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Has Apple lost it's edge?
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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1686344" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>@tiredretired</p><p></p><p>Totally support the use of cloning software for all the reasons you (and the others) have mentioned. Please make sure you use a dedicated External Hard Drive. Don't put it on the same EHD as Time Machine.</p><p></p><p>Although Harry and, indeed, others dislike Time Machine, I think there is a place for it despite its being unbootable. It is there to cope with the "Oh no, I've just gone and deleted.......whatever". Or the time when one of your non-Apple apps offers an update that simply doesn't work and "wouldn't it be great to have the old version back". So easy to go back in TM and find the deleted stuff or the previous version of the app and click Restore.</p><p></p><p>You seem to be having a problem with your TM. Perhaps after creating your clone and confirmed it's working, it might be a good idea to reformat your Time Machine EHD and start afresh. The first backup will be long, as you know, but thereafter the incremental BUs are speedy. This should ensure that there are no gremlins in your Time Machine.</p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1686344, member: 83420"] @tiredretired Totally support the use of cloning software for all the reasons you (and the others) have mentioned. Please make sure you use a dedicated External Hard Drive. Don't put it on the same EHD as Time Machine. Although Harry and, indeed, others dislike Time Machine, I think there is a place for it despite its being unbootable. It is there to cope with the "Oh no, I've just gone and deleted.......whatever". Or the time when one of your non-Apple apps offers an update that simply doesn't work and "wouldn't it be great to have the old version back". So easy to go back in TM and find the deleted stuff or the previous version of the app and click Restore. You seem to be having a problem with your TM. Perhaps after creating your clone and confirmed it's working, it might be a good idea to reformat your Time Machine EHD and start afresh. The first backup will be long, as you know, but thereafter the incremental BUs are speedy. This should ensure that there are no gremlins in your Time Machine. Just my thoughts. Ian [/QUOTE]
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