Could anyone tell me how much size I would need for a backup on my M1 MacBook Pro 512GB. Do I need a 512GB USB or does it somehow compress into a smaller size?
Could anyone tell me how much size I would need for a backup on my M1 MacBook Pro 512GB. Do I need a 512GB USB or does it somehow compress into a smaller size?
If you use Time Machine (which you should, it automates the process, is very easy to use, and trivializes backups for the novice) you’ll want more than 512 GB on your backup drive. Time Machine takes snapshots so if you need to do a restore, you can cycle between your machine at different states.
You can buy a much slower HDD for this. You don’t need high performance on your backup drive. It will save you a boatload of money because HDDs are cheaper than SSDs.