What's the best way to back up the data
on a Mac?
For backups, keep it as simple and easy as possible,
unless your running a network or IT department. For home or small office use,
the more complicated it is to do the backup, the less likely it will get done,
and the less likely the backups will be usable/correct when you need to restore
a file.
• The two simplest backups are:
• Copy your important files in one folder to another disk. You can use backup
software or just the Finder/Explorer.
• Burn a copy of the folder containing all your important files to CD or
DVD.
For OS X, use CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper. Carbon Copy Cloner is free, and
SuperDuper is shareware. Only some of the features of SuperDuper work, unless
you register it for $28.
For Windows XP or Vista, use SyncToy v1.4 from MicroSoft. It's a PowerToy that
can synchronize (i.e. match file-by-file only the changed files) two directories.
You need .NET 2.0 installed first, but you can install that with Windows Update.
Download it here.
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