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  Automated Backups with Existing Tools
Subject:   ASR vs. CCC
Date:   2004-02-10 21:14:11
From:   fdiv_bug
Thanks for posting an informative article -- /usr/sbin/asr is indeed a very handy utility. There are, however, some issues which I'd like to raise with your new backup strategy.


The first is that you mention that Carbon Copy Cloner requires you to remember to run it which is not the case. Once you've configured a clone operation, but before you click the Clone button, click the Scheduler button. This will enable you to make a scheduled backup without you having to remember to do anything.


The second issue I have is that ASR seems to be a bit inefficient. You'll end up with multiple disk images over time, which is fine I suppose, but each one is making a full dupe of your hard drive. Setting up CCC with the proper preference settings and psync requires it to only copy what's changed, thus saving time on your backup.


Thanks again for the informative article!
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  • ASR vs. CCC
    2004-02-11 01:34:04  peterhickman [Reply | View]

    You are correct that Carbon Copy Cloner allows scheduling, that is an error on my behalf. Indeed CCC is a great tool and is very adaptable. However one of my requirements was for several generations of backups so that I could restore to a previous state.

    I never worked out how to get this to work with CCC but my script did what I wanted. Being a programmer I must confess to coding up my own solution to a problem rather than looking for pre-existing solutions.