The Macbook Air and Pro include a backup and restore function called Time Machine. You backup your MacBook to an external USB Drive (USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 Drive). Time Machine lets you restore from this drive, and it automates it so your software and documents are exactly as you left them.

In this example from Bleeding Edge TV, the Andru Edwards restores a new USB 3.0 MacBook Pro using USB 3.0 in 27 minutes compared to 6-7 hours with a USB 2.0 drive.

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