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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1266792" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I'm a little confused by your opening sentence, but I think I understand what you're asking.</p><p></p><p>SuperDuper and Time Machine are both good bets for backups, but they accomplish the same thing slightly different ways - and each product has its advantages and disadvantages.</p><p></p><p>SuperDuper makes an exact clone of your system drive. It will even boot from the drive if you set it to do so.</p><p></p><p>Time Machine doesn't make a bootable backup, but it does do a nice job of automating backups AND backing up revisions to your files - for example, if you have a Word document, it will basically backup each revision to that document. </p><p></p><p>The best approach really depends on your recovery goals. If you want a "set it and forget it" approach, Time Machine is a good bet. If you want instant recovery in the event of an HDD failure, then SuperDuper is a great option. If you can't decide between the two, do what I do - buy one external for SuperDuper backups and another for Time Machine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1266792, member: 24098"] I'm a little confused by your opening sentence, but I think I understand what you're asking. SuperDuper and Time Machine are both good bets for backups, but they accomplish the same thing slightly different ways - and each product has its advantages and disadvantages. SuperDuper makes an exact clone of your system drive. It will even boot from the drive if you set it to do so. Time Machine doesn't make a bootable backup, but it does do a nice job of automating backups AND backing up revisions to your files - for example, if you have a Word document, it will basically backup each revision to that document. The best approach really depends on your recovery goals. If you want a "set it and forget it" approach, Time Machine is a good bet. If you want instant recovery in the event of an HDD failure, then SuperDuper is a great option. If you can't decide between the two, do what I do - buy one external for SuperDuper backups and another for Time Machine. [/QUOTE]
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