Best Software to Back Up To External HDD ?

[10-Dee-Q]

Hi, i'm looking for the best way/best software to back up all my data and application from My Macbook to an external HDD
can anyone help to tell me what is that?

quite newbie here



thx.

 

[rdowns]

Carbon Copy Cloner and Super Duper are the most often recommended on the site. Head over to www.VersionTracker.com to check them out.

 

[10-Dee-Q]

thanks for the fast reply
anyway between CCC and Super duper which one is more recommended ?
i don't want to lose any data just because i choose wrong software to back up,
thanks .

 

[gauchogolfer]

thanks for the fast reply
anyway between CCC and Super duper which one is more recommended ?
i don't want to lose any data just because i choose wrong software to back up,
thanks .

Either one works fine. If you ask 10 people here, you'll probably get 50% voting for each.

 

[10-Dee-Q]

Either one works fine. If you ask 10 people here, you'll probably get 50% voting for each.

ow, that;s confusing,
then i don't know which one to buy

 

[kuebby]

Start with Super Duper!, all the basic features are free so you can try it before you buy it.

 

[gauchogolfer]

ow, that;s confusing,
then i don't know which one to buy

It wasn't meant to be confusing, but rather liberating.
Just pick either one (flip a coin, whatever) and start using it.
You'll be fine.

 

[astrostu]

Carbon Copy Cloner is free. I would recommend using free stuff until 10.5 and then just use TimeMachine.