You are probably wondering what are the steps to follow in order toactivate time Machine on your Mac if this is your first time using this famous backup software Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),. time Machine will allow you to generate automatic backups at regular intervals of your device Macbook, while making sure to use as little disk space as possible on your computer. Indeed, during the first backup time Machine, all the data contained on your device Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), will be backed up (the first backup time Machine then takes a long time). Then, with each new backup, only the modified or deleted items will be updated. Thus, you will find in this article the different steps to follow in order toactivate time Machine on your Mac. Good reading!

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The necessary hardware to use Time Machine software on a Macbook device

Before attempting to activate time Machine on your Mac, you will first have to make sure you have an external device powerful enough to contain the various backups of your device Macbook. Indeed, time Machine automatically transfers backups to that device. Thus, it will be possible to use a storage device connected to the network (NAS) supporting time Machine via SMB, an external hard drive USB ou Thunderbolt, an access point AirPort Time Capsule, an access point AirPort Extreme, a second Mac shared or an external drive connected to a AirPort Time Capsule.

The steps to follow in order to activate Time Machine on your Mac

  • Go to the menu Apple from your device Macbook (the little black apple located at the top left of your screen)
  • Go to System Preferences
  • Select time Machine
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  • Press Choose a backup disk (select the backup disk among the different options displayed on your computer screen)
  • Click on Use the disc

You can deactivate time Machine anytime on your device Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),. Please note, this action will then delete all the backups stored on your device. Macbook and this irreversibly.