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Feb 12, 2020 at 19:24 comment added Paul Waldo @At0mic sorry for the misunderstanding. Yes, offsite TM by itself would be fine for restoring brand new hardware.
Feb 12, 2020 at 16:49 comment added At0micMutex @PaulWaldo that's what I'm saying, time machine backs up all of that and restores all of it, so why have a clone if TM works just fine? I'm also saying this because with recent versions of MacOS (using APFS) and T2 Macs, attempting to just clone and boot results in some unhappy times, so Time Machine is basically the only option.
Feb 12, 2020 at 11:48 comment added klanomath @PaulWaldo I have several clients in a similar situation like you - "off-site" is 3 miles (instead of tenth of miles) and it's often only a single TM (off-site) disk though. I advised to do a regular TM (off-site) backup on Friday after work hours. This requires a lot of discipline & awareness of the need. Last time I checked it, the TM (off-site) backup was 6 month old. Do you have some friendly and trustworthy neighbors?
Feb 12, 2020 at 11:05 comment added Paul Waldo @Allanwhat happens when when the NAS and all disks in your house are molten lumps of plastic and metal from a fire, or stolen by a burglar? I am covering the case where all tech in my house has been destroyed and must be repurchased from scratch. It is a low-probability event, but certainly non-zero.
Feb 12, 2020 at 11:01 comment added Paul Waldo @At0mic time is money. If I have to spend two days manually getting all of my applications and settings back to working order, that's two days where I don't get paid.
Feb 12, 2020 at 4:25 comment added At0micMutex @PaulWaldo I was more asking why you need an image of your Mac as well as time machine.
Feb 11, 2020 at 23:09 comment added Allan The local and NAS Time Machine takes care of the image. You can still rotate, but do it once per month instead of daily or weekly because your data is protected. How often do you change your system? I guessing a lot less than your data.
Feb 11, 2020 at 22:37 comment added Paul Waldo @At0mic I do use TM. I want a backup that lives away from my house in case it burns to the ground. Presumably my TM drive connected to my computer will also be toast in a fire.
Feb 11, 2020 at 21:34 comment added At0micMutex @PaulWaldo is there any specific reason you can't just use Time Machine? I have it set to back up everything including my System and Applications, and after restoring from the backup, it looked the same as if I had just cloned the drive.
Feb 11, 2020 at 21:29 comment added Paul Waldo Thank you for the detailed answer Allan. Unfortunately my "data" is close to 5 GB and I do need images of my machines. I have updated the question in the "Requirements" section.
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Feb 11, 2020 at 19:57 history answered Allan CC BY-SA 4.0