Re: Backup software for the Mac

["gigtekmediacomputers" <stuartmc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

MacFormat gave away a copy of Retrospect on the front mounted CD a
little while back. If you can find someone with the CDs you should
be able to use this. My father has a copy on his iMac and I think it
works with OSX.


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Gordon Christie <homeautomation@p...>
wrote:
>
> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Jim Noble wrote:
>
> > There's a totally free perl script that will do that (psync?)
> > Synk is quite possibly just a wizzy gui on top of it.
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> I've not tried psync - I tried using the various rsync based
solutions
> (RsnycX being the one that comes to mind immediately), but for
what I
> needed (to synchronise between a directory on my laptop and a
network
> drive), this program worked best. It has a custom sync engine
rather than
> being a front-end for rsync etc.
>
> It gives you complete graphical control over what you're
synchronising
> with rules, scheduling, and it's all pretty friendly and
straightforward.
> And the developer is friendly and helpful.
>
> People may have more luck than me with RsyncX, or want a command
line/cron
> based solution (or a free solution!), in which case you might find
> psync/rsync more appropriate. :)
>
> ~Gordon