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Lionel Mandrake

(4,126 posts) Sun Sep 14, 2014, 09:43 PM Sep 2014

What's the best way to backup the hard disk on a Mac Pro?

Should I buy external storage, install another disk, or use iCloud?

Or is there some other way?

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What's the best way to backup the hard disk on a Mac Pro? (Original Post) Lionel Mandrake Sep 2014 OP

I have a couple 2TB drives, Western Digital Passports. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1

External terra bite or larger NV Whino Sep 2014 #2

The biggest backup drive you can afford, plus Carbon Copy Cloner Stinky The Clown Sep 2014 #3

Where the heck have you been? cbayer Sep 2014 #4

Thank you all for your advice. Lionel Mandrake Sep 2014 #5

Those are almost all possibilities, just be careful, or you will have to answer to the Coca Cola.... winstars Sep 2014 #6

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. I have a couple 2TB drives, Western Digital Passports.

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2014, 09:50 PM

Sep 2014

They've been falling in price, I back up my iMac and MBP with these every so often.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

2. External terra bite or larger

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2014, 09:53 PM

Sep 2014

Use time machine. It's painless.

Stinky The Clown

(68,473 posts)

3. The biggest backup drive you can afford, plus Carbon Copy Cloner

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 12:02 AM

Sep 2014

In a MacPro, just put it inside one of the available drive bays.

If you can afford it, get another drive and use it for Time Machine.

TM and CCC may seem similar but they're not. CCC will create a bootable drive. In the event your drive fails, just reboot into the clone and keep on working.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

4. Where the heck have you been?

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 10:34 AM

Sep 2014

Nice to see you back around.

Lionel Mandrake

(4,126 posts)

5. Thank you all for your advice.

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 01:06 PM

Sep 2014

NYC SKP and NV Whino recommend external drives. Stinky The Clown recommends an internal drive or two, and Carbon Copy Cloner in addition to Time Machine.

All these recommendations are appreciated. I'll have to think some more about my options.

winstars

(4,250 posts)

6. Those are almost all possibilities, just be careful, or you will have to answer to the Coca Cola....