It started with a question for all my Applesfera colleagues: who among those presently use Time Machine on their Mac? The answer, in large numbers, has always been negative. After realizing that there is almost no customer I always use, a few of my coworkers and other professional users also spend time with Time Machine.
The reasons given to me by my colleagues and other experts are very varied, which leads me to think that Apple might somehow reinvent the Time Machine even though it is already one of the best backup solutions I have already mentioned how to do that, so we will focus more the reasons why some people use Time Machine.
"In a black town …"
Yes, they do. Javier Lobo, a system manager and specialist engineer, protects him with a cape and sword as a data protection initiative and is easily accessible. My partner Julio César Fernández has him working on his three machines, in addition to using the extra code support methods he works with. A friend who works at an Apple accredited center also says it's a valuable tool, and some of my clients follow my recommendation when I comment on Time Machine functionality.
However, those examples may be different from the majority who prefer not to use them. Partners Javier Lacort, Pedro Aznar, Eduardo Archanco, Jesús Quesada and the server are disabled by the Time machine. The reasons are few, even though the average denominator is a cloud. The work of the & # 39; Delete Download & # 39 ;, Lacort says, is what convinced him to do so. David, another partner, adds the word & # 39; Duplication & # 39 ;: to him to save his data to the cloud and disk is not too big.
In addition, more than one of us opt for it reproduces the most important files in specific storage settings (like iCloud Drive and Dropbox, or Google Drive). We don't care much about losing the configuration and usage, because specifically if you have to completely reinstall the Mac we prefer to reboot everything from a good macOS state.
Copying and pasting this data between several clouds must be done manually (although there are ways to use them), but those that do not use the Time Machine prefer to have a virtual copy on an external disk. Key: cloud allows us to consult and take what we need anywhere. All we ask for is Internet connection. And the graphic designer who prefers to remain anonymous and guarantees a "cognazo" which should always connect the disk with the Mac if you don't want it to be turned on permanently.
In person I always recommend using Time Machine for the average user, especially when I realize that computer skills are basic. But as more and more people rely on the cloud (or include several of them), might the idea of Time Machine start to fade? Not from a professional standpoint, no doubt, but … maybe at the domestic level?
In other words: By 2020 save a copy of our most important files (for me about 15 GB) with one or more cloud already available. For the Apple ecosystem, only 0.99 euros a month is enough to do it, and prices in Google Drive are very similar.
In short, Time Machine was a great idea when it was born with Mac OS X Leopard again still a very good idea. But seeing how our bandwidth has improved, seeing how mobile devices are taking steps to stop reliance on computers and even the toughest tasks and seeing how easy and cheap it is to save files to the cloud, I get the impression that the Time Machine needs more face recognition and simplicity now. I have no doubt that it is something they should have wondered how to get to the Apple Park research sites.
