OS 10.4 - built in backup software?

xwonderboy85x · xwonderboy85x #1 (**permalink**)

08-27-2006, 10:52 PM

I was talking to a Best Buy clerk today about external harddrives. I was lamenting the fact that most externals come with backup software (especially one-touch) that only works with windows, and he seemed to think that OSX Tiger had built in backup software. I've looked through Mac help and haven't found anything.
Does anyone know anything about any sort of built in backup software that would work with your average external?
If not, does anyone know of an affordable, reliable external with mac-compatable backup software?

baggss · baggss #2 (**permalink**)

08-27-2006, 11:37 PM

Well, you can create a backup disc image of your boot or other drive with Disc utility. I've never done so though. There is always simple drag and drop.

Hikaru79 · Hikaru79 #3 (**permalink**)

08-27-2006, 11:43 PM

Leopard (the upcoming release of OS X) is advertising something called Time Machine which facilitates backups in a number of ways, one of them being to an external drive as you described.

Unfortunately, it's only coming out next Spring

Benjamindaines · Benjamindaines #4 (**permalink**)

08-28-2006, 12:31 AM

He might mean Backup which you get with .mac.

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Member Since: Sep 14, 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 125 Mac Specs: Aluminum 12" 1.33ghz PowerBook G4 w/ 1280mb RAM, 80gb 5400rpm HD, 64mb vid RAM	08-27-2006, 10:52 PM I was talking to a Best Buy clerk today about external harddrives. I was lamenting the fact that most externals come with backup software (especially one-touch) that only works with windows, and he seemed to think that OSX Tiger had built in backup software. I've looked through Mac help and haven't found anything. Does anyone know anything about any sort of built in backup software that would work with your average external? If not, does anyone know of an affordable, reliable external with mac-compatable backup software?
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Member Since: Oct 10, 2004 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 10,309 Mac Specs: 27" 3.4 Ghz i7 iMac-13" C2D Macbook-OSX 18.8.2-64Gb iPad 2-32 Gb iPhone 5-ATV 2-14Tb of Storage	08-27-2006, 11:37 PM Well, you can create a backup disc image of your boot or other drive with Disc utility. I've never done so though. There is always simple drag and drop.
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