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From: Kurt Ullman on 16 Nov 2009 07:59 In order to keep things (relatively) simple. I want to get an external HD and then get both TM and SD to use it. Is there a way to set it up? Any particular reason this is a bad idea? -- To find that place where the rats don't race and the phones don't ring at all. If once, you've slept on an island. Scott Kirby "If once you've slept on an island"
From: Jeff Liebermann on 16 Nov 2009 14:36 On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:59:29 -0500, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >In order to keep things (relatively) simple. Simplicity is an illusion. Few things are ever simple. Those that are simple, tend not to remain simple. >I want to get an external >HD and then get both TM and SD to use it. Is there a way to set it up? <http://macsaregreat.com/?p=57> <http://pixobebo.com/index.php/pixonomy/articles/using_leopards_time_machine_with_superduper/> Amazing what one can find with Google. >Any particular reason this is a bad idea? Nope. I do image backups on my systems roughly every 2-3 months, with file by file backups filling in between. The trick is to remember to purge the file by file backups after every image backup or you'll end up with a huge mess of old and new data to untangle. Beware of anything that is amazing, miracle, magic, ultimate, super, professional, improved, updates, etc as they rarely are such. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl(a)cruzio.com 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558
From: Kurt Ullman on 16 Nov 2009 15:48 In article <24a3g5d9d2s6iuuus5tv2ke5dbrmjuhrvl(a)4ax.com>, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl(a)cruzio.com> wrote: Thanks for the reply. It was especially appreciated since I clicked on the wrong group (this one is directly above comp.mac.sys.general in my list of NGs). Answered the question AND managed to not ask why the heck I was asking that question on alt.internet.wireless. A true prince (g). Kurt > On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:59:29 -0500, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > >In order to keep things (relatively) simple. > > Simplicity is an illusion. Few things are ever simple. Those that > are simple, tend not to remain simple. > > >I want to get an external > >HD and then get both TM and SD to use it. Is there a way to set it up? > > <http://macsaregreat.com/?p=57> > <http://pixobebo.com/index.php/pixonomy/articles/using_leopards_time_machine_w > ith_superduper/> > Amazing what one can find with Google. > > >Any particular reason this is a bad idea? > > Nope. I do image backups on my systems roughly every 2-3 months, with > file by file backups filling in between. The trick is to remember to > purge the file by file backups after every image backup or you'll end > up with a huge mess of old and new data to untangle. > > Beware of anything that is amazing, miracle, magic, ultimate, super, > professional, improved, updates, etc as they rarely are such. -- To find that place where the rats don't race and the phones don't ring at all. If once, you've slept on an island. Scott Kirby "If once you've slept on an island"
From: Neill Massello on 16 Nov 2009 19:09 Kurt Ullman <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > In order to keep things (relatively) simple. I want to get an external > HD and then get both TM and SD to use it. Is there a way to set it up? > Any particular reason this is a bad idea? Better to ask this in one of the comp.sys.mac groups. It can be done, but it's not a great idea. SuperDuper clones volumes, so you'll either have to partition the backup drive or have SD write to a sparse bundle (or image) file on it. Partitioning will waste some space but will give you a backup volume that's bootable. Having SD write to a file will save space, but TM will eventually be contending with SD for room, and you'll have to go into Time Machine to delete old backups manually. Probably not as "simple" as you want. In either case, you'll end up with two copies of every current file: one in the SD clone and the other in the Time Machine backup. If that's actually what you want, it would make more sense to keep those additional backup copies on a physically distinct drive. When modern hard drives fail, it's usually sudden and total: everything on all partitions is lost.
From: amdx on 19 Nov 2009 13:06
"Kurt Ullman" <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:kurtullman-D3AAB1.15485116112009(a)70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net... > In article <24a3g5d9d2s6iuuus5tv2ke5dbrmjuhrvl(a)4ax.com>, > Jeff Liebermann <jeffl(a)cruzio.com> wrote: > > Thanks for the reply. It was especially appreciated since I clicked on > the wrong group (this one is directly above comp.mac.sys.general in my > list of NGs). Answered the question AND managed to not ask why the heck > I was asking that question on alt.internet.wireless. A true prince (g). > > > Kurt Hmm, Prince Jeff, nah. I think we should put him in the position of King. Yes, Let it be done! Mike :-) > >> On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:59:29 -0500, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> >In order to keep things (relatively) simple. >> >> Simplicity is an illusion. Few things are ever simple. Those that >> are simple, tend not to remain simple. >> >> >I want to get an external >> >HD and then get both TM and SD to use it. Is there a way to set it up? >> >> <http://macsaregreat.com/?p=57> >> <http://pixobebo.com/index.php/pixonomy/articles/using_leopards_time_machine_w >> ith_superduper/> >> Amazing what one can find with Google. >> >> >Any particular reason this is a bad idea? >> >> Nope. I do image backups on my systems roughly every 2-3 months, with >> file by file backups filling in between. The trick is to remember to >> purge the file by file backups after every image backup or you'll end >> up with a huge mess of old and new data to untangle. >> >> Beware of anything that is amazing, miracle, magic, ultimate, super, >> professional, improved, updates, etc as they rarely are such. > > -- > To find that place where the rats don't race > and the phones don't ring at all. > If once, you've slept on an island. > Scott Kirby "If once you've slept on an island" > |