Choose Backup Software
In this chapter, I help you decide which backup software to use for versioned backups and which to use for bootable duplicates. (You might choose the same app for both purposes, but as we’ll see, the best app for one type of backup isn’t necessarily best for the other.)
Decide Whether Time Machine Is Best for You
Time Machine is the backup software built into macOS starting with OS X 10.5 Leopard. Apple’s goal was to make backups as easy as possible, and compared to anything that came before it, Time Machine is certainly much simpler to set up and use. Anything that makes backups easier and thereby encourages more people to use them gets a gold star in my book.
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