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05/12/24
I am trying to use the external backup disk (WD my passport), and I keep getting the message “Backup Disk not available”.
Any ideas? It doesn’t seem to recognize it, whereas it used to give that message once and then it would work when I hit “backup now” a second time.
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My thoughts on Time Machine backup drives. As soon as a backup drive starts giving any problems at all, it’s time to replace it. Compounded by the fact, I dislike western digital drives. My goto that has been overall very reliable with so many people over the years is Seagate. I’ll place a link below.
If you would like to give the WD drive a little more chance however (and save some money for a bit) you could always wipe the drive, reformat it, then start the Time Machine backups over again. I don’t like this option because you then lose the history of your backups that exist on that drive.
There are other support files that could be deleted in order to get the drive to behave properly but honestly, I like using the analogy that a backup drive is like a scuba tank. If it’s leaking, don’t dive with it, don’t repair it, get a new one. Same could be said about fire extinguishers. You need them to work without question.
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Any ideas? It doesn’t seem to recognize it, whereas it used to give that message once and then it would work when I hit “backup now” a second time.
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My thoughts on Time Machine backup drives. As soon as a backup drive starts giving any problems at all, it’s time to replace it. Compounded by the fact, I dislike western digital drives. My goto that has been overall very reliable with so many people over the years is Seagate. I’ll place a link below.
If you would like to give the WD drive a little more chance however (and save some money for a bit) you could always wipe the drive, reformat it, then start the Time Machine backups over again. I don’t like this option because you then lose the history of your backups that exist on that drive.
There are other support files that could be deleted in order to get the drive to behave properly but honestly, I like using the analogy that a backup drive is like a scuba tank. If it’s leaking, don’t dive with it, don’t repair it, get a new one. Same could be said about fire extinguishers. You need them to work without question.
https://amzn.to/3W102dK
Why is my computer talking to me?
03/04/16
Hey Scotty, have a voice telling me everything I am typing and doing, what is this and how do I get rid of it and where did it come from.
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You've accidentally turned on voice over in Accessibility. It's a feature designed to assist people who may have sight impairments To undo this, go to system preferences/Accessibility then click on "Voice Over". Uncheck the box and you should be good to go once again.
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You've accidentally turned on voice over in Accessibility. It's a feature designed to assist people who may have sight impairments To undo this, go to system preferences/Accessibility then click on "Voice Over". Uncheck the box and you should be good to go once again.
Colors gone crazy on iPad
11/01/11
Hi Scotty,
Quick questions. When you convert from Mac to Windows on your mac; do you use the Window based program? Example: Could I load updated Quicken for windows; and switch from Mac to Windows and use the "better" version of this software? Thanks,
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In the example you suggest, the answer is yes. You would need to export the quicken data file from the mac as a quicken data file for windows. Then port it over to the windows machine to be opened. What you can not do however, is go from a newer version of Quicken to an older version no matter what platform you are on. You most also keep in mind that the data export may loose certain pieces of information like scheduled transactions or stock info.
It works the same in other instances as well. Microsoft Word, for instance, can save a .doc file on either platform to be moved to the other.
Quick questions. When you convert from Mac to Windows on your mac; do you use the Window based program? Example: Could I load updated Quicken for windows; and switch from Mac to Windows and use the "better" version of this software? Thanks,
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In the example you suggest, the answer is yes. You would need to export the quicken data file from the mac as a quicken data file for windows. Then port it over to the windows machine to be opened. What you can not do however, is go from a newer version of Quicken to an older version no matter what platform you are on. You most also keep in mind that the data export may loose certain pieces of information like scheduled transactions or stock info.
It works the same in other instances as well. Microsoft Word, for instance, can save a .doc file on either platform to be moved to the other.
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