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How do I back up without Time Machine?
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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1664672" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Glad you have a backup strategy but there are a few things you may or may not know. Keep the following in mind:</p><p></p><p>1. The finder method that yo described is better than nothing but it does not produce a "bootable" copy. In other words in the event of a drive failure one would need to take the time to reinstall the OS before being able to get back to work. With a "bootable" backup one can get back up to speed in the time it takes to reboot the machine. </p><p></p><p>2. The Finder "drag and drop" method does not produce a bootable backup because it leaves behind important invisible system files. </p><p></p><p>3. Some online backup services do not handle Mac system files well during a backup. In those cases the backup does not produce a bootable drive. Not only does one need to reinstall the OS to restore from a backup it means you're often wasting your time (and bandwidth) uploading/downloading system files that aren't of much use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1664672, member: 131855"] Glad you have a backup strategy but there are a few things you may or may not know. Keep the following in mind: 1. The finder method that yo described is better than nothing but it does not produce a "bootable" copy. In other words in the event of a drive failure one would need to take the time to reinstall the OS before being able to get back to work. With a "bootable" backup one can get back up to speed in the time it takes to reboot the machine. 2. The Finder "drag and drop" method does not produce a bootable backup because it leaves behind important invisible system files. 3. Some online backup services do not handle Mac system files well during a backup. In those cases the backup does not produce a bootable drive. Not only does one need to reinstall the OS to restore from a backup it means you're often wasting your time (and bandwidth) uploading/downloading system files that aren't of much use. [/QUOTE]
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