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Backup Data with External CD Player
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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1939278" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Hi <strong>Rayben</strong> - CD 'data burning' is a poor and archaic choice for a backup option - the capacity is just 700 MB (see below); of course, a DVD and/or BD burner would increase that amount substantially. At the least I would suggest a HDD of much greater capacity, e.g. 1 or 2 TB - these magnetic spinners are really cheap these days; more expensive are external SSDs but their prices have come down recently.</p><p></p><p>If you're planning to use Apple's free TM (Time Machine), then a SSD formatted as APFS is needed (HDDs are SLOW with APFS present). Also there are other apps, such as CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner) or SuperDuper that many members here also use. For myself, backing up an iMac and a new M2 MBAir, I'm using only SSDs now with TM and CCC (2 SSDs for each - just cannot trust one drive); also both machines are using online backup with Backblaze - just my 2 cents - others will likely 'chime in' with different suggestions and opinions. Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1939278, member: 234411"] Hi [B]Rayben[/B] - CD 'data burning' is a poor and archaic choice for a backup option - the capacity is just 700 MB (see below); of course, a DVD and/or BD burner would increase that amount substantially. At the least I would suggest a HDD of much greater capacity, e.g. 1 or 2 TB - these magnetic spinners are really cheap these days; more expensive are external SSDs but their prices have come down recently. If you're planning to use Apple's free TM (Time Machine), then a SSD formatted as APFS is needed (HDDs are SLOW with APFS present). Also there are other apps, such as CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner) or SuperDuper that many members here also use. For myself, backing up an iMac and a new M2 MBAir, I'm using only SSDs now with TM and CCC (2 SSDs for each - just cannot trust one drive); also both machines are using online backup with Backblaze - just my 2 cents - others will likely 'chime in' with different suggestions and opinions. Dave [/QUOTE]
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