I used a backup program like the windows one
once..
once..
Now I
use backup a program that simply synchronize / copy the files (Synback) - so
they exist uncompressed, in exactly the same file structure as if I'd copied and
pasted them to another drive. I certainly understand people's reluctance
to use a backup utility that requires a restore
... I'd actually forgotten that such programs existed! I
know some can be set to compress to various levels but again with hard drives
being so cheap I'd rather lose space and maintain file integrity than have a
program render my data into a format that's difficult to
access.
The
other beauty of copying style backups is the ability to set exclusions, specific
filetypes, wildcards, date or size comparisons and rename options in a
set-and-forget manner, but with a clear visual indication within the backup
programs interface as to precisely what is being backed, when and
how.
My
advice is to steer clear of programs that do not simply copy unless you're doing
a mirror (in which case it's a bit by bit data dump)
Set
as a background task they just quietly chug away in the background copying
unless I interact with the computer, whereupon like any good servant they
quietly step to the side and wait patiently until I'm done then they
resume.
k
