Get smart
Click on the During Copy menu
to modify the backup process. The best
option here is Smart Update, which will
keep your last backup, and only copy
new files from your Mac, or remove
files that have been deleted recently.Feel the source
To set up your first backup,
select a “source” and a “destination”.
The source is your Mac’s hard drive, so
select that in the “Copy” menu. Here,
the destination is an external LaCie
drive, which we select in the “To” menu.Pick and choose
Like Time Machine, SuperDuper
allows you to exclude individual files
and folders from your backups. The
program’s interface gets fiddly here,
but you start by clicking the Using
menu then selecting New Copy Script.Scheduled backups
The free version of SuperDuper
allows you to perform manual backups
by clicking Copy Now. But it’s worth
buying SuperDuper for the ability to
schedule automatic backups that
repeat every day or every week.Backup basics
There are a number of backup
options. The main one is “Backup — all
files”, which copies the entire macOS
itself, and all your personal files.
Alternatively, “Backup — user files”
just copies your Home folder.Custom backups
The Script window enables you
to locate files and folders, and then tell
SuperDuper to “ignore” them during
the backup. You can also add files or
folders to create custom backups that
concentrate on a specific group of files.Find your files
The backup on your external
drive is an exact duplicate of the files
and folders on your Mac, so if you
delete any files by accident you can
simply find them on the backup drive
and copy them onto your Mac again.Over and out
You can also tell SuperDuper
what to do when it’s finished backing
up. You can tell it to eject your backup
drive, or to shut your Mac down
automatically so that you don’t have to
wait around for the backup to finish.Other options
You can click Options to fine–
tune the backup process. By default,
SuperDuper will erase your backup
drive each time, then make a totally
new backup. But that can take time,
so let’s look at some other options.HOW TO Back up your Mac with SuperDuper
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