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Recommendations for replacing Time Capsule
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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1804275" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>Personally I like to keep things simple. A USB external HDD running Carbon Copy Cloner provides a <strong>bootable</strong> working copy of my MBP that I can use to stand in for my internal SSD should it fail, run diagnostics and or reinstall my macOS or transfer the contents of my SSD to a new device if need be. </p><p>The only thing a clone does not do that TM does do is restore an individual file via an interface like the Time machine UI. However the file will be there and simple drag and drop can be used to restore it should you eg accidentally trash something you meant to keep. </p><p>I admit it's not as convenient as TC but if you have ever had to use TC to restore a failed HD you will see its a lot more convenient to use a bootable clone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1804275, member: 204485"] Personally I like to keep things simple. A USB external HDD running Carbon Copy Cloner provides a [B]bootable[/B] working copy of my MBP that I can use to stand in for my internal SSD should it fail, run diagnostics and or reinstall my macOS or transfer the contents of my SSD to a new device if need be. The only thing a clone does not do that TM does do is restore an individual file via an interface like the Time machine UI. However the file will be there and simple drag and drop can be used to restore it should you eg accidentally trash something you meant to keep. I admit it's not as convenient as TC but if you have ever had to use TC to restore a failed HD you will see its a lot more convenient to use a bootable clone. [/QUOTE]
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