| Backup is the best possible way to prevent data loss. | | | | accounts, system files, photos, movies, music, |
| For this purpose, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 | | | | preferences, and documents. |
| Snow Leopard provide an inbuilt backup utility- Time | | | | 2) Takes you back in time- If you have deleted your |
| Machine. It works with Time Capsule and various | | | | critical files from hard drive, just enter your Time |
| external USB (Universal Serial Bus) hard drives. The | | | | Machine browser and you can see how your system |
| utility enables you to create incremental backup of | | | | looked on the date that you are browsing. With this |
| the files, which you can restore later. This backup | | | | feature, you can easily Recover Mac Data from Time |
| tool enables you to restore entire system, several | | | | Machine backup. |
| files, or even single file. If data loss occurs, you can | | | | 3) Backs up every hour- Following initial backup of |
| restore all your critical data and prevent need of Mac | | | | entire system, the tool automatically creates |
| Data Recovery solutions through third-party | | | | incremental backup every hour, copying the data that |
| applications. | | | | has modified since last backup. The backup process is |
| Time Machine is a complete backup tool, which has a | | | | preformed in background, so that you can work |
| great set of features. Some of the most common | | | | while Time Machine creates backup. |
| features of this backup utility are as given below: | | | | 4) Easy Migration- While setting up new Macintosh |
| 1) Do not need regular attention- The tool works | | | | system with old data, Time Machine helps you to |
| with Mac computer and external hard drive. You need | | | | simplify the process. You can use Migration Assistant |
| to just connect your external drive and assign the | | | | for copying backup data to new machine, or use |
| drive to Time Machine. It automatically creates | | | | 'Restore System from Time Machine' option in Utilities |
| backup of entire system, including applications, | | | | menu on Mac OS X installation disc. |