tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35419686.post2062882575374964165..comments2023-09-08T06:46:01.868-04:00Comments on Ez Sez: Backups Feel GreatEzra Soifermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971170912444559455noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35419686.post-9927058623104330182007-05-02T21:14:00.000-04:002007-05-02T21:14:00.000-04:00Thanks for this info, guys. Folks, figure out what...Thanks for this info, guys. <BR/><BR/>Folks, figure out what wrks best for you and make those backups...<BR/><BR/>EzEzra Soifermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971170912444559455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35419686.post-39141472850270297352007-04-28T21:52:00.000-04:002007-04-28T21:52:00.000-04:00Hey Ezra, I was going to make the same suggestions...Hey Ezra, <BR/>I was going to make the same suggestions Eli made.<BR/>I guess I should add that in that some of your friends are moving on to their second or even third kids, it takes a hell of a lot more than a dvd and half hour to back up your files.<BR/>Bootable drive and software aside, I have almost 50GB of pics and video.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14010979779446418044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35419686.post-64047225123114868402007-04-26T09:49:00.000-04:002007-04-26T09:49:00.000-04:00Hi Ezra, I notice you're on a Mac. The best way th...Hi Ezra, <BR/><BR/>I notice you're on a Mac. The best way that I have found to back up in OS X is to use a small piece of software called SuperDuper. It's a great little utility that clones your entire hard drive to another source (like an external firewire drive for example). You then have a bootable backup of your complete system. <BR/><BR/>The problem with burning DVDs is that OS X has all kinds of hidden files that are necessary to make a backup bootable. Unless you're using specialized software (I dunno' - maybe you are) it is unlikely that you can actually boot from and run from those DVDs. <BR/><BR/>Check out SuperDuper, or the free CarbonCopyCloner to bump your stress free state of mind up another notch :-) Superduper can also do incremental backups. So, once you have done your first backup - it is quick and easy to keep it updated regularly and have it only deal with the files that have been changed since your last backup<BR/><BR/>EliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com