Full HD Backup using Mac OS Tiger 10.4

Dear all,
After a few years I've decided that I need to backup all my HD info before I loose it.... again.
I can't find any application that will do that for me, so all I can think of is to drag folders into an external HD every now and then (as this would do the job).
However, I was wondering if:
- A: Is there a way of getting Tiger to do this for me every now and then, so I don't have to worry about it?
- B: If I decide it do do it manually, will I be able to paste all my backed up info (mainly iTunes and iPhoto) onto a new HD, if I buy a new mac (or my HD busts)?
As I don't want to spend anymore money on new software (say Leopard = Time Machine), I was wondering if anyone has an answer to my questions.
Many thanks,
geovladi

*Hi geovladi, Welcome (Back)* to Apple's Users Help Users Forums.
You already have some of the below but I have it preset so it's included again. The point is the purchase of SD so you can do the quick Smart BU. Relatively quick usually means more often. That's good.
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html
Purchase at $27.95 will allow smart backups that look at the bu files and only move over new ones. It's quick at ~7 mins to change ~1 gig out of 20.
*Be sure to test that the clone boots and apps behave properly.*
Here are other popular cloners.
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
http://www.prosoftengineering.com/products/drivegeniusinfo.php?PHPSESSID=909c070fb2e13b35097fa9cc1340bfc0
Good Luck, JP
Message was edited by: Jpfresno for typo

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