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how to select what to backup on external hard drive
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1738292"><p>The login icon (your lion) has nothing to do with the version of the software. You find the version by clicking on the upper left corner of the screen, then About This Mac and it will show the Mac and OS version.</p><p></p><p>No, you cannot boot from a TM backup. You have to boot from something else, then run TM to restore the files. That is why I have both TM and CCC backups. If I have an internal boot drive failure and have to replace it, I will boot from the CCC clone and then restore from either it or the TM backup, depending on which is more current. I also have, as further backup, bootable USB sticks with the installer for Sierra on it. That way if for any reason I cannot boot from CCC, I can boot from the USB Stick and reinstall the OS and then recover from the TM backup. Yes, I'm paranoid, but then again, I once had both the main drive and my one backup drive fail simultaneously, so I now spread the risk all around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1738292"] The login icon (your lion) has nothing to do with the version of the software. You find the version by clicking on the upper left corner of the screen, then About This Mac and it will show the Mac and OS version. No, you cannot boot from a TM backup. You have to boot from something else, then run TM to restore the files. That is why I have both TM and CCC backups. If I have an internal boot drive failure and have to replace it, I will boot from the CCC clone and then restore from either it or the TM backup, depending on which is more current. I also have, as further backup, bootable USB sticks with the installer for Sierra on it. That way if for any reason I cannot boot from CCC, I can boot from the USB Stick and reinstall the OS and then recover from the TM backup. Yes, I'm paranoid, but then again, I once had both the main drive and my one backup drive fail simultaneously, so I now spread the risk all around. [/QUOTE]
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