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Old 14th June 2015 | 22:17
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innuendo
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Hello Mixture,
Could you answer a question?
A friend had this happen and while I do have everything backed up I thought I would in addition, make a bootable clone of the OS and some of the data, (I am using OS X and Carbon Copy Cloner).
My question is, if I were to leave the clone drive connected full time is it vulnerable to the bad guys who hack your machine and hold you to ransom?

I am thinking it may be if it shows up as just another drive on my system.

IOW, should I eject, or physically disconnect, the drive after each incremental back up to put it beyond reach of the hackers ?

I keep a Time Machine B/U of my system and an additional B/U of my photography.
Thanks.

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