Until recently, the only insurance against the loss of data has been various laborious back-up routines. Most back-up systems are tedious and rarely foolproof. For Macintosh users, the introduction of Time Machine–as part of Mac OS X 10.5 and later operating systems–has made file back-ups a fairly-reliable automated process. Mac users can now restore lost files quickly and easily. Tips Warnings Writer Bio

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