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eppur_se_muova

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5. Thanks, I'm basically ready to just hook one up and format it for three partitions.

Reply to CloudWatcher (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 19, 2020, 10:04 PM

Feb 2020

TM seems like it should be pretty to use, as long as you know what you *want* to do. I just worry how to partition the SSDs I'm using, and whether there's anything I should really avoid.

Those are all useful thoughts. In an ideal world I'd probably use all of them.

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I'm about to start taking Time Machine seriously. I've been years without a real backup strategy. [View all] eppur_se_muova Feb 2020 OP

I've used Time Machine for quite awhile now, but have never had to use it The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #1

Time Machine works quite well with this ... Mme. Defarge Feb 2020 #2

You are far ahead of me on computer language Lulu KC Feb 2020 #3

Should work fine. CloudWatcher Feb 2020 #4

Thanks, I'm basically ready to just hook one up and format it for three partitions. eppur_se_muova Feb 2020 #5

Carbon Copy Cloner is also useful Tetrachloride Feb 2020 #6

Time machine saved my ass more than once already 47of74 Apr 2020 #7

My backup routine using Time Machine SmartVoter22 Apr 2020 #8