Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Other Apple Products
Other Hardware and Peripherals
To Clone or Not to Clone
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="MYmacROX" data-source="post: 1471490" data-attributes="member: 92466"><p>Time Machine and a cloned drive serve different purposes in different scenarios. T.M. is good for going back and getting a file that you deleted or made a bunch of changes to and changed your mind. It's also good for installing a fresh OS on a new Mac or when replacing your Mac's internal drive.</p><p>The cloned drive allows you to boot from that external drive in the instance your Mac's internal breaks down and is useless. You can continue to work off that external until you're able to replace the internal. Can't do that with T.M. When you install the new internal, you can set everything up again from your T.M. backup <strong>or</strong> you can finish the basic OS install and then clone everything back over from your cloned backup.</p><p></p><p>Going even further, all HDDs eventually fail and it would be a good idea to make periodical DVD backups of important files, etc. But that's all covered in the sticky thread on backups. <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/switcher-hangout/245794-official-backup-faq-start-backing-up-now.html" target="_blank">http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/switcher-hangout/245794-official-backup-faq-start-backing-up-now.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MYmacROX, post: 1471490, member: 92466"] Time Machine and a cloned drive serve different purposes in different scenarios. T.M. is good for going back and getting a file that you deleted or made a bunch of changes to and changed your mind. It's also good for installing a fresh OS on a new Mac or when replacing your Mac's internal drive. The cloned drive allows you to boot from that external drive in the instance your Mac's internal breaks down and is useless. You can continue to work off that external until you're able to replace the internal. Can't do that with T.M. When you install the new internal, you can set everything up again from your T.M. backup [B]or[/B] you can finish the basic OS install and then clone everything back over from your cloned backup. Going even further, all HDDs eventually fail and it would be a good idea to make periodical DVD backups of important files, etc. But that's all covered in the sticky thread on backups. [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/switcher-hangout/245794-official-backup-faq-start-backing-up-now.html"]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/switcher-hangout/245794-official-backup-faq-start-backing-up-now.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Other Apple Products
Other Hardware and Peripherals
To Clone or Not to Clone
Top