Additional Ideas for Using Resume, Auto Save, and Versions

The Resume, Auto Save, and Versions features can protect your data, but they only work as long as your computer and hard disk work as well. For complete data protection, connect an external hard disk to your Macintosh and use Time Machine to back up your data automatically (see Chapter 15). Then consider storing your most critical data on an online storage site. That way if a complete disaster wipes out your Macintosh and external hard disk, you’ll still be able to retrieve your data from the Internet using another computer, even in another part of the world.

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