It appears there's been a lot of discussion on this subject. And I'm kind of surprise. Because I was just pointed out backing up the Mac is incredibly simple and straightforward. Go get a USB or thunderbolt hard drive plugged in and use Time Machine. That's the simplest way.
I do to back ups when using super Duper to a thunderbolt raid drive. That is incredibly fast. And I do a time machine back up to a USB three drive. I love the clones, it's great to just be able to change your start up disk and be right where you were when you did the back up. Everyone should have a back up. It's just the cost of a external drive. Save yourself lots of aggravation and go out and get an external drive. If you ever need it you'll be glad you did Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 21, 2016, at 13:01, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote: > > No again you’re wrong. You do not need an airport or time capsule for time > machine. That’s just nonsense. Any hard disk will work. You can connect > directly via USB, you can connect via network to some drives, you can use a > time capsule if you want, you can use an airport router with a hard drive > attached to provide backups to a whole network but these are not > requirements. A single external pluggable hard disk is all you need. Also, > it totally restores on a blank disk, no reinstallation of programs or > operating system, it’s just a full backup which you can fully restore from. > None of the rest matters a hill of beans. > >> On Sep 21, 2016, at 12:37 PM, Singing Sparrow <sunsh...@abe.midco.net> wrote: >> >> I can see chris's points because time machine is really not a true back up >> and also since you need a time capsel, or airport express router and the >> like for time machine to work the way chris stated to do a true back up >> would be more of the slutation then time machine. >> >>> On 9/21/2016 8:30 AM, Scott Granados wrote: >>> This is such bunk, sometimes Chris I think you talk to hear your self talk. >>> >>> Of course it’s a true backup, when the hell is it a requirement to boot off >>> the backup. By this logic Veritas and the rest of the mass backup >>> solutions aren’t a backup either. Just because the data is stored in a >>> database or in an on-tap file system or time machine doesn’t mean it’s not >>> a full backup. If you restore from time machine you’ll get back to exactly >>> where you were when that snapshot was taken. IF I used a terabyte tape >>> library would that make my backup less valid because you don’t boot from >>> tape? I don’t get it. >>> >>> Helga, Time Machine will do exactly what you want to do and secure that >>> school data just fine. >>> >>> >>>> On Sep 21, 2016, at 9:08 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland >>>> <clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> The problem with Time Machine is, it's not an exact image of your drive. >>>> It's great for basic things, and for backing up your apps, files, and >>>> settings, but if you want to really get technical, it's not, at the end of >>>> the day, a true OS backup regardless what anyone says. For instance, show >>>> me how to boot from a time machine backup. You can't. Point I hope >>>> taken. At least, if you *can!* literally boot from a drive soly created >>>> by TM, then I'm totally unaware of how to do so. >>>> >>>> This is exactly why I use Super Duper. Though they'd encourage you to buy >>>> and register it, you don't actually have to. It never will expire on you, >>>> but there are just some features that won't be enabled. Those features by >>>> no means are door stoppers though. For instance. I'm a pro musician as a >>>> lot of you know. >>>> >>>> So, when a new major OS like this comes out, it's always the million >>>> dollar question, will ProTools work with this OS with no problems? At >>>> first, usually, the answer is no. But, I always try anyway. This being >>>> said, I don't use Time Machine for those situations. I'll instead fire up >>>> Super Dooper, take an exact bootable, mind you, snapshot image of my >>>> drive's current state, then, I'll update, and if something goes >>>> disastrous, it's no big deal. I just roll back from that image I made, >>>> and within an hour or two, I'm downgraded and right back in perfect >>>> working order as if I'd never updated to start with. >>>> >>>> So yeah, call me weird. I like the idea of what Apple did with Time >>>> Machine, but I just don't think it's fair to tell people it's a full >>>> backup sollution. It's not. It sort of is, but it sort of isn't, if you >>>> catch my jidst. If all you want is to back up your files, settings, and >>>> apps, then OK, whatever, go for it, but if you're really wanting to be the >>>> most optimally safe as possible, then look into a full backup sollution >>>> like Super Duper, or Carbon Copy Cloner, etc. Trust me, in the long run, >>>> it just may save you a day or more of hard hard work. >>>> --- >>>> Christopher Gilland >>>> JAWS Certified, 2016. >>>> Training Instructor. >>>> >>>> i...@gillandmarketing.com >>>> Phone: (704) 256-8010. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: lscrivani >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 8:34 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: Suggestions in how can I back up information of my Mac >>>>> computer before updating to Sierra >>>>> >>>>> Time machine is extremely easy to use, almost as soon as you connect >>>>> your back up drive to the computer it will come up and start the backup. >>>>> If it does not for any reason either open finder and look under apps and >>>>> choose time machine. If you need to you can choose the backup drive >>>>> and click to show it the time machine app that is. >>>>> Louis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: Helga Schreiber >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 2:29 AM >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Suggestions in how can I back up information of my Mac computer >>>>> before updating to Sierra >>>>> >>>>> Hi all! How are you all? So I want to back up my mac before updating to >>>>> Sierra guys. I heard of time machine, but will that back up all my >>>>> information I have and so on. If so, I don't know how to set time >>>>> machine in order to use it with my mac. Or Is there any other tools >>>>> that you recommend I can use in order to back up my information of my >>>>> mac computer better? On my Mac computer I have VM ware fusion running >>>>> windows, and I hve my OS 10,and i use both of them for school assignments >>>>> and so on. I'm just backing up my information just in case something >>>>> could occur with my computer. In regards of Virtual machines they can >>>>> also be back up in order not to lose information of it right? I wil >>>>> really appreciate it a lot if you guys can give me any feedback about >>>>> this. I look forward in hearing from you soon. Thanks and God bless! >>>>> >>>>> Helga Schreiber >>>>> Group Moderator >>>>> >>>>> for the IPad help for the blind >>>>> >>>>> ipadhelpfortheblind+subscr...@groups.io >>>>> >>>>> Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida Association of >>>>> Blind Students. >>>>> Member of the International Networkers Team (INT). >>>>> Independent Entrepreneur of the Company 4Life Research. >>>>> Phone: (561) 706-5950 >>>>> Email: helga.schreibe...@gmail.com >>>>> Skype: helga.schreiber26 >>>>> 4Life Website: http://helgaschreiber.my4life.com/1/default.aspx >>>>> INT Website: http://int4life.com/ >>>>> >>>>> "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that >>>>> whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." 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