The Time Machine app is the simplest and powerful way to protect your files from being lost. The Time Machine holds backups at external disk drive: USB, Thunderbolt, connected to Airport Extreme or Time Capsule.
Prepare backup disk:
- Start the Disk Utility
- Select disk
- Click Erase
- Enter disk name
- Select disk format – OSXExtended
- Click Erase
- Close the Disk Utility
Setup Time Machine:
- Click Use as backup disk
- Time Machine setup
- Unlock settings
- Select disk to use for backup
- Countdown to backup start
- Switch OFF the Time Machine
- Click Options
- Add folders to exclude from backup
- Switch ON the Time Machine
Backup:
- Do first backup: click Back Up Now
- Backup may take long time
Restoring:
- Let’s create some files on Desktop
- Do backup
- Remove files
- Let’s restore files – click Enter Time Machine
- This is Time Machine User Interface
- Choose what you want to restore
- Select date at the right
- Mark files to restore
- Click Restore
- Files restored
Recovery of entire MacBook:
- You can restore entire macOS in case of emergency
- Power on computer and hold Cmd+R
- In recovery menu select Restore from Time Machine Backup
- Plug in and select backup disk
- Select date and time of backup
- Select internal disk drive
- Restoring files…
How to use Time Machine (video)
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