I backup into the cloud. When I get a new Mac, it restores automatically. Sent from my iPad
> On Jun 13, 2020, at 10:46 PM, Bill Frantz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Being a Mac guy, I use "Time Machine". I do test it every once in a while > when I recover a file, but having been in the computer industry for my > career, I am generally careful enough that I don't have to recover files. > (Knock on wood.) > > I have the largest disk I could find at Costco as a backup disk sitting on my > desk. > > The real test comes when I buy an new computer and restore the entire backup > to the new machine. That has worked through several new computers. The one > time it didn't work, the old backup was so many no-longer-supported levels > back, that the new machine didn't recognize it. However, with Time Machine, > if you open the backup folder on the backup disk, you can dig down to a > complete file system image that can just be copied. I like backup systems > that are simple and don't try to do irreversible magic. > > The other dimension of backup is several offsite disks. One is at a house > nearby, and another is on the other coast. Whenever I travel to those > locations, I make a backup. If everthing here goes up in smoke, I do have > some recourse. > > 73 Bill AE6JV > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bill Frantz | Can't fix stupid, but | Periwinkle > (408)348-7900 | duct tape can muffle the| 150 Rivermead Road #235 > www.pwpconsult.com | sound... - Bill Liebman | Peterborough, NY 03458 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
