I have a G4 running System 9.1

I just noticed that I had a copy of Retrospect 4.3 on my HD. I would
like to do automatic incremental backups to another HD.

Will Retrospect Express do that?

Thanks,

Sy

In article <sytech-0FE3B8.19515404072003[at]news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>,
Sy <sytech[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have a G4 running System 9.1
>
> I just noticed that I had a copy of Retrospect 4.3 on my HD. I would
> like to do automatic incremental backups to another HD.
>
> Will Retrospect Express do that?

Yes.

Retrospect is a bit tricky to set up. You have to get into the heads of
the designers, but once you figure it out, it works.

There are three concepts you need to get.
- backup sets: what you want backed up
- volumes: where the backups should be stored
- scripts: when the backups should occur

The UI sort of takes you through these things.

When you set up a backup system, always test it. That means make sure
that you can *restore* data from a backup set.

--
Woofbert, Chief Rocket Surgeon, Infernosoft
Woofbert's Law on Learning Linux: When attempting to learn Linux,
study it thoroughly before you begin.

In article <woofbert.spam-7A747B.17110604072003[at]typhoon.sonic.net>,
Woofbert <woofbert.spam[at]infernosoft.com> wrote:

> In article <sytech-0FE3B8.19515404072003[at]news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>,
> Sy <sytech[at]yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a G4 running System 9.1
> >
> > I just noticed that I had a copy of Retrospect 4.3 on my HD. I would
> > like to do automatic incremental backups to another HD.
> >
> > Will Retrospect Express do that?
>
> Yes.
>
> Retrospect is a bit tricky to set up. You have to get into the heads of
> the designers, but once you figure it out, it works.
>
> There are three concepts you need to get.
> - backup sets: what you want backed up

Backup sets are where the backups should be stored.

> - volumes: where the backups should be stored

Volumes are what can be selected to be backed up.

> - scripts: when the backups should occur

Yes!

>
> The UI sort of takes you through these things.
>
> When you set up a backup system, always test it. That means make sure
> that you can *restore* data from a backup set.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect
if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

In article <sytech-0FE3B8.19515404072003[at]news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>,
Sy <sytech[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

>> I have a G4 running System 9.1
>>
>> I just noticed that I had a copy of Retrospect 4.3 on my HD. I would
>> like to do automatic incremental backups to another HD.
>>
>> Will Retrospect Express do that?
>
> Yes.

> Retrospect is a bit tricky to set up. You have to get into the heads of
> the designers, but once you figure it out, it works.

To back up with powerful and flexible options, without having to get into
the heads of the designers, try Free Backup 3.1 (for OS 7.5 through 9.2.2)
at Version Tracker.

--
John Rethorst