Originally Posted by CRussel
Yes, it does. A backup must be able to be restored to a different physical machine to be a valid backup. Otherwise, there's no point. If my house burns down, or I'm caught by hurricane, or earthquake or whatever, I need to be able to restore my systems and files and use them. A backup that is only usable on the original device is not useful, and is only giving you a false sense of security.
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