tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post3127017074466175634..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: Bad News, Good NewsSteve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-14846254499285249442008-07-09T12:38:00.000-07:002008-07-09T12:38:00.000-07:00JD, not clear how rsync would prevent Steve from h...JD, not clear how rsync would prevent Steve from having had the problem he ran into. I use rsync myself; it overwrites the destination and doesn't keep archive copies.<BR/><BR/>rsync -ruv --delete-before /media/750A/ /media/750B/<BR/><BR/>Backs up one drive to another. It's slow with huge numbers of files -- it generates a list of all the files in the source and compares it with all the files in the destination in one big hash, as far as I can tell. It's go a lot faster if it'd do a path-based comparison -- load the files in /media/750A/folder1/, compare it with /media/750B/folder1/, write the differences. Continue on to the next path ...<BR/><BR/>This is what xxcopy does, I believe. It's several times faster, handling the same size filesystem, than rsync. But it's a Windows utility.Daniel Keys Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-41251136975299976372008-07-09T09:29:00.000-07:002008-07-09T09:29:00.000-07:00That's too bad about the Mini.One of my wife's co-...That's too bad about the Mini.<BR/><BR/>One of my wife's co-workers backed into mine in the parking lot about a year and a half back. Little tiny gouge out of the front bumper... big huge bill from the body shop.<BR/><BR/>Luckily the bill didn't go to me, but I was still shocked at the price.Todd Ervenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069642174840671500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-6111356515956352402008-07-09T08:34:00.000-07:002008-07-09T08:34:00.000-07:00Yeah, I' running 10.4.2. I've been holding off on ...Yeah, I' running 10.4.2. I've been holding off on 10.5 until I can get a new iMac and TimeCapsule -- my son has it and is happy with it. <BR/><BR/>I'll check out rsync. Thanks.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-46265164016138335672008-07-09T07:44:00.000-07:002008-07-09T07:44:00.000-07:00Are you running any version of OSX? If so, look i...Are you running <I>any</I> version of OSX? If so, look into rsync. It's a Unix utility that's included in the base package of OSX. If you Google for info on using rsync to back up OSX, you'll find a wealth of information and probably more than a few turnkey solutions.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I've been really happy with the TimeCapsule that I bought to back up my two Macs. I am, of course, running OS 10.5, which is a prerequisite for using a TimeCapsule.J.D. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031474024284784846noreply@blogger.com