And it now also includes iCloud Drive, which can store documents, desktop files, and other files of your choosing. iCloud can automatically store your notes, calendars, bookmarks, photos, passwords, and more. 2 How to Backup Mac to iCloud?Īnother convenient way to backup your files is to use iCloud, since it doesn't require you to connect an external hard drive to your Mac. Once you have a backup, it will be easy for you to restore all these files, in situations where you either mistakenly deleted them, or if your hard drive is damaged or needs replacing. Here you can also check the backup status, or stop an ongoing backup. Choose Back Up Now in the Time Machine menu icon. Time Machine will proceed to automatically making regular back-ups on that external drive, as long as you keep keep it connected to your Mac - no need for you to do anything else. Enjoy convenient automatic backupsĬlick on Use Disk button. In that case, click Erase (note that you will lose any data present on the external disk). Sometimes, the system may prompt you to erase the disk before doing the back-up: that may be because it is not formatted as required. It is safer to encrypt your data by check the "Encrypt backups" option: this way, anyone who wants to access your data will need to enter a password. Select Encrypt Backup Disk (recommended)Ĭheck the Back Up Automatically option then click on Select Backup Disk. Go on the Time Machine menu icon, and select Time Machine preferences. If this doesn't happen automatically, you will need to trigger the back-up manually. A message will pop up asking whether you want to use it for the Time Machine back-up. Connect your external storage device to your MacĬonnect the drive to the Mac. Steps to Backup Mac to External Hard Drive with Time Machine Important note: In order to prepare the external storage for backup, Time Machine will erase all the information in the external storage.
To create backups using the Time Machine, all you need is a large capacity external storage device.
Time Machine is a built-in backup feature of Mac, to back up all of your files, including photos, videos, music, apps, documents, and system files. What to Do If You Cannot Get the Lost Files from Backupġ How to Backup Mac to External Hard Drive with Time Machine? How to Restore from a Time Machine Backupīonus 2. Backup Mac to External Hard Drive with Time Machineīonus 1.
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