Backing up my laptop hard drive - Will cloned discs have same errors?
I have been looking at this online, & came across something, someone was weary of cloning thier hard drive as back up because if the hard drive they are cloning has errors, & they move this clone over to a new blank drive, wont they be just duplicating the bad drive's errors onto a new one?
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The worst that could be done is that malware is retained. But being on a Macbook laptop, it's unlikely that you have any malicious software as the root of your problem. While "Macs cannot get viruses (malware)" is a false statement, to suggest a Mac rarely gets a virus/exploit/trojan/rootkit/bootkit/etc is accurate. Most malicious software targets Windows desktops and Linux servers currently. Those are the biggest installed user bases, and therefore the biggest targets. A Mac desktop/server is a small fry, and not as desirable of a target. Quote:
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I just won a new seagate go flex 1 tb portable hard drive, & plan on using it as my backup drive, I notice in the description it said it comes with it's own backup software, will I have to use it? or will I be able to backup with my own software?
it's description says it is compatible with mac & PC, will I need to format it or anything? with blank drives so far, I have used my mac's disk utility to write zeros to the drive to remove any errors, & then format them. what would be the best backup software for me to use? if I get paragon mac os snapshot, (this was suggested to me by another member), will it have instructions on how to backup my hard drive? and will paragon snapshot or someone here give me instructions on how to replace & transfer content from my drive when it does fail? I am not sure what to do when that time comes, I will have the backup on my portable hard drive, then what? should I take my mac into an Apple store near me, with backup hard drive & applecare paper work & have them fix it? or should I just get a new hard drive & try to do it/replace it myself? if I take my computer in, it will be awkward as I will have to get a ride from family who are all PC people, (Cant afford a car & driver license) who have heard how supposedly reliable macs are, I may never hear then end of it if I get a ride to the applestore with my sick laptop that I have had for less than 2 years. with it out of commission, I would have to go back to working on the PC in the kitchen again. Another thought, perhaps I should take a preemptive action & just replace the hard drive now? do a backup of it on my new back up drive & replace it if it is failing, why wait for it to take a dump on me suddenly? the consensus seems is that is what is happening. To put it another way, if someone told me there is fire developing in the building, why wait for it to become engulfed & get trapped inside? I am not trying to be difficult or argumentative, but I am a little flummoxed as to what to do, I know things happen it is life, but I just got this computer not too long ago, it was not cheap, & am nicely settled in my room, where I can do my school work in quiet, now I may have to go back into the kitchen again. I hope I made the right choice in going with an apple computer. This whole hard drive scare is making me wonder, I did spend alot of money, I hope I was not foolish. I was hoping to get at least 3 or more years out of my laptop, as I cannot afford to be replacing things on it right away, or having to replace the laptop. |
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