Way back in 2009, I lost a partition and lost all our first abroad trip family photos except for 10-20 photos which I uploaded to flickr. I should have uploaded the entire album but thanks to my laziness I didn't (In those days flickr used to allow us to upload 100 photos per day I guess, for a free account). Later when I tried to recover those 10-20 photos flickr told me that I can't recover them with a free account. So, I signed up for a premium account and I use it as backup for all my photos now, especially because I bought a DSLR and the photos are of huge sizes. I still delay uploading stuff and backing up stuff. This video is a good reminder. Thanks Steve! Greetings from India!! :)
You did a nice job on this segment. For some, this can be a tough thing to wrap your head around until you have your first failure. Some folks may ask why would you want multiple backups. This illustrates it well. Quite a few years ago, a medical office supporting 5-6 surgeons, had an issue with their Unix system. Their vendor came in and had to rebuild the computer. After rebuilding, they restored from their data from tape only to find the data was corrupt. They got similar results on their 2nd, 3rd, & 4th tapes. Fortunately, the 5th and last tape they had worked. They had to re-post a few days data but it was certainly better than recreating the entire thing. Shockingly, they 'magically' found the funds to go from a 5 tape rotation to a 30 tape rotation. I always tell folks, the more important it is, the more copies of the data you should have. Again, thank you for the great job you do. Not just on this but all. Blessings!!
Hey Steve! Great video. I would suggest that anyone with using Apple Time Machine to either a local drive, time capsule or another Mac on their network create a USB thumb drive for OSX (there are loads of tutorials on it in RUclips and also on Apples web site). It's often referred to as an install disk. Takes a few minutes. Keep a few around in different locations. If your local HD drive with your OS fails you can boot Mac OS into recovery mode from the USB thumb drive. One of the options available is to restore from Time Machine. This can be either a local disk, Apple time capsule or another Mac. Select it, and go through the menu and your machine will be restored to the very latest version available, including OS, account settings and prefs and data. As time machine automatically backups up file level changes throughout the day you are more likely to only loses perhaps 20 minutes worth of your history, so although it's not the fastest as it has to restore, its handy.
I use sync toy for my PC . I m using two of the three points steve suggests . I have a local NAS set up at home for photos and video I use drop box for documents and one drive for business docs . Thanks Steve great video cheers Nunzio
Also on Time machine you can backup external disks to your Mac and when you restore using this method if you want to you can choose which folders you want to get back. I have used this successfully on a few occasions and when I get a new Mac, I use this method to restore my machine with all customisation so have made. But having been burnt, i have all of my data on a Raid disk connected by Thunderbolt, this is backed up to a local NAS running a Time Machine Service and the NAS is backed up to a clone at my sisters house. A 321 method, never going to loose all my business documents and personal files again. Recovered them once before I implemented this and it took months to get everything back.
Steve, just signed up with you aff link. .:) Can you do a comparison between Google Photos and Apple Icloud photos? If you're a Mac user, you would think that you would promote the Icloud for photos? Just curious as to why you to Google photos instead.
Steve, I am using one single computer for both work and personal stuff. As we're running everything Google at the office, including the Google Drive tool, I'm wondering if I can have 2 Google Drive accounts on the same computer? Thanks...
How about this strategy?: First, perform backups to two external USB hard drives. Keep one local. Then store the other in a fireproof safe (preferably on a shelf to avoid water damage from a flood) or offsite in a safety deposit box.
Hi Dotto Tech I'm using iphone 6 with 10.2.Can u suggest me the new must have app in 2017 for iphone 6. Because most of the new app is mainly for iphone 6s and iphone 7 both having the "3D" touch function. so am having trouble finding new app that work well for iphone 6. No specific category anything new or a must try can do Thanks In Advance .
I am not certain as to WHY - but - I have always found BackUp procedures, systems, and methods to be somewhat confusing. I will rewatch this and hope that I can follow the path to safety! Thanks
You mentioned you have a virtual windows system on your mac. I use an IMAC and am wondering if I should run parallels on it..what are the pros and cons? I still run my Win XP Pro next to my MAC because some programs/software only run on Windows.
+isitebuild Depends on how powerful your system is and what your storage options are. I am on a Mac Pro, and can assign several cores to the process. I suspect you will be fine, but no guarantees....
+dottotech Here are the specs... 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display • 4.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz • 8GB 1867MHz DDR3 SDRAM - two 4GB • 1TB Fusion Drive • AMD Radeon R9 M390 with 2GB video memory
Hi Steve: Lots of excellent information on system and file backup. I am new to the cloud storage concept. Just how secure is the cloud for file and photo storage? Thanks Steve K.
I'm not sure I understand the difference between an "in the cloud" backup vs "off-site" other than the ability to have a disk of data sent which transfers quickly... once it is delivered (several days?)
Great show Steve. This something for years I have been trying to explain to our clients. You just nail it in like what 13:52. I tried emailing you because I need to talk to you on a business level in terms of classes you offer etc.
+Avrum Golub Thanks, I have no way to confirm or deny issues at Evernote, but I suspect they are fine. the layoffs were related to them abandoning some secondary products.
+dottotech Thank you, Steve. Courtesy of you channel and emails, Evernote has become essential. In my medical student days, I carried two pocket notebooks tabbed like a telephone book. I referred to these as my "temporal lobes". Now, I use Evernote on my MacOS and iOS devices (I've been an Apple user for 20 years) and am using your organization process (still a work-in-progress. Keep playing your horn ...
I have just that. A local usb drive always up to date. Another documents and photos copy in c drive in case of user error. A drop box copy of all. And two off site back up sub drives. The trick is it have it conclusive enough to be secure but also simple enough so it's easy to manage and be regimented with. I know people who have it too complicated and too much that they can get out of sync and out of date. It's easy to go over the top and lose track of and basically get out of control and out of date back ups can be as bad as data loss.
Steve, I just set up my (your) total backup system. Yep, now have CCC 4.0.1.0, I drive and another windows backup on my windows 10 machine. I am a mac guy, so thanks for great lesson on backup. QUESTION: Should I use I Drive or CCC for just simple restoration of single files????
Ok, already do that, but wanted to use your Handy, Dandy new backup program. Keep up the great work. You still need a one time, one amount place where I can donate to you. The monthly Patreon is a dray on society.
Hi Steve - Google Forms Q. - We have a google form for people to fill in - there is a long paragraph box that they fill in with quite a lot of text. How can we print out the form for our records - print it as it is - including ALL the text ( not just a scrollable box). If this printout feature is missing it is a real shame! Keep Stormin the Castle!
Buenos dias Steve, Talking about local disasters and having back up, some years ago my wife and I have recently moved from States because of jobs reasons and a few months in the new job someone broke into my wife's office and took her laptop and an external hard drive with her back up, you can imagine all the information all the research data gone. Fortunately before moving I had backed up all her info and mine as well in another drive plus in DVDs (took forever) but having that second backup was a great plan now I'm looking for an online system now that in Mexico the internet service is more reliable . thanks for your suggestions. Nos vemos. PJ. Albertos
I asked about a backup video recently via twitter...this was exactly what I was looking for, great video and very informative. I so far have been lucky, I have not had a disaster where I have lost data because of my backup plan, local and cloud. In your video, You did not make any mention of iCloud. What is your view on iCloud for a part of a backup strategy?
+Jason Wilson glad to hear it! I appreciate the requests! I am not a big fan of iCloud, more because of how confusing I find it than any technical issue I have with it. it may will be better than it was before but I ended up quite confused by how iCloud syncing contacts calendars etc. so I just backed off using it. If it works for you, as far as I'm concerned it's just as good a solution as Google Drive or drop box!
Hi Steve! How the heck are you doing this fine day? Great stuff as usual! What do you recommend for malware, virus and internet security software on a Mac? Thanx! I gotta go and storm as castle now. :-)
I have a gmail issue. For current gmails - i.e. within 24 hours - the time stamp is shown in the upper right. However, once the 24-hour mark has past, it simply indicates "1 day ago" with no apparent way to find out at what time of day it was sent. On occasion, it's very helpful to know that. Is there a setting or some other way to change that so that the time of day remains?
Hi Steve. Evernote - Reminders. I know how to create reminders - BUT I can't see a list of whats coming up - a full list of all reminders that I can review etc. they only pop up when I select a Notebook with a reminder - I would like to use the feature but find it arcane and way behind Efficient Reminder (yet another App on my system) so I tend to ignore it - seems a shame. Is there any chance of an update Video in case I'm missing something?
I am afraid that I don't understand the difference between backing up my documents on something like dropbox or google drive versus backing them up on something like "idrive". Why isn't it enough to back one's documents up on dropbox or google drive? Why would one also need to back them up on "idrive"? Thank you for all of your videos by the way!
+Batya Levy DropBox and Google Drive are more of 'Sync' rather than a true backup, meaning they sync with whatever folder on your computer you define. Dropbox probably has some versioning, but don't know how they handle when you delete a document from Dropbox directly or from your dropbox sync folder on your computer. iDrive, CrashPlan, etc. are true backup solutions as they backup everything from whatever folders you select and have "versions of your backups" so could go back and restore your previous backup. HTH.
You mentioned you like subscribers to ask questions. When you get time can you talk about the best PC internet protection software on the market? If a there is already a video on that subject can a fellow subscriber point me in that direction? Be happy, Nick
question, will they send the drive outside the U.S./ I live in Canada, use Carbonite and had a total crash.. They refused to send the drive because I live outside U.S. So I had to download my files over 10 days. Thank goodness for unlimited internet service.
+Karen Rilstone Wow, they have online chat in iDrive support...I checked with them and they say: Yes. Express orders shipped outside the United States may have additional shipping costs. Upon placing the order, our team will provide a shipping quote that will be charged separately.
Hi Steve, great channel :-) I have an Evernote question - i'm trying to setup my Evernote in a similar way to how Gmail works in that I want to have everything in a single notebook and that when new notes are created from scanned documents they are automatically tagged with an 'inbox' tag that I would remove after processing the doc inside Evernote ( i.e. inbox is just a tag rather than a separate folder/notebook structure ) - is there a way I can have Evernote always apply a default tag when a new note is created ? I've been through all the settings I could find but couldn't see a way to do this
+citizenscriv That sounds to me like a more difficult route that having 2 notebooks, one as an actual inbox where you process new documents adding the tags you want before moving them to your filing notebook.
+dottotech yeah that's how i've been working up to now, I do like the gmail model though so was trying to see if I could make evernote work the same way
Sorry to be a pest, but I just want to be feel firmly planted on solid ground if I did buy Carbon Copy Cloner and needed to use it to restore an infected, or physically destroyed, Mac harddrive. Here's my question. Let's pretend my Mac was hijacked by Ransomware. Or, I stormed the castle and in doing so accidentally blew-up my computer. But luckily, the external backup drive I use for CCC survived. Phew! Since CCC backups are compatible with Apple's Migration Assistant could (should) I do this: If Hijacked by Ransomware: 1. Erase my entire infected Mac Harddrive using Disk Utility on my cloned CCC harddrive. 2. Use Migration Assistant via my CCC cloned harddrive to move a cloned and healthy version of my harddrive drive back onto my Mac. If moving to a new Mac that is replacing my destroyed one: 1. Use Migration Assistant on my cloned harddrive to move a cloned and healthy version of my harddrive drive back onto my Mac. BTW, if moving to a new Mac, because it will already have OS X installed, can I use Migration Assistant and a Time Machine backup to get things completely up and running? (No need to use CCC.)
+mrluigiproduction They answer is yes to all of the above unfortunately, as far as I can see. I don't know the "best" way to do these things, as we seldom need to, but you have the option to restore by any of those means IF you have a solid backup strategy in place.
+dottotech Thanks! In hindsight, I suspect that for many Apple customers the best strategy is to bring that backup clone drive and your computer to your Apple Store and have a Genius take care of things! As you say, the important thing is to actually HAVE that backup of your computer's harddrive!
Way back in 2009, I lost a partition and lost all our first abroad trip family photos except for 10-20 photos which I uploaded to flickr. I should have uploaded the entire album but thanks to my laziness I didn't (In those days flickr used to allow us to upload 100 photos per day I guess, for a free account). Later when I tried to recover those 10-20 photos flickr told me that I can't recover them with a free account.
So, I signed up for a premium account and I use it as backup for all my photos now, especially because I bought a DSLR and the photos are of huge sizes. I still delay uploading stuff and backing up stuff. This video is a good reminder.
Thanks Steve!
Greetings from India!! :)
+Prashanth Akunuri Too many of us have a similar story Thanks for sharing.
+dottotech it's high time I have a backup strategy as I am sure any of my internal and external HDDs (some are 7 years old) might give up!
You did a nice job on this segment. For some, this can be a tough thing to wrap your head around until you have your first failure.
Some folks may ask why would you want multiple backups. This illustrates it well. Quite a few years ago, a medical office supporting 5-6 surgeons, had an issue with their Unix system. Their vendor came in and had to rebuild the computer. After rebuilding, they restored from their data from tape only to find the data was corrupt. They got similar results on their 2nd, 3rd, & 4th tapes. Fortunately, the 5th and last tape they had worked. They had to re-post a few days data but it was certainly better than recreating the entire thing. Shockingly, they 'magically' found the funds to go from a 5 tape rotation to a 30 tape rotation.
I always tell folks, the more important it is, the more copies of the data you should have. Again, thank you for the great job you do. Not just on this but all. Blessings!!
+Dutch Webb Thanks so much for taking the time to share this with us! It just takes one hard lesson to convince us.......
Hey Steve! Great video. I would suggest that anyone with using Apple Time Machine to either a local drive, time capsule or another Mac on their network create a USB thumb drive for OSX (there are loads of tutorials on it in RUclips and also on Apples web site). It's often referred to as an install disk. Takes a few minutes. Keep a few around in different locations. If your local HD drive with your OS fails you can boot Mac OS into recovery mode from the USB thumb drive. One of the options available is to restore from Time Machine. This can be either a local disk, Apple time capsule or another Mac. Select it, and go through the menu and your machine will be restored to the very latest version available, including OS, account settings and prefs and data. As time machine automatically backups up file level changes throughout the day you are more likely to only loses perhaps 20 minutes worth of your history, so although it's not the fastest as it has to restore, its handy.
+CPSLondon Great tip! I lke that!
I use sync toy for my PC . I m using two of the three points steve suggests . I have a local NAS set up at home for photos and video I use drop box for documents and one drive for business docs . Thanks Steve great video cheers Nunzio
+Nunzio Bianco Great to hear from you!
Also on Time machine you can backup external disks to your Mac and when you restore using this method if you want to you can choose which folders you want to get back. I have used this successfully on a few occasions and when I get a new Mac, I use this method to restore my machine with all customisation so have made. But having been burnt, i have all of my data on a Raid disk connected by Thunderbolt, this is backed up to a local NAS running a Time Machine Service and the NAS is backed up to a clone at my sisters house. A 321 method, never going to loose all my business documents and personal files again. Recovered them once before I implemented this and it took months to get everything back.
+CPSLondon Scary, I have been looking at RAID for myself, It would make for good video content as well!
Steve, just signed up with you aff link. .:)
Can you do a comparison between Google Photos and Apple Icloud photos? If you're a Mac user, you would think that you would promote the Icloud for photos? Just curious as to why you to Google photos instead.
ARQ is a great online backup for Mac. One advantage is the your files are encrypted before they leave your computer.
+WmR9 Great tip, thank you!
Steve, I am using one single computer for both work and personal stuff. As we're running everything Google at the office, including the Google Drive tool, I'm wondering if I can have 2 Google Drive accounts on the same computer? Thanks...
How about this strategy?: First, perform backups to two external USB hard drives. Keep one local. Then store the other in a fireproof safe (preferably on a shelf to avoid water damage from a flood) or offsite in a safety deposit box.
Hi Dotto Tech
I'm using iphone 6 with 10.2.Can u suggest me the new must have app in 2017 for iphone 6. Because most of the new app is mainly for iphone 6s and iphone 7 both having the "3D" touch function. so am having trouble finding new app that work well for iphone 6. No specific category anything new or a must try can do
Thanks In Advance .
I am not certain as to WHY - but - I have always found BackUp procedures, systems, and methods to be somewhat confusing. I will rewatch this and hope that I can follow the path to safety! Thanks
+Steven Whitley I hope it helps!
Sorry I love you I mistake for you..
BOOM CHACHA BOOM! Sumptuously informative video. Thank you Sir.
+mrluigiproduction Why thanks you!
You mentioned you have a virtual windows system on your mac. I use an IMAC and am wondering if I should run parallels on it..what are the pros and cons? I still run my Win XP Pro next to my MAC because some programs/software only run on Windows.
+isitebuild Depends on how powerful your system is and what your storage options are. I am on a Mac Pro, and can assign several cores to the process. I suspect you will be fine, but no guarantees....
+dottotech Here are the specs...
27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display
• 4.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz
• 8GB 1867MHz DDR3 SDRAM - two 4GB
• 1TB Fusion Drive
• AMD Radeon R9 M390 with 2GB video memory
+isitebuild you should be fine, I run Windows 7 through parallels on a 2009 Mac that has much lower specs than yours in all but RAM ( I have 16Gb )
+citizenscriv ok thx
Hi Steve: Lots of excellent information on system and file backup. I am new to the cloud storage concept. Just how secure is the cloud for file and photo storage? Thanks Steve K.
+steve k It is a part of your backup, pan, not the only backup you should rely on
I'm not sure I understand the difference between an "in the cloud" backup vs "off-site" other than the ability to have a disk of data sent which transfers quickly... once it is delivered (several days?)
Great show Steve. This something for years I have been trying to explain to our clients.
You just nail it in like what 13:52. I tried emailing you because I need to talk to you on a business level in terms of classes you offer etc.
+Deryck Burnett Hey Deyck try info@dottotech.com
Perfect and succinct!
But, I've read that Evernote is in trouble; is that true?
Thank you.
+Avrum Golub Thanks, I have no way to confirm or deny issues at Evernote, but I suspect they are fine. the layoffs were related to them abandoning some secondary products.
+dottotech Thank you, Steve. Courtesy of you channel and emails, Evernote has become essential. In my medical student days, I carried two pocket notebooks tabbed like a telephone book. I referred to these as my "temporal lobes". Now, I use Evernote on my MacOS and iOS devices (I've been an Apple user for 20 years) and am using your organization process (still a work-in-progress. Keep playing your horn ...
I have just that. A local usb drive always up to date. Another documents and photos copy in c drive in case of user error. A drop box copy of all. And two off site back up sub drives. The trick is it have it conclusive enough to be secure but also simple enough so it's easy to manage and be regimented with. I know people who have it too complicated and too much that they can get out of sync and out of date. It's easy to go over the top and lose track of and basically get out of control and out of date back ups can be as bad as data loss.
Usb not sub.
Hey Steve. I really like your videos. Keep up the good work.
+Nicholas Kingsbury Will do!
Steve, I just set up my (your) total backup system. Yep, now have CCC 4.0.1.0, I drive and another windows backup on my windows 10 machine. I am a mac guy, so thanks for great lesson on backup. QUESTION: Should I use I Drive or CCC for just simple restoration of single files????
+WALTER STOUT Single files will be best recovered from a sycing service like Dropbox, glad you are being proactive on your backup!
Ok, already do that, but wanted to use your Handy, Dandy new backup program. Keep up the great work. You still need a one time, one amount place where I can donate to you. The monthly Patreon is a dray on society.
Thanks.
excellent examples
Hi Steve - Google Forms Q. - We have a google form for people to fill in - there is a long paragraph box that they fill in with quite a lot of text. How can we print out the form for our records - print it as it is - including ALL the text ( not just a scrollable box). If this printout feature is missing it is a real shame! Keep Stormin the Castle!
+Mike Blackburn I am not sure, but you can get a ton of support at the Google help forum, Ask here
productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/drive
I store most of my work in Google Drive and work from there. Is this a good idea? Should I backup my Drive files or rely on Google's internal backups?
You can certainly back up your Drive, but it is also backed up by fact you have a local copy as well.
Is there a backup plan that doesnt cost money?
Buenos dias Steve,
Talking about local disasters and having back up, some years ago my wife and I have recently moved from States because of jobs reasons and a few months in the new job someone broke into my wife's office and took her laptop and an external hard drive with her back up, you can imagine all the information all the research data gone. Fortunately before moving I had backed up all her info and mine as well in another drive plus in DVDs (took forever) but having that second backup was a great plan now I'm looking for an online system now that in Mexico the internet service is more reliable . thanks for your suggestions.
Nos vemos.
PJ. Albertos
+Pedro J. Albertos Thanks so much for sharing Pedro, I love a happy ending!
I asked about a backup video recently via twitter...this was exactly what I was looking for, great video and very informative. I so far have been lucky, I have not had a disaster where I have lost data because of my backup plan, local and cloud. In your video, You did not make any mention of iCloud. What is your view on iCloud for a part of a backup strategy?
+Jason Wilson glad to hear it! I appreciate the requests! I am not a big fan of iCloud, more because of how confusing I find it than any technical issue I have with it. it may will be better than it was before but I ended up quite confused by how iCloud syncing contacts calendars etc. so I just backed off using it. If it works for you, as far as I'm concerned it's just as good a solution as Google Drive or drop box!
+dottotech maybe I can teach you lol...just kidding. Keep up the great work!
Hi Steve! How the heck are you doing this fine day? Great stuff as usual! What do you recommend for malware, virus and internet security software on a Mac? Thanx! I gotta go and storm as castle now. :-)
+Marco Navarra I don't use any, just keep my Mac OS Up to date.
+dottotech Done! Thanx!!!
I have a gmail issue. For current gmails - i.e. within 24 hours - the time stamp is shown in the upper right. However, once the 24-hour mark has past, it simply indicates "1 day ago" with no apparent way to find out at what time of day it was sent. On occasion, it's very helpful to know that. Is there a setting or some other way to change that so that the time of day remains?
+Jim Tabaczynski Not that I am aware of, but I will keep my eyes open!
Hi Steve. Evernote - Reminders. I know how to create reminders - BUT I can't see a list of whats coming up - a full list of all reminders that I can review etc. they only pop up when I select a Notebook with a reminder - I would like to use the feature but find it arcane and way behind Efficient Reminder (yet another App on my system) so I tend to ignore it - seems a shame. Is there any chance of an update Video in case I'm missing something?
+Mike Blackburn I don't think you are missing anything, I don't use Evernote reminders either.
I am afraid that I don't understand the difference between backing up my documents on something like dropbox or google drive versus backing them up on something like "idrive". Why isn't it enough to back one's documents up on dropbox or google drive? Why would one also need to back them up on "idrive"? Thank you for all of your videos by the way!
+Batya Levy DropBox and Google Drive are more of 'Sync' rather than a true backup, meaning they sync with whatever folder on your computer you define. Dropbox probably has some versioning, but don't know how they handle when you delete a document from Dropbox directly or from your dropbox sync folder on your computer. iDrive, CrashPlan, etc. are true backup solutions as they backup everything from whatever folders you select and have "versions of your backups" so could go back and restore your previous backup. HTH.
+Anil Agrawal Thanks so much Anil, I could not have said it better myself. Plus a backup saves your programs and settings,
+dottotech Steve, these compliments coming from you mean a lot to me. I am humbled.
You mentioned you like subscribers to ask questions. When you get time can you talk about the best PC internet protection software on the market? If a there is already a video on that subject can a fellow subscriber point me in that direction?
Be happy, Nick
+Nicholas Kingsbury Hey Nick, I am not sure what you mean by "Internet Projection" are you speaking about Webinar software?
question, will they send the drive outside the U.S./ I live in Canada, use Carbonite and had a total crash.. They refused to send the drive because I live outside U.S. So I had to download my files over 10 days. Thank goodness for unlimited internet service.
+Karen Rilstone Wow, they have online chat in iDrive support...I checked with them and they say:
Yes. Express orders shipped outside the United States may have additional shipping costs. Upon placing the order, our team will provide a shipping quote that will be charged separately.
Hi Steve, great channel :-) I have an Evernote question - i'm trying to setup my Evernote in a similar way to how Gmail works in that I want to have everything in a single notebook and that when new notes are created from scanned documents they are automatically tagged with an 'inbox' tag that I would remove after processing the doc inside Evernote ( i.e. inbox is just a tag rather than a separate folder/notebook structure ) - is there a way I can have Evernote always apply a default tag when a new note is created ? I've been through all the settings I could find but couldn't see a way to do this
+citizenscriv That sounds to me like a more difficult route that having 2 notebooks, one as an actual inbox where you process new documents adding the tags you want before moving them to your filing notebook.
+dottotech yeah that's how i've been working up to now, I do like the gmail model though so was trying to see if I could make evernote work the same way
I am nervous sir..! 😁😁
Sorry to be a pest, but I just want to be feel firmly planted on solid ground if I did buy Carbon Copy Cloner and needed to use it to restore an infected, or physically destroyed, Mac harddrive.
Here's my question. Let's pretend my Mac was hijacked by Ransomware. Or, I stormed the castle and in doing so accidentally blew-up my computer. But luckily, the external backup drive I use for CCC survived. Phew! Since CCC backups are compatible with Apple's Migration Assistant could (should) I do this:
If Hijacked by Ransomware:
1. Erase my entire infected Mac Harddrive using Disk Utility on my cloned CCC harddrive.
2. Use Migration Assistant via my CCC cloned harddrive to move a cloned and healthy version of my harddrive drive back onto my Mac.
If moving to a new Mac that is replacing my destroyed one:
1. Use Migration Assistant on my cloned harddrive to move a cloned and healthy version of my harddrive drive back onto my Mac.
BTW, if moving to a new Mac, because it will already have OS X installed, can I use Migration Assistant and a Time Machine backup to get things completely up and running? (No need to use CCC.)
+mrluigiproduction They answer is yes to all of the above unfortunately, as far as I can see. I don't know the "best" way to do these things, as we seldom need to, but you have the option to restore by any of those means IF you have a solid backup strategy in place.
+dottotech Thanks! In hindsight, I suspect that for many Apple customers the best strategy is to bring that backup clone drive and your computer to your Apple Store and have a Genius take care of things! As you say, the important thing is to actually HAVE that backup of your computer's harddrive!
I love you sir I am really sorry
Ok big Canadian, I set up a $25.00 per month pledge, which I must cancel down the road. Just so you know.
+WALTER STOUT thanks Walter, I don't know where you're going to have to cancel, we'll keep great product coming down the pipe
I.T. Preppers!