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Hi,
a question for those experts on backing up data. I use a MacBook Pro 2011, OS 10.13.6. My back up of 0.8 TB is via Time Machine to a 1 TB Firewire HDD. In case that becomes defective I have a second 1TB USB portable drive arriving today. Before I use the new portable drive, I've considered:-
[1] use Time Machine alternately between the 2 drives by selecting the appropriate drive (I think this may be a bit of a faff although no extra cost) or
[2] use TM as usual for the first drive and then purchase Carbon Copy Clone (CCC) to do a simultaneous incremental back-up to the second new portable drive (to then be stored elsewhere for data security in case of fire, theft etc).
My final back-up if I get CCC would be from just a small folder (20GB) of critical documents via incremental back-up to a USB stick. However, I'm not sure how I'd password protect this in case of loss (USB sticks are easily lost !).
Thanks in advance and sorry if this subject has already been discussed.
a question for those experts on backing up data. I use a MacBook Pro 2011, OS 10.13.6. My back up of 0.8 TB is via Time Machine to a 1 TB Firewire HDD. In case that becomes defective I have a second 1TB USB portable drive arriving today. Before I use the new portable drive, I've considered:-
[1] use Time Machine alternately between the 2 drives by selecting the appropriate drive (I think this may be a bit of a faff although no extra cost) or
[2] use TM as usual for the first drive and then purchase Carbon Copy Clone (CCC) to do a simultaneous incremental back-up to the second new portable drive (to then be stored elsewhere for data security in case of fire, theft etc).
My final back-up if I get CCC would be from just a small folder (20GB) of critical documents via incremental back-up to a USB stick. However, I'm not sure how I'd password protect this in case of loss (USB sticks are easily lost !).
- What are your thoughts - what is the best, most effective and/or preferred back-up option?
- Is CCC equivalent to Time Machine, i.e. bootable, whole HDD recoverable etc?
- What are the options for protecting the USB stick?
Thanks in advance and sorry if this subject has already been discussed.