{"id":75049,"date":"2021-06-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=75049"},"modified":"2021-06-02T17:26:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T22:26:32","slug":"set-up-a-time-machine-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/75049-set-up-a-time-machine-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up a Time Machine Backup on a Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re not making backups of the data on your Mac, you\u2019re living dangerously, my friend. I don\u2019t wish any of these scenarios on you, but it\u2019s always possible that your computer could up and die on you, data could get corrupted, your device gets stolen, etc. Or there could come a time when you want to revert to a previously saved version of data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Time Machine? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GenericTimeMachineDiskIcon-big-sur-190x190.png\" alt=\"Big Sur Time Machine Disk Icon\" class=\"wp-image-75150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GenericTimeMachineDiskIcon-big-sur-190x190.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GenericTimeMachineDiskIcon-big-sur-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GenericTimeMachineDiskIcon-big-sur-284x284.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GenericTimeMachineDiskIcon-big-sur-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GenericTimeMachineDiskIcon-big-sur.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GenericTimeMachineDiskIcon-big-sur-120x120@2x.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are various ways to back up your Mac but the simplest way is to use the Time Machine feature that comes with your Mac. It lets you back up your entire system and then restore individual files or the entire drive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can implement manual backups or set them to run automatically. Time Machine hasn\u2019t changed in years, so the backup process works on both Intel and M1 Macs. You\u2019ll need an external drive to use the feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Do You Set Up Time Machine?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To set up Time Machine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Connect the previously mentioned external drive to your Mac.<\/li><li>Go to the &#8220;Apple menu (\uf8ff)&#8221; and open &#8220;System Preferences.&#8221;<\/li><li>Click on <strong>Time Machine<\/strong>. You\u2019ll see that it keeps: local backups as space permits; hourly backups for the past 24 hours; daily backups for the past month; and weekly backups for all previous months. The oldest backups are deleted when your external drive gets full.<\/li><li>If you want the Time Machine icon to appear in your menu bar, click the \u201cShow Time Machine in menu bar\u201d icon.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/time-machine-preferences-big-sur.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/time-machine-preferences-big-sur.jpg\" alt=\"Time Machine Preferences in macOS Big Sur\" class=\"wp-image-75152\" width=\"664\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/time-machine-preferences-big-sur.jpg 1328w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/time-machine-preferences-big-sur-179x120.jpg 179w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/time-machine-preferences-big-sur-284x190.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/time-machine-preferences-big-sur-190x127.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/time-machine-preferences-big-sur-179x120@2x.jpg 358w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/time-machine-preferences-big-sur-284x190@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/time-machine-preferences-big-sur-190x127@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can have Time Machine perform backups automatically as long as the external drive is connected to your Mac. You can also choose items to exclude from backups. For example, I have all my music and video files stored on an external LaCie hard drive. I can choose to have it excluded from the backup process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups.jpg\" alt=\"time machine exclude from backups\" class=\"wp-image-75153\" width=\"463\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups.jpg 926w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-165x120.jpg 165w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-284x207.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-190x138.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-165x120@2x.jpg 330w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-284x207@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-190x138@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To exclude items from backups, click the Add button, select the items, then click Exclude. To remove an item from the list, select it, then click the Remove button. The item will be included in the next Time Machine backup. For example, in the screen below, here are the options I have on my Mac that could be excluded from backups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-options-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-options-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"time machine exclude from backups options\" class=\"wp-image-75155\" width=\"700\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-options-scaled.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-options-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-options-284x170.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-options-190x114.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-options-1536x920.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-options-200x120@2x.jpg 400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-options-284x170@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-machine-exclude-from-backups-options-190x114@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re using Time Machine on a laptop, you can enable back-up while on battery power. This creates backups every hour even if your Mac is on battery power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Start, Pause, or Resume a Time Machine Backup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can have Time Machine perform a backup at any time, even if you don\u2019t have Back Up Automatically selected in Time Machine preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To start a backup, click the Time Machine icon in the menu bar, then choose Back Up Now.<\/li><li>To pause a backup, click the Time Machine&nbsp;icon in the menu bar, then choose Skip This Backup.<\/li><li>To resume a backup, click the Time Machine icon in the menu bar, then choose Back Up Now.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Links<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/56409-how-to-restore-data-from-time-machine-backups\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"56409\">How to Restore Data From Time Machine Backups<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/72766-world-backup-day-2021-get-it-done\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"72766\">World Backup Day 2021: Get It Done!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/44304-backup-month-time-machine-local-snapshots\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"44304\">Backup Month: Time Machine Local Snapshots<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re not making backups of the data on your Mac, you\u2019re living dangerously, my friend. 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