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Title: Back up via network connection
Post by: daryl66 on May 26, 2006, 06:05:24 PM
In our house we have 2 machines, a G5 Imac and a G4 12" laptop both running 10.4.6,They talk via airport and a DataLink router. The Imac is my wifes and holds all of her business data (in a single folder). About once a month I back up her business files to the laptop.  It has gotten larger and  now takes over 20 minutes. I duplicate the current IMAC folder to the laptop then trash the old one.

Question: Is there a program that will do the backup via the network and only update the changes??  I have looked at "Superduper" and "Deja Vu" and if they will work via the network I have not been able to figure it out.

Daryl dry.gif

 PS: New server is fantastic.
Title: Back up via network connection
Post by: sandbox on May 26, 2006, 07:15:29 PM
Hey daryl, I use silverkeeper http://www.lacie.com/silverkeeper/ and if you mount your wife's drive on your desktop it will backup only the files you choose.  Look.gif
Title: Back up via network connection
Post by: krissel on May 26, 2006, 10:57:14 PM
SuperDuper in paid mode has an option to copy only changed or diffferent files which saves a ton of time in backup.

Like SB said, if you mount it on the desktop it would be seen as any other external disk.
Title: Back up via network connection
Post by: daryl66 on May 26, 2006, 11:11:04 PM
QUOTE(sandbox @ May 26 2006, 07:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey daryl, I use silverkeeper http://www.lacie.com/silverkeeper/ and if you mount your wife's drive on your desktop it will backup only the files you choose.  Look.gif


SB
I downloaded Silverkeeper and ran it. It made a copy of the folder from the IMAC. I guess next week/month I will try and sync it and see if it is any quicker. The whole issue is not huge. Folder is only 150mb ( today but she keeps on adding)

Daryl thanx.gif
Title: Back up via network connection
Post by: Mayo on May 26, 2006, 11:13:46 PM
If that portable Mac is your only backup, then a once-monthly backup schedule is  courting disaster.

Mayo's Basic Rule of Thumb Regarding Backups:  Decide how much work you are willing to lose, and then backup accordingly...

In the case of an active business a daily backup would be the minimum I would recommend, and I would backup to multiple sources, including a copy that can be kept off-premises in case of fire or theft. If that single folder is one large database you could also lose the data due to corruption.

You don't mention the kind of business your wife has, so ask yourself this question: what would be the cost to her business if she lost 29 days worth of data?