Best online backup for open files?

Recommended online backup service for "open" files?

Time Machine is excellent and is part of the applications provided. This link explains all aspects of Time Machine:
http://pondini.org/OSX/Home.html
If you are looking for a slightly different approach, Carbon Copy Cloner is a third party application that also is used extensively in the Mac community;
http://www.bombich.com
Ciao.

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What is the best online backup for OS 10.5.8? And if I Reinstall OS will I have problems?

My old Mac has had the flashing question mark file on a blue screen. I waited a couple days, turned it back on and it worked. However, in between that time I went and bought a new Macbook Air. I am relieved to have all of my pics and docs back. I need a good online backup. I downloaded BackBlaze Backup but it is taking forever and I am not sure if it's the best choice.
My plan is to backup all of my files and then wipe my computer clean with the install disks and give my computer to my little sister. So, my question is two fold; which is best online backup and will I have any issues wiping clean the computer and doing a reinstall? For example, will all the updates still be available? What is the best thing for me to do?
Thank you : )

Just understand it gets pretty expensive after you exceed the free space. 2-5 GBs isn't much space.
Basic Backup
For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:
1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences;
2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is
     used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine
     requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the
     drive being backed up.
3. Time Machine requires a backup drive that is at least double the
     capacity of the drive(s) it backs up.
Alternatively, get an external drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Get Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
Although you can buy a complete external drive system, you can also put one together if you are so inclined. It's relatively easy and only requires a Phillips head screwdriver (typically.) You can purchase hard drives separately. This gives you an opportunity to shop for the best prices on a hard drive of your choice. Reliable brands include Seagate, Hitachi, Western Digital, Toshiba, and Fujitsu. You can find reviews and benchmarks on many drives at Storage Review.
Enclosures for FireWire and USB are readily available. You can find only FireWire enclosures, only USB enclosures, and enclosures that feature multiple ports. I would stress getting enclosures that use the Oxford chipsets especially for Firewire drives (911, 921, 922, for example.) You can find enclosures at places such as;
1. Cool Drives
2. OWC
3. WiebeTech
4. Firewire Direct
5. California Drives
6. NewEgg
All you need do is remove a case cover, mount the hard drive in the enclosure and connect the cables, then re-attach the case cover. Usually the only tool required is a small or medium Phillips screwdriver.

Best online backup for iMovie clips?

Hi,
I shoot a lot of video and make movies using iMovie. I import clips from a video camera using Sandisk memory cards into iMovie.
My question is, I am looking for the best online data storage that would allow me to upload the video clips on the memory card to an online service. Then, in the future if needed, retrieve the clips of my choice and bring them either directly into iMove, or put them back onto the memory card which can be used to import the clips into iMovie.
Any recommendations? Preferably unlimited storage, and would allow me to group clips into differnt folders, ie dates or project names.
Thanks!

I am using CrashPlan for this.
CrashPlan lets you seed your cloud backup with a 1TB disk drive that they send you, so that you only have to send online new files, or files that will not fit within 1TB.
I currently have about 2 TB backed up to the cloud. I have all my DV, all my h.264, and all my VHS and Hi8 backed up to the cloud. For my AVCHD, I only backup the archive copy from the camera, and the completed movie, because the Apple Intermediate Codec versions of the Events are too large to backup to the cloud on a timely basis. So the Archive copy is fine, and it is the first generation copy anyway. I also backup my documents folder, my iTunes library, and my iPhoto and Aperture libraries to the cloud.
I have a fast internet connection with 50 Mbs download and 10 Mbs upload.
Note: This is only for backup. I keep a local copy too.
If you make camera archives with iMovie, you can import from those. You do not have to move stuff back to the card. See this section of iMovie Help. http://help.apple.com/imovie/#mov39f84817

Best online backup for MacbookPro bought in Jan 2010?

Going travelling and need to have photos files etc safely stored at the end of every day in case my Mac goes astray. I'm overwhelmed with software learning and forgetful so want super simple and automatic if possible. Any suggestions? Is the new iCloud good enuf?

Dropbox possibly.
iCloud doesn't work with 10.6 fully, only portions, only full with 10.7
Slower too. Have to buy all new software versions and hardware drivers.
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
Since you can't get Internet everywhere, some places it's too slow to do anything, and power is a problem, best to backup to portable drives on your person.
Heck even DVD's are good, get them nearly everywhere too.
IMO stick with 10.6, you know it works and use DVD's and a portable hard drive or two well protected
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3045

Can anyone recommend the best ONLINE backup for Mac's

Hello, I have a new Macbook Pro, and would like to take an extra step and backup
my pictures, my files, my i-tunes library, onto an online service. Does anyone use one
now or have you had any experience with using an online service? Thanks

While MobileMe does offer up cloud storage, I wouldn't say it's a great backup service as such. You have to manually copy stuff etc. It's not automated - of course there are ways to automate it of course.
Also, you need to consider the amount you need to store. 20Gb standard with MobileMe, beyond that you pay to upgrade?
Personally I prefer to use automated services. My current favourite is Mozy - you can read about my experiences here: http://www.markc.me.uk/MarkC/Blog/Entries/2009/7/15Online_Backups_-Mozy.html
I've the best part of 1Tb of uploaded backed up data on there now, all for 50ish dollars/year. Bargain, and works well.

Best Online Backup for Tiger...

I'm looking to get this service in addition to my daily backup to an external drive.
I've tried IDrive and after spending DAYS backing up about 45GB of my files, I find their software inconsistent and unreliable.... Carbonite seems great, but it's not Tiger-compatible. Dropbox seems great, but it seems like I have to manually drop files to be backed up, I don't see how I can schedule it to update automatically my backed up files.
So what else is there for us, Tiger users?
Thanks.....

OK, great, let us know how it goes, but I think I saw unlimited space & bandwidth for $4...
http://secure.hostgator.com/forward.php?campaign=webhosting&page=shared.shtml&gc lid=CMyn3NPby68CFYgaQgodCW5Rjg
Unlimited for $29 a year...
http://www.onlinestoragesolution.com/

What is the best online backup system to use for Mac?

What is the best online backup system to use for mac?

By online, do you mean backup to the cloud, where you pay a monthly fee for the service to host your data?
If this is the case, then there are a lot of services (do not know them all, but DropBox, CrashPlan, Carbonite, Mozy, SugarSync, come to mine, and that is not a complete list.
There are also services that allow you to backup over your home network or across the internet to your own storage. CrashPlan has this option (for free), and Transporter come to mind. CrashPlan talks to another computer also running CrashPlan that you own or have some control (could even be a friend or relatives computer). Transporter is hardware that you either provide some storage of your choice, or they will sell the unit with storage.
I'm mostly a CrashPlan to my own storage user. I backup to a Mac mini for my Mom (300 miles away) and Wife (she is local )
Can clarify your exact desires or needs.

Best Online Backup

I am looking for the best online backup service. I currently have a time capsule and mozy, but Mozy ended their unlimited space and slowed down my computer significantly. It always ran in the background even when the application was closed. I prefer a service that offers unlimited space and is available for multiple computers. This would be for 3 computers (2 macbooks and 1 PC).

Depending on the size of your Library you cold back it up to an iDisk or any of the online back up sites.
If you just want to back up the photos any of the Photo Sharing sites will work: Personally I use SmugMug but there are many options including flickr. However, check the terms of your account carefully. While most sites have free uploading, you will often find that these uploads are limited in terms of the file size, or the bandwidth you can use per month. For access that allows you to upload full size pics with no restrictions you will need to pay.
I have two offsite back ups - one in my car and one in a relative's house across town. For both I use small portable USB drives. These are a whole lot faster and more convenient to work with than DVDs. The one in my car is updated whenever I add pics to the Library. The one across town I update 4 times a year.
Regards
TD

HT1338 What is the best online storage for photos. Specifically one that allows the original image quality to be downloaded should your hard storage goes belly up

What is the best online storage for photos. Specifically one that allows the original image quality to be downloaded should your hard storage goes belly up

I'd put them on an external hard drive(s) and burn them to a DVD as well (at least 2 - 3 copies on different drives/media); I prefer having control and a local solution instead of relying on a server and the possibility of someone (who shouldn't be) downloading my work.

ORA-27078: unable to determine limit for open files

I installed Oracle XE on my Gengoooraclexe@ghost ~ $ lsnrctl
LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 25-JUN-2011 16:51:29
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Welcome to LSNRCTL, type "help" for information.
LSNRCTL> status
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
Start Date 25-JUN-2011 10:03:30
Uptime 0 days 6 hr. 48 min. 1 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Default Service XE
Listener Parameter File /usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server/network/admin/listener.ora
Listener Log File /usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server/network/log/listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=ghost.emacs.com)(PORT=1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
LSNRCTL>
Poraclexe@ghost ~ $ sqlplus "/as sysdba"
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sat Jun 25 07:19:58 2011
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> show user
USER is "SYS"
SQL> startup
ORA-27078: unable to determine limit for open files
Linux Error: 1: Operation not permitted
Additional information: 1
Additional information: 1
Additional information: -2958340
SQL> startup force
ORA-27078: unable to determine limit for open files
Linux Error: 1: Operation not permitted
Additional information: 1
Additional information: 1
Additional information: -3378372
SQL> startup
ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel
SQL> exit
Disconnected

unable to determine limit for open filessee http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B25329_01/doc/install.102/b25144/toc.htm#BABJFAIA
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Setting Default GUI Properties for Opened Files?

OK, so you can set up a template for AIs you create yourself, to include things like Layer Panel thumbnail size etc, but can this be done for opened files?
I work on a very large screen and always want to increase the layers panel thumbnail size, but it's a few clicks to do it, and I'd like to be able to set this value for all opened files, if this is possible. The default thumb. size is way to small and always needs bumped up.
Are these values stored in the AI (since templates are simply AI files) or can a default value be set? if so, how can I do this?
Thanks
Richard

You cannot change this for all opened files, as this is a per document setting unfortunately.
To make a new document profile as per Monika open one fo the profiles here:
Users/ Username/ Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator CS4/en_US/New Document Profiles
Change your thumbnail size to larger, then save over that profile
When you make a new document choose that profile.

Online Backups for Hyperion Essbase database

Dear All,
Any one implemented online backups for HYPERION products,
Please share the details with me if you implemented.
Thanks,
Rajendraprasad

All you need to know about backups but were afraid to ask is available at :- http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17236_01/epm.1112/epm_backup_recovery/frameset.htm?launch.html
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http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

Best Online resources for Windows administrators

Hi,
What are some of the best online resources for Windows administrators[apart from Technet ofcourse]
Vignesh

Hi Vignes,
Technet is not a small world, you can find anything and everything, if you have a patience to search for the topics/articles etc. Being a Windows Technician, I recommend you use Technet.
Of-course, there are many 3rd party forums/blog links available, it is up to you and your queries. Use Bing/Google to get the details of other resources.
Thank you for understanding.
Regards, Ravikumar P

How to define "byte stream type" for "open file"?

Hello,
I created some numbers (type "double") in Matlab and stored in a file. What value should I use to specify the "byte stream type" for "open file" in Labview? Should I put something like "DBL" or "I32". I don't know where to find the list of legal "types" in Labiew help.
Thanks so much!
Felicia

Looks like 7.1:
The Matlab "double" is 64 bits (8 bytes). It doesn't make much sense to use an integer datatype to read a floating point value, so you would use DBL in LabVIEW. The numeric data types table can be found here.
By the way, this assumes you saved the file as raw binary, as opposed to a .mat file, which is something different.
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Restore hot online backup without redolog file

Dear
I had taken a online backup (begin / end tablespace) of all datafiles. Before end backup I had taken backup of current controlfile with O/S command.
Now, I want to restore this backup.
I have only :
datafiles (taken with begin / end backup)
controlfile (taken during begin / end backup)
Archive Log (from backup to up till now)
What steps I have to take for recovery with missing redolog files.
regards;

Thanks dears its worked
SQL> startup mount
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 289406976 bytes
Fixed Size 1248576 bytes
Variable Size 96469696 bytes
Database Buffers 184549376 bytes
Redo Buffers 7139328 bytes
Database mounted.
SQL> recover database until cancel using backup controlfile
ORA-00279: change 643381 generated at 03/26/2009 15:59:06 needed for thread 1
ORA-00289: suggestion : E:\ORACLE\ARCHIVE\ARC00008_0682335852.001
ORA-00280: change 643381 for thread 1 is in sequence #8
Specify log: {<RET>=suggested | filename | AUTO | CANCEL}
auto
ORA-00279: change 644479 generated at 03/26/2009 16:01:31 needed for thread 1
ORA-00289: suggestion : E:\ORACLE\ARCHIVE\ARC00009_0682335852.001
ORA-00280: change 644479 for thread 1 is in sequence #9
ORA-00278: log file 'E:\ORACLE\ARCHIVE\ARC00008_0682335852.001' no longer
needed for this recovery
ORA-00308: cannot open archived log 'E:\ORACLE\ARCHIVE\ARC00009_0682335852.001'
ORA-27041: unable to open file
OSD-04002: unable to open file
O/S-Error: (OS 2) The system cannot find the file specified.
SQL> alter database open;
alter database open
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01589: must use RESETLOGS or NORESETLOGS option for database open
SQL> alter database open resetlogs;
*Database altered.
*-----------------------------

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