Fair enough Ronni, although I think larger offsite backup plans might not be that far off.
Glenn OM4 :: 2009/9/24 Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com>: > > Hi Glenn, > > GetDropBox for my Home Folder would not be very viable as it is over 120GB > (& growing) in size :-) > But, yes GetDropBox for online backup of smaller data works well ... as long > as your Internet doesn't go down when you are wanting a file. > I have iDisk which I can store files in as well. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 24/09/2009, at 4:22 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: > >> >> Ronni, good post. >> >> There are clearly circumstances where a backup to disk matters. And >> the maturity of online backup is now at the point where - coupled with >> a fast broadband connection - where it has become very useful, >> particularly for those items that change frequently and where offsite >> backup is vital. >> >> I've been using GetDropBox for online backup for a while now. Once you >> save/update files in dropbox folders on your Mac, the files are >> automatically replicated off to your Internet dropbox account. After >> the initial setup (which takes a while to upload all the files), the >> backups are almost immediate. You can also choose to share individual >> folders, so that provides a handy way of sharing large files. The >> dropbox applet runs on both Windows and Mac computers, and is easy for >> non technical users to get going. DropBox also has an archive option >> so you can keep a version history of files. If you use 1Password to >> secure your passwords, you can use GetDropBox to sync your passwords >> securely across multiple Macs. >> >> A 2Gb account from GetDropBox is free (and you can do a lot with 2Gb). >> A 50Gb account costs $10US/mth, and 100Gb costs $20US/mth. Data is >> stored on Amazon S3, which is about as secure and scalable as you can >> get. >> >> If you need to restore a complete system image in a hurry, nothing >> beats an up to date backup on disk. But the practicalities of keeping >> up to date backups - local and offsite - can be significant. Time >> Machine (for real time onsite backups of your system) and GetDropBox >> (for real time offsite backup for Documents/Home) is possibly a good >> combo. >> >> Glenn Nicholas >> OM4 :: >> >> >> 2009/9/24 Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com>: >>> >>> Hi Neil, >>> No particular reason really. >>> It's just that I have a purchased copy of SuperDuper, so seeing as I have >>> paid for it, I decided I should at least use it ;-) >>> I created the original clone on the off-site drive using SuperDuper >>> before I >>> realised Déjà Vu could do a bootable clone as well as Archives. >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> On 24/09/2009, at 2:44 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ronni, >>> >>> Interesting that you use two different programs to clone to external FW >>> drives - Déjà Vu for your weekly clone and Superduper for your monthly >>> clone. Do you have a particular reason for this? - I can see the reason >>> for >>> two different drives in two different locations with two different >>> schedules, I just wondered why two different cloning programs. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> Neil >>> -- >>> Neil R. Houghton >>> Albany, Western Australia >>> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 >>> Email: n...@possumology.com >>> >>> >>> >>> on 24/9/09 1:45 PM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: >>> >>> Hello WAMUG people serious about protecting the Data on your Computer/s, >>> >>> Someone on WAMUG Mailing list some time ago asked if I would post how I >>> Backup and protect myself from loss of Data. >>> Here is a brief outline on my Backup Strategy: >>> **************** >>> BACKUP STRATEGY >>> >>> The computer I am regularly backing up is an Intel machine (17" MacBook >>> Pro >>> Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB) >>> My External Firewire Drives are formatted: >>> Mac OS Extended (Journaled) >>> Partition Map Scheme: GUID Partition Table - (for bootability on >>> Intel-based >>> Macs) >>> >>> If you are backing up a PowerPC (PPC) machine you would format your >>> External >>> Firewire Drive/s: >>> Mac OS Extended (Journaled) >>> Partition Map Scheme: APM Partition Table - (for bootability on >>> PowerPC-based Macs) >>> >>> I have been using Déjà Vu since purchasing it in 2002 to perform my >>> scheduled daily backups of my Home Directory folder and scheduled weekly >>> Bootable Clone of my System Disk (Hard Drive). >>> Déjà Vu is a "preference pane" that lives in your System Preferences, and >>> it >>> allows you to schedule unattended backups of important folders, and >>> "Clone" >>> your entire system. >>> As it has never let me down I continue using it. >>> <http://www.propagandaprod.com/dejavu.html> >>> >>> You might prefer to use Time Machine (which is Free) for "Archives" and >>> another application like Carbon Copy Cloner <http://www.bombich.com/> or >>> SuperDuper >>> <http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html>. >>> Purchased & registered copy of these can do scheduled backups. >>> >>> I use SuperDuper (purchased copy) to "Clone" other peoples computer >>> Systems >>> before I work on them, just in case something goes terribly wrong. >>> >>> NB: Backups are a MUST! Scheduled Backups are VITAL! >>> >>> It is too easy to forget to backup if you have not scheduled your backup >>> application to regularly backup. >>> The time you don't have a current backup, is the time most likely for >>> something to go wrong and "Yikes" you have lost important data. >>> That Video Project or Work Project you have been working on for weeks, or >>> all your photos, your music files. >>> I know this from experience! I was devastated when I had forgotten to >>> backup >>> and lost very important Video files I had been working on. >>> After this happened I started using "Scheduled" daily backup of my Home >>> Directory (Folder). >>> "Peace of Mind" is far better then "Loss of Mind" due to "Loss of Data"! >>> >>> My Backup Strategy is: >>> >>> Déjà Vu backs up my Home folder to a Drobo which holds 4 - 1TB SATA >>> drives >>> (every night …) >>> Déjà Vu backs up my Home folder to a 160GB SATA portable drive that >>> lives >>> in my car (every night …) >>> For security this drive is password protected. >>> >>> Déjà Vu does a bootable Clone of my Startup Volume - [HD] to a 1TB >>> External >>> Firewire Drive (every week …) >>> >>> I have an extra off-site backup (Bootable Cloned HD by SuperDuper) on a >>> 1TB >>> External Firewire Drive at a relative's. >>> This is updated every 1-2 mths >>> >>> I have another 120GB SATA Portable Drive that I use to backup files on >>> other >>> peoples computers before I work on them. >>> -------------------------------- >>> Basically a good Backup Strategy consists of three parts: >>> >>> 1. Use Time Machine or another backup application to store "Archives". >>> Use your backup application to update your "Archives" incrementally >>> (copying >>> only new or changed files each time) at least Daily. >>> >>> 2. Create a Bootable backup Clone (Duplicate) of your Startup Volume. >>> Use your backup application to update the Clone weekly. >>> >>> 3. Store at least one backup copy (I prefer a Bootable Clone of my whole >>> system) off-site. >>> Somewhere other than your House in case of fire or burglary, and update >>> it >>> regularly. >>> ============== >>> >>> I recommend purchasing and reading this eBook. It is well worth the >>> purchase >>> price. >>> "Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, Fourth Edition" >>> <http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/backup-macosx?pt=TRK-0014-TCANNOUNCE> >>> >>> ************** >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo >>> 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB >>> OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> > > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo > 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB > OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
