Comments on: DAILY FEEDING: Backing-up Your Data http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:23:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: The Antigeek » Blog Archive » Backups http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-1771 The Antigeek » Blog Archive » Backups Sun, 03 Apr 2005 17:36:53 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-1771 [...] opping Discovering more of Ealing » Backups I was reading this over at The Apple Blog, ended up leaving a comment, and thought t [...] [...] opping Discovering more of Ealing » Backups I was reading this over at The Apple Blog, ended up leaving a comment, and thought t [...]

]]> By: nick santilli http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-941 nick santilli Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:22:02 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-941 I just came across <a href="http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/features/takecontrolexcerpt2/index.php">this article in MacWorld</a> (Don't get the magazine, so I just now found it online) Gets more in depth than my write-up, for those of you looking for even more. But basically covers the same things I mentioned. Yay for me. I just came across this article in MacWorld (Don’t get the magazine, so I just now found it online)

Gets more in depth than my write-up, for those of you looking for even more. But basically covers the same things I mentioned. Yay for me.

]]> By: Peter Attanasio http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-935 Peter Attanasio Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:18:20 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-935 I use Déjà Vu. It's a preference pane and very simple to set up for automated backups. http://propagandaprod.com/dejavu.html I use Déjà Vu. It’s a preference pane and very simple to set up for automated backups.
http://propagandaprod.com/dejavu.html

]]> By: Timothy Griffin http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-932 Timothy Griffin Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:44:14 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-932 Since owning my iMac I've been backing up to a DVD-RW once a week using Apple's Backup 2, but I do intend to get an external drive in the near future. It's my birthday soon and the missus is quite savvy on what I want so who knows ... ? I've always been careful with my data. Why? Well, my previous computers have always been Windows machines and many, many re-installs have taught me to keep copies of anything and everything. I am in love with OS X, quite literally! Since owning my iMac I’ve been backing up to a DVD-RW once a week using Apple’s Backup 2, but I do intend to get an external drive in the near future. It’s my birthday soon and the missus is quite savvy on what I want so who knows … ?

I’ve always been careful with my data. Why? Well, my previous computers have always been Windows machines and many, many re-installs have taught me to keep copies of anything and everything. I am in love with OS X, quite literally!

]]> By: nick santilli http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-930 nick santilli Wed, 16 Feb 2005 06:28:21 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-930 Joe, feel free to link or use whatever from this post and write up the full piece you feel necessary. It's out there for the taking. I guess some people may <em>not</em> know what to backup. <em>IF</em> you use mail, your comment is a valid place to backup (I don't). I just backup my entire home folder, so I don't risk missing anything in particular among my regularly used files. Then I run CCC to image my entire system in case of real catastrophe. Joe, feel free to link or use whatever from this post and write up the full piece you feel necessary. It’s out there for the taking.

I guess some people may not know what to backup. IF you use mail, your comment is a valid place to backup (I don’t). I just backup my entire home folder, so I don’t risk missing anything in particular among my regularly used files.
Then I run CCC to image my entire system in case of real catastrophe.

]]> By: Joe Weaks http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-927 Joe Weaks Wed, 16 Feb 2005 04:58:07 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-927 Nice tips. I was going to include a link to it on my blog, but it's still rather incomplete. Itreally needs some comments on "what" to backup. Places to think about include: Mail folder (the only content thing in the Library folder I make sure to backup). Documents (whether you keep them in the system Documents folder or not) Download folder Well, someone should do a more complete list. Nice tips. I was going to include a link to it on my blog, but it’s still rather incomplete. Itreally needs some comments on “what” to backup. Places to think about include:
Mail folder (the only content thing in the Library folder I make sure to backup).
Documents (whether you keep them in the system Documents folder or not)
Download folder
Well, someone should do a more complete list.

]]> By: paulyg http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-913 paulyg Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:32:16 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-913 I only recently got round to a really thorough backup routine, but I'm very glad that I did (too many friends and colleagues have lost data recently for comfort). I have my main data stored in a RAID on a linux box and I backup to an external firewire disk connected to my powerbook each night across the network. I simply use rsync as my requirements are quite straightforward (backup everything on this volume across into this folder, refresh all files) and it minimises the amount of data transferred. Only took a few minutes with the man pages to figure out. Then once a week I swap over my two firewire disks (one of them lives at my office) so that there's always a recent backup available off-site. People call me immensely paranoid (after all, with RAID and two backups I end up with 4 copies of all my data) but I know that when the inevitable happens I'll have far less heartache putting everything back together... I only recently got round to a really thorough backup routine, but I’m very glad that I did (too many friends and colleagues have lost data recently for comfort). I have my main data stored in a RAID on a linux box and I backup to an external firewire disk connected to my powerbook each night across the network.

I simply use rsync as my requirements are quite straightforward (backup everything on this volume across into this folder, refresh all files) and it minimises the amount of data transferred. Only took a few minutes with the man pages to figure out.

Then once a week I swap over my two firewire disks (one of them lives at my office) so that there’s always a recent backup available off-site. People call me immensely paranoid (after all, with RAID and two backups I end up with 4 copies of all my data) but I know that when the inevitable happens I’ll have far less heartache putting everything back together…

]]> By: chris holland http://theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-909 chris holland Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:40:55 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/02/15/daily-feeding-backing-up-your-data/#comment-909 good stuff Nick :) Carbon Copy Cloner is indeed a really cool tool. Not only does it allow you to clone your hard drive onto another one, it also allows you to create disk-image snapshots of your hard drive, and store those instead. I've been mulling over various back-up strategies and earmarking some money this year to buy me more external firewire storage. I've already got two. heh. good stuff Nick :) Carbon Copy Cloner is indeed a really cool tool. Not only does it allow you to clone your hard drive onto another one, it also allows you to create disk-image snapshots of your hard drive, and store those instead. I’ve been mulling over various back-up strategies and earmarking some money this year to buy me more external firewire storage. I’ve already got two. heh.

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