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My first Mac! Impressed...mostly...
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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1747427" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Hi <strong>Karl</strong> - welcome to the forum! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I've quoted some of your own 'snarky' comments below - my responses follow in bold - you've got a lot to learn about the Apple world and glad that you're trying to escape from the 'dark side' (as I did in retirement - got tired of paying Norton for malware subscriptions, among other PC/Windows complaints).</p><p></p><p>So, let me just address two issues: 1) Time Machine (TM) - requires an external drive, so makes no difference as to the size of your 'boot drive' - the Apple backup app comes w/ macOS and saves your entire HD contents which can be restored; however, TM backups are not bootable; and 2) Bootable cloning software adds another backup security option and most of us here use both - for me, I use <a href="https://bombich.com" target="_blank">Carbon Copy Cloner</a> - hope this helps to answer several of your questions. Stay around, there are some great people here and many use both Apple & Windows machines. Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1747427, member: 234411"] Hi [B]Karl[/B] - welcome to the forum! :) I've quoted some of your own 'snarky' comments below - my responses follow in bold - you've got a lot to learn about the Apple world and glad that you're trying to escape from the 'dark side' (as I did in retirement - got tired of paying Norton for malware subscriptions, among other PC/Windows complaints). So, let me just address two issues: 1) Time Machine (TM) - requires an external drive, so makes no difference as to the size of your 'boot drive' - the Apple backup app comes w/ macOS and saves your entire HD contents which can be restored; however, TM backups are not bootable; and 2) Bootable cloning software adds another backup security option and most of us here use both - for me, I use [URL="https://bombich.com"]Carbon Copy Cloner[/URL] - hope this helps to answer several of your questions. Stay around, there are some great people here and many use both Apple & Windows machines. Dave :) [/QUOTE]
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