At 11:42 AM -0800 1/1/2010, DLC wrote: >I like to BK my working OS (on my G5) using SuperDuper, which I've >done. However, I had a spare external FW drive that I tried Time >Machine on. It's been a little while, so tonight I may do it again. >However... the drive is only 200 Gig in size > >* does TM make a completely new duplicate image of your drive, or >* does it make refresher tags, updating the prior image to a more >contemporaneous state, and marking the changes?
Time Machine adds your changed files to its "database" on that drive, and makes note of which files you've deleted; essentially an "incremental save set". It does not "update" the previously stored data directly, like SuperDuper or CCC would. Remember - TM does NOT produce a bootable system (clone). >(remember the days when that spec was regarded as "incredible"?) $999 for a 200 MB HD for my Mac IIci. And a few years later, $550 for a 2 GB HD. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
