Mac back-ups

[The Matrix]

Hello guys. A question about back-ups => currently I back my Macbook PRO using time machine and Carbon Copy Cloner (each back-up medium associated to it’s own external hard disk) As back-ups are EXTREMELY important to me, I ensure to take all available measures to back-up everything. In that context, my question is - If ever I buy another Mac machine, for instance Air or the new MBP, would I be able to restore everything from the current Time machine or CCC disk to the new machine? I am wondering if such a restoration would take into account all my current settings and files?

 

[Mistrblank]

You can use time machine to restore a "fresh" installation to the new machine. For all intents and purposes, CCC is completely redundant. Time Machine is an end to end system image and backup solution.

If you get a new machine, you would also have an option to put the old machine into target disk mode and use it as a source to install the new system. There is also a user migration assistant that could move a user from one live machine to another.

There are TONS of ways to move your data around without even looking at 3rd party solutions.

 

[zaxour]

I concur with Mistrblank; I've done plenty of migrations and I usually just use the Migration assistant, which works very well.

 

[The Matrix]

Thanks for your feedback guys. Cheers !