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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1636813" data-attributes="member: 24160">CCC should be making a bootable clone - if you are not testing your backup, you should be.Never &quot;assume&quot; just because a backup software says it is done - it is - always test and check it out.I boot to my clone once every week or two, just to make sure all is good.Connect the external drive, reboot your computer and press/hold the option key as soon as you hear the chime - you should be provided with an option to boot from the external - do it - play with it, make sure everything is there and it is working.&nbsp; It naturally will not be as fast running from an external drive.Are they charging $20 for diskmaker now?If so, just use the &quot;createinstallmedia&quot; command via Terminal.There are all sorts of tutorials for doing that on the web - some easier to understand than others.It's not hard - even if you're not that familiar with Terminal - just need to spend a few minutes wrapping your head around what they're saying to do.Think I had to read 3 or 4 of them before it clicked - I am &quot;not&quot; a Terminal guy.Apple even has a tutorial on how to do it - <a href="http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372" target="_blank">link</a>.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1636813, member: 24160"] CCC should be making a bootable clone - if you are not testing your backup, you should be. Never "assume" just because a backup software says it is done - it is - always test and check it out. I boot to my clone once every week or two, just to make sure all is good. Connect the external drive, reboot your computer and press/hold the option key as soon as you hear the chime - you should be provided with an option to boot from the external - do it - play with it, make sure everything is there and it is working. It naturally will not be as fast running from an external drive. Are they charging $20 for diskmaker now? If so, just use the "createinstallmedia" command via Terminal. There are all sorts of tutorials for doing that on the web - some easier to understand than others. It's not hard - even if you're not that familiar with Terminal - just need to spend a few minutes wrapping your head around what they're saying to do. Think I had to read 3 or 4 of them before it clicked - I am "not" a Terminal guy. Apple even has a tutorial on how to do it - [URL="http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372"]link[/URL]. [/QUOTE]

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