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From: julian@riacs.edu (Julian E. Gomez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: DiskFit VS Redux: My DEFINITE conclusion
Keywords: diskfit redux backup
Message-ID: <985@hydra.riacs.edu>
Date: 11 Oct 88 06:16:19 GMT
References: <1988Oct4.162537.8158@mntgfx.mentor.com> <1988Oct5.085923.97@mntgfx.mentor.com>
Reply-To: julian@hydra.riacs.edu.UUCP (Julian E Gomez)
Organization: Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science
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In article <1988Oct5.085923.97@mntgfx.mentor.com> bruceh@mntgfx.mentor.com (Bruce Holm) writes:
" I don't find Diskfit's method of storing files in Finder format
" to be something I miss.  Redux is so easy to use, I don't have
" a need to by-pass it and read stuff off directly in the Finder.
" If I wanted that, I would just use the Finder for doing my backups.
" Redux compresses the file data to preserve space.

The lack of a critical floppy (or storage medium) is a definite plus in
a backup system.  Most backup programs store the files in some kind of
proprietary archive format, and then put a directory of that archive
somewhere else.  If that directory disk goes for any reason, you're
screwed (this is exactly what happened to me two years ago).  Since
DiskFit makes Finder floppies, there is no critical floppy.  If you
lose the report file, it will take some icon dragging to get everything
back, but you will get everything back.

-- 
"Have you ever wondered if taxation without representation was cheaper?"

	Julian "a tribble took it" Gomez
	julian@riacs.edu