Questions tagged [backup]
The process or product of preserving data for the purpose of recovery from a data loss event.
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Recovering missing Voice Memos from iPod touch backup – files exist on device but not in backup/export
I’m trying to recover ~650 Voice Memos from an iPod touch 6 (iOS 12.5.8 (16H88)).
On the device itself, all recordings are visible in the Voice Memos app and play fine. However, many of them have no ...
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Why does Time Machine fail with generic "backup not completed" error on a new MacBook Air M5 running macOS 26.3.1 (a)?
Brand new MacBook Air M5 with macOS 26.3.1 (a). Accounts/contents migrated from a 2018 MacBook Air running Catalina (10.15.x) using Migration Assistant via a USB-C cable.
Samsung T7 SSD formatted as ...
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How much backup history does iTunes keep for local backups?
Say I backed up an iPhone to a local computer three times over the years:
1/2024
1/2025
1/2026
If I go to restore iPhone from my local iTunes backup will it always restore to the most recent backup (...
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Recovering Apple Mail cached IMAP mail — best way to re-upload to new IMAP?
I’m stuck in a messy Apple Mail / IMAP migration and I’m looking for a reliable way to recover all messages including attachments from my Mac and upload them to a new IMAP server.
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I had ...
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How can I access and manage the backup data saved on iCloud?
I am trying to access the data stored in my iCloud account. I am currently subscribed to Apple’s 50 GB iCloud storage plan, and somehow (I am really not sure how) I have run out of storage. When I ...
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Can copying a TM backup lead to unstable mac behavior?
I am trying to copy a TM backup (the backups.backupdb) directory from an external HDD to another external HDD. I have started doing so three days ago and tried both Finder copy and rsync copy ...
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How can I recover my WhatsApp chat history?
I am facing a dilemma trying to recover my WhatsApp chat history after a series of phone issues and logins. I am trying to determine if my old data is still accessible on my iPhone.
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How to restore files from a Time Machine backup that is too large for my Mac?
I created a Time Machine backup from my old MacBook (call it MB1). MB1 had about 950 GB space occupied, and the backup was stored in a portable SSD. MB1 has since been wiped and sold to someone.
Now I ...
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Failed Restore using DiskUtility - OSStatus error 22
I'm trying to restore some saved images to two different volumes on an SD card. I'm getting an error in Disk Utility when I try to restore from the backups: The operation couldn't be completed. (...
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Chance upgrading iPhone to iOS 26 will prevent me from backing up to Catalina Mac Mini?
I have a iPhone 15 (2023) on iOS 18 which I'm backing up to a Mac Mini (2012) running Catalina (10.15). Is an iPhone backup like plugging in a USB drive? Or is there more involved such that Apple may ...
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iOS: access Nextcloud's cache folder
My sister just lost three months of travel pictures since Nextcloud (on iOS) was pretending that the sync with the server was complete (while it was not working), so she removed the images locally. On ...
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Can I transfer data from my non working 2011 iMac hard drive to my M2 Mac Mini?
I have a 2011 iMac. It turns on, but none of the ports on the back work.
I can’t use the keyboard or trackpad. I would like to transfer the data on the hard drive to my M2 Mac Mini. I removed the hard ...
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Time Machine shows external drive as empty folder (‘0 items’) despite regular backups — how can I access the data?
I’m very confused by a Time Machine situation and would greatly appreciate any guidance.
I back up my internal Mac drive as well as all of my external hard drives to a 14TB Time Machine backup drive, ...
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Backup Permissions: Full Disk Access to backup script ran by LaunchAgent (com.user.backup.plist)?
The Problem
cp -R {target} {dest} gives 'Operation not permitted' error during background backup script execution
See the code from com.user.backup.plist and backup-script.sh below.
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Can I downgrade from macOS 26 back to macOS 15 by wiping my MacBook Pro?
I have an M4Pro MacBook Pro I bought in November 2024.
It was at macOS 15.6.1 when the screen cracked. It took almost two months to get Apple to fix the screen (verrrrry long story), but they finally ...
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