Comments on: Scripts Part 6: Archiver http://systemsboy.com/2006/11/scripts-part-6-archiver.html Big, Honkin' Systems Stuff Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:19:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: systemsboy http://systemsboy.com/2006/11/scripts-part-6-archiver.html/comment-page-1#comment-592 systemsboy Sun, 03 Dec 2006 21:07:00 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/2006/11/scripts-part-6-archiver/#comment-592 Oh, meant to mention, read that article. Very informative. Thanks!<br /><br />-systemsboy Oh, meant to mention, read that article. Very informative. Thanks!

-systemsboy

]]> By: systemsboy http://systemsboy.com/2006/11/scripts-part-6-archiver.html/comment-page-1#comment-591 systemsboy Sun, 03 Dec 2006 21:06:00 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/2006/11/scripts-part-6-archiver/#comment-591 I use ditto for general file copying in Mac OS X, mainly 'cause I've been using it forever and I know it works. I actually never really use the script I provided — I just use the Finder to make .zips in most cases — but it's nice to have around.<br /><br />For big data backups — particularly staff backups at work — I use rsync, mainly for its network abilities. I DO NOT use the bundled Tiger rsync command, however, as I've had tons of problems with it. Instead I use rsyncx, which has always worked quite well for my needs, and which preserves resource forks.<br /><br />Personally, I'm like you when it comes to my own backups. I just burn some DVDs when the drive starts getting full. Though I have started keeping a backup of my Work drive on a separate hard drive, which I backup to periodically with rysncx.<br /><br />Hmmm... Maybe it's time to write a post on rsync backups. That might be fun...<br /><br />-systemsboy I use ditto for general file copying in Mac OS X, mainly ’cause I’ve been using it forever and I know it works. I actually never really use the script I provided — I just use the Finder to make .zips in most cases — but it’s nice to have around.

For big data backups — particularly staff backups at work — I use rsync, mainly for its network abilities. I DO NOT use the bundled Tiger rsync command, however, as I’ve had tons of problems with it. Instead I use rsyncx, which has always worked quite well for my needs, and which preserves resource forks.

Personally, I’m like you when it comes to my own backups. I just burn some DVDs when the drive starts getting full. Though I have started keeping a backup of my Work drive on a separate hard drive, which I backup to periodically with rysncx.

Hmmm… Maybe it’s time to write a post on rsync backups. That might be fun…

-systemsboy

]]> By: matx http://systemsboy.com/2006/11/scripts-part-6-archiver.html/comment-page-1#comment-590 matx Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:45:00 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/2006/11/scripts-part-6-archiver/#comment-590 Cool script. And it's always important to be mindful of what binaries copy what info with your files (dan shoop covers this on his site and in a recent MacTech article: "Do You Copy?", https://iwiring.net/papers/DoYouCopy.pdf).<br /><br />I use ditto for all kinds of backups. But I don't zip them. I used to use rsync a lot. Personally, at home, I either burn a few DVDs, or clone off my drive every week or so. Cool script. And it’s always important to be mindful of what binaries copy what info with your files (dan shoop covers this on his site and in a recent MacTech article: “Do You Copy?”, https://iwiring.net/papers/DoYouCopy.pdf).

I use ditto for all kinds of backups. But I don’t zip them. I used to use rsync a lot. Personally, at home, I either burn a few DVDs, or clone off my drive every week or so.

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