Is Time Machine worth it

[fjs08]

I use Time Machine (TM), faithfully back up to TM 2x/day. I also back up to .mac, and 2 external HD's, one a portable and one a huge 500 gig external.

Now I'm wondering if TM is really worth it?? It takes up an entire external HD that I could use on other computers, etc.

Curious as to others thoughts on the value of TM.

Thanks

Frank

 

[Scarlet Fever]

when you accidentally delete a file, you'll be glad you used it

 

[tersono]

Depends whether you back up any other way. Our work Macs are backed up nightly to our server using Deja Vu, so Time Machine is overkill there. I do use it at home, though, and find it pretty effective.

By the way - you don't have to dedicate an entire HD to TM - it will co-exist with other data. If you want to ensure it doesn't grab the whole volume, just set up a partition for TM