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From: dorourke@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (David M. O'Rourke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: DiskFit VS Redux: My DEFINITE conclusion
Keywords: diskfit redux backup
Message-ID: <4542@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 12 Oct 88 01:33:18 GMT
References: <1988Oct4.162537.8158@mntgfx.mentor.com> <1988Oct5.085923.97@mntgfx.mentor.com> <985@hydra.riacs.edu>
Reply-To: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David M. O'Rourke)
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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In article <985@hydra.riacs.edu> julian@hydra.riacs.edu.UUCP (Julian E Gomez) writes:
>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

  Both Fastback & Redux can recover and reconstruct the "critical disk" from
the backup set.  Although I haven't tried it on Redux, I know Fastback can
even recover from a partial backup set with holes in the middle of the backup
set and missing disks at either end.

  BTW: Even though diskfit uses finder format for the backup files what does it
do if the file is bigger than the floppy?  Seems to me that you would then
need diskfit anyways to recover the file.
-- 
David M. O'Rourke                                  dorourke@polyslo.calpoly.edu

"If it doesn't do Windows, then it's not a computer!!!"
Disclaimer: I don't represent the school.  All opinions are mine!