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title: "What can Mac OS X do that Windows 10 can't?"  
description: "What can Mac OS X do that Windows 10 can't?"  
author: "Austin Dcruz"  
published: 2022-02-18  
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# What can Mac OS X do that Windows 10 can't?

What can [Mac](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12464/what-is-mac-o-s) OS X do that [Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/166/windows-api) 10 can't?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

## Mac OS X do that Windows 10 can't:

- **Make a copy of your files and data.-**When you insert an external drive into your [**MacBook**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49878/which-software-is-bundled-with-a-macbook) or iMac for the first time, the simple built-in programme asks if you want to make a backup. Time Machine keeps hourly backups for the previous 24 hours, daily backups for the previous month, and weekly backups for the rest of the year.
- **Quickly Preview A File's Contents**-Apple user can rapidly choose a file in their Finder window and press the space bar to open a big preview window that displays the file's contents.
- **to Defragment Your Hard Drive-**Any Windows users reading this will be familiar with the process of defragging their machine, which has recently been renamed Optimise Disk, but Mac users maybe a little more perplexed.
- **Uninstalling Applications-**Users of Windows and Apple desktop computers are instructed to drag files into the Recycling Bin or Trash to erase them from the system. The same logic applies when OS X users want to uninstall an installed app, which means they just drag the unwanted software into the Trash.
- You Can Get Back Something You Deleted From Your File
- **Even if a file is open in another app, you can move and rename it.-**Another feature that may perplex long-time Mac users is that when you try to rename or relocate a file that's open in another app, Microsoft's almost-universal desktop operating system makes a big fuss.
- **Multi-Touch Gestures** are a type of gesture that can be used on several devices. Many of Apple's key advancements have transferred to the Mac range as the multi-touch display of its best-selling iPhone has evolved.

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