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Back Up: Time Machine vs. User folder on separate hard drive?
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<blockquote data-quote="J.Fo" data-source="post: 739294" data-attributes="member: 66834"><p>Should you use Time Machine? Absolutely. Although copying the files to an external hard drive manually can get the job done, this method doesn't keep to a schedule the way Time Machine does. After you do the initial backup, Time Machine will automatically back up any new files or changes you make to your computer every hour. Best of all, you don't have to do anything. It's all automatic. You don't have to remember which files you saved and which new ones you need to put on the external drive. It keeps track of all that for you.</p><p></p><p>If you want to use Time Machine, it would be best to use a drive that is as big if not slightly bigger than the drive in your computer. I have a MacBook with a 320 GB internal drive, and the hard drive I use for my Time Machine is 500 GB. That way, I can store all of the contents of my hard disc plus some extra files that I may delete along the way, just in case I ever have to pull up something I accidentally deleted.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like your external drive and your internal drive are both about the same size (after formatting). I would go ahead and use it. You'll be glad you did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J.Fo, post: 739294, member: 66834"] Should you use Time Machine? Absolutely. Although copying the files to an external hard drive manually can get the job done, this method doesn't keep to a schedule the way Time Machine does. After you do the initial backup, Time Machine will automatically back up any new files or changes you make to your computer every hour. Best of all, you don't have to do anything. It's all automatic. You don't have to remember which files you saved and which new ones you need to put on the external drive. It keeps track of all that for you. If you want to use Time Machine, it would be best to use a drive that is as big if not slightly bigger than the drive in your computer. I have a MacBook with a 320 GB internal drive, and the hard drive I use for my Time Machine is 500 GB. That way, I can store all of the contents of my hard disc plus some extra files that I may delete along the way, just in case I ever have to pull up something I accidentally deleted. It sounds like your external drive and your internal drive are both about the same size (after formatting). I would go ahead and use it. You'll be glad you did. [/QUOTE]
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