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  • How to back up your Mac, and why you should do it now

    sandorsandor

    When you (I) push backing up for too long, you (I) end up with a 2TB worth of files to backup from your Mac. Using TimeCapsule at that time makes it dead slow since it takes forever to backup.

    Would CCC or some other app work faster, or are they as slow?

    I'd prefer to use the stock apps just for the fact that they are from Apple.


    At a very basic level, the more data you have to backup, the longer it takes.

    Personally, i would not get rid of your TimeMachine backup - it is a great tool & great interface for recovery of files. If you have TimeCapsule that means it is on your wifi right? Set (in System Preferences) TimeMachine to backup automatically.

    I would add in CCC or similar as a secondary.

    watto_cobra

  • How to back up your Mac, and why you should do it now

    sandorsandor
    Sezwhut said:
    A big thumbs up for CarbonCopyCloner - I've been using it for years and it has saved me more than once. Responsive independent developer with a great product for the win :)

    Agree. 

    The flexibility of CCC has always won out for me.

    I use SuperDuper for the quick & dirty clones (ie old computer to new one via Target Disk Mode) and tried ChronoSync for our server backups, but it got horribly slow with our large data sets (fibre arrays, 16-24 TB) ChronoSync took  about 2x longer than CCC, and was useless for daily backups offsite (typically 18-20 GB of data daily)



    watto_cobra

  • Test suggests 2018 MacBook Pro can't keep up with Intel Core i9 chip's thermal demands

    sandorsandor
    rogifan_new said:
    movingincircles said:
    Varmoes said:
    I started to question Dave2D approach when he tested multiple laptops. Sure it does thermal throttle but hell. Macs are optimized for Mac applications. This is simply stupid from him. Try to benchtest Final cut Pro from a PC. Even though this is impossible, I'm sure it would perform badly.
    This video shows FCPX comparisons. 2018 performed slower than 2017 while rendering in Final Cut 
    Has FCPX been optimized for the new machines yet? These laptops haven’t even been out a week and already the hystronics are over the top. Seems like this guy is just looking for traffic to his YouTube site.

    Histrionics.
    But i do agree that, being this is the model with the new i9, that there will probably be a FCPX update in the near future.  I have notice similar updates with new CPU/GPU over the past 18 years of using FCP/Express.

    Alex1N

  • Grayshift claims it defeated Apple's forthcoming 'USB Restricted Mode' security feature

    sandorsandor
    rob53 said:
    I continue to wonder why companies like GreyKey aren’t treated like hackers and arrested. Unless the NSA is fronting them, they are common criminals not a police force and should be treated as such. 
    The NSA is too busy collecting all of the internet transmissions to save them for future decryption.

    https://nsa.gov1.info/data/ ; (i read this as a bit tongue-in-cheek, but it really isnt far off)




    watto_cobra

  • Some game developers hint at abandoning the Mac if Apple phases out OpenGL

    sandorsandor
    techpr said:
    So developers prefer to abandons instead of updating to a better technology?

    So developers find it more profitable to abandon instead of updating to a better technology?

    Fixed it for you.
    The couple of developers quoted seem to clearly point to a demarcation of fiscal return for the work involved.
    For some it will be worth it, for some it will not.
    racerhomie3moreckAlex1Nwatto_cobra