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1. How do I backup Old Time Machine backups?
2. How do I move a Time Machine backup to another drive?
3. How do I export photos from Time Machine?
4. How do I backup my Mac onto a hard drive?
5. How do I use a Time Machine drive for both files storage and backups?
6. How long should you keep Time Machine backups?
7. Can I use the same Time Machine drive for multiple computers?
8. How do I make my hard drive not time machine?
9. How do I delete old backups from Time Machine?
10. How do I recover photos from my Mac external hard drive?
11. Where is photo library in Time Machine?
12. How do I backup my Mac photos to an external hard drive?

How do I backup Old Time Machine backups?

How to preserve Time Machine backups and start over with a new one?

1. Stop Time Machine and rename backup folder on the disk. ...
2. Remove the external drive from Time Machine preference pane and read the drive - Time Machine backups continue on same folder and in some time in the future overwrites old backups.

How do I move a Time Machine backup to another drive?

How do I transfer Time Machine backups to a new drive?

1. Open two new Finder windows: one for each drive.
2. Find the 'Backups. backupdb' folder on your existing Time Machine drive. ...
3. Drag and drop that folder or file to your new drive. ...
4. If prompted, enter your administrator password.
5. Wait for the transfer to complete.

How do I export photos from Time Machine?

Click the date of your last backup, navigate to the backup of your photo library, then click to select it. Click Restore. Depending on the size of your library, it may take some time for your library to be restored. When you next open Photos, you should be able to use your Photos library as it was when last backed up.

How do I backup my Mac onto a hard drive?

Select your storage device as the backup disk

1. Open Time Machine preferences from the Time Machine menu in the menu bar. Or choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Time Machine.
2. Click Select Backup Disk.
3. Select your backup disk from the list of available disks.

How do I use a Time Machine drive for both files storage and backups?

Plug in your Time Machine drive and open it in the Finder. You'll see a folder named “Backups. backupdb”. Time Machine stores all its backup files under this folder.

How long should you keep Time Machine backups?

Most consumers are served well by daily incremental backups plus a full backup every month, keeping the most recent three months. Backups should be kept long enough to recover from an assortment of maladies, with some idea of how quickly those problems might be detected.

Can I use the same Time Machine drive for multiple computers?

You can attach a second hard drive and use it with Time Machine with only a couple of clicks. When Time Machine is connected to your first backup drive, it will back everything up. Then it'll do the same for the second one. ... So each drive will keep a complete Time Machine backup.

How do I make my hard drive not time machine?

Click on the "Time Machine" icon in System Preferences, then click "Change Disk." In the window that drops down, you can either click on your other hard drive or select "None" and change this to your other disk afterwards. When you choose a different disk, TM automatically stops doing the backups to the first disk.

How do I delete old backups from Time Machine?

How to delete unneeded Time Machine backups on Apple's Time Capsule

1. Mount your Time Capsule volume in the Finder. ...
2. Open the Data folder.
3. Find any disk images that correspond to outdated backups and throw those in the Trash.
4. You may be prompted to empty the trash immediately, because it's a networked volume.

How do I recover photos from my Mac external hard drive?

First, connect your external hard drive to your Mac machine via USB. Download and install Yodot Mac Photo Recovery software. Run the software and follow the on screen steps. “Deleted Photo Recovery” and “Lost Photo Recovery” options will be displayed on the main screen.

Where is photo library in Time Machine?

The pictures folder is the default location for iPhoto and Photos libraries. If you didn't keep it there, then look for the folder where you put it instead. When you look in the Pictures folder, you will hopefully see that old library you want.

How do I backup my Mac photos to an external hard drive?

Move your Photos library to an external storage device

1. Quit Photos.
2. In the Finder, go to the external drive where you want to store your library.
3. In another Finder window, find your library. ...
4. Drag your library to its new location on the external drive.