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Backup Software for MacOS X
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Owosso, MI
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My external 200GB Drive is slowly failing.. I have an external DVDRW Drive that id like to back everything up to about 25 or 30 DVD's
Is there any software out there that will allow me to back up my external drive to DVD preferably free or opensource
Google has turned up nothing
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Banned
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Owosso, MI
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well forget that its a trial and wont let me backup more than 100MB at a time.. ive got like 60GB of stuff
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Planet Express
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Originally Posted by frankthetank966 
Yes, if you have a .Mac membership. Try out this program: SmartBackup. It's not free but it does the trick.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Search VersionTracker for 'backup'.
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Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2005
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In addition, get yourself another external drive enclosure and a 200 GB hard drive to drop in it. That way you can back up your data the right way (25-30 DVDs? I wouldn't go there) and replace the failing unit. If you can afford it, get two drives--one for everyday use and one for periodic backups.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Kansas City, Mo
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SuperDuper. There is a free version as well as one that has more features but is still priced right.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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There are 2 that I use -- EMC Retrospect for Macintosh (formerly Dantz Retrospect) and Lacie SilverKeeper. The latter one is free.
Retrospect is fully-featured but the interface leaves a lot to be desired (then again, what backup software is both powerful AND easy to use?). I've established a backup cycle that works with my resources and fits my needs. For a multi-Mac (or PC) environment, it works very, very well. I use SilverKeeper for my more simple backup needs (since backup + restore is much simpler).
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Originally Posted by Philip J. Fry
Yes, if you have a .Mac membership. Try out this program: SmartBackup. It's not free but it does the trick.
For 20 bucks I will stick with Backup
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Senior User
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Portugal
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You could use Toast, it comes with Déjà Vu, very good IMO!
Not free, but worth.
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Planet Express
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Originally Posted by frankthetank966
For 20 bucks I will stick with Backup
Considering the original poster doesn't have .Mac, they can't really stick with Backup now, can they? I was merely offering a less expensive alternative.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: England
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I have used ChronoSync for the last few years and it has worked brilliantly. Has a large number of options and a scheduler. I run it about once a week backing up to an external hard drive, it normally only takes a couple of minutes to copy any modified files.
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Originally Posted by Philip J. Fry
Considering the original poster doesn't have .Mac, they can't really stick with Backup now, can they? I was merely offering a less expensive alternative.
but the trick is you can sign up for another .mac account. i signed up twice, by accident though lol anyways that is not the point. if he wants it i can email it to him.
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Originally Posted by frankthetank966
but the trick is you can sign up for another .mac account. i signed up twice, by accident though lol anyways that is not the point. if he wants it i can email it to him.
Gotcha 
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Automatic
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Originally Posted by kcmac
SuperDuper. There is a free version as well as one that has more features but is still priced right.
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Join Date: May 2002
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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2 X 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 4.5GB RAM, 30" Cinema Display
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