Whether you're using one of the newest Macs with macOS Sequoia or an older Mac with a hard drive, having a data backup solution is a must. Luckily, all Mac desktops and laptops come with Time Machine ...

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Time Machine, the built-in backup tool in macOS, provides a straightforward and reliable way to protect your valuable data. Whether you’re safeguarding critical work files, cherished family photos, or ...

For a fee, Backup Scheduler adds much-needed control to Time Machine backups. Apple introduced automatic backups with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Using Time Machine, Mac users could automatically back up ...

Automated Time Machine backups should be a “set it and forget it” strategy. Once enabled, macOS warns you only when something goes wrong. No alerts, and–almost always–the backups have continued apace.

We’ve all been there—that sinking feeling when a file vanishes, a system crashes, or a project you’ve poured hours into suddenly disappears. Whether it’s a hardware failure, accidental deletion, or an ...

It's not just Intel code — after a period of undeath, Time Capsule's time is coming, with Apple cutting off support for Time Machine backups using the hardware in macOS 27. Time Capsules, Apple's long ...