Timeline for Best strategy to transport a MacBook backup
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| Aug 27, 2012 at 5:24 | vote | accept | kolrie | ||
| Aug 18, 2012 at 6:57 | vote | accept | kolrie | ||
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| Aug 16, 2012 at 15:22 | comment | added | daviesgeek | @Richard Oh! CCC is adware? I did not know that! | |
| Aug 16, 2012 at 11:25 | comment | added | Richard | I use SuperDuper daily and I also own the latest version of CCC which I've paid for (to get rid of the ads). I much prefer SuperDuper although there are reasons to use each. Either way, buy a decent portable external drive (lacie rugged drive with FW 800) and do a backup. The first backup will take some time but just let it run. I routinely travel with my MBP and a laCie rugged drive for backup, keeping the backup disk in my checked suitcase and the computer in a back pack with me. Never have problems with data loss or security. | |
| Aug 16, 2012 at 5:09 | comment | added | daviesgeek | Yeah...you are best off probably using TM. | |
| Aug 16, 2012 at 5:05 | comment | added | kolrie | Hmmm, I just learned there are a few caveats when doing this. I might be safer with doing the Time Machine strategy instead... help.bombich.com/kb/usage-scenarios/… | |
| Aug 16, 2012 at 5:01 | comment | added | kolrie | And to clarify, I have a 256GB SSD and I am getting a MBP with 768GB SSD. I will give this a shot. | |
| Aug 16, 2012 at 5:00 | comment | added | kolrie | I am inclined on trying CCC (I wanted to do so for a long time now). So I may give it a go :) | |
| Aug 16, 2012 at 4:58 | history | edited | daviesgeek | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 16, 2012 at 4:56 | comment | added | daviesgeek | Yes, I believe so. Definitely different disk sizes (provided you aren't trying to put 500GB of data on a 200GB hard drive :-). Hardware wise...it is just restoring a backup to a new computer...it should be just fine. Also, see my updated answer... | |
| Aug 16, 2012 at 4:53 | comment | added | kolrie | Thanks! It will work even if I have very different hardware and very different disk sizes? | |
| Aug 16, 2012 at 4:49 | history | edited | daviesgeek | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 16, 2012 at 4:39 | history | answered | daviesgeek | CC BY-SA 3.0 |