Take a look at Carbon Copy Cloner, also known as CCC. It is free, and is frequently spoken of in the same breath as SuperDuper by many experts who make the choice between the two a toss-up. CCC will handle a weekly schedule and can also take care of making bootable backups. Al Poulin On Jun 30, 2008, at 12:17 AM, Christopher Collins wrote: > Thanks Charles. > > There are 2 problems with your suggestion. Cost and availability. > > rsync is available on all UNIX's and is free. > > Why would I want to pay $24 for something that I can make happen so > easily?