[X4U] SuperDupper question

[Charles Schneider]

SuperDuper is a backup program.  It makes an bootable backup of you  
disk.  Can't be much simpler than that.  I think you are being a  
little narrow minded to say a cloning program is not a method of  
backing up data.



Charlie


On Mar 26, 2009, at 8:00 AM, Neil Laubenthal wrote:

> Quoting David Brostoff <listaddr at earthlink.net>:
>
>> Of course SuperDuper is a backup program.
>
> Nope . . .it's a cloning program. That isn't to say that a bootable  
> clone of your drive isn't a worthwhile addition to your  
> comprehensive backup strategy . . . it is.
>
>> Software that creates and retains duplicates of each new version of a
>> file, such as Retrospect, are also backup programs. (The makers of
>> Retrospect would like people to believe that programs that create
>> clones are not "true" backup programs, but this is only marketing
>> speak.)
>
> Nope again . . .I think a survey of professional system  
> administrators will tell you that clones aren't backup . . . they're  
> clones. However, non professionals sometimes get lost by the  
> distinction . . .and  given the complete lack of backup that most  
> home users have a simple clone is a huge improvement for  
> them . . .but it's not as good as a comprehensive backup  
> stragegy . . .which includes clones, versioned backups of important  
> fines, and off site copies all of which happen should happen  
> automatically so as to eliminate human foibles. This comprehensive  
> backup strategy also includes test restorations and exercise of the  
> various backups/clones/off site stuff to make sure that it works.
>
>> The disadvantage is that the
>> files are not in Finder format and need a software program to restore
>> them.
>
> That's why Apple invented Time Machine.
>
>
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