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<blockquote data-quote="bellgamin" data-source="post: 1020882" data-attributes="member: 56053">One of my granddaughters, nicknamed &quot;Kichan,&quot; is in college, majoring in graphic arts.Kichan makes heavy use of Photo Shop &amp; other graphics arts software. Right now all her classes enable students to back-up data files, drawings, etc, to online storage. However, she has never backed up her Macbook&#039;s system (image/clone/etc).Kichan is very skilled in using apps to do all kinds of amazing art, animations, ad layouts, website designs, etc -- but she is untaught concerning possibilities such as BSOD, drive failure, locked-up computer, infections, etc. So, in the 2 years or so since I gave her the Macbook, she has never backed-up her Macbook&#039;s system. Fortunately, the Macbook has never needed one.My plan is to (a) get her a good imaging app for the Mac, &amp; (b) get her TWO EACH of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Portable-Photographers-MU-PE1T0S-AM/dp/B0BHZQGN26/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1TG40C4WKB2WH&amp;keywords=samsung%2Bexternal%2Bssd%2Bfor%2BMacbook&amp;qid=1674253793&amp;sprefix=samsung%2Bexternal%2Bssd%2Bfor%2Bmacbook%2Caps%2C209&amp;sr=8-5&amp;th=1" target="_blank">this Samsung&#039;s</a> rugged, portable SSD with 2 TB (it has options for 1 or 2 or 4 TB).REQUEST: I will be VERY grateful for any &amp; all advice and comments. I especially need recommendations for good user-friendly apps for doing full system backups on a Macbook.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NOTE: Mac&#039;s &quot;Timekeeper&quot; is not adequate because it does not create a bootable image. The app Kicahn needs MUST create a bootable image or clone. As we all know -- When a system fails, that system cannot restore itself. The &#039;rescue&quot; must be externally bootable.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~So far, the best candidate looks to be <a href="https://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html" target="_blank">THIS</a> one. However, I can&#039;t test it because I am on a Windows PC, not a Mac. Has anyone had experience with this app?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bellgamin, post: 1020882, member: 56053"] One of my granddaughters, nicknamed "Kichan," is in college, majoring in graphic arts. Kichan makes heavy use of Photo Shop & other graphics arts software. Right now all her classes enable students to back-up data files, drawings, etc, to online storage. However, she has never backed up her Macbook's system (image/clone/etc). Kichan is very skilled in using apps to do all kinds of amazing art, animations, ad layouts, website designs, etc -- but she is untaught concerning possibilities such as BSOD, drive failure, locked-up computer, infections, etc. So, in the 2 years or so since I gave her the Macbook, she has never backed-up her Macbook's system. Fortunately, the Macbook has never needed one. My plan is to (a) get her a good imaging app for the Mac, & (b) get her TWO EACH of [URL='https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Portable-Photographers-MU-PE1T0S-AM/dp/B0BHZQGN26/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1TG40C4WKB2WH&keywords=samsung%2Bexternal%2Bssd%2Bfor%2BMacbook&qid=1674253793&sprefix=samsung%2Bexternal%2Bssd%2Bfor%2Bmacbook%2Caps%2C209&sr=8-5&th=1'][B]this Samsung's[/B][/URL] rugged, portable SSD with 2 TB (it has options for 1 or 2 or 4 TB). REQUEST: I will be VERY grateful for any & all advice and comments. I especially need recommendations for good user-friendly apps for doing full system backups on a Macbook. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE: Mac's "Timekeeper" is not adequate because it does not create a bootable image. The app Kicahn needs MUST create a bootable image or clone. As we all know -- When a system fails, that system cannot restore itself. The 'rescue" must be externally bootable. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So far, the best candidate looks to be [URL='https://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html'][B]THIS[/B][/URL] one. However, I can't test it because I am on a Windows PC, not a Mac. Has anyone had experience with this app? [/QUOTE]

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