OS 10.5 - A few questions about backing up

danible · danible #1 (**permalink**)

08-26-2009, 09:24 PM

Is it possible to have time machine and other backups (such as photos, music etc) on a 1 TB HDD?

What folder or file do I need to backup to keep my emails?

Is it necessary to backup programs I have downloaded and if so, how?

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #2 (**permalink**)

08-26-2009, 10:05 PM

Yes for Q1 No for Q3 as apps keep getting upgraded so u might as well download the latest when u need it. Q2 is more a case of thinking about your back up strategy - if u have a bootable back up of current HD then with failure of one disk you can continue working with the other and in the case of the bootable back up you can keep it off site to cover for Fire/Theft then that posibly gives greatest protection.

danible · danible #3 (**permalink**)

08-26-2009, 10:08 PM

thanks for the info. I do have a bootable backup using superduper.

Do you know what file or folder I need to backup emails or is this even necessary if I use time machine and have a bootable backup?

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #4 (**permalink**)

08-26-2009, 10:19 PM

If u have a superduper bootable back up u have a copy of all old emails if u have a TM back up you can go back to older versions of any file so seems to me that you have it covered. When my MackbookPro had to be sent away i just booted off my Ext HD bootable back up thru wifes iMac and continued as normal, when i got MBP back just did a copy of Ext HD to HD of MBP and had all the latest. Nothing lost and other than booting wife off her iMac was able to continue as normal

danible · danible #5 (**permalink**)

08-26-2009, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Collin Bl

If u have a superduper bootable back up u have a copy of all old emails if u have a TM back up you can go back to older versions of any file so seems to me that you have it covered. When my MackbookPro had to be sent away i just booted off my Ext HD bootable back up thru wifes iMac and continued as normal, when i got MBP back just did a copy of Ext HD to HD of MBP and had all the latest. Nothing lost and other than booting wife off her iMac was able to continue as normal

Thanks for taking the time to help me out. Still fairly new to Macs,still a lot to learn.

torchy · torchy #6 (**permalink**)

08-27-2009, 09:00 PM

danible,
I always save the dmg files of downloaded apps, mostly freeware ones so they can be reinstalled, or more often, shared with newbies even if they are no longer available online. Some Panther / Tiger ones still work fine on Leopard.... Snow kitty may well be another matter.
A 3Gb monthly internet cap makes it more important.

danible · danible #7 (**permalink**)

08-27-2009, 09:03 PM

I never thought of saving the dmg files. thanks for the tip torchy, I will start saving them.

oops, come to find out the dmg files are already saved in my downloads folder, what a stroke of luck.

torchy #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 25, 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 758 Mac Specs: 13" MBA. 15" MBP. iPhone 4. 3G Pad 2.	08-27-2009, 09:00 PM danible, I always save the dmg files of downloaded apps, mostly freeware ones so they can be reinstalled, or more often, shared with newbies even if they are no longer available online. Some Panther / Tiger ones still work fine on Leopard.... Snow kitty may well be another matter. A 3Gb monthly internet cap makes it more important. ~ 15" MacBook Pro. OSX 10.7 ~ 3G iPad 2 ~ Measure twice, cut once.. Last edited by torchy; 08-27-2009 at 09:06 PM.
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danible #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 18, 2009 Posts: 22 Mac Specs: Macbook, 2.4 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB, 250 Gig HD, Mac OS x 10.6.4	08-26-2009, 09:24 PM Is it possible to have time machine and other backups (such as photos, music etc) on a 1 TB HDD? What folder or file do I need to backup to keep my emails? Is it necessary to backup programs I have downloaded and if so, how?
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Collin Bl #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,273 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, 2.4 C2D MBP & iMac 20, 1TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4	08-26-2009, 10:05 PM Yes for Q1 No for Q3 as apps keep getting upgraded so u might as well download the latest when u need it. Q2 is more a case of thinking about your back up strategy - if u have a bootable back up of current HD then with failure of one disk you can continue working with the other and in the case of the bootable back up you can keep it off site to cover for Fire/Theft then that posibly gives greatest protection.
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Collin Bl #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,273 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, 2.4 C2D MBP & iMac 20, 1TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4	08-26-2009, 10:19 PM If u have a superduper bootable back up u have a copy of all old emails if u have a TM back up you can go back to older versions of any file so seems to me that you have it covered. When my MackbookPro had to be sent away i just booted off my Ext HD bootable back up thru wifes iMac and continued as normal, when i got MBP back just did a copy of Ext HD to HD of MBP and had all the latest. Nothing lost and other than booting wife off her iMac was able to continue as normal
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danible #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 18, 2009 Posts: 22 Mac Specs: Macbook, 2.4 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB, 250 Gig HD, Mac OS x 10.6.4	08-27-2009, 09:03 PM I never thought of saving the dmg files. thanks for the tip torchy, I will start saving them. oops, come to find out the dmg files are already saved in my downloads folder, what a stroke of luck.
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