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Re: Backup Question

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In article <32f37c59-e8a0-4f83-899a-e7f7ae782219@googlegroups.com>,
Király <ggrandish@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 3:15:03 PM UTC-7, Ed Anson wrote:
> > On 3/25/15 9:13 PM, Davoud wrote:
> > > If you are relying on TimeMachine you have only your files backed
> > > up. In the event of a HD failure you must reinstall all of your
> > > software, re-do all of your settings/preferences, and then bring back
> > > your files. That would be at least two days of hands-on work for one of
> > > my Macs.
> > 
> > I agree with this.
> 
> It's not true, though. Time Machine backs up everything you need to restore
> your entire system as it was at the time of the backup. Reinstalling the
> whole system  is NOT required.
> 
> Sure Time Machine can be configured to exclude stuff like the System and apps
> that must be manually installed prior to restoring the backup, but the same
> is true for any other backup or cloning program.

ARRGH! I didn't mean to start, yet another, pissing match on usenet. My
needs are simple, just home use, so it sounds like CCC would work best
for me and how I need to backup. Mission critical info is backed-up to
a flash drive or a separate HD (family pics, etc).

Thanks everyone for your input. Great info and things to think about.

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                Re: Backup Question Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-26 17:47 +0000
    Re: Backup Question Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> - 2015-03-26 18:14 -0400
      Re: Backup Question Király <ggrandish@gmail.com> - 2015-03-26 15:57 -0700
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    Re: Backup Question Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-28 01:40 +0000
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