This document discusses Time Machine, a backup tool for Macs. It allows users to back up their entire Mac, including files, applications, and system files, to an internal or external hard drive. Backups can also be stored on another Mac on the same network. Time Machine creates regular backups and allows users to restore old versions of files. While it provides automatic backups, some recommend also using a third-party cloning tool to allow creating bootable backups as a secondary backup strategy. The document analyzes different cloning tools and recommends Stellar Drive Clone as it allows creating bootable clones with advanced features.

1. Time Machine – Mac Backup tool
“Its a Mac OS X backup application”
It creates backup on internal, external drive and
another Mac in the network of OS X leopard.

2. How Time machine works?
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Open System Preferences,
Click on Time Machine.
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Choose backup
disk(destination drive)
and then source drive
from list.
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It just automatically
backups your entire Mac.
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Wait until it finishes.

3. Significance of Mac Time Machine
 It creates an image
of your Mac at
scheduled time.
 It remembers how
your Mac looked at
previous time.
 Just restore when
you need it.

4. What things Time Machine can backup?
Time machine can automatically backup your entire Mac
including system files, applications,preferences, etc.

5. Limitations of Time machine
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No bootable backups.
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Redundant copies of modified files eat memory.
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Deletes backups acoording to its schedule :
Weekly backups deleted automatically without
giving warning message if there is no space to
contain next backup.
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Size of destinaion backup drive must be larger
than the boot volume.

6. Backup strategies opt by Mac users
1.Using Time machine as
the only backup utility.
Or
2.Using Time machine
and third party tool.
Or
3.Using only third party
application.

7. Which one is perfect backup strategy?
I think Using
Time machine
and
third party tool
is perfect.

8. Comaparison of popular Mac cloning tools
Software Superduper Stellar Drive
Clone
Carbon copy
cloner Chronosync
Ease of
Usability
Good
Excellent:
easily
understood
interface.
Very good:
Full of ads.
Fair:
No hierarchial
view.
Features
It creates
bootable clone
and image.
Gives bootable
clone, image
and restore
backups.
Provide
bootable clone,
and schedule
backups.
Synchronize
and backup to
almost
anything.
Price
$27.95 $39 $39.95 $40 + $10 for
complete
access.

9. Reviews of Mac Cloning tools
SuperDuper Stellar Drive Clone Carbon Copy Cloner Chronosync
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User friendly
performance
Features

10. Recommended Mac cloning tool:
Stellar Drive Clone
Advanced features-
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Supports file formats Exfat,
FAT32, MBR scheme.
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Create bootable clone on
folder, volume, external drive
and also network drive.
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Clone recovery HD and image
your Mac volumes.

11. Perfect Mac backup would be:
Time Machine & Stellar Drive Clone