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Looking for best back up software

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:11 am
by caryjames
Hi guys- I have been backing up my files by manually copying individual files and folders every week, but I have gotten to the point that this system does not work anymore.

I am looking for some software that is easy to set up and use... I would love to know what you folks are using.
Thanks!
Cary

Re: Looking for best back up software

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:35 am
by JTB
A good idea is to use a backup and synchronize app... I know that a good one is here... www.superflexible.com
Another one is www.goodsync.com

If you look for something open source or freeware you can use

http://amanda.zmanda.com/
http://www.todo-backup.com/?gclid=CKvgk ... 4wodBG8J3A
http://www.nchsoftware.com/backup/index.html
http://allwaysync.com/

Re: Looking for best back up software

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:24 am
by Fernando Tella
I use the freeware version of Syncback from 2brightsparks: http://www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html#freeware

Re: Looking for best back up software

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:08 pm
by caryjames
Thanks guys I will check them out!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) ... you get the idea
Cary

Re: Looking for best back up software

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:15 pm
by JCAddy
Ghost is a good choice as well.

Re: Looking for best back up software

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:21 pm
by tom
Fernando Tella wrote:I use the freeware version of Syncback from 2brightsparks: http://www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html#freeware
Good one! Thanks Fernando. ;)

Re: Looking for best back up software

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:54 am
by MS
I do use Cobian Backup 9.

http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm

Till now I am very satisfied with it.

Re: Looking for best back up software

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:07 am
by kami
great links. I was looking for a mac os x solution and super flexible sychroniser seemed to be the only one.
And I'm very satisfied with it! it does everything I need exactly the way I want it to ;)

Re: Looking for best back up software

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:48 pm
by xenophya
super duper is great as a general backup tool - free version will do a basic backup to external voume. paid version will do incremental backups on a schedule. Very good app as it preserves all metadata and is super simple to use. from shirtpocket software.

i recently used it to backup my whole system prior to fresh install of leopard and then upgrade to SL, then used migration assist to load my files/apps/prefs back on

best of luck

david