When troubleshooting a computer problem sometimes its best to just wipe the hard drive and start fresh. I developed the following method for backing up user home folders so that they can easily be restored to another computer or the same computer while preserving proper permissions, ACLs, and file/folder ownership. The first backup may take a long time, depending on how many files you have, but you can continue using your Mac while a backup is underway. Time Machine backs up only the files that changed since the previous backup, so future backups will be faster. To start a backup manually, choose Back Up Now from the Time Machine menu in the menu bar.
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I have a Seagate Backup Plus Portable that will not allow me to save anything to it. I can retrieve items but I cannot add anything to it. When I opened a Word Document and attempted to save it, it was in 'Read Only' mode. Additionally, My MacBook Pro will not allow me to Backup my files to it.
Kris Stanek, 3 years agoHow do I restore a backup taken on my old computer to my new computer?
Jan, 1 month agoHow do I restore my backup taken from my old computer onto my new computer?
Jan, 1 month agoI have a Seagate Backup Plus drive that has been working fine. All of a sudden I can't back up to it (less than 5% full) and cannot open any files backed up on it. It says I don't have permission. Where do I change settings and what setting do I change. Thanks!
paul, 2 years agoI need the owners manual for the Seagate Backup plus Slim and can't get it on this public computer and my HP Stream PC doesn't have a printer.
Janis, 2 years agoAbout every half hour I get a pop up screen, I'm assuming showing that things are getting backed up. It shows a file history folder in Backup E drive. However, the E drive shows that apparently the Seagate is not saving anything. I still have 929 GB out of 931GB. How can I be sure my information is being backed up?
Forrest, 2 years agoI have installed and registered the portable disc but cannot review what it has backed up?
Noel, 2 years agoMac Mail Manual Backup
Iit says you connect this to your mobile how can I connect it to my iPhone
Victoria flores, 2 years agoI have an old 1TB Seagate Backup Plus Portable, Model #SRDOOF1, that works great. I had it on my old 2.0 PC. But now that I have two new PCs that have USB 3.0 interfaces, I need to know if this is a 3.0 or 2.0 drive. That model number doesn't show up anywhere, so I can't be sure. Please let me know. Thanks, Steve
Mac Manual Backup System
Steve, 2 years agoMac Time Machine Manual Backup
I am having trouble moving files around on my seagate hard drive. I know previously i have been able to drag and drop files to move them around, but it's not working now. How come?