Hi, Most people who are really in to backing up their data believe that three backups are the safest approach. I personally use Time Machine to backup automatically. I use SuperDuper and make a bootable clone of my computer once a week. I also subscribe to an off sight backup service called Back Blaze. It automatically keeps the data files on my computer backed up in the cloud.
Time Machine is good for retrieving a file that you deleted by mistake. A clone is good if your hard disk fails and you need to quickly get up and running. Offsight backups are good if something happens to your local backup. All of the solutions that I have mentioned worked well with VoiceOver. There is a really excellent book from Take Control Books called "Take Control of Backing Up Your Mac." http://www.takecontrolbooks.com Robert Carter On Aug 26, 2014, at 7:14 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > OK, that makes sense. Definitely something to think about. Thanks, Chris. > Donna > On Aug 26, 2014, at 7:11 AM, Christopher Hallsworth <challswor...@icloud.com> > 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 >>> <challswor...@icloud.com> 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 >>>>> <challswor...@icloud.com> 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. 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