New to Mac OSX and I want to be a power user

I hope this doesn't sound wrong but I'm a lifetime Windows user and I got my y. Mac Book about a month ago and I'm still learning but I feel like I'm doing the long way for certain actions and I'm sure there are shortcuts. I used to know Windows backwards and forwards and I feel like I'm doing everything the slow idiot way. Like for example switching windows in Chrome I hit F3 and select the Window. There's gotta be a faster way. and is there a redo and undo for numbers? a shortcut. I want to be a power user for mac and I can't find anything. I mean do I have to buy a book and learn that way?

I suspect you are going to get in trouble using Windows Network share to backup your Mac data.
The two main options for backing up your data on the Mac is to use Time Machine and a clone backup. Just like a seat belt and an air bag protect you in different ways when driving, you need both Time Machine and a clone for full protection.
Format the external drive as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) - Partition Map Scheme: GUID
If a drive is not GUID, it's not bootable.
Both of these applications can be used to create a clone.
SuperDuper! http://www.shirt-pocket.com/
CCC http://www.bombich.com/download.html
DropBox is a good option to share files on both Macs and PCs.
To get you started, be careful about how a drive is formatted.
Format that drive with Mac Extended (Journaled) with a Partition Table of GUID or format it exFAT.
exFAT if you plan on using that external on both Mac and Windows computers. Mac Extended (Journaled) if it will only be used on Mac computers.
If you format it exFAT do that on a Windows computer as Mac screws up the formatting and it then can't be read on Windows computers. Doing it on a Windows computer it can be read and written to on both Win and Mac.
A FAT32 formatted drive you can't store any file that is larger then 4GB (actually you can't store/save any file that is 4GBs. It has to be Slightly smaller then 4GB).

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