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Time Machine versus Acronis True Image
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1623274" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>The first backup made by Time Machine will be full, subsequent backups are incremental. However, in either case you can exclude whatever you wish from the backup and only include what you feel you would need to restore in the event of a HDD failure.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, an alias is essentially the same as a Windows shortcut. The alias icon even has the familiar arrow pointing inward the same as the Windows shortcut has.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You really don't need an alias to do that. When you initially setup Time Machine to run and make the first backup, just exclude everything except what you want backed up. It doesn't even have to be in a centralized location. Time Machine will keep track of where everything belongs making it easy to restore it all or a single file or folder.</p><p></p><p>Don't overcomplicate your backup regimen. A bit of caution here also... if you have a total hard drive crash, you definitely want to have a least a clone of your hard drive contents for easy restore. That's why I use CCC in conjunction with Time Machine on a regular basis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1623274, member: 46727"] The first backup made by Time Machine will be full, subsequent backups are incremental. However, in either case you can exclude whatever you wish from the backup and only include what you feel you would need to restore in the event of a HDD failure. Yes, an alias is essentially the same as a Windows shortcut. The alias icon even has the familiar arrow pointing inward the same as the Windows shortcut has. You really don't need an alias to do that. When you initially setup Time Machine to run and make the first backup, just exclude everything except what you want backed up. It doesn't even have to be in a centralized location. Time Machine will keep track of where everything belongs making it easy to restore it all or a single file or folder. Don't overcomplicate your backup regimen. A bit of caution here also... if you have a total hard drive crash, you definitely want to have a least a clone of your hard drive contents for easy restore. That's why I use CCC in conjunction with Time Machine on a regular basis. [/QUOTE]
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