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I will have to check with him, however I am guessing it is older than that. He is running an old Apple based processor and I don't know if he has upgraded his OS.
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If he has Snow Leopard then he can use Time Machine(free ..already part of the OS).<br />
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Otherwise, try to use a 3rd Party solution like Carbon Copy which is popular and well reviewed product.
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I can recommend Chronosync too.<br />
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<a href="http://www.econtechnologies.com/pages/cs/chrono_overview.html" rel="ugc">http://www.econtechnologies.com/pages/cs/chrono_overview.html</a><br />
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I have a friend with a Mac laptop, he bought a Seagate USB hard drive to backup his data. I would like to get him an application that requires no user interaction and very little to no configuration. I basically would like him to be able to plug in the USB drive and have it backup his files. 
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I have a friend with a Mac laptop, he bought a Seagate USB hard drive to backup his data. I would like to get him an application that requires no user interaction and very little to no configuration. I basically would like him to be able to plug in the USB drive and have it backup his files. 

I will have to check with him, however I am guessing it is older than that. He is running an old Apple based processor and I don&#39;t know if he has upgraded his OS.

If he has Snow Leopard then he can use Time Machine(free ..already part of the OS).

Otherwise, try to use a 3rd Party solution like Carbon Copy which is popular and well reviewed product.

I can recommend Chronosync too.

http://www.econtechnologies.com/pages/cs/chrono_overview.html

$40

Automatic Mac OS X backup application for USB hard drive

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Mac OS X is the desktop operating system from Apple Inc., found on Macintosh computers. OS X consists of a Mach/BSD-based kernel, operating system interfaces primarily based on FreeBSD and additional frameworks (written in C, C++ and Objective-C providing user interface and application-level services.

Mac OS X

All of Apple's hardware is produced solely by Apple Inc., who determines internal systems, designs, and prices. Apple buys certain components wholesale from third-party manufacturers. The current Mac product family uses Intel x86-64 processors. All Mac models ship with at least 1 GB RAM as standard. Current Mac computers use ATI Radeon or nVidia GeForce graphics cards and include a dual-function DVD and CD burner, called the SuperDrive. Current Apple hardware includes the iPad, iPhone, iMac, Mac Pro, Macbook, iPod and Apple TV. Discontinued hardware includes the Apple I, Apple II, and the Apple III, the Lisa, the Newton, the Quadra, Performa, Centris, Macintosh II and LC series, the Power Macintosh, iBooks and the MacBook.