OK, that makes sense.  Definitely something to think about.  Thanks, Chris.
Donna
On Aug 26, 2014, at 7:11 AM, Christopher Hallsworth <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> You can't boot from the Time Machine backup like you can with Superduper or 
> Carbon Copy Cloner. I agree with your sentiments however it is one of these 
> occasions where perhaps using third parties offers benefits set out from the 
> built in ones.
> 
> Christopher Hallsworth
> Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
> www.hadley.edu
> 
> On 26/08/2014 12:44, Donna Goodin wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I have always been of the opinion that if there is viable software on my 
>> device to accomplish a certain task, then there is no reason to install 
>> additional software that duplicates built-in functionality, unless that 
>> additional software brings some kind of added value.  Is there any reason 
>> why one would be better off with one of these apps than with time machine?  
>> Time Machine has always worked for me, though I have never had a hard disk 
>> crash, so haven't really had to put it to the test.  But I have restored 
>> from Time Machine Backups onto new Macs, and that process has always gone 
>> quite well.
>> Cheers,
>> Donna
>> On Aug 26, 2014, at 6:32 AM, Christopher Hallsworth 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> It can be used as an alternative to Time Machine.
>>> 
>>> Christopher Hallsworth
>>> Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
>>> www.hadley.edu
>>> 
>>> On 26/08/2014 08:24, Michael Marshall wrote:
>>>> is this program used i conjunction with Time machine? or does it replace 
>>>> it?
>>>> On 26 Aug 2014, at 4:35 pm, Christopher Hallsworth 
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I haven't compared the two but Superduper looks good. You can if I'm 
>>>>> correct back up for free with nag screens once in a while to register. 
>>>>> Some things are also not available for free.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Christopher Hallsworth
>>>>> Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
>>>>> www.hadley.edu
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 26/08/2014 00:37, Janine Smith wrote:
>>>>>> Any thoughts welcome on which back-up programme works better with 
>>>>>> VoiceOver? I want to create a bootable back-up of my mac. I am leaning 
>>>>>> towards Carbon Copy. Thanks. Regards Janine
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>> 
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