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Time Machine in macOS

macOS provides the excellent Time Machine to create full system backups

(see Figure 14-49). These backups are called local snapshots. Time Machine

enables you to recover some or all files in the event of a crash; it also enables

you to restore deleted files and recover previous versions of files. Time

Machine requires an external HDD or SSD, or you can use a shared network

drive. Find Time Machine in System Preferences.

Figure 14-49 Time Machine

Backups in Linux

Different Linux distros offer different tools for backing up files, folders, and

drives. Ubuntu Linux uses Déjà Dup, although it goes by the name Backups

in System Settings (see Figure 14-50). Déjà Dup will happily back up your

files to wherever you tell it, such as an external drive, network share, or even

a folder on your main hard drive (not recommended if you care about your

files!). Déjà Dup backs up a user’s Home folder by default; that’s where most

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