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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
need an external USB3 hard drive. any recommendations?
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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1752914" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p><strong>REDUNDACY</strong> is your best friend - <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I have my iMac & MBPro backed up to TMx2 and CCCx2, so a total of 4 discs for each machine; also own a MBAir (my travel computer w/o much of importance on the drive) - just doing 1 HD each for TM & CCC - also on the iMac have personal folders going to Carbonite online and for my MBPro the same folders on a LaCie SSD - doing OK w/ this setup on Apple computers; in my PC days on Windows, I had at least 2 if not 3 external BU HDs fail. 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: 1752914, member: 234411"] [B]REDUNDACY[/B] is your best friend - :) I have my iMac & MBPro backed up to TMx2 and CCCx2, so a total of 4 discs for each machine; also own a MBAir (my travel computer w/o much of importance on the drive) - just doing 1 HD each for TM & CCC - also on the iMac have personal folders going to Carbonite online and for my MBPro the same folders on a LaCie SSD - doing OK w/ this setup on Apple computers; in my PC days on Windows, I had at least 2 if not 3 external BU HDs fail. Dave :) [/QUOTE]
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