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What’s the best option to replace your Drobo

Drobo is no longer in operation—it filed for bankruptcy a few years ago. As a result, existing users now face challenges in maintaining their devices without official support. The Drobo website is no longer functional, and updating the necessary management software has become difficult, if not impossible.

With Drobo discontinued, users must consider alternative storage solutions based on their specific needs. If you’re looking for more details, PetaPixel has an insightful article on Drobo’s liquidation that’s worth reading.

For those still using a Drobo, the options are limited: continue using the device until it fails or proactively replace the hardware. When making this decision, key factors to consider include the amount of storage required, how the system connects to users, and the number of people relying on the device.

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Carbon Copy Cloner a New Review for Version 7

Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) 7, released in May 2024, introduces several enhancements to streamline and improve the backup process for macOS users. Priced at £41 + Vat for a Personal and Household license, with upgrade discounts up to 50%, CCC 7 offers a comprehensive 30-day trial without requiring account creation or payment details.

The 30 day trial is a nice feature giving you access to the product allowing you a full testing software package. This trial allows you the option to fully test the product without having to purchase the software. Also if you have a previous version you get a nice discount if you use that code when purchased the upgrade option.

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SuperDuper A New Review

“Superduper Agents” is a platform designed for enterprise AI agent orchestration. It allows organizations to manage virtual AI agents that can access and interact with various data sources, automating complex tasks and workflows across enterprise systems. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing databases and tools, enabling scalable and secure AI adoption within an organization’s infrastructure. 

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Time Machine unable to backup

Time Machine is macOS’s built-in backup tool that automatically saves copies of your files, apps, and system settings. It allows you to restore lost files or roll back your Mac to a previous state. 9 out of 10 times this works smoothly with key features listed below when it works its brilliant. However the 10th time it not working you have to go through a sequence to trouble shoot why its not backing up.

Key Features of Time Machine

✅ Automatic Backups – Backs up your Mac hourly (last 24 hours), daily (last month), and weekly (older backups).
✅ Incremental Backups – Saves only new or changed files, not everything every time.
✅ Easy File Recovery – Lets you restore individual files or your entire system.
✅ Mac Migration – Use it to transfer your data to a new Mac.
✅ Works with External & Network Drives – Supports USB, Thunderbolt, NAS, and Time Capsule.

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Other methods to make a complete Backup of your Mac when Time Machine does not work

So you have to make a backup of your Mac and included all the apps, profiles etc. Your options are really Time Machine backup or a clone software. We take it you have a hard rive to use as the backup of the said device you require a backup of. The answer is also a little bit more complicated as what state the Mac is in, is the machine running an encrypted drive, is the drive removable, does the Mac boot etc. All valid questions.

For the drive removal option you can take out the drive place in an adaptor and plug into another machine and run one of the backup software solutions to get your backup. Sound simple and it is if you can get access to the drive hardware easily have the correct adapter to plug the drive in to a spare machine to do the backup.

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OSX Sonoma and above OS silicon bases Macs VPN IKEv2 randomly disconnects

Are you encountering the random logout of VPN using IKEv2 on a WatchGuard running a Silicon Mac on OS Sonoma and above?

This one seems to keep popping up with an issue the Symptoms are VPN IKEv2 cuts you out at 24 min or 48m min. After testing this one on several machines I have found it cuts out on any silicon machine running Sonoma or above from a WatchGuard VPN. As for a fix well it’s a change to the VPN settings in the Watchguard and re deploy the profile to the Mac with the issue.

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