How do you back-up your "stuff"?

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answer:For an iMac: 1. External drive for Time Machine 2. External drive for CarbonCopyCloner backup of boot volume 3. Online backup of mission critical items to Mozy.com In case of fire, grab external drive #1 on the way out the door. For a MacBook (or anything wireless), I’d put serious consideration into a Time Capsule… so that you need not physically plug in drives.

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