preparing for Time Machine

[Hex Star]

On 10/16/07, Arno Hautala <fracai at mac.com> wrote:
> On 2007/10/15, at 21:58, Hex Star wrote:
>
> > I myself am wondering if it'll be possible to just disable Time
> > Machine for those of us who don't have the ability to provide the
> > necessary media for backup?
>
> I'm pretty sure that if you don't have a ready drive for Time Machine
> it just starts deleting files until it reaches a balance where
> historical backups are possible.
>
> Really, there's a big ON/OFF switch in the prefs (you haven't seen
> those pics?) and Apple's page specifically says you have to turn it on.
> http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/features/timemachine.html

LOL haha, no I have not looked at the leaked screenshots. I prefer to
keep everything a nice surprise, I like figuring things out on my own
and exploring unknown territory. But thank you guys for confirming
that Time Machine is not required. :)