kmanno
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Backup does not save Network Drives/Data
I want to send a backup of my network data up to the IDisk as a backup and to have the access to the files when away from my network...It was suggested to use Backup...but Backup does not allow you to send network files...it comes up with a box that says you must move the files to the hard drive then send them up to the IDisk...
This seems like an additional step that becomes a bit of a pain...if I copied them to the hard disk...then why send them to the IDisk...
What I really want to do is make a copy of my data files directly on the Idisk....without having to copy them up individually....
Thoughts....
Kent Manno
This seems like an additional step that becomes a bit of a pain...if I copied them to the hard disk...then why send them to the IDisk...
What I really want to do is make a copy of my data files directly on the Idisk....without having to copy them up individually....
Thoughts....
Kent Manno
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Seems as though there are no "easy" alternatives...I'm not sure if the Dantz pgm. is exactly what I am looking for...and have you used the other options...?
Kent
Kent
Also, if you can live with a simplified backup system that copies a few known files, or a few known directories, you could use a command line executable like "ditto". (ditto is better than cp for copying files under the OS X unix system, since it understands and preserves resource forks, a hidden part of many files). A typical command might be something like:
% ditto -v --rsrc /Volumes/RemoteDisk/backup
for more on ditto, see http://www.hmug.org/man/8/ditto.html
If you want to get fancy, you can wrap it all up in a GUI interface using iHook: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9698
Kurt
% ditto -v --rsrc /Volumes/RemoteDisk/backup
for more on ditto, see http://www.hmug.org/man/8/ditto.html
If you want to get fancy, you can wrap it all up in a GUI interface using iHook: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9698
Kurt
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Need it a bit more automated....and user friendly for some....
Kent
Kent
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Dantz Retrospect Desktop can do backups of files on local area network www.dantz.com
Carbon Copy Cloner can clone one volume (presumably networked) to another volume (presumably iDisk). www.bombich.com
Some folks use psync from the Terminal; see http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031029120418816 or http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20020711091017747
Kurt