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Sent from my iPhone > On 11 Sep 2016, at 13:40, Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On Sat, 10 Sep 2016, Eion MacDonald wrote: >> >> Dear folks, >> 20160910 >> off topic but what Linux distro could read and write to a mac >> computer's external back up? >> Impoverished new student (medical) has present of a Mac-Book Air from >> her father. >> >> I would like her to have a 'secondary computer' at her lodgings >> just to read her backup USB external hard disc in case her Mac-book air >> is stolen(External hard disc back up USB or such, I have recommended she >> have, as I have had some students with no back ups and thus trouble, but >> on Windows computers, where i have recovered their non booting machines.) >> >> I have no experience of Mac computers but do have an old machine Core-2 >> Pro CPU running Linux (Linux Mint 17) and I could change the distro and >> give to her. >> >> What distro should I load for her? > > None. > > Why make life complicated... > > Insure Mac Book Air. > > When it get stolen/destroyed, etc. claim on insurance, buy a new one, restore from > backup and off you go. > 1+ this and use drop box pro. tried trusted . (1stilen from a train, 1 sat on with phone between glass and keyboard) each time: walk to store collect new laptop, open login with icloud account (email done) log in to dropbox (files done) re-install apps from store & office365 .. good to go. timemachine backups are overrated. but still useful for every day file rollbacks. > Gordon > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq