What can I take and move to my external HD?

I have a 60 gig external HD and I wanted to know what can I copy and what should I copy on to my HD?

I have to agree with Troy. If you're going to back up anything back up your User folder. That's the stuff that's going to be hard to replace if something goes wrong.
I have a 250GB and clone the whole drive on it. If something goes haywire I can replace it with exactly the same thing that was on the drive before I messed it up but honestly that's just laziness on my part. I could do just as well backing up my User folder and replacing it if need be.
Of course this assumes you haven't move stuff around a lot. Typically the default save location for files is your document folder and if you don't save there then you'll have to include the folder you save stuff to to make sure you're not leaving anything behind.

Similar Messages

  • I keep multiple windows opened and minimized. Sometimes when I click on the task bar to Restore, it apparently "disappears" out of view past the upper left corner. From then on, it can only be seen by using Maximize. What can be done to move it back?

    I keep multiple windows opened and minimized. Sometimes when I click on the task bar to restore one, it apparently "disappears" out of view beyond the upper left corner of the screen. From then on, it can only be seen by using Maximize in the task bar. When Restore/Move/Size are clicked, the pointer just goes to the upper left corner of the screen with all combinations of clicking/dragging having no success. What causes this, and what can be done to move it back?

    If a window disappear then using the system menu can make it reappear or make it possible to move that window in view. I don't know what causes it to make the window disappear in your case if it does work correctly if you start Firefox.
    You can check the browser.link.open_newwindow prefs on the about:config page if you want to open all links in tabs in the current window.
    * http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow (3)
    * http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction (0)

  • Okay, for a novice (iphone for dummies) what steps to take and in what order to identify specific problem and resolve issue of dropped calls and/or bad connections.  I have a 3g iphone4, I think.  Where is best place to find that information so I can veri

    Okay, for a novice (iphone for dummies) what steps to take and in what order to identify specific problem and resolve issue of dropped calls and/or bad connections.  I have a 3g iphone4, I think.  Where is best place to find that information so I can verify.  

    You can call your wireless provider and talk to them about it.
    You can restart your iphone, reset, your iphone and restore your iphone.

  • Hello..Does anyone in this community know what the following error code indicates   0x8002006E   I was trying to burn a DVD from files in a burn folder. They were pictures from my Nikon camera. I can play videos and movies from the same dvd player.

    I was trying to burn a DVD from files in a burn folder. They were pictures from my Nikon camera. I can play videos and movies from the same dvd player.    Thanks for any help you can offer,

    Thanks for your reply:
    I did find an error log related to the error code and tried all suggestions on the list of recommendations, still no luck            
    I definitely am running OS X10.5.8 (hopefully will be updating later on this month)
    I tried several brand new discs from the same box, still no luck.
    My last option is to go out and try a different brand, guess I'll go with Verbatim this time but I think I'll poke around some more before buying 20 more new discs.

  • TS3297 I can't make purchases anymore in the App "Clash of Clans" and yet I can purchase music and movies from the iTunes store. Can someone help?

    I can't make purchases anymore in the App "Clash of Clans" and yet I can purchase music and movies from the iTunes store. Can someone help?

    What happens when you try to buy them, does the 'buy' button not work, do you get any error messages ... ?
    If you are getting a message to contact iTunes Support then you can do so via this link and ask them for help (we are fellow users on these forums, we won't know why the message is appearing) : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption
    If it's a different problem ... ?

  • My Airport Time Capsule only works when I turn off and turn on, but I think this may end up with the unit. What can this happening and how to solve?

    Time Capsule Airport
    Hello to all, good day, sorry my english google, but it is the tool I have at the moment. I'm having trouble with my Time Capsule Airport, I made all the settings according to the manual, but there has been a connection problem with my iMac. When I finish my work I turn off the imac and then again when they return to work and care, it can not connect to Time Capsule Airport, making it impossible to remove the files and make back up by Time Machine only works when I turn off and turn on the Airport Time Capsule , but I think this may end up with the unit. What can this happening and how to solve? Thank you.
    Olá a todos, bom dia, desculpe meu inglês google, mas é a ferramenta que tenho no momento. Estou tendo dificuldades com a minha Airport Time Capsule, fiz todas as configurações de acordo com o manual, mas tem existido um problema de conexão com meu iMac. Quando termino meus trabalhos desligo o imac e depois quando retorno pra trabalhar novamente e ligo, ele não se conecta a Airport Time Capsule, impossibilitando retirar os arquivos e fazer o back-up pelo Time Machine, só funciona quando desligo e ligo a Airport Time Capsule, mas acho que isso pode acabar com o aparelho. O que pode esta acontecendo e como resolver? Obrigado.

    This is easier to do with pictures perhaps.. since we do not share a common language and machine translation leaves a lot to be desired.
    In the airport utility bring up your Time Capsule.
    Simply post the screenshots here.
    So here is mine.
    Click on the Edit button and give us the Internet and Wireless and Network tab..
    eg.
    Please also make sure you are set to ipv6 in your wireless or ethernet .. whichever is used.. and do tell which.
    This is wifi in your computer.
    The following are important..
    DO not use long names with spaces and non-alphanumeric names.
    Use short names, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
    eg TC name. TCgen5
    Wireless name TCwifi
    Use WPA2 Personal security with 10-20 character pure alphanumeric password.
    read apple instructions to help with TM and TC.. they did finally admit it has issues in Mavericks.
    OS X Mavericks: Time Machine problems
    Mount the TC manually in finder.
    AFP://TCgen5.local
    When asked for the password .. that is the disk access password and save it in the keychain.
    Reset Time Machine
    See A4 here. http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

  • Can I view photos and movies from my external hard drive? I used Time Machine and a WD Passport for backup. Since my drive on my MacBook Pro is filling up I was planning to delete some of the movies and photos.

    Can I view photos and movies from my external hard drive? I used Time Machine and a WD Passport for backup. Since my drive on my MacBook Pro is filling up I was planning to delete some of the movies and photos. I wanted to see if I could view them from the hard drive. Thanks

    Hello, eco1. 
    Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities. 
    This sounds like you are wanting to move your iTunes media folder to an external drive and have iTunes this folder from this location.  If this is the case then I would recommend taking a look at the article below. 
    iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
    Cheers,
    Jason H. 

  • I downloaded Yosemite OS X and when I try to select my HD (the disk) where I want to install it, the hard drive doesn't have enough space. What can I do and still have all my files? I haven't backed up...

    I downloaded Yosemite OS X and when I try to select my HD (the disk) where I want to install it, the hard drive doesn't have enough space. I have a MacBook Pro bought in 2008. What can I do and still have all my files? I haven't backed up...

    Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
      1. See Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks' Storage Display.
      2. You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
      3. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
      4. Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
      5. See Where did my Disk Space go?.
      6. See The Storage Display.
    You must Empty the Trash in order to recover the space they occupied on the hard drive.
    You should consider replacing the drive with a larger one. Check out OWC for drives, tutorials, and toolkits.
    Try using OmniDiskSweeper 1.8 or GrandPerspective to search your drive for large files and where they are located.
    I recommend that you also make a backup before proceeding. Just quit the installer.

  • I can stream video and movies to my imac. How can i stream these thru my apple tv to a TV screen/

    I can stream video and movies to my iMac. How do I stream these thru my Apple TV to my  TV?

    If you don't get an answer here, you might want to post in the Apple TV discussion here.

  • Can you download a rental movie from itune and move to an external drive

    How can I export an itune movie to an external drive?
    If I can download a rental movie and move to an external drive?

    Hi Niel.  Can you be move specific for those of us not tech savy?   1 - Can you provide steps to back up the library?  2 - How do you organize the library?  3 - When you move the entire iTunes folder, does it include iTunes paid for music along with downloaded music from CDs?  Thanks

  • How can I save the images and movies on a  external Disk from iphoto program, to protect the images when problems occur in the laptop,

    How can I save the images and movies on a  external Disk from iphoto program, to protect the images when problems occur in the laptop,

    Most Simple Back Up:
    Drag the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to another Disk. This will make a copy on that disk.
    Slightly more complex: Use an app that will do incremental back ups. This is a very good way to work. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made. That makes subsequent back ups much faster. Many of these apps also have scheduling capabilities: So set it up and it will do the back up automatically.
    Example of such apps: Chronosync - but there are many others. Search on MacUpdate or the App Store
    If you want to back up the Photos only:
    Export them using the File -> Export command.
    This User Tip
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4921
    has details of the options in the Export dialogue.

  • My Mac's hard drive is full. Mostly of pics and movies. Can I upload and move photos to Icloud, then delete them from my Mac? If yes how?

    My Mac's hard drive is full. Mostly of pics and movies. Can I upload and move photos to Icloud, then delete them from my Mac? If yes how?

    Use something such as OmniDiskSweeper (my favorite) or Grand Perspective to find out where large files may be. iCloud isn't going to help much if you've so much data that it won't fit on a 1TB drive. Sounds as if it's time to either buy another drive or at least an external with more space.
    Good luck,
    Clinton
    MacBook Pro (15” Late 2011), OS X Yosemite 10.10, 16GB Crucial RAM, 960GB M500 Crucial SSD, 27” Apple Thunderbolt Display

  • HT1349 I updated my iphone (G3) and all of my apps are gone!  What can I do and why did this happen?

    I updated my iphone (G3) and all the apps are now gone!  What can I do and why did this happen? 

    Did you perform the update on a computer other than the one you normally sync to? Were the apps in the iTunes library on your computer BEFORE you performed the update?

  • "your page has now bin published - but it's still the old page on my webpage - what can I do (and yes; I have published this page now over 30 times without success)

    "your page has now bin published" - but it's still the old page on the internet - what can I do (and yes; I have published this page now over 30 times without success. It worked well enough with two other pages, but not with this one)

    I fixed it - just empty cache in the browser

  • HT4623 I have an ipad 64GB (first generation) and could not do upgrades on it. What can i do and how can you help? I need to dowload some business applications but requires 6.0 iOS and up but I have 5.1.1. iOS. please help

    I have an ipad 64GB (first generation) and could not do upgrades on it. What can i do and how can you help? I need to dowload some business applications but requires 6.0 iOS and up but I have 5.1.1. iOS. please help

    iOS 5.1.1 is the last version an iPad 1 can run. If you need to run iOS 6 or later, you'll need a newer iPad.
    Regards.

Maybe you are looking for

  • My Ethernet won't connect online anymore

    Just a little while this was working. I am using a school network so I have no control over the router, it's public. I had to change my MAC address in order to connect and for a couple of months it's been working, even today. I don't know what change

  • Show text in dropdown box instead of value....

    Hello, I'm having this annoying problem. In a dropdown box, I can only see the value, not the text associated to the value. I think this is strange since I've worked with this before and don't remember having to select the "Text". Do I have to do any

  • Jquery Slideshow problem in IE

    I have a Jquery slideshow on my page and it works alright in FireFox but in Internet Exploer 8, the transaction between the JPEG photos are not smooth. Can someone help me out as to what coding i would need to make the slideshow smooth in IE8 or lowe

  • Natural join , join on & join using

    Hi I am preparing for the IZO-051 exams .I am totally confused with the concept of joins when answering questions . In the Oracle certification book ..HR schema example of employees and departments is given While answering the multiple choice questio

  • DIVISION DASHBOARD REPORT????   URGENT

    hi gurus, i have got the chance to create functional specs, so can you guys please tell me the related tables and fields to generate <b>DIVISION DASHBOARD REPORT? URGENT PLEASE</b> thanks very much venu v.