SuperDuper is the other old school, widely respected backup for Mac. Cheaper and a bit simpler, but when I tried it eons ago it couldn't do something I needed, I don't remember what that was.
These are traditional backup programs.
I use time Machine for my system drive, but only because it's super easy, and not for individual file history. For me, it's only a disaster recovery backup. If you really want it to work as designed for individual files, you need a very large backup drive, at least three times the expected primary size. If you have a lot of constantly changing, large files, as I do (video editor), you need a REALLY large drive because versioning wipes out older files too quickly to be of use. For this reason, I don't store large files on my system drive at all and I exclude all other drives from Time Machine.
I use Carbon Copy Cloner for everything else.
Cheers,
Tod
On Jan 13, 2023, at 4:05 PM, Benjamin Hershleder <Ben@ContactBen.com> wrote:<time_machine.jpg>OK . . . I officially hate Apple Time Machine.It's plugged-in every hour of every day when I'm working. Now, only the second time that I've ever gone in to retrieve a file > > > it's nowhere to be found!I've searched a myriad of ways, including file type (.psd) along with criteria such as created after 1/1/23.What good is it if it doesn't backup stuff?!Anyone have a recommendation for a more robust alternative?TIA . . . now, please excuse me while I retire from the computer in order to clean up the mess in my office — from my head exploding . . . . <sigh>Thanks all!Cheers,Benjamin———————————Benjamin Hershleder/
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