Seven maintenance tips to optimize mac p…
Mac systems are pretty trouble free, and OS X is a pretty solid system. However, as with all things, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure, and there are some things that you can do with OS X to keep it running in tip-top shape. The first and most crucial thing to do is to keep a backup of your important files, or even the entire system.
to clone the entire system (great for backups and quick restoration in the case of hardware failure), an external hard drive and SuperDuper! are the best solution as far as I am concerned.
SuperDuper! makes a bootable clone of your hard drive; a great thing to do before performing large system updates, or something to schedule routinely.
other options include buying an Apple Time Machine and scheduling backups that way. Keeping software current is another important thing. Software updates not only provide new functionality and correct bugs, they often correct security flaws as well.