True. But Bombich's software is so well done that I don't mind ;-).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dick Hauser
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 12:27 AM
To: finale@shsu.edu
Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions
On 03.02.2008 Robert Patterson wrote:
For timed backups, I uses the online service Mozy.com
Robert,
Thank you for this tip. I have signed up with them for their free
service, also my dad's Win machine. I do keep backups locally on two
separate HDs, but I have always wondered what I could
Robert Patterson / 08.2.3 / 11:28 AM wrote:
I was so put off by Retrospect that I purposely left it off my list.
I agree with this. I don't know how much money I spent on upgrading
Retrospect for many years, and I dumped after the first upgrade path
when OSX switch. Since I needed at least 5
I'm happy with ChronoSync, which I let run automatically each time I
start up the computer. You can also set it to run a particular backup
when a particular drive is attached. There's a demo at http://
www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html
so you could give it
Check out CMS software. You'll need an external HD (usb best) equal
minimally equal to your machine's HD. It does a COMPLETE mirror of your HD
and can rebuild your old HD completely, including any hidden partitions
necessary for your machine to work. The recovery disk uses a LINUX system
to
, February 04, 2008 12:11 PM
To: finale@shsu.edu
Subject: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?
Check out CMS software. You'll need an external HD (usb best) equal
minimally equal to your machine's HD. It does a COMPLETE mirror of your HD
and can rebuild your old HD completely, including
On Feb 4, 2008, at 7:14 PM, Fisher, Allen wrote:
All of this is free
But there is that pesky donate dialogue that pops up at the end of
each operation..
Dick H
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after doing backups manually for years -- and for that reason not
doing them nearly often enough -- i am going to automate this. any
suggestions? looking for something cheap to free if possible.
i need something that allows as much of the following as possible:
- timed as well as manual
SuperDuper is a fantastic OSX volumn backup program. It's cheap
(shareware, with a usuable free demo version), and it knows all the ins
and outs of OSX volumes, at least thru Tiger. What I do is use
SuperDuper to backup the entire volume manually (and infrequently) so as
to be able to recover
If you're on a Mac and intend, or are already on Leopard, try
Backup. I haven't used it but I did look it over at one point. Easy
to setup and beyond that, Im sure it's fine. If you want to spend $$
$, go with Retrospect. They've been on the Mac for a long time, the
software is
ThomaStudios wrote
If you want to spend $$ $, go with
Retrospect.
I was so put off by Retrospect that I purposely left it off my list.
I'll take your word that recent versions are better, but I think the
recent versions are quite pricey, and I am unhappy about the lack of
update path the
For timed backups, I uses the online service Mozy.com.
holy krap, sounds interesting... i know it's so oldschool, but is
it possible to create hard backups from the online data?
absolutely failsafe in case of fire or even hurricane or earthquake,
which could nail an offsite backup in
Robert,
You're right, Retrospect is NOT cheap. But I seem to remember
getting it bundled with a drive at some point way back, when it was
known as Retrospect Client I think. At that time it was about $249.
But I got it with the drive and started using it. Upgrade paths have
been
If you're on a Mac and intend, or are already on Leopard, try Backup.
hi, thanks. yeh i forgot to mention i'm on 10.4, but i guess
sometime should upgrade anyways...
If you want to spend $$$, go with Retrospect.
800 clams. ouch.
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shirling neueweise wrote:
holy krap, sounds interesting... i know it's so oldschool, but is it
possible to create hard backups from the online data?
Well, I don't backup the *whole* drive to Mozy: just my data files,
which includes recordings of my concerts, which is why my upload
$800. Wow. I don't think so. Are you sure you looked at the most
appropriate product for you?
I just looked it up. They now call it Retrospect Desktop. Here's
one place selling it for less than $100.
HTH. Good luck with whatever you go with. You WILL rest easier.
J D Thomas
ThomaStudios wrote:
They now call it Retrospect Desktop.
BTW, it sounds like you are using removable media for backups. (You
mentioned tapes.) In my book that is old-school, and Retrospect may
indeed be the best bet for that approach.
SuperDuper is intended for backing up to another hard
Two questions:
Is there any disadvantage to using a 2nd internal drive for backups
(as opposed to an external one) and, are there shortcomings with Time
Machine (Leopard's auto-backup system) that I should know about? So
far, it seems to be working well.
TIA,
Chuck
PS - on the subject
I am using tapes, but also a Firewire drive. Tapes may be old
school, but I can recall one time when having them saved my a** big
time when my Firewire drive was offsite. So I don't mind being 'old
school' on this one. When I do access backups, 99 times out of 100
(or more) I'm
These days it seems external hard drives (Firewire or USB-2) provide
the best bang for the buck as backup media. (Also ease-of-use.)
what about this HD on 'roids?
http://www.apple.com/ca/timecapsule
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Not really on Roids. It has a server grade hard drive, so, supposedly
you can leave it on for months/years without it failing.
I think Time Machine is a great option for backup.
On 2/3/08, shirling neueweise [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
These days it seems external hard drives (Firewire or USB-2)
ThomaStudios wrote:
You mentioned you live on a very active earthquake fault.
Actually I said I live on a volatile fault. However, it has not been
active for many years. It is the New Madrid fault centered in southeast
Missouri. Geologists warn the next big New Madrid earthquake could
Chuck,
I also use my second internal drive to backup my Finale work but if
something happens to the computer, then that drive may be gone.
I have also found over the decades now that I cannot assume that any
given backup (regardless of the medium used) will be readable when I
need it to be
Chuck Israels wrote:
Is there any disadvantage to using a 2nd internal drive for backups (as
opposed to an external one) and, are there shortcomings with Time
Machine (Leopard's auto-backup system) that I should know about? So
far, it seems to be working well.
Any backup is better
That's cool. You could have yourself an Apline retreat after the next quake ;-)
On 2/3/08, Robert Patterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ThomaStudios wrote:
You mentioned you live on a very active earthquake fault.
Actually I said I live on a volatile fault. However, it has not been
active
On Feb 3, 2008, at 11:28 AM, Leigh Daniels wrote:
Chuck,
I also use my second internal drive to backup my Finale work but if
something happens to the computer, then that drive may be gone.
plus every month or so I burn a DVD of all my scores and
store it at my mother-in-law's house.
I
On 3 Feb 2008 at 10:52, ThomaStudios wrote:
I am using tapes, but also a Firewire drive. Tapes may be old
school, but I can recall one time when having them saved my a** big
time when my Firewire drive was offsite.
Tapes can be very useful as part of an overall backup strategy --
On 3 Feb 2008 at 13:33, Robert Patterson wrote:
It all depends on your comfort level with risk. I personally don't worry
about scenarios 5 or 6, but 1-4 are quite plausible and have happened
either to me or people I know right here in the USA. Scenario 5 is quite
plausible for many people
At 5:57 PM +0100 2/3/08, shirling neueweise wrote:
If you're on a Mac and intend, or are already on Leopard, try Backup.
hi, thanks. yeh i forgot to mention i'm on 10.4, but i guess
sometime should upgrade anyways...
My son-in-law is an IT specialist, and he told us all to wait until
the
On Feb 3, 2008, at 6:14 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
It seems to me that somebody ought to make a business out of storing
backup DVDs -- you'd mail a copy of your weekly backup DVD to a
warehouse on the other side of the country. The fact that it takes
several days to get there is really
Friends:
Of the scenarios about which Robert Patterson wrote, this one:
2. A power surge sends a jolt into your computer and fries all the
circuitry in it. Your backup on the internal drive is now worthless
*and* your Time Machine is worthless.
may, if one is willing or able to spend the
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