Book description
Are you making reliable backups and performing regular
maintenance on your Mac? Too few Mac users take the time to do so,
and they regret it when something goes wrong. That's where
Macintosh expert Joe Kissell can help. You'll learn how to keep
your Mac running smoothly with a set of daily, weekly, monthly, and
yearly tasks, plus get advice on preparing for Mac OS X updates.
You'll also find out how to monitor your Mac to detect problems
early and where to turn if trouble raises its ugly head.
But the most important aspect of maintenance is a rock-solid backup
strategy that protects all your important data in the event of
catastrophe. To that end, Joe provides an at-a-glance comparison of
different strategies, explains the pros and cons of each type of
media, and helps you pick the best backup program for your needs.
You'll find time-tested recommendations that help you set up, test,
and maintain your backups, complete with instructions on how to
restore after a crash. Important lessons you'll learn along the way
include the utility of having both a duplicate and an archive, the
necessity of testing backups, and the importance of offsite
backups.
In this book you'll find the answers to questions like
these:
When is my Mac likely to have trouble?
How can I find out which unnecessary files are taking up space on my disk?
Should I defragment my hard disk and repair permissions regularly?
What is the best backup software and hardware?
How can I make sure I can restore from my backups?
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Overview
- Contents
- Introduction
- Quick Start
- 1. Start on the Right Foot
- 2. Perform Daily Tasks
- 3. Perform Weekly Tasks
- 4. Perform Monthly Tasks
- 5. Perform Yearly Tasks
- 6. Things You Might Never Need to Do
- 7. When Apple Releases a New Version of Mac OS X
- 8. Monitor Your Mac’s Health
- 9. Decide on a Backup Strategy
- 10. Choose Your Backup Hardware
- 11. Choose Your Backup Software
- 12. Set Up Your Backup System
- Appendix A. Troubleshooting Resources
- Appendix B. Backup Software
- Appendix C. A Retrospect Primer
- Glossary
- Index
- Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups Periodic Task Checklist
- Footnotes
Product information
- Title: Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2006
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: 9780321492180
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