Re: A new graphic user interface
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- Subject: [mg111701] Re: A new graphic user interface
- From: peter <plindsay.0 at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:44:28 -0400 (EDT)
can I just add mention of "Carbon Copy Cloner" which works superbly for apple mac computers. Peter Lindsay On 10 August 2010 08:55, David Bailey <dave at removedbailey.co.uk> wrote: > On 09/08/10 10:12, David Park wrote: >> In addition to the weekly full system backup on the PC backup drive, and a >> monthly backup to DVD of all my important files, I also have a short term >> CurrentBackup folder on my desktop. I make quick copies into there from the >> home folder for current notebooks that I've been doing a lot of work on. >> It's a simple low-tech method. >> > I like low tech backup methods too - you know exactly what is going on. > I wrote a small C program to copy a file to a backup folder, appending a > number to the file name so that multiple copies of the same file can be > stored. > > For my main backup, I have found a splendid product with the curious > name "EASEOUS TODO BACKUP". This copies and compresses a whole partition > to another drive - typically an add on drive. The resulting file can be > used to restore the entire machine, or it can be "mounted" so that it > appears as another read-only drive. Remarkably this software is free - > just download it! > > I don't think a backup mechanism built in to Mathematica would be useful > - because I always have other files outside Mathematica, that I like to > save at the same time. > > David Bailey > http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk > >