Data Backup (1 Viewer)

[maims bond]

I'd like to start backing up stuff on my laptop. It's a 200gb drive at present so I don't think I need anything larger than that. I have a macbook pro, is there any method of backing the whole drive up once so that when you go to back up again it only backs up what has been added since the last backup? Am i making sense?

 

[ernesto]

I'd like to start backing up stuff on my laptop. It's a 200gb drive at present so I don't think I need anything larger than that. I have a macbook pro, is there any method of backing the whole drive up once so that when you go to back up again it only backs up what has been added since the last backup? Am i making sense?

running Leopard?

 

[flashback]

http://www.egg-tech.com/mac_backup/

http://www.bartbusschots.ie/blog/?p=338

or

man rsync if you are feeling like a tough guy and want to figure it out yourself.

Bart's thing is a gui wrapper on rsync.

 

[maims bond]

running Leopard?

No, Tiger.

 

[flashback]

rysnc is available for all os's.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Doing a back up

19 hours and it's 33% done. Thing is brand new too.

That seems like far too long to me.

 

[pete]

a backup of what and to what and how

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

a backup of what and to what and how

My HP laptop said I was having harddrive issues or something and I should backup my data.
I bought a WD passport yoke. It connects via USB.
It is backing up a lot of music and movies.

I think I got a warning saying there was a faster USB connection on my laptop, but I didn't want to disconnect and start again.

 

[pete]

My HP laptop said I was having harddrive issues or something and I should backup my data.
I bought a WD passport yoke. It connects via USB.
It is backing up a lot of music and movies.

I think I got a warning saying there was a faster USB connection on my laptop, but I didn't want to disconnect and start again.

you might have been better off

you (everyone) should look into Online Data Backup - Offsite, Onsite, & Cloud - CrashPlan Backup Software

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

you might have been better off

you (everyone) should look into Online Data Backup - Offsite, Onsite, & Cloud - CrashPlan Backup Software

You're a good man, Pete B

 

[magicbastarder]

i just use ice mirror. a bit more manual, but it's straightforward and free.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Well, I already spent 80 bucks on the HD, so I'll stick with this for now.

I'm not sure why I'm bothering. All the music on my C drive is in the cloud with Google. And I never really re-watch movies. I just nick them on an ad hoc basis.
I have no kids, so I have next to no photos.

 

[magicbastarder]

ice mirror is the software, just makes it easier to keep track of what is copied and what isn't.

 

[pete]

seriously

crashplan - $5 a month - never worry about backing up or losing data again. i've 767gigs backed up with them at the moment.

 

[washingcattle]

Don't bother backing shit up, just put everything you do on 4chan like the celebrities do.