Apple today released Backup 3.1.1 which allows users to protect files against accidental data loss. With Backup 3, protection is easy to set up and schedule so backups can happen automatically. Built-in Tiger Spotlight makes it easy to select exactly the files you want to back up.
Backup 3 is available to .Mac members by selecting the Backup icon on the .Mac website and via Automatic Software Update to .Mac members who have already installed a previous version of Backup.
Backup 3.1.1 is highly recommended for all users of Backup 3. Significant areas addressed are:
– Backup and restore with external drives
– Memory management
– Restore of bundled file types
For more information about Backup 3, visit the .Mac website at: http://www.mac.com
For Backup 3 support information, visit http://www.apple.com/support/dotmac/backup/
More info and download link (5.5MB) here.
I hear lots of bad things about backup, but I couldn’t be happier with. Its a breeze to set up and has never failed me when I needed a restore. I think its great.
What would really be impressive is if Apple would give us access to server side mySQL, PHP, Ruby, RoR, and other useful things like that.
That would more fully justify my paying approx. $100/year for my email. It’d be stupendous to be able to use WordPress on .Mac.
MDN Magic Word, believe it or not: sense, as in “It just makes sense.”
Why won’t backup let you back up to another hard disk? That omission seems utterly stupid.
Perhaps Apple’s leaving Backup inadequate so that people spring for 10.5 with “Time Machine”.
Thoughts?
it will let you back up to another hard disk. always has.
I will keep my .Mac, in fact I
just re-newed for a year. But
I haven’t had a successful bu
in over a year. Really irks me.
I just tried twice more and I still can’t get a successful bu.
Screw it. About the only place I want to scream at Apple.
I have better things to do with my time. I wish they would
make this reliable. The damn wankers.
Damn wankers.
Do’h man, can you actually read?
Why won’t backup let you back up to another hard disk? That omission seems utterly stupid.
The omission appears to be only in your world. Backup always (since I started using it time ago that is) always always allowed to backup to external disks. Tip: an external disk *is* another hard disk (just in case that confuses you…)
Sheesss, some people.
It always amazes me how people can complain so bitterly about an app when then don’t even know how to use it properly.
It’s always worked well for me and I’ve also set it up on several clients’ machines with good result.
Of course, your mileage may vary, as they say; especially if you have flat tyres/tires, as I say.
i’ve always used backup, and have never had any problems with it. very easy to use. backs up all my files to an external HD every week late at night.
If you pay any money for cloning /backup software get this
http://www.intego.com/personalbackup/
Backup is great. Have you ever tried to use Retrospect? One other thing, Backup is designed to backup your files not your system. If you need to clone one drive to another try this:
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
This is crap. Why can’t I backup from one external HD to another. My Powerbook 100GB just doesn’t have enough for all my regular professional stuff as I’m forced to keep my iTunes lib (30GB) and my Aperture lib (40GB) on my local HD.
I’m enamoured with SuperDuper. Highly recommended.
I use Backup for my firewire drive.
I love Backup but it will be obsolete once Leopard is released.
@ Spock
Backups will still be needed even with timemachine, simply because drive failure will still wipe out all your info with timemachine.
I wonder what the effect timemachine will have on storage space… if we are getting copies of each file when you change them I can see this becoming a problem, especially when you start getting into image files that are 5mb+, even a 200gb drive will get filled fast as you edit photos.
E of E:
Time Machine stores everthing on a external firewire drive. It does’nt backup stuff on the same hard drive. So the Backup app will be obsolete unless you can’t use TM to burn discs.