[G4] Dantz Retrospect

[S. Stanley]

I like retrospect and all but, I prefer the software that comes free 
with the Lacie drives.  It's really basic, you select what files you 
want and where you want them backed up to then how often you want the 
backup to run.   It takes about 2 minutes for the whole set up.

5c4r7
On Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at 12:07 PM, Alex wrote:

>
> On Monday, Jan 19, 2004, at 22:42 Canada/Eastern, Anne Keller-Smith 
> wrote:
>
>> I'm reading the manual for this backup software and finding it 
>> cryptic.
>
> I don't see anything particularly cryptic about it.
>
>> All I want to do is make monthly backups of my whole hard drive [...]
>
> All I want to do is drive to the supermarket and get the groceries. 
> Can't do it without learning to drive...
>
>> I'm finding no simple directions in
>> the manual.
>
> See Quick Start (p. 20 -- but my manual is for v5.0, so the pages may 
> not match).
>
>> The terminology is hard for me, in terms of what
>> is a "backup set," what "restore" really means, [...]
>
> See Appendix C - Glossary of Terms (p. 279) "restore - An operation 
> which copies files from a backup set to a volume". I don't see 
> anything cryptic here.
>
>> If anyone has recently slayed this dragon, please send some
>> encouragement my way.
>
> No dragons in evidence. Retrospect is a powerful and flexible tool, 
> with a track record better than most. It's a good investment -- make 
> the most of it.
>
> f
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