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Time machine or time capsule which is best back up option for mac 9.1

we have a mac 9.1 with a 4 GB memory that we want to upgrade but before we do e need to run a full back up, it has mac OS 10.5.8 and has until now been running really well. Which back up do you recomend the time machine or time capsule please?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Feb 20, 2015 1:48 AM

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Feb 21, 2015 11:09 AM in response to ejc-free

Hello,


I consider either one of those the last or secondary options, a clone is far more useful, get an external drive, then...


Get carbon copy cloner to make an exact copy of your old HD to the New one...


http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html


Or SuperDuper...


http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/


Or the most expensive one & my favorite, Tri-Backup...


http://www.tri-edre.com/english/tribackup.html


You'll need older versions of whichever you choose.

Time machine or time capsule which is best back up option for mac 9.1

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