One-time backup

I need to rebuild an iMac and was wondering if Time Machine could be used as a one-time backup of the disk before flattening the hard drive on the system that needs to be rebuilt. Beyond that, it will not be used as the backup will go off-site for storage.
Would Time Machine be required to restore any files should it be necessary at a later date?
Thanks!

Do you really need to erase your internal HD? +*Repair Disk,+* or a heavy-duty disk repair app like +Disk Warrior+ won't do it?
Yes a "bootable clone" is probably best for one-time use, but to be prudent, make two backups, preferably with two different apps, such as Time Machine and a clone. All hardware fails, sooner or later, and no app is perfect, so protect yourself as much as possible. It's rare, of course, but we do see posts where a backup drive failed during a restore, and everything was lost.
And the Restore tab of Disk Utility will make a clone, too. See #7 in [Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks|http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/DU.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Using Snow Leopard+ forum).
But however you make it, start up from it and run several apps, to be sure everything is ok, before erasing your internal HD.

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What is the best way of creating a one-time backup using DPM 2012R2?

Hello,
Due to some severe tape issues, we have lost a lot of our long-term storage data.
I schedule a recovery point on our servers every Friday, once a week. We retain this data for the 64 weeks (the maximum amount of versions DPM allows.)
Management needs me to put one recovery point from each month to tape (preferably from the beginning of each month.)
From the DPM console, I have been manually searching each server and running a recovery job from each "short term" recovery point we still have in the system.   I am recovering this data to a large disk array that I'm using as a staging
area. My intention is to take this data and put it onto tape using DPM and leave it there forever (20 years.)
Since the space on the array is limited, I can only recover a few months at a time before having to delete the recoevered data to make way for the next group.
The way DPM works it seems you must have a protection group for every backup job you run; so if I have to repeat this process 8 times, I'll end up with 8 different protection groups all assigned to the host running the staging array. NOTE:
the host running the staging array will be wiped in the near future.
What would be the best method to carry this task out ?
This forum post is similar, but doesn't address all these additional groups created:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f379740c-4507-4a82-b275-c95e3e968b57/dpm-2012-r2-perform-one-time-backup?forum=dataprotectionmanager
Any assistance would be welcome!
Matthew J. Fazio

Hi,
What you can do is protect the staging server by using a single share - lets call it STAGING for simplicity.
Perform your first set a restores and restore to the staging share, you can create meaningful subdirectories one for each data source you are restoring.
Now protect the STAGING share using DPM - protect using long term to tape only, Frequency yearly, and set retention policy for 20 years.
Perform an ad-hoc backup (right-click the data source and create recovery point to tape)
When that completes, delete the sub-directories under the staging share and then repeat the process of restoring more data then backing up the same share.  When you are all done, you can remove the protection group, but maintain the tape backups
so they will be available for restores.
Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Regards, Mike J. [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Valid One-Time Backup Strategy?

I wanted to get some feedback on a one-time backup strategy. We currently run RMAN incremental level 0 backups once a week, then run incremental level 1 backups nightly. These seem sufficient for our needs.
In the near future, though, we are planning an upgrade of 9i to 10g. In case we need to undo the upgrade, I want to make sure I have all bases covered when performing this upgrade. My strategy is:
- Run a level 1 incremental right before starting the upgrade.
- Shut down the instance
- Backup the entire ORACLE_HOME(without the data files) using OS commands(tar)
- Backup the entire oraInventory directory.
If I needed to restore the 9i database to its pre-upgrade condition, I would simply untar the ORACLE_HOME, the oraInventory and then run an rman restore and recover.
Is there any flaw in this strategy?
Thanks, Nick

RMAN Compatibility Matrix and Guide (Note:73431.1)
https://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=73431.1&blackframe=1
Bye, Aron

Think I've lost a one time backup...

Think I've messed up a backup here. I backed up a folder I hadn't previouly been backing up on 7 June, but forgot to set the folder to back up automatically.
So today I needed to grab the original version, but think I've lost it because it was more than a month old, the point at which TC switches to weekly backups.
So my back ups go back in hourly increments for today, then daily increments back to 11 June, then weekly with the first one 5 June.
Does this mean I've lost the back up of that folder made on 7 June, or should I still be able to recover it somehow?

OK, thanks Bob. In case it was ambiguous before, 7 June was the only day this was backed up, and I didn't have a copy on my HD. So the only copy was the 7 June backup. Should that still have been consolidated somewhere before the 7 June backup was removed?
I think my only hope now is that it reappears when the next weekly consolidation backup is created, as the 5 June one pree-dates the 7 June backup.

Backup entire Macbook Pro-10.7 Lion (one time backup)

My local Apple Genius Bar recently installed a fresh install of OS10.7 Lion as the previous install appeared corrupt. The tech said I could backup this new install to a external hard drive. After this backup, I need to remove the external hard drive. Is this possible and what steps are necessary including safe removal of hard drive etc. Thank you for any suggestions!

Use a program such as the Disk Utility, Carbon Copy Cloner, or SuperDuper to create the backup, and then click the Eject button to the right of the drive in the Finder's sidebar, or unmount it from the Disk Utility.
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One-time library backup

It seems like I should have found the answer to this question by searching this forum, but I apparently didn't look for the right thing.
So, if I want to make a one-time backup of my Aperture library, so that I can kill the regular one and replace it with the backup in the case of a disaster, do I need to do anything more than copy the Aperture library in my Pictures folder?
I'm asking because I have 95% of my photos referenced into my iPhoto library, and I think it's time to have Aperture manage all those files. I figure that if something goes wrong with such a large operation, it will be catastrophic. I would like to ensure I can get both my iPhoto library and my Aperture library back to the exact state in which they are today, if something goes wrong while having Aperture start managing the masters. (Once I have that done, I will start using the vault for everything, but using the vault isn't quite what I want in order to "kill and fill" a corrupt database for recovery.)
nathan

What should do is to re-import each snapshotted Project into a new Aperture Library. It will take a while as each re-imported Project will need to be analyzed by Aperture, but it works. I've had to restore snapshotted Projects a couple of times and it works fine.
The important thing to remember is that as you export your Projects, make sure you check the checkbox to include your referenced masters in the save dialog box.
As I mention in my blog posting, I recommend keeping Projects under 4.2GB in size so that they can easily be burned to DVD. Smaller is better- for Aperture performance as well.

One button backup of images (similar to Aperture's Vault)

I own both Apertue, and Lightroom...I use lighroom now and prefer it overall, but still miss aperture's "Vault" feature, which allows me to backup all files with the push of a button...would love to see this soon...thanks

Assuming you have a filesharing connection established between your Mac and PC you should be able to use Disk Utilities to create a disk image (select the Restore Tab) and set the PC as your destination drive. I wouldn't want to do this over WiFi but with a fast Ethernet connection it shouldn't be too painfully long.
Note: This isn't something I've tested so I cannot guarantee it will work. It would be much better to use an external drive and TimeMachine to make incremental backups. You underestimate how often programs get updates and your configurations change. Unless you keep a huge chunk of your Library folder linked to DropBox when the day comes that you need that back up you are likely to discover that a) your one time backup is much less helpful than you thought it would be and b) DropBox takes a long time to move everything from the cloud to your hard drive.

How can I copy a time machine backup from one Time Capsule to another ?

How can I copy a time machine backup from one Time Capsule to another ? I bought a 1 Tb Time Capsule to replace my 512Mb Time Capsule. Now, I like to copy my time machine backup from the old Time Capsule to the new one so I can keep using my backup.

from this support article:
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I have 2 auxillary disk drives for my MacBokk Pro. Time Machine uses one for backup and I use the other for storage, but I am unable to create a new folder or drag and drop files or folders to the aux drive.

I am unable to create a new folder on either of my auxillary disk drives. I can access the files and folders that were there when I transferred one of the drives from a PC. Time machine uses one for backup and I want to use the other to store photos which are large files. An help would be appreciated.

Thanks for the reply. If I reformat the drive will I be able to access the files on it from the MAC. I do not share the drive with a PC. The files were originally created on a PC which I no longer use. I do want to continue to access the files put there by the PC. I would like to not have to copy them over to the MAC hard drive just to use them. The second aux drive is new and works fine because it was formatted by the MAC. I can drag and drop files there and work with just as if they were on the internal drive.

How can we take backup of all the RDL'S existing at Report server dynamically at one time

How can we take backup of all the RDL'S existing at Report server dynamically at one time ? I want to take backup of all the reports existing at the report server dynamically at one time only. currently I'm able to take backup of the reports folder wise
using VBScript. and I have to pass the folder names again and again. I want this to be happened for all the reports of all the folders at single shot only using VBScript.

Hi DineshRemash,
Based on my research, we can store the following VB Script to a text file, then modify the file name extension from .txt to .rss.
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Dim items As CatalogItem() = _
rs.ListChildren("/", true)
For Each item As CatalogItem in items
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CreateDirectory(item.Path)
Else If item.Type = ItemTypeEnum.Report Then
SaveReport(item.Path)
End If
Next
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path = GetLocalPath(path)
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(path)
End Sub
Sub SaveReport(reportName As String)
Dim reportDefinition As Byte()
Dim document As New System.Xml.XmlDocument()
reportDefinition = rs.GetReportDefinition(reportName)
Dim stream As New MemoryStream(reportDefinition)
document.Load(stream)
document.Save(GetLocalPath(reportName) + ".rdl")
End Sub
Function GetLocalPath(rsPath As String) As String
Return rootPath + rsPath.Replace("/", "\")
End Function
Then navigate to the folder contains the script, we can directly run the below command from the run menu:
rs -s
http://aa/ ReportServer -i download.rss
We can modify the rootpath to point at whaterver fold you’d like to download the RDL files.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Katherine Xiong
Katherine Xiong
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2 full backup's at one time

Hello!
We use IBM Tivoli Storage manager for backup our database 11.1.0.7 to SBT_TYPE.
Can we do 2 backups at one time, if we use 2 dsmc schedulers and 2 TYPE's (Not same SBT_TYPEs) - drive's ?
Backups are full (using RMAN).

We do not delete our full backups for 22 days and do 1 arch copy at month to another device. (and save it for 1 year)
I tested that full backup to SBT_TYPE with archive copies running ok with level1 backup and with incr backup arch files at every 1 hour.
I only intersting is it possible to take 2 backups at 1 time...

I was not warned that audiobooks are a one time download only for those using iCloud to backup. As a result I've lost my audiobook when switching to a new iPhone after the previous phone was damaged. Will Apple refund me for the audio book?

I was not warned that audiobooks are a one time download only for those using iCloud to backup. As a result I've lost my audiobook when switching to a new iPhone after the previous phone was damaged.
Will Apple refund me for the audio book?
the irony of this is that the lost audio books is Steve Jobs biography!
Starting to wonder about the benefits of Android :-/

If you haven't been keeping a backup of your downloads (none of your iTunes downloads are included in an iCloud backup, apps, music etc are only redownloadable whilst they remain in your country's store) then you can try contacting iTunes support and see if they will grant you a redownload : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/- click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption

HT5527 Why is it that when I bought my first generation iPad in October of 2010 the Apple sales rep at the Orange County California store suggested that I pay $99 for Mobile Me "coverage" and told me it was a "one time charge".

Why is it when I bought my first generation iPad in October 2010 the sales rep at the Orange County California South Coast Plaza store suggested that I buy Mobile Me service for $99 which he assured me was a one time charge and now, of course, Mobile Me has been discontinued and I've been "forced" to move to the Cloud and I'm being provided with another year of what Apple calls complimentary service with the clear indication that in a year I'm going to be asked to pay again for something I paid a one time charge for two years ago?

Mobile Me was the successor to .Mac (dot mac) which was "free" to all users but for a limited time. It included a free email address @mac.com and an amount of what we would now call "cloud" storage that went by the name of iDisk. iDisk worked great but with only dialup service for me it was barely useful.
So I didn't think much of dot-mac but lots of people thought it was worth paying for, so they did. Apple wanted to make it even more useful and integrate it with their portable devices which we all know as iPads and iPhones, and assembled a team to make it all work. This was to be called Mobile Me.
They failed miserably. Lots of people including me looked at the final product and said "huh?" Unfortunately for the Mobile Me engineers, one of those people was Steve Jobs. He first humiliated them quite publicly, then disbanded the team, including firing at least one senior manager who shall remain nameless.
This was the rocky beginning of what is now called iCloud, which is the "free" service I should have explained. iCloud includes an email address @me.com, and the 5 GB of "storage" which aggregates things like iWork documents, your email, calendars, Photostream, and iPhone backups.
You can buy more storage if you need more than 5 GB, but if you have more than that it's still free through September 2013.
What happens if you have more than 5 GB stored on iCloud and on September 2013 you don't pay? I'm not sure, but you have a year to think about it.

How do I delete all contacts (at one time) from i phone4

Somehow I have gotten mutilple listing in contacts. How do I delete all contacts from I phone and start over?

baprawski,
Is there a particular reason why you want to delete the contacts all at once? The only way you can delete all the contacts all one time would be to wipe the device. This will complete erase all data on the phone including the contacts.
You want to make sure you backup your device uisng the desktop manager. Once you perform the wipe you can then backup your contacts using the desktop manager and just make sure to uncheck the Contacts when backing up so they are not added back to your phone.
John B
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HT201250 Can I use one Time Capsule to back up two iMacs?

Can I use one Time Capsule to back up two iMacs using Time Machine? Both are running Mountain Lion.
Fouind the answer in other questions. Don't know how to remove this message. Sorry, Des

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