On Nov 10, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Baha Ata wrote:
> are there any good if not better alternatives for Time Machine? "better" is subjective, IMO. Time Machine makes it very easy to recover accidentally deleted files and roll back changes to files. It is absolutely dead simple to set up and use. It's main disadvantages are that it does not produce a bootable backup, although it can be used as a total restore. It is also difficult to set up with an off/on site rotation of backups. Carbon Copy Cloner (and the very similar Super Duper) makes it very easy to recover form a failed HDD: just boot from your backup. These solutions are far less adept at the kind of 'go back three versions of my resume' kind of stuff that Time Machine makes so easy. However, CCC makes having rotating sets of backup media a snap. The hard drive manufacturer's are gonna love me for this, but using both is truly the ideal solution. Time Machine for restore-in-place and version access, and CCC for the backup backup, a full bootable backup, with multiple sets, one off- site at all times. This means a large drive for TM, then multiple drives for CCC to populate. Then there's the 'roll-yer-own' Most of what CCC and TM do, and more, can be accomplished with command-line scripts. rsync will let you synch changed files to a volume attached locally, to the local file server, or to a machine halfway around the world. Proper attention to the normally hidden bits of OSX make it simple to create a bootable volume. Beyond this are real tape backup systems and the like, but those are for people with terabytes to back up. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
