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<blockquote data-quote="MikeV99" data-source="post: 1292133" data-attributes="member: 201731"><p>I have a new MacAir (first Mac) and want to figure out an optimal approach to backups.</p><p></p><p>My plans are:</p><p></p><p>1. Use an external 500GB drive (small passport) as a SuperDuper clone drive and make it bootable. I would manually update this drive on a periodic schedule.</p><p></p><p>2. Use an external 1TB passport drive (would be my travel drive too) that would contain</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Manual TimeMachine Backups</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Data files (some to be copied from existing Windows PC)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Photo images</li> </ul><p></p><p>Drive 1 would be for catastrophic system recoveries.</p><p></p><p>Drive 2 would be for file recovery and data storage.</p><p></p><p>Is this a reasonable approach?</p><p></p><p>I read something about TimeMachine eventually taking over a drive. I would like to manage the backups manually and be able to a do a periodic consolidation. I am not too sure about TM.</p><p></p><p>Is there a good alternative to TM?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p></p><p>Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeV99, post: 1292133, member: 201731"] I have a new MacAir (first Mac) and want to figure out an optimal approach to backups. My plans are: 1. Use an external 500GB drive (small passport) as a SuperDuper clone drive and make it bootable. I would manually update this drive on a periodic schedule. 2. Use an external 1TB passport drive (would be my travel drive too) that would contain [LIST] [*]Manual TimeMachine Backups [*]Data files (some to be copied from existing Windows PC) [*]Photo images [/LIST] Drive 1 would be for catastrophic system recoveries. Drive 2 would be for file recovery and data storage. Is this a reasonable approach? I read something about TimeMachine eventually taking over a drive. I would like to manage the backups manually and be able to a do a periodic consolidation. I am not too sure about TM. Is there a good alternative to TM? Thanks Mike [/QUOTE]
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