[X Newbies] Backup Question

[matblack at mac.com]

Yes it will "synchronize source to target" meaning that it will re-back 
up any files that have changed...
It's a pretty great program... I found it to be quirky when you 
automate it... but overall, it's saved my bacon at least twice!
Highly recommend it.
m

On Jul 11, 2004, at 5:15 PM, John Park wrote:

> What does it mean to synchronize?  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.?
> Thanks,
> JP
> On Sunday, July 11, 2004, at 04:45 PM, matblack at mac.com wrote:
>
>> Personally I use Carbon Copy and copy my entire drive AND make it 
>> bootable. Then every so often I "synchronize." I think the advantages 
>> are apparent, if you have the disc space.
>> m
>>
>> On Jul 11, 2004, at 3:51 PM, Bob Baron wrote:
>>
>>> Hi list - I recently acquired an external hard drive for backup (so 
>>> I can sleep at night :-).
>>> I am backing up the Home and Application folders weekly using 
>>> deja-vu software.  I back up Quicken automatically to the HD after 
>>> each use. I'm using Panther.
>>>
>>> Question:  Is there anything else I should backup regularly?
>>>
>>>
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