Several networked and non-networked options for Time Machine backups
This hint collects together what I have learned about solutions for Time Machine backups. There are a number of viable solutions, and I cover several of them.
External USB or Firewire drive The most basic solution is a directly-attached external USB drive enclosure. This might be okay for desktop machines, but what bothers me about this is that both the Mac and the drive are on the same power circuit. If lighting strikes, then both can get hit at the same time. In a Mac Pro, you can use another internal drive for TM. And there are also external RAID solutions like I mention below. Unless you are particularly disciplined, this is a lousy solution for portable Macs. When I was going this route, I was lucky if I remembered to plug in the backup drive once a week. Maybe other people can do better than that, but it's still inconvenient. Thus, I prefer networked solutions. However, at the end of this hint, I go into a discussion on why TM is a great des ...
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