Its too easy to get carried away and use third party apps to do what
built in apps can do. I have done this in Windows. Its not a bad thing
to look to the outside of course. But I am starting to get comfortable
now with the Mac and am probably going to make the switch this month
from Windows.
I think Time Capsule is in my future too. There is only a $100
difference in price between the 2t and 3t. More room for more backups.
But I will start with Time Machine. Are the backups compressed?
You mention Finder. That reminds me of another app I have not looked
at yet, Automator. If I recall, that also can save data? Now and then I
browse the list of apps in the Application folder.
(Now to add Time Capsule to my wish list and start filling the piggy
bank.)
From The Believer. . .
. . . what if it were true?
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On 9/12/2014 1:18 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote:
You can also use Arq from Haystack Software to back up to various places,
including Amazon S3/Glacier and Google Drive. Depending on your needs this is
free or very, very cost-effective. It's 100% accessible.
http://www.haystacksoftware.com/arq/index.php
But I thought the OP said he wasn't looking for remote backups.
As for Time Machine reliability, I can definitely say that it requires non-zero
care and attention, sometimes to the point of destroying the backup target and
starting again, but I haven't experienced any trouble restoring. Probably Time
Capsule is the best bet for this, as it's designed for this purpose and is easy
to share or erase backups when there is a need. Time Machine does perform
verifications regularly, and will inform you when you need to erase your backup.
I personally have never had a need for Super Duper or CCC, though I hear very
good things about both. The important thing is that you can create a clone of
the machine that's currently booted. You can use OS X's own built-in utilities
to create and restore snapshots of disks or volumes that are not mounted.
However, let us not forget that one very obvious way to back up data on a
regular basis is just to, y'know, make a copy of it. And you can do that with
the Finder. :)
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