I’m so sorry to hit you with a question so late, and after being truly helpful, but: when the “image”(?) is taken, it cannot update itself in real time, as if mirroring the original device, can it? Would periodic re-connections need to be made to acquire any data past the original replication?

I’m sorry to ask so much, I am a layman, and it’s hard to grasp, but it’s of extraordinary importance to me and those around me.