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From: "Lyndon Nerenberg (VE6BBM/VE7TFX)"  <lyndon@orthanc.ca>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:43:56 -0700
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Subject: Re: [9fans] OT: how do 9fans backup their Mac(book)?
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> When non-plan9 people ask me this question I tell them to get an external
> disk and use Time Machine.

I would tell it to Plan9 folks as well.  There is no way to
recover from a catestrophic disk failure on a Mac using venti.

Two days ago I spent $137 on a 1TB external USB disk.  I now have an
encrypted backup of my laptop from which I can recover my complete
environment on new hardware.  If your scheme can't do that, it's not a
backup.

I.e. don't confuse 'backup' with 'archive'.  If you need a backup
in the true sense of the word, your only option is Time Machine.

--lyndon