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Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite?

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite?
Date 2014-08-16 13:40 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2014-08-16, FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't think a recovery partition is silly... just not particularly useful.

I disagree. It's saved me time (and therefore money) a couple times.

> I think it should be an option, not slipped in with a normal install.   

I disagree. How does it being there by default inconvenience you exactly?

> Most people don't even know it exists...  so it doesn't have anything 
> besides Disk Utility on it.

They don't need to know it exists until they need it. Then when they
learn it exists, I am sure they are (like me) pleased it is there.

> The first thing I do after installing a new OS is make a removable Disk 
> Utility on a removable.  I usually just clone the new OS onto an old 
> 150 GB external, with my Utilities added.
>
> Honestly, I thought everybody did something similar...

The need for such is drastically reduced by the default existence of a
recovery partition. Apple is saving people time and money. It's a good
thing.

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JR

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does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? William Hanna <whanna@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-09 11:30 -0700
  Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-08-09 16:16 -0400
    Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-08-09 15:27 -0500
      Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-08-09 17:32 -0400
        Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-08-09 16:42 -0500
          Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-08-09 21:27 -0400
            Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? William Hanna <whanna@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-10 08:39 -0700
              Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2014-08-10 17:13 -0700
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-08-10 19:17 -0500
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-15 08:18 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-08-15 13:38 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-15 17:07 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-08-16 13:41 +1200
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-16 01:52 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-08-15 22:25 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-16 00:11 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-16 00:13 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-08-16 02:03 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-16 04:53 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-16 13:43 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-16 15:45 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-08-16 16:20 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-16 17:03 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-16 21:34 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-16 20:47 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-17 01:10 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-17 04:41 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-08-17 20:37 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-17 21:01 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-08-18 22:06 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-08-18 08:56 +1200
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-08-17 10:17 +1200
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-08-17 14:37 +1200
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-08-16 22:38 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-17 04:45 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-17 16:11 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-17 13:20 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-17 13:28 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-17 18:03 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-08-17 20:46 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-08-17 10:29 -0700
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-17 18:03 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-08-17 14:25 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-17 03:23 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-17 04:44 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-08-17 21:40 +1200
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-16 13:40 +0000
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2014-08-16 21:55 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? M-M <nospam@ny.more> - 2014-08-17 15:16 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-17 21:11 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? M-M <nospam@ny.more> - 2014-08-18 09:24 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-08-11 13:43 +1200
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-08-10 21:52 -0400
                Re: does SuperDuper run in Yosemite? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-08-11 08:30 -0500

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