-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 7/11/02 4:45 PM, "Randal L. Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Now, I've spent a year being a bit frustrated at the things that break > (even still) when my root is UFS. So I'm strongly considering having > my root be HFS+ on my new laptop (arrived, but not yet picked up). > (I'll build a UFS .dmg file that I'll mount for those random net > programs that don't understand the lame case-insensitivity of HFS+, but > that's not relevant to the backup issue.) > > So, where are we now with backup solutions? Is there a tool > (freeware, shareware, payware) that can take my root volume and > *incrementally* update a mirror of that volume onto my external > firewire disk, such that if my laptop disk ever dies (or I want to > move to a new laptop :), I can take that firewire mirror and push it > (using the same tool, I presume) to a new disk? [snip] > I want something that works like "Retrospect Duplicate", but > understands the weird-ass links that OSX has and needs! Ummm, how about Retrospect 5.0? I *think* it will do what you want. - From <http://www.dantz.com/index.php3?SCREEN=intro_mac_retrospect&;> > > Retrospect Backup 5.0 runs with "root" permissions and can completely backup > and restore a Mac OS X computer with ease, providing the fastest possible > recovery from disaster. When the computer being backed up is booted into Mac > OS X, the following are properly preserved: > > All user files and data > All HFS+ metadata (like type and creator codes) > Both data and resource forks of multipart files > Complete long (255 character) filenames > Proper UNIX ownership and permissions > Hard linked files, symbolic links, etc. Restoring can be a bit of a pain though, if you restore the Official Way: <http://www.dantz.com/index.php3?SCREEN=knowledgebase_article&id=736> - geoff -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (Darwin) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9LfdZ5kxEzEw1BacRAmS8AKC7ywu0EXPe/CwoVGOgj08xB49R2QCgnPlw JzqKyYe+NdBXOkHxrFGpJo4= =/xlQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
