Update: With macOS Catalina I switched to bootable daily incremental backups.
If you are a macOS user you may be used to Time Machine as the standard for backups. Time Machine is fine if you want to backup your files and configuration, but if for example your disk dies or your hackintosh completely breaks with some bad update, there are better and faster ways to get it up and running again.
Requirements
Basically everything comes down to your backup requirements. These are mine
- full backup of the macOS SSD including EFI with Clover
- backups that can be restored without any additional configuration to the current macOS SSD or a new one in case of a disk failure
- no need for the ability to restore single files (all work data are in Git and Dropbox)
- reasonable backup and restore speed
Looking at different backup solutions I chose Clonezilla. It is not exactly the most user-friendly solution, but it is a very powerful one if you know what you are doing.
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