On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:20 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: >> >> NOW. Before you forget -- go run yer backups! It'll give your >> computer(s) something constructive to do while you're nursing that >> hangover and watching the parades! > > What backup software and partitioning do you recommend? On 10.5 TimeMachine > is > the best choice I guess, but what to use on 10.4 and ealier, and on 8.x/9.x?
Carbon Copy Cloner is my personal favorite, lots of folks recommend Super Duper; but CCC is free (with ads, or no ads with a small donation) flexible, and produces a bootable backup if you so desire. I actually use both time Machine and CCC, on different disks, because while both offer easy restores, Time Machine has the edge for ad-hock file and folder restores because you can actually go back past the last backup, which allows you to roll back significant changes to files. As for partitioning, I haven't seen the value of that in a long, long time. Partitioning gets you all the hassles of separate volumes with all the risks of a single mechanism. If something goes wrong with your disk, you lose it all anyway. Separate spindles, always! -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- 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
