I'm looking at getting a Thunderbolt HD for backup (Time Machine).I have a MBP (early 2011), which has a TB port, but my other machine is a MacBook from 2007, which has USB2.0 and FW400 ports. I don't want to use different HDs for the backups, so can I use an adaptor to connect the the 2007 machine via either USB2.0 or FW400?
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2.3 GHz i7, 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
I have the latest MacBook Pro Retina 15 with 16gb of RAM but am having problems with one of my external HDDs (1TB LaCie Rugged USB 3.0/2.0). I was using 500GB for Time Machine and that seemed to be working well but when trying to write to the other 500GB I have been getting write errors with some files of late.
I have now bought another LaCieRugged Thunderbolt 1TB HDD and want to copy files from the 500GB partition (non-TM) to that before doing a complete reformat of the now 2 partition drive(1TB LaCie Rugged USB 3.0/2.0). Then after restoring the files to the reformatted HDD I want to use the new Thunderbolt drive for Time Machine. Any free/non-free 100% reliable backup software.
I have a MBP 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 and have tryed to connect a Lacie Thunderbolt eSATA Hub to the Thunderbolt port.
1 Will it work with the Thunderbolt Display port?
2/ Why won't it see and Thunderbolt devices in the Systems Report?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
The price hikes for the new Mac Pros are much than probably most of us anticipated. So looking at perhaps getting an old stock Harpertown octo 2.8Ghz or 3.2GHz machine.
1. are they still worth getting?
2. will they still be upgradeable for the next 2/3 yrs.
3. is there any limitations, end of road technologies with these machines.
4. is better to just get a baseline Quad-core 1 x 2.66Ghz machine. (although the 8GB RAM limitation feels like a weak proposition, and surely a 2.8GHz harpertown octo is faster than a single quad 2.66? I know about the new motherboard layout, but seems like a lesser spec machine).
I need to use Time Machine to backup my MacBook Pro with thunderbolt.
I would like to use the Promise R4 RAID that is attached to my Mac Pro 6.1 ( as a set up for the Mac Pro time machine and storage). What is the best way to do this ? I am a bit unsure if I can do this by thunderbolt daisy chaining without disconnecting the Promise from the Mac Pro.
Is there a way to use the thunderbolt capabilities for speed. I am running Mavericks.
A customer asked for an upgrade from 10.5.8 to 10.7 on his Mac Pro.I told him before i would do any install he needed to backup his stuff incase the HDD needed to be wiped (which it did).so my question is really can i use the time machine backup on the new OS even though it was done on the older OS?
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Mac Pro
I'm trying to get older backups off my Time Machine hard drive but when using the Migration Assistant I only have the option to transfer the "latest backup" to my new iMac. And when I try to drag and drop the iMovie library (which is the only set of files I really want) iMovie on my iMac states I cannot open the library for either permission reasons (the first time I tried it) or because the file does not exist.
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
Something went wrong during a recent update and time machine fathefully backed up the corrupted data.
Needed to repartition the drive and reinstall OSX 10.9.4 and restore from the Time Machine back-up.
How do I restore a Mac from a older back-up before the error occured?
Open the back-up folder and delete the most recent backups ?
My iMac (2010) has been having tons of issues lately. More specifically, when I attempted to upgrade to Mavericks last week, it came back with S.M.A.R.T. errors after a scan, so it wouldn't allow me to update. So, in preparation for the HDD to crap out on me, I did frequent back-ups using Time Machine. Well, the day finally came and my iMac won't "turn on" anymore. When I turn it on, it sits at the Mac loading screen for several minutes and then just goes to a blank white screen.
If I buy a new iMac or a new macbook or whatever, will it be possible to use my Time Machine back-ups to restore everything on it or will it not allow me to because the operating systems are different? As mentioned, I attempted to make a restore on my friend's macbook that I purchased as a spare but when I tried, it came back saying "Different operating systems, cannot restore" or something to that degree. Is there a way around this? Do I have to somehow downgrade the OS on my new machine? I use iTunes for all my movies/music & Adobe Creative cloud so I can easily restore those on any machine but my desktop personal data, photos, etc are on the Time Machine restore.
Lately when I go to view backups using the Time Machine interface it lists all my backups going back to April 22, 2009, but anything older than late August 2010 is blacked out and can't be clicked.
When I look in my Time Capsule disk on the finder, all the older backups are there and I can view and copy all the files.
Also, in system preferences, Time Machine preferences lists my oldest backup as April 22, 2009 and there is plenty of disk space available on the Time Capsule.
Why is this happening and what can I do to fix it?
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MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
OSX 10.6.4
I got a new MBP (running Snow Leopard). I used Migration Assistant to migrate the data and setting from my old MBP (running Leopard) from my Time Capsule backup onto the new MBP. All went smoothly, and I used the new computer for a day to check all was well. This included testing Time Machine on the existing Time Capsule - all the old backups were there and it worked perfectly. the new computer also successfully added to these backups. So I wanted to refresh the old mac, so I booted from the old Leopard install disk, wiped the drive with Disk Utility, and did a clean install of Leopard. All was fine. Now I connected to the Time Capsule and attempted to use Migration Assistant to put a my stuff back onto the old computer. It wouldn't do this (couldn't see any backups). Does Migration Assistant only allow transfers from old systems onto new, not the other way round? This is a major bummer, if so. How can I get my stuff from my new computer back onto my old? Do I have to upgrade the old one to Snow Leopard in order to do this?
View 4 Replies View RelatedProblem started after updating to Yosemite. I am running 10.10.1. I can find all my backups, going back to 2010 in fact, when browsing my external FW800 hard drive directly in the Finder. But if I click the menubar icon and choose "Enter Time Machine," I can see some recent backups for some folders, but I cannot access some older backups that I know are there on that same drive. The window title bars in the TM interface are totally grayed out for those older backups. But again, there are all on the same FW800 external HD, and I can search them just fine and extract the files just fine using the Finder.
Is the Time Machine interface totally broken in Yosemite?
Clearly there is nothing wrong with my external FW800 HD, otherwise I wouldn't be able to manually browse and extract files via the Finder. And yes, it makes regular TM backups every day too. It's only the "Enter Time Machine" UI that is partly broken. I say "partly" because some backups (very recent) display, but I cannot access all the backups. It's very strange.
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iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10), March 2009 DuoCore, 8GB RAM, 1TB HD
I've got the new i5 mbp which has the right angle magsafe plug. Can I use any older magsafe adapter on the machine?I need 2 more (one for work and one for home), i'm too lazy to take it out of the bag, or I always forget to put it back when I need it.
View 2 Replies View Relatedi have a macbook with an internal drive of which about 230gb if full and used.
I have a 250gb external which i have been using to back up with time machine, done it several times over a few months.
Now there is like 70gb left on the external, and when i try to back up, it says failed, not enough space on external.
But i thought when there is not enough space, it simply deletes and backs over older time machine backups.
My iMac is currently using 192GB of the 1TB drive. I currently have a 250GB drive I'm using as a backup. My Time machine backups are starting to fail as it's telling me I only have about 60GB free, but it needs 85GB to do the backup. Any idea why it needs all the extra space?
Also, I know TM keeps several copies of the files based on the date - is there a way to purge older files (e.g. delete anything > 1 month old)?
I'm going to eventually get a larger drive for backups, but thought I had plenty of time since I'm only at 75% capacity on the backup drive
I have an older dual 1.ghz G4 that is currently running OS X 10.4n. I have an older licensed server software that is 10.3. I want to keep the machine as both a desktop and a server. However, when I try to load the server software, I get a notice that it will only work on 10.3 client.My other machines are a mix of intel based running 10.5 and older G4s running 10.4--but still good machines!!
Do I have to dummy down my current dual 1.0 to 1.3 to be able to run both the server and the client. Or...must I blow away the entire 10.4 install and start from scratch. I guess I'm willing to do that but wonder.
I have an adapter for this, but when connecting my MBA to a new TV via HDMI, the TV screen shows my 'Mission Control' with relevant windows open, but not the content of those windows, such as a video playing in Safari. When I select the Safari window, the TV just shows the grey background same as Mission Control default?
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MacBook Air, iOS 5.1
Copying 1.3 TB of data from one USB2 drive to another, using the port on the TB display and a port on the MBP it was going to take three days plus, moving the drives so both coming off the MBP the data copies in about 12 hours, about what you would expect, and what I experienced on my Mac Pro. I have not noticed this in the past but have only ever moved small amounts via USB. (maybe I also need to run a speed test on the TB RAID.) All software up to date?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 2.5GHz i7, 8GB Ram, 12TB T/bolt
Now I have a 2009 MBP and a gorgeous LED cinema 27" display. It's the model before thunderbolt, so only mini-display, charger and usb connector on it.
I'm considering buying a new MBP or a MBA but am wondering... can I connect my LED cinema to this Thunderbolt port without burning up my screen? Will it detect that it should only do mini-display? I'm kind of afraid to try. The screen is perfect and I'd rather not change it. (only have it for 1 year now).
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)
Does the macbook pro 2.53 ghz have a thunderbolt port?
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
How can i use my Thunderbolt Display on my Mac Pro?
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I have a quick question, maybe a softball for the experts here.
I'm prepping my wife's older Macbook (white, 2006) for sale on eBay, as I have recently replaced it with the newest model. I'm going to wipe the computer and re-install OSX.
My question is this: Can I use the OSX Snow Leopard disc from her new Macbook to wipe/reinstall on her old one, thus having Snow Leopard installed instead of Tiger?
Does my macbook work with the thunderbolt display?
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MacBook
an adapter for a firewire 800 to thunderbolt, that is available now?
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Just bought a new MacBook Pro. Tried using Data Migration Assistant. It was wanting to transfer data using my wireless network with an estimated time to complete of 40 hours. Would I be able to accomplish this faster using Thunderbolt?
View 1 Replies View RelatedSomebody know does macbook air 11 support USB 3 across thunderbolt port
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 1.8 Ghz Intel Core i7
could thunderbolt connect to a projector
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I want to connect my MacBook Pro with my TV by using Thunderbolt connection. Unfortunately I don't know the right adapter in Apple Store.
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), iOS 5.1, accessories
Will a mid 2010 version MacBook Pro work with a Thunderbolt Display?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Thunderbolt Display
I recently purchased Thunderbold (TB) display and 17" Macbook Pro. My TB flickers quite often and disconnects. Then I have to power off TB and reconnect. All updates are current. Dont know what the issue will be. Is there any utility to check the condition of TB. I did not connect any peripherals to TB except the Macbnook Pro.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
