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    TIME MACHINE BACKUPS

    Apr 27, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: The first time you connect a new hard drive, click “Use as Backup Disk”. The Mac will do the rest.

    >HAVING RUNthrough all the previous potential fixes, if your Mac is still running slowly, you’ll need to take more drastic steps. While your Mac may be experiencing hardware failure, if it is still functioning, however slowly, it’s more likely the problem has to do with your system software. If this is the case, try to run a backup of your Mac before doing anything else.

    TIME MACHINE

    Your Mac has a built-in app for running backups, named Time Machine. Time Machine makes hourly backups of your data which it can then save either

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