I'm late to the party...Time Machine is notifying me that my Time Capsule is full (2TB) and I am looking for a new way to backup my computer each night. If possible, I would like the new product to also be able to restore my mac, should it ever crash. Or should I just pay for iCloud storage? I'm looking to upgrade to 6-8TB, as I'm a teacher and store a great deal of resources, files, and photos on my mac. Thank you for any help!
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15
There’s no single best...
iCloud isn’t a Mac backup strategy. Single files and manual copies, sure. Not a recoverable system backup, though.
SpiderOak or BackBlaze or ilk, if you want remote. Maybe via Carbon Copy Cloner, or some other client.
Third-party NAS vendors offer storage compatible with Time Machine. FreeNAS, Synology, etc.
Direct attached local storage is the cheapest approach. Big USB disks or RAID arrays.
A Mac with sufficient storage can be used as a Time Machine target, too.
NAS (like Time Capsule) is handy with portables, as the backups happen when on the Wi-Fi, without cabling.
Six to eight terabytes is one hard disk, these days. Not even a big hard disk. Not very much storage.
Consider replicated backups, either two locally, or (better) at two different locations where the Mac roams.
Usual caveat: RAID is (also) not a backup strategy.
Various previous discussions, too. Searching for “Synology” will turn up a few previous.
Practice your restores. So you know it works, and so you can test and document when you aren’t stressed out.
There’s no single best...
iCloud isn’t a Mac backup strategy. Single files and manual copies, sure. Not a recoverable system backup, though.
SpiderOak or BackBlaze or ilk, if you want remote. Maybe via Carbon Copy Cloner, or some other client.
Third-party NAS vendors offer storage compatible with Time Machine. FreeNAS, Synology, etc.
Direct attached local storage is the cheapest approach. Big USB disks or RAID arrays.
A Mac with sufficient storage can be used as a Time Machine target, too.
NAS (like Time Capsule) is handy with portables, as the backups happen when on the Wi-Fi, without cabling.
Six to eight terabytes is one hard disk, these days. Not even a big hard disk. Not very much storage.
Consider replicated backups, either two locally, or (better) at two different locations where the Mac roams.
Usual caveat: RAID is (also) not a backup strategy.
Various previous discussions, too. Searching for “Synology” will turn up a few previous.
Practice your restores. So you know it works, and so you can test and document when you aren’t stressed out.
Thank you MrHoffman! I appreciate your reply and info! I am looking into Synology and have an email to them as well!
Best replacement for Time Capsule
