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  • Retrospect 4.3 for the Mac

    From Sy@sytech@yahoo.com to comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc,alt.backup-software on Friday, July 04, 2003 23:51:34
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    I have a G4 running System 9.1

    I just noticed that I had a copy of Retrospect 4.3 on my HD. I would
    like to do automatic incremental backups to another HD.

    Will Retrospect Express do that?

    Thanks,

    Sy
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  • From Woofbert@woofbert.spam@infernosoft.com to comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc,alt.backup-software on Saturday, July 05, 2003 00:11:07
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <sytech-0FE3B8.19515404072003@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>,
    Sy <sytech@yahoo.com> wrote:

    I have a G4 running System 9.1

    I just noticed that I had a copy of Retrospect 4.3 on my HD. I would
    like to do automatic incremental backups to another HD.

    Will Retrospect Express do that?

    Yes.

    Retrospect is a bit tricky to set up. You have to get into the heads of
    the designers, but once you figure it out, it works.

    There are three concepts you need to get.
    - backup sets: what you want backed up
    - volumes: where the backups should be stored
    - scripts: when the backups should occur

    The UI sort of takes you through these things.

    When you set up a backup system, always test it. That means make sure
    that you can *restore* data from a backup set.

    --
    Woofbert, Chief Rocket Surgeon, Infernosoft
    Woofbert's Law on Learning Linux: When attempting to learn Linux,
    study it thoroughly before you begin.
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  • From Alan Baker@alangbaker@telus.net to comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc,alt.backup-software on Saturday, July 05, 2003 03:48:00
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <woofbert.spam-7A747B.17110604072003@typhoon.sonic.net>,
    Woofbert <woofbert.spam@infernosoft.com> wrote:

    In article <sytech-0FE3B8.19515404072003@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>,
    Sy <sytech@yahoo.com> wrote:

    I have a G4 running System 9.1

    I just noticed that I had a copy of Retrospect 4.3 on my HD. I would
    like to do automatic incremental backups to another HD.

    Will Retrospect Express do that?

    Yes.

    Retrospect is a bit tricky to set up. You have to get into the heads of
    the designers, but once you figure it out, it works.

    There are three concepts you need to get.
    - backup sets: what you want backed up

    Backup sets are where the backups should be stored.

    - volumes: where the backups should be stored

    Volumes are what can be selected to be backed up.

    - scripts: when the backups should occur

    Yes!


    The UI sort of takes you through these things.

    When you set up a backup system, always test it. That means make sure
    that you can *restore* data from a backup set.

    --
    Alan Baker
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    "If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall
    to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect
    if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
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  • From noone@noone@nowhere.com (John Rethorst) to comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc,alt.backup-software on Saturday, July 05, 2003 17:55:42
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <sytech-0FE3B8.19515404072003@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>,
    Sy <sytech@yahoo.com> wrote:

    I have a G4 running System 9.1

    I just noticed that I had a copy of Retrospect 4.3 on my HD. I would
    like to do automatic incremental backups to another HD.

    Will Retrospect Express do that?

    Yes.

    Retrospect is a bit tricky to set up. You have to get into the heads of
    the designers, but once you figure it out, it works.

    To back up with powerful and flexible options, without having to get into
    the heads of the designers, try Free Backup 3.1 (for OS 7.5 through 9.2.2)
    at Version Tracker.

    --
    John Rethorst
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