Tag: time machine
Backups without Time Machine
by Matt Hoult on Feb.22, 2010, under Matt
A couple of people have asked me what to do if you don’t have Time Machine on your Mac. My answer is to first see why you don’t have Time Machine, since it comes with Leopard (10.5) and Snow Leopard (10.6). Of course, there are many other reasons to upgrade your machine to Leopard or Snow Leopard, but backup is a pretty good place to start.
If you are stuck on Tiger (10.4) though, I’d recommend the software SuperDuper!. It’s a stupid name I’ll grant you, but it works really well and to use the basic features is free. I’d recommend it to anyone looking to backup their data one-time, but it’s no match for continual automatic backups if you have Time Machine.
You can download SuperDuper! for free, from www.Shirt-Pocket.com. You can then use the SuperDuper! to create a clone of your machine, an exact replica of your Macintosh HD to an external drive. This won’t be updated, but it’s a good one-time snap-shot as I said.
If you’d like help backing up on Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard then feel free to email me. We also have some other solutions we can provide for you starting around £25.
