How To Stop Backing Up To A Hard Drive

Posted on September 15, 2019July 6, 2023 by Tim Hannon in Backup, Time Machine

Do you use Time Machine to backup your Mac? Are you annoyed by messages from Time Machine indicating that it can’t backup to a hard drive that you no longer have? Here are instructions on how to remove a specific hard drive from Time Machine’s configuration. If your Mac is using macOS 12 Monterey or … Read more

Require A Password When You Wake Up Your Mac

Posted on September 8, 2019July 6, 2023 by Tim Hannon in Passwords, Security/Privacy

I strongly recommend that you configure your Mac to require a password when it is awoken from sleep or screen saver. It’ll take a minute or two to setup this feature and it’ll slow down a thief if your Mac ever gets stolen.

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How To Stop Backing Up To A Hard Drive

Require A Password When You Wake Up Your Mac