Apple Exam MAC-16A Topic 1 Question 61 Discussion

Actual exam question for Apple's MAC-16A exam

Question #: 61
Topic #: 1

Samuel is attempting to restore his MacBook Air (Mid 2013) from his Time Machine backup using the OS X Recovery system. Although he has restored individual files from the Time Machine backup in the past, he is not given the option to Restore from Time Machine while in Recovery. Which of the following questions might help you isolate the issue for Samuel?

A'How many times did Time Machine complete an incremental backup of the files?'

B'Have you seen the little spinning clock in the menu move?'

C'In your Time Machine setup, did you exclude any system files?'

D'When was the lasttime you used Time Machine to back up your files?'

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Suggested Answer: B

by Robt at Jul 08, 2024, 08:02 PM

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Arlette

4 months ago

Yes, I saw the spinning clock. It seems like the issue might be something else.

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Della

4 months ago

B) Have you seen the little spinning clock in the menu move?

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Verona

4 months ago

No, I didn't exclude any system files. I made sure to include everything.

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Deeann

4 months ago

I think the key here is to figure out if the Time Machine backup is actually valid and complete. C is the way to go.

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Owen

4 months ago

D) \'When was the last time you used Time Machine to back up your files?\'

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Mignon

4 months ago

C) \'In your Time Machine setup, did you exclude any system files?\'

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Queen

4 months ago

B) \'Have you seen the little spinning clock in the menu move?\'

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Theodora

4 months ago

C) In your Time Machine setup, did you exclude any system files?

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Denny

5 months ago

Haha, how many times has Time Machine backed up the files? Sounds like a trick question to me. I'll go with A, just for the laughs.

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Ressie

5 months ago

Knowing the last time the backup was done could help determine if the issue is with the backup itself. I'd go with D.

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Lyndia

5 months ago

Hmm, the spinning clock in the menu is a good indicator of whether the recovery process is working properly. I'd go with B.

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Sharika

3 months ago

I always look for the spinning clock to know if the recovery process is moving forward.

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Theodora

3 months ago

I think the spinning clock means it's still working on restoring the backup.

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Terry

3 months ago

Yes, I agree. The spinning clock is a good sign that things are progressing.

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Denna

3 months ago

C) I excluded some system files from my Time Machine setup.

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Vi

3 months ago

B) You should definitely keep an eye on that spinning clock.

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Paola

4 months ago

A) No, I haven't seen the spinning clock move.

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Precious

5 months ago

I think the issue might be with the exclusion of system files in the Time Machine setup. C seems like the right question to ask.

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Linn

4 months ago

Maybe that's the issue then. You should check that.

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Matthew

5 months ago

No, I didn't exclude any system files in my Time Machine setup.

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