On 3/13/07, Jack Malone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > I use this on my machines that have usb 1.1. > However for machines that have usb2, you will find that usb is faster > than firewire. > > I backup using BRU, (paid - but worth the price) and it builds a > compressed tar-like file directly on the target drive, rather than a > file by file copy. This allows me to stack several complete backups > onto an external drive. http://www.bru.com/ > > I have one unit that has both a firewire and usb2 port. Either works > fine, as long as I plug into a usb2 port on the computer. > > I have another Western Digital "MyBook" which is usb2 only. > These are really great drives by the way. They use intelligent power > on/power off, and work on windows or Linux. Once my BRU backups > exceeded 4gig I had to repartition the drive a smarter file system. I > just put Reiserfs on it because imho its faster than snot. Ok is this better on the quoteing Randall I found where it was at in outlook 2007 an fixed it. 9 I'm forced to use outlook for now ). Thanks for the info John, I have a seatgate driver that I play with that is usb an I think firewire , Might have to hook that up after my trip next week an see what happens with it. I need to checkout Bru I have played with the free version in the past with a tape drive. Thanks for the heads up on 4 gig file size, My backup files size now is at 11 plus gigs an growing. I archive every three months an do not do a backup nightly on the airchive stuff so I can cut my files size down. Jack Malone
I've been using rdiff-backup for my online backups since last summer. I've had only good luck and it can be used in both local mode and client/server (wan or lan links). The code is all python (iirc) so the clients run in most environments. And the mailing list actively supports linux / mac / windows clients (not sure about servers). And it has been part of the Suse distro for several releases. The way it works is to keep full copies of all the files being backed up and then a series of deltas to get you to older versions. The only time it really falls down for me is if you rearrange your filesystem structure, or even just rename a directory. rdiff-backup will see it as you having a whole bunch of new files that need backing up. Greg -- Greg Freemyer The Norcross Group Forensics for the 21st Century -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
