Wow, that's a lot of backups! thanks, Robert, nice explanation. I don't think I need three, and I don't know if I would want a cloud backup anyway. But I will give some thought to SuperDuper. Cheers, Donna On Aug 26, 2014, at 7:36 AM, ROBERT CARTER <nc5rn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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