I can recommend Psync
http://www.dan.co.jp/cases/macosx/psync.html
I use it to back up my entire webserver to a separate set of drives
there is a gui out there somewheres if you want....
-Jonathan Bell
Stonewall Computing Services
On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 03:40 PM, Kow K wrote:
On Wednesday, Dec 18, 2002, at 10:12 US/Pacific, Andrew Hartung wrote:
On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 03:34 PM, Kow K wrote:
explains how to move /Users directory to other parition.
The only problem I have with this is the false sense of security it
gives. It works great for those that reinstall often, but can't be
considered a true backup as it is worthless if the media(hard drive)
fails.
Yes, you're right. The method explained there ISN'T really a backup
itself. This just escapes /Users directory from any damages to root
directory. I wasn't clear at all about this point.
But I think you just need to stretch your imagination a little bit to
get to a real backup. The hardest problem with OS X backup is
preservation of resources forks and permissions. Both of them are very
foreign to traditional Mac users, I suspect, and the nice thing about
that page is that it explains these points.
I'd hate to see someone think that they've protected there system
with a backup and discover that they have lost everything because
their hard drive crashed.
So think of it as a step to make reinstallation easier.
Thanks for pointing it out. That's true. That was not a genuine
backup. Sorry about inaccuracy.
So, let me update the tips by adding some more information to get REAL
backups.
1) You need external media (like CD-ROM, HD-drive, etc) that is
PHYSICALLY separated from you Mac. Zip disk doesn't work
anymore due to the huge size of backup.
2a) Use Carbon Copy Cloner to copy your stuff in your home directory
(and anything else you want to back up, e.g., /Library) on external
media
which IS RELIABLE (this point is VERY important.)
Or alternatively,
2b) hfstar -zpcvf <target file name>.tar.gz <source directory name>
to get a gzipped vesion of backup file of your stuff.
Either way, you're done.
Notes on method (2b):
i) traditional tar (or gnutar, gtar) doesn't preserve resource folk
and DOESN'T WORK for Mac stuff (No problem with pure UNIX stuff
like fink, of course). You definitely need hfstar.
You can get hfstar, for example, at:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9405
ii) Both <target file name> and <source directory name> specify
the locations of files/directories in UNIX fashion.
iii) I think -p option is required to preserve permissions, right?
iv) If you want to create a fast backup, remove -z option, and .tar
extension
from the target archive
Addendum:
You can use hfspax instead of hfstar and CCC, but I've never tried it
and am unable to give tips here.
In my case, I haven an external SCSI hard drive and store .tar.gz
files there.
Good luck on your backups.
Cheers,
Kow
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