How long do I need to keep my bootable clone?

I successfully upgraded my OS from Tiger to Snow Leopard almost a year ago. I had created a bootable clone as backup, which is stored on my external hard drive. I am running out of room on my external HD so I am wondering if it is OK to delete the bootable clone of my Tiger OS to make more space. I've run Snow Leopard for almost a year without any problems. I'd appreciate any advice. Thank you!

Any bootable clone needs to be kept until you have a more recent backup that you can rely on. Since it's been so long for the one you're talking about, I sure hope you've got a more recent backup by now...
jbresnic wrote:
Great I will do that. One questions - does my Time Machine backup count as a bootable clone? Thanks!
You can't boot a Time Machine clone, but you can easily reconstruct a bootable clone from it if you have a little more time. By inserting your OS X system disc and telling it to restore from Time Machine backup, it will reassemble one drive that is bootable from whichever Time Machine state you choose. I've done it, and it works, but I still maintain both a Time Machine backup and a bootable clone.

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