Re: Backup utility in Tiger

Andy Hewitt <wildrover.andy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Stimpy <stimpy1997uk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> > Sorry if I'm missing something obvious but it seems that Tiger doesn't
> > include any kind of backup utility that can be scheduled.
> > 
> > Even Windows XP on my server includes a built in backup - nothing
> > similar for Tiger?
> 
> XP Pro does, but XP home doesn't, it has to be installed separately (off
> a Pro disk IIRC).
> 
> 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.

Tiger is MacOS X 10.4, yes? (can you recall which code name applied to
10.0 or 10.1 or 10.2 or 10.3?  I can't - stick with the numbers, they'll
always make sense).

I've never dared touch the `restore' button in Disk Utility, on the
grounds that it sounds dangerous and anyone I don't have a clue what
sort of disc image it'd work on, nor exactly what it might do.

The do***entation is hazy, but clear on the fact that `Restore' doesn't
create the disc image you need for it to work.

The Disk Utility do***entation does state that prior to 10.4, it wasn't
possible to recover from a dead disc in a RAID mirror array.

Can anyone explain what was the point in having the ability to create a
RAID mirror array if that was the case?

> Otherwise there's SuperDuper, which does all sorts of backups. However,
> I haven't had much luck using it for a complete bootable clone lately.

CarbonCopyCloner failed to work in that role when I tried it; SuperDuper
did.  4G5, MacOS X 10.4.11 (at the moment; can't recall what
configuration I found that CarbonCopyCloner failed on).

[snip]

Rowland.

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