Backup Question

[Charles Martin]

> From: John Park <jp at johnparkcomedy.com>
>
> What does it mean to synchronize?

Just what it says -- ensure that Folder A has exactly the same contents 
as Folder B.

The term for "synchronising" an entire drive is called "cloning," 
because there are a number of "pointers" such as symlinks and aliases 
that get modified in the process to point to the right place, and there 
are plenty of "temp" files that don't get copied at all (of course).

>  And does carbon copy do an
> incremental back up as in just the stuff that changes?  Or does it copy
> the whole drive again no matter what.?

After it's initial full copy, it can be set to copy only those files 
that have been changed/modified, which dramatically cuts down on the 
time needed to backup. Check it out for yourself at 
http://www.bombich.com

_Chas_

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