Thank-you everyone for all your input. Clearly, the newer iMac c/w Time Machine is the way to go, using guidance you have provided. The changeover will happen after I see if there is an answer to a related, but completely different, issue that has popped up. I will start a new thread for it.
Stay tuned and thanks again.
Last edited by ryck; 01/18/23 04:47 PM.
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