Apple Z0MF Laptop User Manual


 
38 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution
Occasionally,youmayhaveproblemswhileworkingwithyourMacBookAir.Read
onfortroubleshootingtipstotrywhenyouhaveaproblem.Youcanalsondmore
troubleshootinginformationinHelpCenterandontheMacBookAirSupportwebsite
atwww.apple.com/support/macbookair.
IfyouexperienceaproblemwithyourMacBookAir,there’susuallyasimpleandquick
solution.Thinkabouttheconditionsthatleduptotheproblem.Makinganoteof
thingsyoudidbeforetheproblemoccurredwillhelpyounarrowdownpossiblecauses
andndtheanswersyouneed.Thingstonoteinclude:
 Theapplicationsyouwereusingwhentheproblemoccurred.Problemsthatoccur
onlywithaspecicapplicationmightindicatethattheapplicationisnotcompatible
withtheversionoftheMacOSinstalledonyourMacBookAir.
 Anynewsoftwarethatyouinstalled,especiallysoftwarethataddeditemstothe
Systemfolder.
An Ounce of Prevention
Ifyouhaveaproblemwithyourcomputerorsoftware,havingkeptup-to-dateTime
Machinebackupsensuresthatyourdatawon’tbelost.IfyoumakeregularTime
Machinebackups,youcanrestoreyoursoftwareandallyourdatatoexactlytheway
itwasatthetimeofthebackup.Evenseriousissuesareoflessconcernwhenyou
safeguardyourinformationwithTimeMachine.