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From: dsmall@mitre.org (Duane Small)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Backup/Recovery Software
Message-ID: <1991Feb12.162824.8073@linus.mitre.org>
Date: 12 Feb 91 16:28:24 GMT
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On behalf of several users, I am looking for a program to back up and 
restore hard disks to/from floppies.  From magazine reviews, I've 
identified Disk Fit, Fastback II, and Redux as candidates.  The reviews 
are pretty limited, and I would appreciate comments from users of these or 
other programs.

Selection criteria include:

  Selective backup--in addition to backing up the full disk, the user 
      should be able to back up a selected set of files (for example,
      to avoid backing up system files, applications, and other files
      available from distribution disks)

  Incremental backup--it should be possible to make a backup, or add to an
      existing backup, only those files that are new or have changed since
      the last backup was made

  Selective recovery--in addition to restoring the full set of backed up
      files to disk, the user should be able to recover an individual file

  Ease of use--think of bright, non-programmer types as users

Feel free to suggest other criteria you think I should include.

If you respond directly to me, I will summarize and post to the net.  
Thank you.