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Macbook + Time Machine = ???
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robshoy
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Jul 1, 2007, 12:51 AM
 
How is Time Machine going to work with a Macbook? Wouldn't you have to have the external harddrive attached at all times for it to back it up? The thought just crossed my mind and I was curious to see if anyone had any answers?
     
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Jul 1, 2007, 07:52 AM
 
Every Mac (except the Mac Pro) will need an external hard drive to use Time Machine as a backup. But you only need to attach it once a day; the hourly copies are kept on the local disk.
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Jul 1, 2007, 08:18 AM
 
Wouldn't a partition work in a pinch?

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Jul 1, 2007, 09:02 AM
 
Originally Posted by Big Mac View Post
Wouldn't a partition work in a pinch?
Well sure, but that's not really a backup... the drive dies and you're hosed.
     
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Jul 1, 2007, 09:04 AM
 
So it does continue to run locally to take snapshots of data as it changes?

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Jul 1, 2007, 10:50 AM
 
How useless would it be if it didn't?
     
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Jul 1, 2007, 11:02 AM
 
How about an airport disk. That is how I plan on implementing time machine.

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Jul 1, 2007, 11:07 AM
 
Originally Posted by mduell View Post
How useless would it be if it didn't?
You know, I was questioning that myself. I was starting to think that Time Machine was going to end up being a desktop-only feature.
     
   
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