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Time Machine Basics
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Time Machine is part
of MacOS X Snow Leopard,
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is a revolutionary way to backup
and restore your entire computer.
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Time Machine keeps a copy of everything
on your computer on an external hard drive,
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so you never have to worry about
losing your important files.
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To set up Time Machine just connecting
external hard drives to your Mac
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with a USB or FireWire cable.
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Time Machine detects the drive
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and will ask if you like to use it
as your backup disk.
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Click "Use as Backup Disk",
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and Time Machine will start an initial backup
of everything on your Mac.
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Once it's done, Time Machine
checks every hour
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and automatically backs up
anything that's changed.
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If you use a laptop or have more
than one computer in your home,
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you can use Time Capsule the backup wirelessly.
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It's a WiFi hard drive and Airport Extreme
Base Station all-in-one,
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and it's the perfect companion
to Time Machine.
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Restoring Files
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Time Machine was designed
to make restoring lost files easy,
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if you accidentally delete something important
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like a folder, iPhoto album or an e-mail message,
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you can browse forward in Time Machine.
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Say you select a folder and some of the files inside of it are missing,
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to browse for the lost files
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activate Time Machine by clicking
on the icon in the Dock.
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Your Desktop is transformed
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and the open folder is shown
cascading back in time.
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To see how your Mac looked on any given day
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simply click on a date,
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you can also click on the arrow
to move back in time
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and see the contents of the folder in the past.
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Once you locate your missing files
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just select them and click "Restore".
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Time Machine returns you to your desktop
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and copies the file from your backup drive.
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Some time you search for a file
that you know you had,
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but the search comes up empty.
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You can use Time Machine
to search your backups
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and find the file from before it was deleted,
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then just click "Restore", and you're all set.
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Migrating to a new Mac
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Because Time Machine backs up
your entire Mac,
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it can also be used to move all of your files,
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music, photos and even applications
to a new Mac.
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When you turn on your new Mac
for the first time,
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you'll be asked if you want to
transfer your information.
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Select the option
"From a Time Machine backup"
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and make sure your backup drive
is connected to your new Mac
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or in range of Time Capsule
if you've been backing up wirelessly.
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Then click "Continue",
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next choose the volume with your backups.
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Then just choose which information
you want to transfer.
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When you're ready, click "Transfer"
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and your information will begin copying
over to your new Mac.
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