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<blockquote data-quote="mingteck" data-source="post: 1489962" data-attributes="member: 254115"><p>OK, everyone, heads up. Good news. After 2 weeks of trying every program I can find and even trying to write my own Applescript for this, I found the program that does exactly what I need. This magical program is called Backuplist+. You can get it here: <a href="http://rdutoit.home.comcast.net/~rdutoit/pub/robsoft/pages/backup.html" target="_blank">Backuplist page</a></p><p></p><p>It does exactly what I need: back up to an FAT32 harddrive with no problems at all. The 4GB file size is unsurmountable, and I don't expect to be able to do that. I get it. But surely, one can bypass the 255 pathname problem? I don't have files with such long names and the only reason why the pathname is so long is because the folders are added to the pathname. Anyway, who cares. This program does the job:</p><p>- it was easy to use</p><p>- it copied the User folder over (400K+ files, 500+ GB) in less than two hours</p><p>- it wasn't afraid of the FAT32 file format</p><p>- it had no problems with pathlength</p><p>- it wasn't hung up by metadata or anything else</p><p>- it kept the same folder and file structure (the backup folder looks exactly the same as the original)</p><p>- I was able to open the backup files and folders on an old Windows XP computer</p><p>- the author replied to my queries within a day</p><p>- and it's FREE!</p><p></p><p>Wahoo!!! Spread the word. All I did was set it up, go home, came back the next day, and it's done! The author expressed my sentiments exactly:</p><p>"I created backuplist+ because I got tired of other more complicated backup software, though some are certainly efficient and offer complex archiving and other details.</p><p>...</p><p>Backuplist+ is just a simple a list of source files you want copied to a certain destination, whether it is an external drive, flash drive or a network."</p><p></p><p>Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the help and suggestions you've given me. Keep It Simple, Soldiers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mingteck, post: 1489962, member: 254115"] OK, everyone, heads up. Good news. After 2 weeks of trying every program I can find and even trying to write my own Applescript for this, I found the program that does exactly what I need. This magical program is called Backuplist+. You can get it here: [url=http://rdutoit.home.comcast.net/~rdutoit/pub/robsoft/pages/backup.html]Backuplist page[/url] It does exactly what I need: back up to an FAT32 harddrive with no problems at all. The 4GB file size is unsurmountable, and I don't expect to be able to do that. I get it. But surely, one can bypass the 255 pathname problem? I don't have files with such long names and the only reason why the pathname is so long is because the folders are added to the pathname. Anyway, who cares. This program does the job: - it was easy to use - it copied the User folder over (400K+ files, 500+ GB) in less than two hours - it wasn't afraid of the FAT32 file format - it had no problems with pathlength - it wasn't hung up by metadata or anything else - it kept the same folder and file structure (the backup folder looks exactly the same as the original) - I was able to open the backup files and folders on an old Windows XP computer - the author replied to my queries within a day - and it's FREE! Wahoo!!! Spread the word. All I did was set it up, go home, came back the next day, and it's done! The author expressed my sentiments exactly: "I created backuplist+ because I got tired of other more complicated backup software, though some are certainly efficient and offer complex archiving and other details. ... Backuplist+ is just a simple a list of source files you want copied to a certain destination, whether it is an external drive, flash drive or a network." Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the help and suggestions you've given me. Keep It Simple, Soldiers. [/QUOTE]
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