Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get webpage summaries
- Summarize an audio recording
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
If you need to create a new backup from Mac
If you must create a new backup, that means a problem has occurred that prevents Time Machine from using the existing backup.
Try to retrieve data from the existing backup
On your Mac, click Back Up Later.
Click
in the menu bar, then choose “Browse Time Machine backups.”If the Time Machine icon isn’t in the menu bar, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar, scroll down to Time Machine , then select “Show in Menu Bar” from the pop-up menu.Use the arrows and timeline to browse the backups that contain the files you want to retrieve.
Time Machine asks you again later to start a new backup.
Create a new backup
Click Start New Backup. Your existing backup is deleted, and your data is fully backed up only after the new backup is completed.
To minimize the risk of needing to create a new backup, consider doing the following:
Ensure that your external backup disk’s firmware is up to date. If you back up to a Time Capsule, check the Apple Support website to be sure you have the most current firmware available.
If given the choice between AFP and SMB, use SMB to back up to your external backup disk.
Use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with your external backup disk to prevent unexpected power failures.