BackingUp my iMac in a LaCie HDD

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BackingUp my iMac in a LaCie HDD

Hello nice people,

I am in need of your help, recently my iMac has been getting slower and slower and i am certain it is because the hdd it's almost at it's capacity, so i want to back everything up and do a fresh install.

i need help with 2 things :

1. how do i backup without compressing files? most of the backups are compressed files that need to be restored so they can be opened, i want them all transferred to my HDD so i have access to them whenever i need them as i don't intend to get them back to the imac itself . My HDD is a LaCie Rugged 2TB with Thunderbolt and USB 3.0

2. Can someone link me how to fully format my iMac and do a Fresh install of OSX ? I don't have a disc, when i bought it, it was running Mavericks i think if i'm not wrong.

iMac info:

iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)

3,2 GHz Intel Core i5

8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M 1024 MB

running: OSX El Capitan
version 10.11

Thank you for everything

Posted on Jul 20, 2016 12:37 AM

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Yer_Man

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Jul 20, 2016 12:55 AM in response to VivaLaDio321

You need to think this through:

1. A back up is a copy on another disk (at least), so what you describe is moving data from your internal to an external HD, but that's not backing up. Why? If the external does down you lose the data and have no copy.

To move the data simply drag it over to the external - no compression involved. Once that's done you can delete it from the internal.

2. Backing up - and if you do the above you'll need to back up both the internal and the external - will require another disk at least. There are several apps that will back up in plain format: Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper, Chronosync for instance.

https://bombich.com/

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

http://www.econtechnologies.com/chronosync/overview.html

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VivaLaDio321 Author

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Jul 21, 2016 3:44 AM in response to Yer_Man

Thanks for the reply

is there anything free that i can use ?

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Tommylux

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Jul 20, 2016 7:59 AM in response to Yer_Man

I would like to reach out to you regarding a closed topic.. URL: iPhoto and File Management
I can't seem to find a way to contact you, other than reply to one of your recent messages, so sorry for jumping in this thread like this, hopefully you can reach out to me.

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Yer_Man

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Jul 21, 2016 3:44 AM in response to VivaLaDio321

Free back up apps that back up in plain formats? None that I know of, but have you tried looking on the App Store or MacUpdate. As a general rule I'd point out that you get what you pay for...

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Yer_Man

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Jul 20, 2016 8:06 AM in response to Tommylux

Create a thread in the iPhoto forum and ask your question there.

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VivaLaDio321 Author

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Jul 21, 2016 3:46 AM in response to Yer_Man

Thank you 🙂 i got CCC and it's working, strange thing it has copied about 50% of the Drive (inlcuding apps 😟 ) but hte bar shows 80%+ so i'm guessing the bar counts file amount and not file sizes , i'll update after it's finished

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