Chapter 30. Maintaining Your System
In This Chapter
- Automating Software Updates
- Backing Up Your Data
- Apple Backup
- Time Machine
- Copying Your Hard Drive
- Activity Monitor
In this chapter, you learn some maintenance tips that will help keep your computer running smoothly and keep your files safe. Because Apple frequently releases critical security updates and patches that should be installed quickly, we talk first about automating system software updates. Then we discuss the importance of backing up your files so that you won’t lose your files in the event of system disruption. Finally, we check out a built-in tool for monitoring the effort expended by your system.
Automating Software Updates
Mac OS X enables you to receive software updates ...
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