Backup Best Practices: How to Make Fast Clone Backups on a Mac
Clone backups are identical copies of your Mac's volumes. They are extremely fast to perform and very useful. Here's how to make one on a Mac.
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Clone backups are identical copies of your Mac's volumes. They are extremely fast to perform and very useful. Here's how to make one on a Mac.
Don't mix your important personal data with macOS system and application data. A separate data volume means lower risk of data loss and faster, smaller backups.
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