Yes, I plan on using a 32GB USB drive. It’s tiny, so if I want to have it with me, I have my most important folders from my Mac. I’m not clear if Time Machine is my best solution for backing up/syncing half a dozen folders/files.
Thanks, Traci > On Jul 11, 2016, at 8:32 AM, Kimber Gardner <kimbersinbox1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > How about an external drive or cloud storage? > > On 7/11/16, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Is there a good back up/sync solution if I only want to back up a handful of >> items? For example, I want to back up music, photos, a folder inside >> documents, and a couple protected DMG folders. The DMG folders inside >> documents often change and update, they are works in progress. >> >> From my Googling, it sounds like it is difficult in Time Machine to only >> include items. Time Machine’s set up is to exclude. If I want to back up a >> handful, I imagine my exclusion list would be large. >> >> Any advice or guidance on this? Also, is there a way in Time Machine to >> limit the number of snap shots? I’m not really looking to access a snap >> shot from 3 Months ago. >> >> I remember I had this cool program in Windows, where I plugged in a USB >> drive and had it set up to back up 3 or 4 folders on my system. It had >> something like 3 options to back up changes, replace, or duplicate. If I >> remember correctly, it was meant for the person that may take their USB >> drive to work or school, change files on it, then want to save those changes >> to their system at home. They could then continue to work on the files at >> home and save those changes back to the USB drive. I cannot remember the >> name of the program, but it met my needs perfectly. :) >> >> Thanks for your thoughts. >> >> Traci >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > -- > Kimberly > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
