Periodically backing up your computer is always a good idea. You want to make sure your documents, photos, and files are protected in case of hardware failure, software glitches, or malware attacks.

Time Machine is Apple's backup system that automatically saves your Mac's files. Here's how to use the macOS file protection feature. Time Machine is an app that Apple ships with macOS and that helps ...

Apple’s Time Capsule base station put a Wi-Fi access point, a network router, and a backup drive that tied into Time Machine all in a single box. That was its downfall, too: if the drive failed or ...

Imagine this scenario: your Mac crashes and all of your files are gone forever. Do you want this to happen to you? If not, Time Machine is the perfect solution. It automatically backs up your Mac ...

Backing up your Mac is an essential practice to protect your data from potential risks such as hardware failures, accidental deletions, or software issues. With macOS’s built-in Time Machine feature ...

Apple's Time Capsule was discontinued long ago, but you can still get them to do your Time Machine backups on a modern network. Here's how. In 2008 Apple introduced a product called Time Capsule, ...

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the thought of setting up your new Mac? Whether you’re switching from Windows or upgrading to the latest macOS, the process can feel like a maze of settings, features, ...

Get simple desktop widgets for monitoring Time Machine. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Backup Status is a simple app that puts a Time Machine widget on your Mac desktop (or stows it away in your ...

Plus a simple tool that makes it better for laptops. Losing something you spent time working on, or photos that you can't replace, is devastating. You might think this is a problem of the past because ...