Backup

If you haven't copied GBs of data in the past hour, it'll only take a moment to backup the changes. ...

That reminds me.....haven't backed up recently. If you want to do it right you need to back up the iPhoto database onto another drive! Use that umbrella backup utility... ...

I've been using a Lacie terabyte drive for the last couple of months to backup data on one of our Macs. ...

Pretty much any HD should work. Don't worry too much if it says something like "Works with Vista" but doesn't mention Macs. It's just marketing. Some drives have buttons on them that are supposed to do things with your computer like initiate a backup. Maybe those buttons won't work on your Mac, but you probably won't care.

Yep, Time Machine is a simple backup tool that keeps your system backed up and archived regularly and ensures you can retrieve deleted files if necessary. ...

Time Machine is packaged with 10.5.8. I was using it because it seemed simple, but it does seem to want to constantly back up back up....like every hour! :-)

import advice I can give is when using Time Machine on a wireless network is do the initial first Time Machine back will wired to the device because the initial backup is so large. ...

If you have phone service through Comcast the typical unplug power cycle isn't going to work since those modems have battery backup. The telephony modems have a reset button on the back. Otherwise your modem could be in standby if your modem has that feature.

Get a new internal hard drive and kick yourself for not having a viable backup.

If the files are not in the trash, then it won't delete them. It's always a good idea to have a backup... just in case...