once I backed up my iMac, the next back up will back up everything in my iMac or just back up if there is any changes ??

once i back up my iMac, the next time back up will back up everything in my iMac or just back up if there are any changes [ added items or deleted items ] ????

Posted on May 29, 2022 11:04 AM

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Posted on May 29, 2022 11:28 AM

As mentioned Time Machine only backs up everything on the very first back-up, subsequent backups are only additions and changes. If you backup by creating a bootable clone using either SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner both can be setup easily to do the same thing as Time Machine.


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once I backed up my iMac, the next back up will back up everything in my iMac or just back up if there is any changes ??

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