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From: jones@optilink.UUCP (Marvin Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Wanted: recommendations on HD partitioning software
Summary: MultiPartition/MultiDisk Problems
Message-ID: <4392@optilink.UUCP>
Date: 10 Sep 90 17:59:46 GMT
References: <2294@ns-mx.uiowa.edu>
Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA
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In article <2294@ns-mx.uiowa.edu>, jlhaferman@l_eld09.icaen.uiowa.edu (Jeffrey Lawrence Haferman) writes:
> Multipartition init/DA that comes with Disk Express, and the third is
> 
> Thus, by partitioning, I can hopefully just backup the partition
> of my choosing.
> 
> Jeff Haferman                            internet: jlhaferman@icaen.uiowa.edu

One caution re: MultiDisk (and MultiPartition) from Alsoft:  

These programs only provide soft partitioning (or "canister" partitioning) 
of the hard disk.  This may cause some backup programs (like DiskFit) to not 
recognize the partitions as independent volumes, thus defeating your 
desire to only backup part of your data.  Being an avid user of DiskExpress, 
I went for the Alsoft promo on MultiDisk, but immediately ran into problems 
with the partitions it generated.  I switched to SilverLining for the disk 
management, and have had no problems whatsoever.  I backup with DiskFit (on 
selected partitions), and ExpressTape (all partitions, plus archiving).  

BTW, anyone want a copy of MultiDisk?!! ;-)  ;-)


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