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From: The New Guy on 8 Oct 2007 11:19 > > > With SuperDuper it takes just a few minutes to re-clone my entire HD > > > using "Smart Update" which overwrites only the changed files. > > > > And it deletes files on the backup that aren't there anymore on the > > source? > > You have a choice. Either reclone, copy newer files, or copy different > files. Wouldn't the obvious choice be to copy anything changed since the last backup? If its not there in the source, you don't want it in the backup. If its modified in the source you update the backup. If its new on the source, its copied to the backup. After those choices are made, then you to decide how many backup copies you want to keep around. Most of us will keep one. But if its really important, it would be a good idea to keep another backup in another location, like online.
From: Wes Groleau on 8 Oct 2007 21:56
>> And it deletes files on the backup that aren't there anymore on the >> source? rsync copies only the parts of files that have changed. It will delete files not on the source IF you ask by a separate option. I don't have SD! but I would be surprised if it is not similar. -- Wes Groleau "A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature, and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as could possibly be imagined." -- David Hume, age 37 "There's no such thing of that, 'cause I never heard of it." -- Becky Groleau, age 4 |