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Originally Posted by G.Wright
I dunno - probably not.
I'm using Smart Update to clone Drive A to Drive B, then B back to A, A back to B, etc. My concern is this:
Is there any cumulative effect of updating a clone of an updated clone?
That is, would there be any practical advantage to periodically using Erase, Then Copy?
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I do almost the same - A to B, B to C, C to B, and finally B to A, with no ill effects. Every few months, if I know I'll be away from the computer for a while, I'll do the B to A or the B to C as an erase and replace, only because it makes me feel good. I don't see any reason for doing an erase and replace on the backup drive, though.
So you understand WHY I do this, A is my main Mac, B is my external HD and C is my vacation home Mac.
YMMV.