[X4U] Discussions for backing up

[Randy B.Singer]

Toni Lubofsky said:

>I have been reading this list awhile, and don't recall having heard  
>of Apple 'Back Up' being recommended for normal backups.  Is there  
>some reason this is not a good option (for those who have .mac)?


In his book, Joe Kissell says:

>Apple Backup 3 now offers very respectable capabilities and
>a reasonable interface. If you¹re a .Mac member, and if you¹re backing
>up to hard drives, and if you¹re the only user on your machine,
>Backup 3 makes a fine choice, and you can get it without any additional
>expense. (See the sidebar on the next page, ³Backup 3: A Big
>Step Forward,² for more information.) However, if you don¹t meet
>those criteria, you can get a better solution for less money.

He has a number of reservations about Apple Backup 3, but the most 
important one is:

>However (and you knew there would be a ³however²), despite these
>significant improvements, I have a few reservations about Backup 3.
>First, it still can¹t create duplicates. This is not a deal-breaker‹you
>can use any of dozens of other applications to do that, and some of
>them are even free‹but you¹ll then have to set up and maintain two
>different backup applications.




Randy B. Singer
Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)

Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html