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I never cared about bootable backups. What is more of a concern is getting data off a non-bootable Mac that has a viable drive, since Apple often replaces the

• xuki 5y ago
  The SSD on all new Macs is soldered into the board. If a single component on the board breaks, they replace the whole thing.
• 323 5y ago
  Isn't the drive encrypted anyway, with the key in T2?
  • ghaff 5y ago
    Yes. The only real solution is to backup regularly. (And, if you travel, it probably makes sense to regularly copy any critical work in process to an SD card.)
    • kitsunesoba 5y ago
      Not backing up regularly is eventual (potentially massive) data loss even with a machine that doesn't have the limitations mentioned in the linked page. It may not be as common but SSD controllers for example can and do fail sometimes, and in that situation no amount of flexibility on the host computer's part is going to save you.