[OS X TeX] OT: Backup software

[Alex Hamann]

Am 10.10.2006 um 02:21 schrieb Gary L. Gray:

>
> On Oct 9, 2006, at 7:56 PM, Alain Schremmer wrote:
>
>> [snip]
>
>
> Hi Alain.
>
> Most changes (on a scale of minutes or hours) occur in my home  
> directory, I back it up every hour or two (it depends on what  
> external drive I am connected to) using ChronoSync. I do this to a  
> portable drive that I always carry with me when I am not in my  
> office and I do it to a large external drive when I am at my  
> office. To make sure I have a fully bootable clone, I clone my  
> entire disk daily using SuperDuper! to a drive I have at home.
>
> Chronosync is very configurable and is easy to set up and  
> configure. I have different backup schedules for each of the above- 
> mentioned drives and if the drive isn't there when ChronoSync wants  
> it, it just moves on. You can also set ChronoSync to archive  
> deleted or changed files and it will keep as many copies as you  
> like for as long as you like.
>
> As for SuperDuper!, it has always gotten fantastic reviews and the  
> developers are very helpful. It is the only cloning software I  
> would use and is incredibly easy to use.
>

The same is true for Intego´s Personal Backup. You should get it  
cheaper by first using the trial version and then upgrading it. I´ve  
been using it for quite some time and am perfectly happy with its  
cloning and archiving capabilities. It is, however, also not a  
substitute for a version control.
Best,
Alex


> I should add that each clone operation in SD! takes about 5 minutes  
> after the first one (which takes about 90-120 minutes) and each  
> scheduled backup in ChronoSync takes about 5-6 minutes and I am  
> usually not even aware that it is happening.
>
> The thing that I like about my backup routine is that home  
> directory backups are never more than an hour or two old and a  
> complete restore is never more than a day old. If my drive were to  
> die right now, I would copy the most recent backup of my home  
> directory to the clone and then boot from the clone. The only  
> reason it wouldn't be immediate is that it would take a while to  
> copy the many 10s of GBs from the home backup to the clone.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
>   Gary
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