Backup Laptop??

[markjames68]

Originally Posted by timfountain

Cloning is becoming increasingly more difficult due to M.2 SATA, NVME and EMMC SSD's that are not removable or easily externally readable. I only backup data. Everything else can be re-installed and the PC will probably benefit from a clean install once in a while. Also if you change machines, you can't restore a cloned drive unless it is exactly the same machine (in general). So backing up all the OS and system stuff is not all that useful at the end of the day.

Actually I disagree. Let’s say you have a MacBook which has everything soldered or glued in. You clone your drive, which lets you at least do work on it if the drive fails.

If you replace the device with a new one you can do a perfect restore.

PCs might be different.

[Peregrine]

Originally Posted by timfountain

Also if you change machines, you can't restore a cloned drive unless it is exactly the same machine (in general).

That's not nearly as true today as it used to be. Windows 10 and the Mac are both pretty awesome at finding what they need when booting into new hardware from something like a clone or a hard drive swap.