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Backup files

I have a new iMac , 2 external Hd”s connected as Time Machine.

All my files are in iCloud Drive. ( And I think there is also in Time Machine locally )

Do I need to add an additional place to save my files such as iMac locally ?

Thank you

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.14

Posted on May 16, 2019 11:02 AM

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Posted on May 16, 2019 11:50 AM

With apps like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner you can clone your boot drive to another drive of equal or larger size. It will be an exact duplicate of your boot drive. If the boot drive every crashes you can connect the clone and boot from it.


I have one and incrementally update the clone once a week with SuperDuper.




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May 16, 2019 11:50 AM in response to rony-z

With apps like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner you can clone your boot drive to another drive of equal or larger size. It will be an exact duplicate of your boot drive. If the boot drive every crashes you can connect the clone and boot from it.


I have one and incrementally update the clone once a week with SuperDuper.




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