Hello,
Most consumer hard disk drives are just not meant for long term reliable use
especially if they are subject to changing temperatures and laptop use. If you
spend a little more I think the reliability of even Seagate and WD drives
improves. Generally though folks with critical information will use a raid
system. A raid will combine multiple separate drives into one virtual drive
that increases your reliability. Also protecting your drive from sudden
movement while in use is essential The Take Control Books have a guide on
backups that you would find useful, and their books are 25% off until I believe
next week.
.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Cohn
> On Dec 24, 2016, at 2:43 AM, Traci Duncan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I have a few more questions on Time Machine back ups and external hard
> drives. In researching for a new external drive, I’m learning that I’ve been
> rather lucky that my Seagate has not failed on me. Apparently, Seagate and
> WD drives failures are pretty common. Any recommendations?
>
> Onto Time Machine…
>
> Is there a way to copy individual TM back ups? Say I chose a few from each
> year, could I copy and paste those onto a USB stick? For separate safe
> keeping?
>
> How about deleting older back ups to make space? I’ve entered Time Machine,
> but cannot figure out how to select then delete old backups.
>
> Thanks,
> Traci
>
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