IMac (Intel) :: Which Files / Directories To Back Up
Sep 10, 2014
I want to use an online back up service (in addition to using time machine on an external drive). I am only interested in backing up my pictures, songs, and emails. I am not sure which files and or directories to choose (FWIW I am planning on using Mozy). I am on OSX 10.9.4, iTunes 11.3.1, mail 7.3, and IPhoto 9.5.1. I haven't altered any of the default program setting as far as where they normally save files.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
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Jun 20, 2014
When I mounted the external hard disk I see the trash full with the files and I have no access to time machine.
How can I repair that.
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Why does Spotlight not search your system directories/files when performing a search? Does it only search within the current user's directories? Is there anyway you can make it do a more thorough search?
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May 5, 2012
How do I replace former owner's name in all iMac directories?
Including network setup and Office file management. I have already renamed the computer and deleted former owner when and where possible.
(I also have an iPad and hope I was directed to the approtriate community)
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iPad 2, iOS 5.0.1
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May 10, 2012
The apple Support documebt has a link that suggests that Legacy FileVault is FileVault 2.
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Jul 28, 2010
If you remove a file from your mac, will time machine update it self and also remove it from the external drive? Or does it save and keep everything?
Also if it saves everything is there a way to go back and delete something, for instance some files that you don't need on your desktop.
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Mar 18, 2012
How to get my computer Mail Files Back and Able to Send Mail?I once put it in the trash and took it out, I deleted some mail files, how to get them replaced?
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jun 3, 2014
my kids changed my iMac display settings and stretched it out. I can't get it back to the way it was.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jun 5, 2014
My 27" iMac will only start in safe mode. I need to back it up before service, but it will not read (or see) any external drives that I plug in. How do I back it up in safe mode?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
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iMac
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I opened an old document in word for mac and the pages are side by side. I cannot figure out how to go back to single page view. It seems like there should be a simple step.
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iMac, OS X Mountain Lion
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Dec 2, 2014
i deleted the wrong folders in Lightroom and this has stopped me from viewing some photos in iPhoto,the thumbnail is there but when i click on it there is no image,can i use time machine to get the photos back and how do i do it as i have never used time machine before.
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Sep 11, 2014
How can i format my pc from windows to the original mac os again because i tried quite a lot of times when i format my pc the overview is in window 7 not iMac os x.
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iMac
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Aug 20, 2014
Copied files to an external hard drive and then deleted them from mac HD and empty the trash. I then went into disk utility and made a second petition for external hard drive and it deleted all the files on the external hard drive. Is there a way to recover the files that were on the extra the hard drive or from the Mac hard drive?
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Mar 27, 2012
Transferred data from PC to iMac. Emails going back to 2008 that I want to remove from Gmail 'All Mail'. Have tried merely delete, establishing a folder for 'old emails' then removing them to trash and emptying trash, and creating a filter to clear old messages from Gmail Inbox. Nothing works - they keep coming back. Help, I do not need them on my computer.
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iMac
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Sep 11, 2014
Just purchased a new iMac that came with a wireless keyboard. When I am working on accounting documents, I wish to use a numeric keyboard. The apple numeric keyboard I purchased does not seem to always work when I turn on my computer. It seems to only want to pick up the bluetooth keyboard. I have tried disconnecting the bluetooth keyboard but then it says "no keyboard found" even though I have the numeric keyboard plugged into the USB.
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iMac, iOS 7.1.2
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Jun 19, 2008
I have a 20" intel-based dual core Mac which i have had for about since early 2006, i haven't had any big issues with it until a few days ago when it suddenly shut itself down and refused to power back up. I ran through the checklist that Apple Support provides, including resetting the SMC by unplugging everything and waiting 15 seconds or so but none of it worked. Eventually I just left the power cord unplugged overnight and in the morning I plugged it back in.
After having the power cord plugged in for a few hours and the machine turned off, i tried pressing the power button again and to my amazement it powered back on! Immediately i ran the TechTool Deluxe software that came with my extended protection plan (now expired) and everything was fine. Later that night however, I had left my computer on for a few hours before returning to it and realizing it had shut itself off again. Now I am back to where I started, going through the checklist provided by Apple and am really starting to get concerned. Does anyone know of anything else I can do, short of taking it in to an Apple store? Or is something needed to be replaced?
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IMAC-Intel (Early 2006)
Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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Jan 27, 2009
My old G4 iMac 20 is being given to an relative and I need to transfer files, addresses, bookmarks, etc. to my iMac 24 intel. Both Macs have OSX 10.4.11. What is best method to transfer data?
Also, how difficult to change the name who owns the iMac as well as the password?
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Jun 24, 2014
After enter my password hit return the computer cycles back to login window
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Oct 30, 2009
i have my power saver set up so that the display goes to sleep after 30 minutes do i get it to wake back up without pressing the power button in the back?
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Apr 2, 2012
Microsoft files (e.g. excel) when forwarded as attachments and received by MacBook Winmail, get converted to winmail.dat files. However, MS Office products cannot open these winmail.dat files. Does anyone have a solution for this "bug"?
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7)
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Jun 23, 2014
I use BBEdit which has me placing an application support file (CSS) about four or five sub files into the "User" file,. where I never go, partially because it is so far to scroll down to.
Thus I keep a handy copy in the file I'm working with so it is just a mouse click away.
How do I sync the unaccessible file to the one I can get to more readily. One is for uploading to a website and the other is to support BBEdit so I can preview locally before uploading to the site.
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Jun 3, 2014
how I can play DSS files on Mac? I cannot get Olympus Lite to download, NCH software does not support DSS for Mac?
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iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)
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Dec 8, 2014
My imac takes my password and then the color wheel displays. The screen cycles quickly and then comes back to type password again. I have shut down and restarted the computer multiple times.
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Apr 26, 2010
My iMac (Intel) is having serious problems playing saved video files, especially from the Elgato EyeTV hybrid (file extension .eyetv). Everything played fine for about 1.5 years, then suddenly the iMac just started pinwheeling intermittently and stopping the video every few seconds. It was like watching Youtube on dial-up. I tried closing programs, stopping Time Machine, restarting, reinstalling EyeTV... but nothing fixed it, it only got worse and actually started freezing the whole machine and causing incredibly slow and scary restarts with lots of blue screens. At this point I actually re-formatted the whole darn computer and the files played OK for maybe a day or two, then just started pinwheeling the .eyetv files again, although movies on my hard drive play ok now as far as I know. Youtube and other streaming has always been fine. Watching live-feed TV on the EyeTV has never been a problem either. Why can't I watch my recorded files?
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Dec 5, 2014
I have a 4 yr old macBook Air with solid state disk capacity 120 GB. It has loads of music and about 12000 photos on it and the disk is getting full.I also have an iPhone 4s.I am treating myself to a new iMac with 1 Tb drive.I guess it would be sensible to move most photos and music to the new iMac.(I have a 500Gb hard drive I use to back up the macAir)
Re photostream - does it store photos on the Macbook itself? Can I set up my phone to send photos to the iMac instead of the current macbook air? How?How do I keep duplicates of some of the photos on the macbook?
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MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
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Jun 17, 2014
I have .DS_Store, an invisible file now on my screen. It's an invisible file! How do I make it go away and be invisible again?
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
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Aug 23, 2014
My new mac has pages, numbers & keynote. Do I still need to buy Office, in order to transfer my word & excel files? I would be fine trying out the apple versions, but I don't think iMac will transfer the files unless I install Office. Is there maybe a slick way to change the file extensions prior to transfer? I am trying to transfer, by the way, from my files backed up on Carbonite.
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iMac
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Sep 10, 2014
Moving on....today my iMac was acting sluggish, I powered it off and on and the screen initially was pixelated. It then went into recover mode. When I tried the disk repair, the message indicated that it could not be repaired. I called support and they suggest that I hook up my mac mini and go into target disk mode. I did this but it wouldn't mount so I wasn't able to move any files. how to retrieve my files and restore my computer?
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iMac
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Aug 31, 2014
I was transferring images from my Transend 32 GB memory card when halfway through something happened and only half the images copied properly. The other half are greyed out, I cannot view the thumbnail and when I try to do anything with it it says "one or more of the items in "IMG_9203.CR2" can't be changed because they are in use. The memory card is empty now and I can't figure out how to get back my images!
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