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Take Control of Backing up Your Mac EBOOK EXTRAS: v2.0 Downloads, Updates, Feedback TAKE CONTROL OF BACKING UP YOUR MAC by JOE KISSELL $20 2ND EDITION Table of Contents Read Me First ................................................................. 5 Updates and More .......................................................... 5 Basics ......................................................................... 6 What’s New in the Second Edition ..................................... 8 Introduction ................................................................. 11 Mac Backups Quick Start ............................................... 13 Plan a Backup Strategy ................................................. 15 Understand Joe’s Basic Backup Strategy ........................... 15 Why Create Versioned Backups? ...................................... 17 Why Create Bootable Duplicates? .................................... 18 Why Use an External Hard Drive? .................................... 22 Why Use Multiple Partitions? ........................................... 24 Why Automate Backups? ............................................... 24 Why Keep Multiple Backups? .......................................... 26 Why Store Backups Offsite? ............................................ 27 Reassess Your Backup Strategy ..................................... 29 What’s New in the World of Mac Backups ........................... 29 Factors to Reevaluate .................................................... 36 Choose a Versioned Backup Program ............................. 40 Decide If Time Machine Is Right for You ............................ 40 Explore Backup Software Features ................................... 44 Choose Another Versioned Backup Program ....................... 54 Choose Backup Hardware .............................................. 58 Decide on Capacity ....................................................... 58 Choose an Interface (or Several) ..................................... 62 Consider Other Factors .................................................. 64 Decide Whether to Buy a Time Capsule ............................. 65 Decide How Many Drives to Buy ...................................... 67 Consider Other Hardware Options .................................... 68 2 Prepare Your Hard Drive ............................................... 78 Choose a Partition Map Scheme ...................................... 78 Decide How Many Partitions to Make ................................ 81 Configure Your Drive ..................................................... 82 Choose Local or Network Backups .................................... 85 Configure and Use Time Machine ................................... 88 Time Machine Basics ..................................................... 88 Choose a Destination (or More Than One) ......................... 89 Exclude Files from Time Machine ..................................... 91 Restore Data with Time Machine ...................................... 98 Delete Files from a Time Machine Backup ........................ 108 Encrypt Your Time Machine Backup ................................ 110 Use a Single Backup Disk with Multiple Macs .................... 111 Use Power Nap ........................................................... 113 Manage Your Time Machine Schedule .............................. 114 Migrate to a Larger Time Machine Disk ............................ 117 Avoid (or Solve) Time Machine Problems ......................... 121 Use Other Versioned Backup Software ......................... 126 ChronoSync Tips ........................................................ 126 CrashPlan Tips ........................................................... 128 Data Backup Tips ....................................................... 129 DollyDrive Tips ........................................................... 129 QRecall Tips .............................................................. 130 Retrospect Tips .......................................................... 131 Test Your Versioned Backup .......................................... 133 Create a Bootable Duplicate ......................................... 135 Set Ownership on the Destination Volume ........................ 136 Create a Duplicate with SuperDuper ............................... 136 Create a Duplicate with Carbon Copy Cloner ..................... 138 Test Your Duplicate ..................................................... 140 Store an Extra Backup Offsite ...................................... 143 Use an Extra Hard Drive ............................................... 143 Use an Internet Backup Service ..................................... 145 3 What to Do When Disaster Strikes ............................... 153 Restore Individual Files ................................................ 153 Use Your Bootable Duplicate ......................................... 154 Restore a Disk from a Bootable Duplicate ........................ 155 Manage Your Media ..................................................... 157 What to Do When Your Disks Fill Up ............................... 157 Think about Long-Term Archive Storage .......................... 159 Consider Special Backup Needs .................................... 161 Digital Photos ............................................................ 161 Dealing with Huge Volumes of Data ................................ 164 Back Up Data from the Cloud ........................................ 172 Backing Up a Small Network ......................................... 173 Backing Up While on the Road ....................................... 177 Windows Files and Volumes .......................................... 181 Teach This Book ......................................................... 190 About This Book ......................................................... 191 Ebook Extras ............................................................. 191 About the Author ........................................................ 192 About the Publisher ..................................................... 193 Copyright and Fine Print .............................................. 194 Featured Titles ........................................................... 195 ChronoSync Coupon .................................................... 196 CrashPlan Coupon ....................................................... 197 Data Backup Coupon ................................................... 198 DollyDrive Coupon ...................................................... 199 QRecall Coupon .......................................................... 200 Retrospect Desktop Coupon ......................................... 201 4 Read Me First Welcome to Take Control of Backing Up Your Mac, Second Edition, version 2.0, published in June 2013 by TidBITS Publishing Inc. This book was written by Joe Kissell and edited by Jeff Carlson. The data on every Mac should be backed up to protect you against theft, hardware failure, user error, and other catastrophes. This book helps you design a sensible backup strategy, choose and configure the best backup hardware and software for your needs, and understand how to make your backups as painless as possible. If you want to share this ebook with a friend, we ask that you do so as you would with a physical book: “lend” it for a quick look, but ask your friend to buy a copy for careful reading or reference. Also, you can Teach This Book. Copyright © 2013, alt concepts inc. All rights reserved. Updates and More You can access extras related to this book on the Web (use the link in Ebook Extras, near the end; it’s available only to purchasers). On the ebook’s Take Control Extras page, you can: • Download any available new version of the ebook for free, or buy any subsequent edition at a discount. • Download various formats, including PDF, EPUB, and Mobipocket. (Learn about reading this ebook on handheld devices on our device advice page.) • Read postings to the ebook’s blog. These may include new information and tips, as well as links to author interviews. At the top of the blog, you can also see any update plans for the ebook. 5 If you bought this ebook from the Take Control Web site, it has been added to your account, where you can download it in other formats and access any future updates. However, if you bought this ebook elsewhere, you can add it to your account manually; see Ebook Extras. Basics Here are a few basic concepts that will help you read this book: • Links: All blue text in this ebook is hot, meaning you can click (or tap) it, just like a link on the Web. When you follow a link to a different part of the ebook, you can return quickly to where you were by using your ebook reader’s “back” feature, if offered. For example, if you use iBooks in iOS to read the EPUB version of this ebook, you can tap the “Back to” link at the lower left of the screen. Or, if you use Preview on a Mac to read the PDF version, you can choose Go > Back or press Command-[. • Menus: Where I describe choosing a command from a menu in the menu bar, I use an abbreviated description. For example, the abbreviated description for the menu command that creates a new folder in the Finder is “File > New Folder.” • Contextual menus: Contextual menus appear when you Control- click various elements on a Macintosh screen, including Dock items and files in Finder windows. To describe opening a contextual menu, I usually I tell you to right-click (Control-click) an item on the screen. If your mouse offers a right-click option, or if you use
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