Re: Backup utility in Tiger

On Sun, 18 May 2008 13:26:53 +0100, Andy Hewitt wrote
> Stimpy <stimpy1997uk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>> You can use the 'Restore' feature in Disk Utility to make manual
backups
>>> of a disk, or save to a disk image. I think this feature appeared in
>>> Tiger.
>> 
>> Restore to MAKE a backup?? <shakes head in despair> :-)    I'll look
into it
>> as a 'manual' solution though
> 
> Yes, it's confusing, but it does work well.
> 
>>> Or you can use 'Backup', but you need a .Mac account to use it. I use
>>> this myself, and although it isn't perfect, does seem to be about the
>>> best backup utility there is at the moment - IMHO.
>> 
>> Hm... will Backup.app only work with .Mac or will it allow backups to
be
>> placed on network mounts?
> 
> Backup.app can save data wherever you want, but it won't work unless you
> have a .Mac account.


Thanks for the advice.  Trying Superduper now - it seems to only allow to 
backup 'user files' though.  Ideally I'd be able to select specific
folders 
and files to backup