No, just QRecall 1.1.4?

I've used TM for over three years to backup an MBP and two iMacs. I've had to do a full restore to the MBP and one iMac twice and never lost any data. I've also done partial restores as required. I use two 2TB Time Capsules and backup to them on a rotating basis on a daily basis. I prefer to do manual backups rather than rely on TMs scheduling.

I also manually backup all my important 'stuff' to external Western digital hard disks on a weekly basis and to DVDs on a monthly basis. All programs and data I download from the internet is backed up to DVD. I use Drive Genius to ensure my hard disks are kept in top condition.

Having worked in IT support for over thirty years I'm also well aware of the importance of regular backups and good houskeeping.

Good luck in finding a solution that works for you.

In reply to a post by Adrian:

While I love QRecall and think it is infinitely Superior to Time Machine, I would still urge you to have a second backup using a different method and if you can't keep it away from your home, at least keep it somewhere remote from your computer. Disaster and break ins do happen, sadly.

Yes I am paranoid about backups!

I guess I'm in the minority here Adrian, in that I've never had a problem (so far) with Time Machine and I have used it a few times.
Nevertheless I take your point about using a second backup system and Qrecall seems to have a following on the forum.
Can the two backup systems be used on the same computer?
-If so I might invest.

As far as I know there is absolutely no reason why Time Machine and QRecall can't coexist.

Odd this thread should come up now as Time Machine has just informed me that it has not recognised my external hard disk and has been unable to perform a backup for the last 51 days! All the lights were on in the external hard disk and I just assumed it was quietly ticking over in the background. After unplugging and plugging in the cables, Time Machine is backing up again. Maybe manual backups are not such a bad idea. Any ideas as to why it would be unable to recognise the external hard disk?

Thanks for your helpful advice - I'll definitely get something sorted now.

Thanks to everyone for all the helpful, very wise advice.

TM does seem to sulk now and then... never had it fail to recognise the external HDD, but a few times it's decided to stop backing up- everything seems to happen normally, but a look in the system log shows that only a few hundred bytes were copied over .

I only noticed when, after downloading about 6GB from iTunes, it clearly didn't run for long enough!

Switching backups off then on again usually cures it, but once I had to do a full reboot.

Giving serious thought to QRecall...

Have you ejected it? Maybe do a restart with the ext drive plugged in securely?

Your TM images may be borked. I'd redo a fresh image 'just in case'.

I've had TM sulk before - very worrying .

This is why I like the double back up of TM and SuperDuper.

I've found that if I have a problem with SuperDuper the best thing is to contact them and I get an answer surprisingly quickly

Can they both get saved onto the same HDD?