How Do I Make A Genius Bar Appointment? Start out by visiting the Genius Bar site. Select your local Apple Store from the Genius Bar Reservations drop-down. You must then select the nature... Read answer Asked by Felicia L. on January 27th, 2012 Filed Under: AppleCare, Warranty, Time Machine, Backup, Genius Bar
What Is The Gray Progress Bar That Shows During Startup? The gray progress bar will sometimes appearing during startup or after waking up a Mac from sleep. If you are seeing it during startup, your Mac is... Read answer Asked by Pedro B. on September 26th, 2011 Filed Under: MacBook Pro, Mac OS X, Hard Drive, Sleep, Disk Utility, Time Machine, Backup
What Size Backup Drive Should I Buy For My Mac? If you use Time Machine to backup your Mac, it will save multiple versions of your hard drive at various points in time. If you want to be able to... Read answer Asked by Monique B. on January 30th, 2012 Filed Under: iMac, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini, Hard Drive, Time Machine, Backup, Disk Space
How Do I Restore From A Time Machine Backup In OS X Lion? The easiest way to restore from a Time Machine backup in OS X Lion is with Lion Recovery. Hold down Command-R while starting up your computer to... Read answer Asked by Elnora B. on July 24th, 2011 Filed Under: OS X Lion, Lion Recovery, Time Machine
What Is The Best Way To Backup My Mac Via The Cloud? App Sliced uses and recommends Backblaze for an online backup solution. It's only $5/month for unlimited storage. Once setup, it runs in the... Read answer Asked by Shelly M. on May 21st, 2012 Filed Under: Mac, iCloud, Time Machine, Backup, Backblaze
How Do I Encrypt A Time Machine Backup? Attach your backup drive to your Mac and open System Preferences. Click on the Time Machine preference pane and then look for the option to select... Read answer Asked by Michelle S. on August 12th, 2013 Filed Under: System Preferences, OS X, Time Machine