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Backup Q - New to SSD and MacBook, Looking For Full Recovery Options
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Post #51736426 added 07-17-2012 6:22 PM by BlackAndChrome in Archived Deals
Look into cloning the drive, although I thought Apple already had their own flavor of this, "Time capsule" or W/E.
Backup Q - New to SSD and MacBook, Looking For Full Recovery Options
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Thread created 07-17-2012 by stealth
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Post #51761204 added 07-18-2012 2:41 PM by sbddude in Archived Deals
I reccomend cloning the drive using carbon copy cloner. you can clone over USB/firewire or over the network. I am very glad I do this regularly because my Mac's SSD died unexpectedly after 1.5...
Backup Q - New to SSD and MacBook, Looking For Full Recovery Options
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Post #51758794 added 07-18-2012 1:17 PM by brbubba in Archived Deals
Oops, delete
Backup Q - New to SSD and MacBook, Looking For Full Recovery Options
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Post #51755088 added 07-18-2012 11:35 AM by Mavtech in Archived Deals
Don't worry about life expectancy of the SSD. You will replace it or the computer long before the R/W cycles are burned up. As for back up, I agree, use Time Machine. That is, unless you want an...
Backup Q - New to SSD and MacBook, Looking For Full Recovery Options
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Post #51754648 added 07-18-2012 11:24 AM by stealth in Archived Deals
Thanks!
Backup Q - New to SSD and MacBook, Looking For Full Recovery Options
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Post #51746554 added 07-18-2012 6:42 AM by stealth in Archived Deals
Thanks, I will look into Time Capsule. What is W/E?
Backup Q - New to SSD and MacBook, Looking For Full Recovery Options
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Post #51728652 added 07-17-2012 12:44 PM by stealth in Archived Deals
So I have a new (used) MacBook with Lion installed. I decided to go with 120GB SSD because it's better/stronger/faster. Now I'm hearing horror stories about SSD life expectancy. This MacBook is to...
Backup Q - New to SSD and MacBook, Looking For Full Recovery Options
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Post #51864156 added 07-23-2012 4:36 AM by Rebound in Archived Deals
Time Machine works great, and it's incredibly simple: Buy a new USB hard drive and plug it in, and that's it! Your Mac will automatically perform incremental backups whenever you plug in the USB...
Backup Q - New to SSD and MacBook, Looking For Full Recovery Options
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Post #51759032 added 07-18-2012 1:24 PM by brbubba in Archived Deals
I wouldn't touch Time Machine with a ten foot pole. That's my personal preference, mostly because you can't boot from it. For instance let's say your main drive dies and you don't have a spare handy,...
Backup Q - New to SSD and MacBook, Looking For Full Recovery Options
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Post #51853360 added 07-22-2012 1:05 PM by BlackAndChrome in Archived Deals
Just came back to this thread after a few days but I would use those words gingerly... I have an Agility II (Sandforce Based) and it worked perfectly til I got a random blue screen... That was it,...
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Post #51754066 added 07-18-2012 11:05 AM by akkkmed in Archived Deals
"w/e" = "whatever" Time Machine is the easiest cloning option because it's already built in. Other good programs exist (some people prefer them), such as Carbon Copy Cloner. But Time Machine will...

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