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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Monday, July 3, 2023
• Why Time Machine should be your Mac’s primary backup tool
• Why you need a Battery Backup Device: A real-world example
• Q&A: Where can I get an old roll of 110 film developed?
• 14 year old Marty Stuart performing on the Porter Wagoner Show
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, February 23, 2023
• Q&A: How can I see who has ‘poked’ me on Facebook?
• Q&A: What’s the difference between a ‘System Image’ and a regular backup?
• Can you make money from YouTube Shorts?
• Change two lives by adopting a shelter pet
System Restore is a handy tool that you can use to restore your PC’s Windows installation back to a previous (working) state if a virus or some other issue causes your computer to stop working as it should.
I’ve personally used System Restore to quickly get myself out of a lot of jams in the past, usually after installing a program or app that I was asked to test and review.
While it’s not as comforting as having a recent System Image Backup on hand, knowing that I can usually use System Restore to get my computer up and running again in a hurry if disaster ever strikes is great for my peace of mind. [Read more…]
Most Windows users know how important it is to always have a recent backup on hand in case their PC’s hard drive or SSD goes south on them or some other disaster strikes.
Well, truth be told, it’s just as important to keep the hard drive or SSD in your Mac backed up as well.
Question from Bill: I recently read an article about using hard drives or SSDs in a RAID configuration.
The article said RAID 1 copies all data to every drive in the array at the same time, essentially creating a clone of the primary drive in real time.
In the comments on the article someone suggested that using two drives in RAID 1 will automatically create a backup, eliminating the need to back up the hard drive in the usual way.
That made sense to me but then someone else commented and said that’s a really bad idea. But he didn’t explain why.
What’s your opinion on using RAID 1 to create automatic backups? Is it a good idea or not?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]