Hi @kaufmann87,
You are correct. I have not implemented a backup system for this iMac in my workflow yet and it is at the top of the list.
I suppose a stopgap solution, as you mentioned would be time machine. I'll have to get a 4 Gb WD MyBook external for that I suppose. The most cost efficient thing I can do right now. I do all of the work, photoshop, workfiles, jobs etc. on my 2008 Mac Pro Tower right now which I do back up everything twice on two separate external drives every night with SuperDuper! . That process has worked quite well for me for years. I’ve got the latest version of SuperDuper! v3.2.5 ( 64 bit ) installed on the iMac. Now it’s just a matter of setting up two additional 4 Gb WD MyBook backup drives in the same protocol that I have on the Mac Pro tower system.
I removed a Chrome extension from Amazon last night ( which was kind of bothersome anyway ). Not sure if this would have anything to do with kernel panics or not.
I am encouraged to announce that when I came into my office today, I did not see the message on the iMac
screen telling me that your computer restarted because of a problem.
I don’t often do a restart on this iMac, which I probably should get into the habit of doing. I usually just let it run 24/7 with several apps remaining running most of the time. I have it set so the hard drive goes to sleep after a certain amount of time.
I do have two OWC dual bay drive enclosures hooked up to the iMac (as you can see in the visual reference of my digital workflow upgrade on my website). One of the drives is an 1TB ssd startup drive with macOS High Sierra. I did this so that I could run my older Adobe Creative Suite software on the iMac ( CS4 ). I did bite the bullet and get an Adobe Creative Cloud ~ Photoshop subscription which seems pretty cost effective since this is one of my main tools ( 120.00/year ).
Best,
Dennis