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    Backup alternatives

    May 11, 2017 3 minutes

    TIME MACHINE is such a useful and easy to use backup tool, it’s hard to imagine why you’d ever need another app. However, it can be rather inflexible. What if, for instance, you want to run backups only once a week? Time Machine also can’t make an exact copy of the Recovery partition on your drive, which you need to restore your Mac in case of a serious error.

    In this section, we explore popular alternatives to Time Machine which provide greater flexibility in keeping your data safe. Carbon Copy Cloner () is a good choice for copying), the server component of which runs on one Mac and backs up other Macs over the local network to its storage or the cloud. This is especially useful for small businesses.

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