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Mac OS-X Back-Up: Time Machine, Super, Carbon Copy Cloner, Disk Utility?
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<blockquote data-quote="mknightretke" data-source="post: 1323237" data-attributes="member: 216466"><p>It really is a personal choice. I use Time Machine for the simplicity and "forget it" factor - I literally have not touched it since the day I set up my Mac, but I see the little icon spinning every once and a while, so I enjoy the peace of mind knowing that my whole system is constantly backed up. I believe Time Machine saves versions also, so I could go back into my history and look at every change I've made to a particular file, undo changes I dislike, etc.</p><p></p><p>I don't think the Time Machine backup is bootable, although there might be some workaround if you made a separate bootable partition on your external HDD (someone please correct me if so!). However, you can restore your entire backup should you ever reinstall OS X, allowing you to have all your applications, files, and so forth right where you like them.</p><p></p><p>Sorry I couldn't be of more help regarding the two partitions issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mknightretke, post: 1323237, member: 216466"] It really is a personal choice. I use Time Machine for the simplicity and "forget it" factor - I literally have not touched it since the day I set up my Mac, but I see the little icon spinning every once and a while, so I enjoy the peace of mind knowing that my whole system is constantly backed up. I believe Time Machine saves versions also, so I could go back into my history and look at every change I've made to a particular file, undo changes I dislike, etc. I don't think the Time Machine backup is bootable, although there might be some workaround if you made a separate bootable partition on your external HDD (someone please correct me if so!). However, you can restore your entire backup should you ever reinstall OS X, allowing you to have all your applications, files, and so forth right where you like them. Sorry I couldn't be of more help regarding the two partitions issue. [/QUOTE]
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