Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!bronze!rwyckoff@copper.ucs.indiana.edu From: richard wyckoff Subject: Re: Need backup options for 80M hard drive Message-ID: <1991Jun5.014055.28473@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> Sender: Organization: Indiana University Date: Tue, 4 Jun 91 20:40:40 -0500 Lines: 23 rrk@yoda.byu.edu writes [...] >have a IIcx with an internal 80M hard drive. As I have nearly filled this >drive up, I am approaching 100 floppies for a backup. This gets quite tedious I also have an 80Mb drive. I use 1.44Mb floppies and fastback2. I end up with more like 40 floppies for a full backup. I realize you were expecting a hardware solution, but consider useing a compression util. Also, move most of your static stuff (the files you haven't changed in 10 or 12 months) to a separate area, make a one-time backup of it, and leave it alone. What you're left with is a much more manageable area which needs more frequent backups. Most backup utils have compression options, and, after an initial "full" backup, allow you to do "incremental" backups: only the files changed since the previous backup are bothered with. In this case, it's so not important that you move the stable stuff to "don't-save-new-stuff-in-me" area. Rich (rwyckoff@copper.ucs.indiana.edu)