the various applications I have installed on this thing? (like with PCs?)
No, depending upon what OS X version you stop at depends how many programs no longer work.
You will have to buy a lot of new or upgrade versions with 10.7, not so with 10.6 only updates mostly because of Rosetta on 10.6 and not on 10.7
My opinion, since that machine is a bit dated, is to upgrade to 10.6, Software update to 10.6.8, and stay there.
Later on 10.8 is being released after this summer, you may want to consider getting a new machine with 10.8 a few months later to ensure all the bugs are worked out of it.
Your not a comptuer savvy person, you like most Apple users expect your machine to "just work" I think going to 10.7 will be a bad experience for you.
10.6.8 will server your needs until 10.8 is released and on new hardware where Apple will hold your hand for free for three months, 3 years with AppleCare.
Your not a "OS X upgrader type of a person" and Apple needs to get of thier collective assets and pay better attention to it's most common users.

BackUp Question External Drive

So I dont like Lion and by the looks of things Mountain Lion is the same. I'm going to be downgrading to SnowLeopard and I got a question. I bought a MyPassport External Drive for Mac and I was wondering something. If I am on Lion now and I back up with TimeMachine, then downgrade and select BackUp from TimeMachine, will it back up Lion aswell!? And if so, is there a way for me to back up my Lion then go back to SnowLeopard on a clean install then choose what I wanna back up manually not the whole back up?

You would probably be best off making your other drive bootable in Snow Leopard and then you could startup in SL and pull your Apps, Data, Files, Pictures and Music back into SL from the Lion sideof things. You'll be able to go into the Lion partition and copy your stuff. Not elegant but it works.
Lion to Snow Leopard
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3988120?start=0&tstart=0
Borrowed from Kappy,
Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your external hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) 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 Security 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.
7. After formatting is complete quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard being sure to select the external drive as the target.
Note that you will need a Snow Leopard DVD. The above will only work for you if you can boot your computer from a Snow Leopard DVD. If you have a new model that came with Lion pre-installed then the above will not work because a Snow Leopard retail DVD cannot boot your model.

Yoga 2 13 system image backup question

Hello:
I just bought a Yoga 2 13" ultrabook with 128Gb solid state drive. I tried to make an initial system image backup according to the steps in the manual, but could not do it. The manual instructs me to use the Novo button to invoke a menu with "System Backup" as an option. There is no such option on the menu. I found a post on this forum that directed another person to use the Windows 8.1 control panel system backup option.
I did make a Windows 8.1 system image backup, but now I have no idea of what I should do to perform a restore, should I need one.
Is there a conventional process by which I create a USB bootable disk that can then be used to restore the Windows 8.1 image? Or does the OneKey restore have that as an option?
Bottom line problem is:
I need to make a system image backup that I can use to restore all of my partitions, should I need to do so. And I need the procedure for doing the restore.
Thanks!

Hi Rudy1212,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
I understand your concern and the OS (Operating System) can only be backed up in a USB Flash Drive. Below is the link to perform the same:
How to Create a USB Recovery Drive and Use it to Recover Windows 8/8.1?
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Shiva Kumar
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Resolution, audio, alpha channel, and backup questions (newbie)

Hello!
Well, after a few weeks of fidgeting around with FCE, I've come up with quite a few questions:
Image/Audio questions
A. What is the best still image size for import to a NTSC DV movie? Is it the 720x480 px (3:2 aspect ratio) standard of the DV image, or the 4:3 ratio of your generic CRT TV?
I know it depends on pan/zoom. This brings up the next question:
B. I have a still image - literally a blue and black two-color image - that I'd like to zoom. It will start out with a very close shot - and zoom out until it takes up around 10% of the screen. The ending frame (the DV size) will be about 10-12 times smaller than the original image. Does this mean that I should make the original 10-12 times bigger (in both directions) than a DV frame?
This clip is essentially an imitation of the opening of the movie "Home Alone", where the screen begins blue, and as it zooms out, you see it's a stylized house, which zooms out to a tiny size. That's essentially the effect I'm going for.
Audio/Video sync issue
C. Some of the clips I've imported from old iMovie projects are a little out of sync. It's not a conversion issue, but an issue with bad editing on my part . So, I have a still image that's about 1.5 seconds too short - it cuts to the next still, which is 1.5 seconds too long. I've added edit points at both ends of the out-of-sync clip, so that I have a 1.5 second clip, with its own audio and video.
The problem is that the audio is perfect, but the video is bad. So, I need to replace the video, without changing the audio. How is this done?
D. Sometimes, I'll end up with either audio or video that's not quite right after importing a movie. However, FCE locks them together. Is there a way to unlock them so that I can change either? Essentially, is there a way to change the audio and video from one clip into two seperate clips?
E. Can I export a single clip or two only? (eg - the same as the "Share selected clips only" check box the iMovie's share menu)
Alpha channel/marquee question:
In one idea I had for this short, I have a still image (and some video) where I'd like to highlight a small area in one part of the image. In one part, it's a small object in the background that I'm highlighting. If you've seen a documentary where they have a group photo, and highlight the face of one particular person, that's the effect I'm going for.
I've made some Photoshop images that can achieve this effect - using a transparent background, a black top layer (at ~40-80% opacity), and an eliptical marquee for the highlighted portion. I then import it, and fine tune the location/size. It works, but it takes a lot of time to talor each shot. Is there some way to do this IN Final Cut Express? A filter perhaps?
In addition: (alpha-video)
is there a way to turn part of a video into an alpha channel, so that it's transparent in the final movie? It's not so much a solid color (as the bluescreen/chroma key technique would need), but more of background. For example, I would like to take some footage of my family walking in front of trees, remove the background, and place an entirely different video/still in. Is that possible?
Backup: FInal question:
I have my source media organized fairly well on my external drive. However, if my drive should die, It would be incredibly tedius to re-link all the files. (I do have a fairly current backup of the external files). Not to mention finding the orignal capture files, re-timing the project, and so on. The project file itself is probably the easiest to back up.
So, how do you back up EVERYTHING? Some projects may have hundreds of files, all over my external drive. Is there some easy way to back up all the files into a single place, like a single folder or DVD, so that if my drive should fail, all the files are in one spot?
I can export them back to a miniDV tape, but I don't have that many, plus they're $5 a pop. I can do this with Toast, but I'll likely end up missing some out-of-the-way files. If only .Mac's Backup had a Final Cut preset.....
I know that's a BUNCH of stuff up there, so if you can help with any of them, i'd be appreciative.
Thanks,
Daniel
15" 1.67 Powerbook G4 (non-HiRes), Slot loading iMac DV SE Mac OS X (10.4.7) 1G RAM on PB, 384 MB iMac.

Try breaking these up into separate questions. Easier to answer and easier to be found by someone searching for answers to the same question.

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