On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:49:59 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:
>On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 4:38:48 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:32:42 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 3:27:12 PM UTC-10, Leo wrote:
>> >> On 2021 Mar 18, , dsi1 wrote
>> >> (in >):
>> >> > Time Machine? Apple's getting way advanced!
>> >> > I had to look that one up since I don't know nothing about no Apple. Windows
>> >> > has something similar with System Restore although that one just reverts your
>> >> > machine to the point in time that you take a "snapshot" of the system. It
>> >> > does not actively back up your drive. Using an external drive is a good move.
>> >> > Most people using System Restore will use their single internal drive. I
>> >> > don't have any options like that. I can live with that. 
>> >> When one's internal drive fails, System Restore won´t be of much use to
>> >> them. The odds of two drives failing at once are slim. With Time Machine, I
>> >> can go back a year or two to retrieve old single files at the time I choose.
>> >> I can, but I´ve never had the need.
>> >> System Restore on a external drive is a far better option for everybody using
>> >> Windows, if that option is available to them. External drives are real cheap
>> >> now.
>> >> If you want lightning in a box, replace your internal HDD with a SSD. I
>> >> don´t know how that works in the Windows world.
>> >
>> >You're certainly right about using an external drive. OTOH, one day you'll end up with a computer that has no USB port to connect to. My son's latest computer has two drives. They are both solid state drives but one's faster than the other. I don't don't know how that works in the Window's world either. For anything I want to
save
>> on my computer, I got a 64 GB Micro SD card. It's in a internal slot but it's seen as an external drive. It probably cost around $20.
>> Mickey Mouse computing.
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>I'll take my set-up over your antique any day pal!
>
You don't need much so you don't buy much. That's wonderful. Enjoy!
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