Ah I didn't know that. Do you just choose the most important locations for incremental backups?I use CCC. You do an entire backup initially, then update that backup with incremental backups periodically.
No, I backup my entire hard drive, then the incremental backups will back up only what has changed on my drive since the last backup.Ah I didn't know that. Do you just choose the most important locations for incremental backups?
jeez, what kind of mission critical CIA stuff do you work on at home or are you just OCD?
Have you looked closely at CCC for your backup solution? It's really simple and convenient. It doesn't give you the roll back function that Time Machine does (it also doesn't consume disk space like TM), but automatic backups are very simple to set up and you also have a bootable backup.I use Time Machine only because its the most hassel free.
Having a backup that I could boot from would be convenient.
Have you looked closely at CCC for your backup solution? It's really simple and convenient. It doesn't give you the roll back function that Time Machine does (it also doesn't consume disk space like TM), but automatic backups are very simple to set up and you also have a bootable backup.
How long does TM take to backup? I just did another incremental backup with CCC, which took about 6 minutes.CCC takes longer than Time Machine
How long does TM take to backup? I just did another incremental backup with CCC, which took about 6 minutes.
How long does TM take to backup? I just did another incremental backup with CCC, which took about 6 minutes.
Does it show how much is being backed up? 30MB vs 1.7GB?4 minutes on my Time Machine
OK, I know that part of the time is hard drive speed and USB/FW400/FW800 throughput, but I'm going to do a new initial backup of 200GB and I'll see how long it takes.Just backed up about 200GB on time machine and it took a good 2 hours. My incremental backups fly though.
I am new to the Mac so I am carrying over what I did with my PC.
1) Time Machine to local USB drive. Will buy Time Capsule later.
2) Mozy.com for data, docs, pics, music. Not system or apps.
This gives me three copies, with one being off site. I have see to many people lose data and I am not eager to join that group. I once had someone bring me their laptop and their USB drive that they used for backup. Both the laptop drive and the USB drive broke the same week. Talk about bad luck. . . . It happens.
Is your external HDD attached to your MBP or router?No, I backup my entire hard drive, then the incremental backups will back up only what has changed on my drive since the last backup.
Attached to my MBP via Firewire 800.Is your external HDD attached to your MBP or router?