Re: Backup software for the Mac

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gordon Christie wrote:

>
> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Jim Noble wrote:
>
> > There's a totally free perl script that will do that (psync?)
> > Synk is quite possibly just a wizzy gui on top of it.
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> I've not tried psync - I tried using the various rsync based solutions
> (RsnycX being the one that comes to mind immediately), but for what I
> needed (to synchronise between a directory on my laptop and a network
> drive), this program worked best. It has a custom sync engine rather
than
> being a front-end for rsync etc.
> It gives you complete graphical control over what you're synchronising
> with rules, scheduling, and it's all pretty friendly and
straightforward.
> And the developer is friendly and helpful.
>

Cool. Sounds like I was doing it a bit of an injustice.

Similarly CCC is more than just a front end for psync (that only covers
some of the functionality anyway).

Jim