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Working with cloning drives running Big Sur, Monterey or Ventura you will need a machine that can run that software ideally a machine that can run the latest Ventura software. Without the latest update you will be restricted to working from the software your Mac is running. Within this article we are going to use a MacBook Air 2017 to clone Big Sur and Monterey (currently the air will only run Monterey) and a MacBook Pro 2018 running the latest version of Ventura.
There seems to be a lot of talk about the new software build from Apple for Ventura not been able to be installed on some machines. The error that comes up when you run software update “Failed to prepare the software update. Please try again.” In very small font is says “Please try again” if you not got the message is the first place. Had a few machines with this issue along with a boot drive which is a clean macOS running 13.6 so lets look into a work around to fix this issue or blip.
Creating a local backup of Dropbox means downloading all your Dropbox files to your computer or another local storage device so that you have access to them even if Dropbox is unavailable. Here’s how to do it:
Continue reading “How to Backup your Dropbox account locally”In this video we are looking at how to create a local increment backup of your online data and how to counter data disaster recovery options using some simple hardware tools.
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We are looking at how to create a local increment backup of your online dropbox account using a Mac and some external data drives.
On macOS Ventura and above, the Energy Saver settings (including scheduling) have been moved and slightly renamed due to the redesign of System Preferences into System Settings.
If you have a Windows hard drive that needs formatting for a Mac then this short video will show you how to do that. Before watching the video you will need to take the hard drive out of the Windows machine and place it in a hard drive caddy plugged into your Mac.
This short video shows you how to upgrade your Hard drive on a MacPro 2013.
Tools: 1 x T8 Torx Screwdriver.
1 x SSD M.2 NVME (check before you buy it does work with the model)
Time: 2 minutes to do around 1 hour to install the Operating System.
Skill: Easy