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    the best free backup app

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ogando_jose, Oct 29, 2006.

  1. ogando_jose

    ogando_jose Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys!

    I was wondering how can I make an entire disk image to back it up, and then restore my OS keeping the same configs???

    Problem is I did a triple boot, but I do not want linux on my machine. I never use it and it takes space which I could use it better on OSX.

    I'm buying an external HD in order to make it easyer and to have massive space for downloads and so on. Thanks a lot.
     
    ogando_jose, Oct 29, 2006
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    M@lew Notebook Evangelist

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    ogando_jose Notebook Consultant

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    emmmm do you know something else that does incremental backups and its free?
     
    ogando_jose, Oct 29, 2006
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    Try iBackup . I THINK it's free.
    Thats the only other one I know of.
    Can't wait for Leopard and it's free backup util.
     
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  5. M@lew

    M@lew Notebook Evangelist

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    Isn't SuperDuper free? Like, to just backup it's free isn't it?
     
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  6. ogando_jose

    ogando_jose Notebook Consultant

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    well, yeah, i think im using SuperDuper cause it has got bootable backups. A lot easyer than non bootable. Another question, is there a way to partition a disk in 2 (HFS+ to backup my mac and FAT32 for storage on more OS) ??? Should I use Mac's Disk Util or should I format from Windows? thanks

    Oh and another thing, Is USB 2.0 boot fully supported to be booted from in macbook?? I was wondering If I should get an USB 2 or a Firewire. Will usb2.0 run at full speed? thanks
     
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    You want to take you current disk and make a Fat32 partition?
    Best way to do that is use bootcamp.

    Get FW. I don't feel that USB 2.0 is bad, and in windows I don't notice much of a difference between FW and USB 2. In OS X though, it seems like there is a major difference. Could just be my imagination, but I swear it's a hell of a lot faster.

    BTW, there are several external cases that have both FW and USB 2.
     
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    ogando_jose Notebook Consultant

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    yep! I've got one! its a FW+USB 2.0 case with a 250 hd :) the thing is... I can't access from windows with HFS+!!!! What can I use?? I mean, fat32 sucks cause of the file limitation
     
    ogando_jose, Oct 29, 2006
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    xbandaidx Notebook Deity

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    Just get MacDrive and put it on your Windows machine and leave the external to HFS+. The MacDrive will allow you to read and write from the HFS+ drive now. I wish I known this eariler back when I got my drive, however I already got close to 68% of the drive fillled (I have 250GB) and don't have another HDD of that capacity to temp hold it.
     
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    mini.boss Notebook Enthusiast

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    SuperDuper!
    RsyncX
    Carbon Copy Cloner
    Psync

    I have all 4 on my system because i have yet to find one that does EVERYTHING i want. Back up some directories to a FAT drive. Clone entire disk. Only update changed files.

    So far my favorite is RsyncX but i get error'd out sometimes so if anyone has better info on good tools then share it.
     
    mini.boss, Oct 29, 2006
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  11. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I use SuperDuper! and it is only like 25 or 30. That is chea for piece of mind. There are some things you just don't skimp on, backing up is one of them.
     
    cashmonee, Oct 30, 2006
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