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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1901104" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>They aren't arguing to NOT do it, but to temper one's expectations as to the utility of doing so as a consequence not only of how macOS is evolving, but also with regards to the future of Mac hardware on Apple Silicon. As pointed out earlier, with Apple Silicon, if the internal SSD fails, it's game over. The system isn't bootable even off of an external drive. But otherwise, you can boot off an external drive. The system portion may not be a traditional clone and not updatable itself via the cloning tool, but it is bootable nonetheless. You just have to decide whether or not you have, or one day MAY have a need to have a bootable copy. Me? I did have just such a need. I don't care to rehash it all, but the greater point is that it's better to have and not need than to not have and one day need. There's no good reason to NOT have one on hand.</p></blockquote><p></p>