Chapter 7. Configure and Use Time Machine
One of the biggest reasons to choose Time Machine for versioned backups is its ease of use. Apple says it takes just one click to set it up; while that may be true in rare cases, it's usually a bit more involved. This section walks you through all the details of setting up Time Machine, backing up and restoring files, and other activities.
Time Machine has three visible components: a preference pane found
in System Preferences (Figure 7-1), an
application found in the Applications folder or in the Dock (the Dock icon
is shown at right), and (as of Mac OS X 10.5.2), a Time Machine menu
(
) in the main menu ...
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