{"id":7,"date":"2015-06-13T16:33:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T16:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/next.arqbackup.com\/blog\/?p=7"},"modified":"2019-01-22T13:16:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T13:16:49","slug":"does-arq-make-bootable-backups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arqbackup.com\/blog\/does-arq-make-bootable-backups\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Arq make bootable backups?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No. For a bootable backup we recommend SuperDuper. Arq is complementary to SuperDuper; SuperDuper creates a bootable backup on another hard drive, and Arq creates versioned backups online.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"faqAnswer\">Duplicate Backup<\/h4>\n<p>A bootable backup is a duplicate of your hard drive. It&#8217;s great if you need to get up and running very quickly in the event of a hardware failure &#8212; you just boot from the backup. But you have to plug in your FireWire or USB drive and update the bootable backup, or it gets out of date quickly.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"faqAnswer\">Versioned Backup<\/h4>\n<p>Arq does versioned backups of the folders you choose. This provides insurance against damaged or accidentally deleted files. A duplicate backup would just copy the damage and delete the same files, but with a versioned backup you can &#8220;go back in time&#8221; and get the undamaged\/undeleted file.<\/p>\n<p>Arq backs up to S3, so there&#8217;s no need to remember to plug in a USB drive &#8212; it backs up as long as there&#8217;s an internet connection. The best backups are the ones that actually get created, after all.<\/p>\n<p>Arq retains versions similar to the scheme used by Time Machine &#8212; hourly for the past 24 hours, daily for the past month, and weekly until you reach the S3 budget you&#8217;ve chosen in the Preferences.<\/p>\n<p>If you only use Arq for your important files and your hard drive fails, you&#8217;ll have to replace the hard drive and install OS X from DVD, and then restore your important files from Arq backups; this would take longer than simply booting from an external drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. For a bootable backup we recommend SuperDuper. Arq is complementary to SuperDuper; SuperDuper creates a bootable backup on another hard drive, and Arq creates versioned backups online. Duplicate Backup A bootable backup is a duplicate of your hard drive. 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