On Oct 10, 4:39 am, Bruce Ryan <bruce.r...@mac.com> wrote: > > Just curious - how does a TimeCapsule (or other drive used for > TimeMachine) work? TCs aren't partitioned, and and it's quite possible > for two or more macs to want to back up to them at the same time. I > guess that part of the answer is that each mac has its own > sparsebundle, so should only ever be accessing this single file that's > specific to it. That would keep lumps of data 'protected' but what > keeps the entire filesystem safe?
Not exactly answering the question. I've been using Time Capsule with four Macs over ethernet or WiFi for more than two years. No problems whatever with file integrity. BTW, for CCC to my other external drive, I take Dan's advice and keep it off line except for the backup operations themselves. Al Poulin -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
