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Best back-up for Mac?
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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1485717" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>It will back up the OS files but isn't directly bootable. There are several tools for this but the most widely used by forum members are probably <a href="http://www.bombich.com" target="_blank">Carbon Copy Cloner </a> or <a href="http://www.shirt-pocket.com" target="_blank">SuperDuper</a>. Both programs make the process of "cloning" pretty straightforward.</p><p></p><p>What I have been doing for some time now is letting Time Machine back up my data and periodically "cloning" the system files. This way, i can restore system files, data, or both depending upon what has been ruined. This allowed me to continue working the last time time I hard drive fail. I booted from the clone and continued working until Apple could send a replacement drive. When it arrived I reversed the cloning procedure to put everything on the new drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1485717, member: 131855"] It will back up the OS files but isn't directly bootable. There are several tools for this but the most widely used by forum members are probably [url=http://www.bombich.com]Carbon Copy Cloner [/url] or [URL="http://www.shirt-pocket.com"]SuperDuper[/URL]. Both programs make the process of "cloning" pretty straightforward. What I have been doing for some time now is letting Time Machine back up my data and periodically "cloning" the system files. This way, i can restore system files, data, or both depending upon what has been ruined. This allowed me to continue working the last time time I hard drive fail. I booted from the clone and continued working until Apple could send a replacement drive. When it arrived I reversed the cloning procedure to put everything on the new drive. [/QUOTE]
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