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SmartVoter22

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8. My backup routine using Time Machine

Wed Apr 22, 2020, 10:33 AM

Apr 2020

I would suggest you, go to Apple.com and use the Support area called Community, where Apple techs and users post tips under a wide rage of topics. Best to login with your Apple ID so you can know when a reply is posted to your questions. Here is a link to the macOS community searching for Time Machine posts...

https://discussions.apple.com/search?q=Time+Machine

Here's my backup setup:
A 2TB GeForce with USB & Firewire800 has 3 partitions.

One for Time Machine... I have one TM backup for HighSierra iMac and one for Catalina iMac. I have two iMacs running.
One for a manual Archive (Drag & Drop)... May be best method for your Linux projects.
One is a bootable, that I run Catalina on. Migration Assistant imported everything I needed from older iMac.

I run Time Machine every Sunday morning as I watch Meet The Press, it's a routine for me.
Good luck.

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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