Time machine or Carbon Copy Cloner?

[h linamen]

I'm embarrassed to say I have never created a bootable backup.... just would selectively back up a few important files like iPhoto and iTunes.

I would like to create a backup and then continue with incremental backups. Would I do better using Time Machine or Carbon Copy Cloner?

[Paul F.]

CCC for the bootable backup, probabaly best to do that weekly or monthly...
Then Time Machine for the incrimental backup... Since Time Machine can't create a bootable backup.

[Mac1337]

For some reason TM every so often asks that it wants to do a complete back up from scratch. This takes days for me and brings the machine to a standstill. Not to mention that it can't find the shared backup disk half the time.

[bazookaman]

I use a little doodad that lets me schedule TM's backups so they do not interfere with my work. I have it set to backup at 1 or 2 in the morning. Cannot think of the app right now.

[Ken Sp.]

While TM backup isn't bootable, you can do a full restore from it by installing the Mac OS on a fresh disk, and then migrating data from TM. Will take over right where you left off.

[mattkime]

I'd do both. hard drives are cheaper than your time.

[tortoise]

Another vote for doing both, one can never have too many backups and as mentioned drives are so cheap it is foolhardy to put all your eggs in one basket. I have encountered situations where CCC failed and TM saved my bacon. I also run Retrospect as my final line of defense in addition to CCC & TM.

[Fred_Also]

I have CCC set to update a clone of my hard drive every morning at 2 am to a USB drive. Works great as I am sleeping.

Fred

[OWC Jamie]

Both 2 drives, time machine during the day and CCC overnight every week or so.

[Will Collier]

C^3.