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How to Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Looking to back up your Mac? Today we will show you how to back up a Mac computer using Time Machine which is found on any system with MacOS.</p><p>Here is how to do this:</p><p><br></p><p>1. Connect an external storage device to the Mac. </p><p>2. If the Mac prompts to use the drive to back up with Time Machine, put a check in <strong>Encrypt Backup Disk</strong> and then click <strong>Use as a Backup Disk</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/QF2CKPP8O6NJ/image1-jpg.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/QF2CKPP8O6NJ/image1-jpg.jpg" alt="Image1.JPG"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>3. If the Mac does not automatically prompt to use the drive, click on the Apple symbol in the upper-left hand corner and click on System Preferences, then click <strong>Time Machine</strong> and then click <strong>Select Backup Disk</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/SOELSEBMY24V/image2-jpg.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/SOELSEBMY24V/image2-jpg.jpg" alt="Image2.JPG"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>4. Select the external drive from the list of available disks and put a check in <strong>Encrypt backups</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/4I3XHCF0V3OW/image3-jpg.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031942/uploads/4I3XHCF0V3OW/image3-jpg.jpg" alt="Image3.JPG"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>5. Click <strong>Use Disk. </strong>If the disk selected isn’t formatted correctly, Time Machine will prompt to erase the disk. Click <strong>Erase </strong>to erase the disk. <strong>NOTE:</strong> This will remove any files found on the drive.</p><p>6. Time Machine will now begin to backup the computer. </p><p>7. Time Machine will automatically perform periodic backups of the Mac (if the external storage device is connected to the Mac). </p><p>8. To manually start a backup, choose <strong>Back Up Now</strong> from the Time Machine menu that is on the top menu bar. </p> </article> </main>
