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By Lory Gil Last updated
Is Time Machine taking forever to back up your Mac? You can speed it up temporarily with this Terminal trick.

By Rene Ritchie, Bryan M Wolfe Published
How do you make sure the backups you take are as secure as your Mac itself? By encrypting the drives!

By Lory Gil Last updated
While you can and should back up your iPhone and iPad via iCloud, it may be best to have an archived backup in case something ever goes really wrong.

By Lory Gil Published
If you already store most of your data in cloud-based storage services, why is it so important to do a hard backup of your devices?

By Lory Gil Published
If you're not already doing so, take a moment on World Backup Day to back up up your data. That day you lose it is the day you'll wish you had. Just back it up.

By Lory Gil Last updated
You can create a bootable copy of your hard drive by cloning it. If you've never done it before, we've got you covered.

By Lory Gil, Mick Symons Published
What are the best online and offsite backup services for your Mac? Here are the ones that could literally save your bits. All of them!

By Rene Ritchie Published
How do you get your Mac fixed fast to get at the files you need now? By following these instructions, of course!

By Bryan M Wolfe Published

By IM Staff Last updated
iOS 11 brings a major change to how Apple handles your Health data. Here's how it works.

By Rich Edmonds Last updated
One great feature of the Synology DS119j NAS is you can use it for backups through Time Machine.

By Anthony Casella Published
Here’s how to set up the DS1019+’s hardware!

By Bryan M Wolfe Published
Apple's built-in Time Machine app makes it simple to back up Mac data. Here, you'll learn how to choose a backup disk and set encryption, when necessary.

By Bryan M Wolfe Last updated
Apple offers an easy way to recover files that have been backed up. You can also restore your entire hard drive, if necessary.

By Bryan M Wolfe Published
If an extra layer of security, you can encrypt your Mac backup data using the built-in Time Machine app. Here's how to do it.

By Bryan M Wolfe Published
Every Mac comes with Time Machine installed. Here's a look at how the backup solution works.

By Bryan M Wolfe Published
You can remove Time Machine backups from your Mac in a few different ways, including the following.

By Bryan M Wolfe Published
With Apple's Time Machine, you don't have to back up every file on your Mac. Here's how to exclude files with ease.
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