Hello All:
First of all, I want to thank everyone for your help on my various computer
restoration issues over the weekend. I am happy to report that everything is
now back to normal.
A big part of the reason why it is back to normal relates to the discussion on
external drives. I have them of course, including one I purchased from the
Apple store. I carry two with me when traveling as one is only for time
machine. The drives are very small so don't take up much room. My Seagate
drive is more of a desktop size and stays at home.
The reason for all this explanation is to say that my time machine restoration
was not perfect. For whatever reason it would not restore bookmarks, contacts,
settings, program files or several other necessary elements. It was only
because I had iCloud and Carbonite that everything got restored. This
three-pronged backup strategy worked well for me as this was the smoothest
computer recovery I have ever had.
All of this is to say that I would not be comfortable with data backups only on
hard drives. Things go wrong and they certainly did in my situation. In the
end, each of the three backups had part of what I needed and the Apple programs
I had purchased were conveniently available on the Apple web site. I am very
glad I utilised all of these strategies. As I have said on this list before,
Carbonite gets my last dime. They have always been there for me, have
outstanding customer service and provide a lot of peace of mind.
Jean
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