[X4U] Backup strategies

[John Baltutis]

On 09/20/05, Brian Lalor <blalor at bravo5.org> wrote:
>
> What's a good Tiger-compatible backup solution?  Retrospect still
> doesn't support ACLs and the new file meta data in Tiger...  I also
> want something that's painless (automated, ideally) for use with my
> laptop.
>
> I still haven't decided *how* I want to implement backups; for some
> stuff that never changes (like photos and music), I should be able to
> just keep a clone of those files on another drive or on some optical
> media, but I need incremental backups for other types of data (such
> as the iPhoto and iTunes library files).
>
> Thoughts?

Cloning an entire HD, w/about 15 GB, takes 20-40 minutes using Carbon Copy
Cloner, SuperDuper!, or something similar. I stopped doing incrementals
(home computer, not business associated) because doing the dance to
determine what's changed takes about the same amount of time. I also do
complete clones about once a week. For things like iPhoto and iTunes
libraries, just drag and drop on a daily basis to another volume; you don't
need to use any backup software. Just MHO.