Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Indeed. > From: Didier Ludwig <rangefinder@screengang.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 23:25:44 +0200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Technical Question on Backup External Hard Drives > > IMO, wth the scripting options of Retrospect it should be possible to > define what is and what is not backuped. > Didier > > >> I'm not sure that Retrospect does what Rob wants. Rob is asking for >> something >> that can archive data onto his external hard disc. (maybe not a good >> idea but >> that's what I take it he wants to do) >> >> Retrospect probably can be used to archive data but I didn't get a sense >> it's >> "automatic" Most likely the user needs to keep track of backup sets that >> represent archives and make sure they don't get overwritten or deleted. >> >> If I'm wrong then that's great and Retrospect gets a kudo from me. >> >> Philippe Orlent wrote: >> >>> Buy Dantz Retrospect: >>> >>> http://www.dantz.com/en/products/index.dtml >>> >>>> From: Rob McClure <rmcclure2@woh.rr.com> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 19:29:34 -0400 >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Technical Question on Backup External Hard >> Drives >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Here's a question for your computer techies out there. I recently >>>> acquired a large-capacity Seagate external hard drive and back up my >>>> entire Mac iBook G4 hard drive every few days. However, the hard drive >>>> on the Mac is over half full and is really sluggish when using iPhoto >>>> (more than 4,000 images). I'd like to delete the albums on iPhoto and >>>> keep my entire collection on the Seagate. I can't figure out how to do >>>> this as I'm afraid that the external drive will mirror my deletion of >>>> the internal Mac drive the next time I do a back up. The, >>>> instructions which came with the Seagate were totally inadequate in >>>> this regard. Thanks! >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Rob McClure > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >