Online backup which accepts a drive?

I have quite a bit of content, mostly HD video of the kids, some 600GB in total. I already backup with Time Machine to an external HDD and also do an occasional clone to a third HDD. But I am also running out of HD space on my iMac, so may redesignate the first EDD as spillover space. Hence, I would need a reconfigured backup solution, preferably one which does not consume any more USB ports or generate more heat in my study!
So online seems like the way to go, but my internet connection is slow, at about 300K upload, so uploading all that content would take forever.
I know there are some online backup systems that will accept a drove with content to start you off, Mimedia is one, but it is not yet properly Mac-compatible.
Are there any other services that would accept a hard copy of the initial material? Ideally, it would be UK based, but I can do US too if that is a better option.

Hi,
I'm currently trying Crashplan : http://b2.crashplan.com/
Unlimited space for 50$/yr, that's the cheapest I've found for a service of backup. There is other similar solutions for this price but this concerns synchronization only and most of them don't support externale drive
I don't have any issue so far with the bandwith or the software.

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Online Backup for Time Machine Drive?

I've been looking around at the major names in online backup and most of them won't let you back up external drives, but I found BackBlaze and it looked good till I found out that it specifically won't allow you to backup a Time Machine drive to its service.
Does anyone know of a good online backup service that will let you back up your time machine drive?

i second Thomas' remarks.
you may want to consider Dropbox for that redundant backup.
JGG

DB6 ONLINE BACKUP

Dear Guru's,
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check
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--> Under "SAP Web AS"
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SAP Database Admin. Guide - IBM DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows
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Markus

"Restoring" to a new drive using Backup, which Catalog is active now?

I have PSE 5 and just added a new internal hard drive because the original drive (my C drive) is nearly full. I read some posts here about moving the files using the Folder View, etc. (I got the memo on DO NOT move using Windows Explore, so I am at least somewhat coachable) and I successfully moved a few individual folders from the C dirve to the new drive, but then couldn't figure out how to do a mass move. I have 34k photos occupying 146 GB of space with hundreds of folders. So rightly or wrongly, I decided to populate the files to the new drive using the "Restore from Backup" command using a current Full Backup that is on my external hard drive that I use strictly for backing up. That seemed to go just fine. When I open the Organizer, the file locations map to the new internal drive as desired. I've disconnected the external drive now to keep it safe.
My question is regarding which is the current and correct Catalog File. When I used the "restore" command, all the files and the Catalog file were copied from the external back up drive to the new internal hard drive. (That is no surprise.) But of course there is a Catalog file also on the original C drive. So when I open the Organizer, which Catalog is being opened, the one on my C drive, or the one on the new internal hard drive? How would one know? When I look at Edit/Preferences/Files, it still says I'm mapping the Catalog File to reside on my C drive. (Again, not a surprise, it has always resided on my C drive). I'm ok with that long term, but having two identical Catalog files one two different hard drives seems like a bad plan. I want to delete the (now duplicate) photo files off my C drive now to regain capacity, and I thought I should delete the Catalog file also from either the C drive or the new internal hard drive I just populated with the photo files. I just don't know which one is "active".
Any help here is greatly appreciated. Once I get this figured out and I clear the C drive, I intend to update to PSE 8, so I'll be reading up on pointers as to how to do that smoothly.

Thanks Barb. I do find the Catalog Folder on my C (original) drive. I do not see it on the new drive near where the new Catalog is. This is supported by what I said in the earlier post that when I moved the Catalog Folder (containing the thumbnail cache) from my C drive to my desktop and then opened the Organizer, I got the "hourglass" and could tell the thumbs were being (slowly) recreated. I moved the file back, re-opened the Organizer and they populated normally.
I am very curious (more like concerned) to know how to get it all files working from the same place on the new drive. When I check Edit/Preferences/Files, the "Save Catalogs In:" option is still mapping to my C drive, because I never changed that; I just restored from backup to a new drive. Could that mean that as time goes on I'll be writing Catalog updates to certain folders on the C drive, and other files (like the main Catalog) will be updating on the new drive? I sure don't want that. My goal is to DELETE everything related to PSE from the C drive (i've already deleted all the actual photo files) but I can't tell if that'll wreak havoc with these Catalog Folders. I wonder if I need to map the Save Catalogs In to the new drive. What's odd is that I know the program is accessing the main Catalog from the new drive. I moved that file to my desktop and when I opened the Organizer I got the message saying the Catalog wasn't there and asking for me to point to it. I moved the Catalog back to the new drive and it worked fine.

HT1379 I had to restart by resetting the NVRAM/PRAM. Now I have a window showing OS X Utilities. My options are restore from Time Machine Backup (which I could do), Disk Utility to repair or erase, get help online or reinstall OS X. What should I do?

I had to restart by resetting the NVRAM/PRAM. Now I have a window showing OS X Utilities. My options are restore from Time Machine Backup (which I could do), Disk Utility to repair or erase, get help online or reinstall OS X. What should I do? The problem began when I tried to restart my computer and the only thing I saw was the grey screen, Apple logo, and the timer; the computer wouldn't restart from there.

I searched through trouble shooting options on the Apple Support page and was able to make it this far.

How do a clean install from Time Machine Backup which is in other partition of internal hard drive

I have 2 partitions in my internal hard drive they are
1. Mac OS (Sysem Files)
2. HDD (Other Personal Documents).
I did Time Machine Backup in HDD partition. So now i want to do clean install from the Time Machine Backup without format the whole drive since my system not booting meant that system crashed and cant boot in anyway (Just consider ). Also I have MAC bootable USB stick.
Thanks in advance .

Having never seen a setup like that, I'm not sure how it will work.
In theory, just erase the Mac OS volume, then install, choosing to recover from a Time Machine backup.
When you boot into Recovery, open Disk Utility and select the Mac OS volume, not the whole disk. Erase it, then quit DU and restore from the Time Machine backup. However, this is the part I'm not certain of. I would imagine the partition with TM backup will be mounted, but I don't know.
If you can't see the Time Machine backup from the Recovery HD on the drive, try it from the USB Recovery stick (it is a Recovery USB and not the old Lion install USB, correct?)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4718
If you don't have a "built-in" recovery HD because of your partitioning, then you would have to boot from that USB Recovery disk.
Your setup is severely flawed. A backup on the same drive as the data is not a backup. You will lose everything with a disk failure.
Also, partitioning off your OS on a Mac is not necessary and is probably counterproductive. OS X is not Windows.

How to restore the backup which we taken from db13 ?

Hi .........
I am taking full back up from DB13 to hard disk and tape drive every day.
Please tell me how to restore this backup which is taken from db13.
4.7E, MSSQL , Windows 2003 server.
Gayatry.

If its the same server you took the backup from the backup history for the DB will be stored against it. If its a different server you will need to catalog the backup tape to read in the history/contents.
Lets assume its the same server, with the same file locations.
From SQL Ent Mgr - with SAP stopped.
right click the DB
select restoredb
select the set you want to restore from the history
select the options you need (ie leave off line for addition TL restore, or bring online)
It really is that simple - you cant go wrong (assuming you select the correct set!)

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.

Online backup for eMac? And what about Skype?

I recently had a bad crash. Had to do a clean install of OS X 10.4.11. For some reason Carbonite won't serve the Mac community. . Anyone know of a good Mac alternative? Also I lost Skype. Same question. What version of Skype will work with this old eMac?

Hello, as far as Skype...
http://mac.oldapps.com/skype.php?old_skype=32
And as far as online backup I really don't understand that wish, unless...
You have 20 MB/Sec Fiber Optic upload speed
You'r enot aware that a Firewire Drive will cost likely less than a couple of months of unlimited backup.
& there are free apps to backup or clone, which will leave you able to continue with your work within a minute or two...
http://mac.oldapps.com/skype.php?old_skype=32

How to use online backup services with a Mac.

I want to use an online backup service but each one I check out is unable to backup at least one of my key files and perhaps others that I havent tested yet.
I use an old palm pda and a current version of the palm desktop for mac. I'm quite happy with it and have tons of info on it.
But the online backup services store the files on an IBM server and when I restore it to my Macbook I get a Unix. exe file that I cannot use. I cant even import it or open it on a pc (which would be an acceptable solution in case of an emergency).
I really need a good backup solution for all my Mac files.
I've spoke to Apple, Palm and the techs at the online backup services and no one has a solution.
Any ideas would be appreciated.

You are very welcome. I don't think you can do scheduled updates. Apparently what happens is that the update happens whenever anything is changed on the desktop iDisk. No you don't have to recreate the desktop iDisk ever. That is, you can leave it on your desktop continuously. I trashed mine because I don't like to have things working in the background if I don't currently need them. On the other hand if I changed many things in a day, then I'd leave it on the desktop continuously.
If you check out all the MobileMe features, then you might decide that you like it. Your Dock mail program mirrors exactly what is on the MobileMe online mail program. I have to admit that the online program is very slow. But, the on Dock program more than makes up for the deficiency. Back to Mac is a cool feature. And, the online photo album feature is very easy and works well, except that it doesn't seem able to handle animated gifs.
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Restoring whole db Online backup with redologs backup

Dear all,
I am planning to restore a whole DB online + redo logs backup, i have few doubts . please confirm..
On Step 8, Restore and apply archivelog files ...
First sequence number (first_seq) .. (eg) 7276
Last sequence number (last_seq) .. (eg) 7278
we probably only have to mention the last_seq.... Now question is , is this the last archive created when the backup finished...(ie 7278) and in the backup log, it was mentioned that the Next archivelog is 7279...
another question , when we are restoring this backup next day , can we apply archives created after 7278 to achive DB point in time..
Thanks & regards
Adnan

Hi
U have to recover the databse using the archive files after the backup was taken.
The archive files should be copied from the source system to the target but make sure that u rename those archive files as acceptable to the target system ie log_archive_format parameter of the target system. ie sid should be there in the name of the archive files.
One more thing if u wish to keep the target DB in sync with the source DB then u would need to apply all the archive files generated after the online backup was taken.
Make sure to open the database in resetlogs mode
In short the steps wud be as follows.
1. Issue the following in ur source system
alter database backup controlfile to trace ; .
2.Modify the .trc file as below created under usertrace directory which generally shud be /oracle/SID/saptrace/usertrace
a. CREATE CONTROLFILE SET DATABASE "Target_SID" NORESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG
b.The directory structures of the redo log and datafiles as per the directory structure available in ur target system.
c.Remove all other lines from the file ur file should end with like character set ...;
d. Save the file as something.sql and copy it to the target system.
3. Restore the online backup on the target system ...don't need to restore the redo log files.
Also copy the archive file from the source system to the target system and rename them as per target system.
4. In the target system connect as sysdba
SQL> startup nomount
SQL> @something.sql
It wud say control file created and the DB will be mounted .
5. Now issue the command
Recover database using backup controlfile;
Apply the archives when done issue the following
alter database open resetlogs;
Regards
Kausik

Online Backup services

There appear to be about 7 or 8 online services. I intend to use it as a back-up to my external hard drive, it case the MAC drive and the WD drive fail at the same time. I only have about 50GB of data at the moment.
What are your experiences with respect to intial upload, cost, ease of recovery?
Thanks

I would only suggest an online service "In Addition" to a full local backup.
Online services have their issues, especially with Macs, as a lot of them focus on Windows customers first, and do not always test their Mac versions as well as they should.
Having said that, having an off-site backup is good, and using an online service one way to do that, but I would also have a local backup. That way you have a greater chance of recovering something in case of an Oops!
For Local backups, I like both Time Machine and SuperDuper (some like Carbon Copy Cloner instead of SuperDuper). The SuperDuper/Carbon Copy Clone gives you a bootable backup, which can be very useful in recovering from a total disk failure.
Time Machine is can be used to restore an entire system as well, plus it gives you incremental backups, so you can get several generations of file changes back again.
Where I do not like Time Machine, is when using a laptop, and you attempt to do Time Machine over the net. Putting the laptop to sleep (so you can take it out of the house) in the middle of a backup can result in corrupting the backup, and you end up starting over again from scratch. But a desktop system is idea for Time Machine as the equipment stays put.

SCXI-1200 ... Win2000 ... LabView 5.1 ... which NI-DAQ driver

Hello
we have a good running LabView program working on an old PC-system (Win-NT,
LabView 5.1 with NI-DAQ 6.1) together with or hardware,
a SXCI-2000 chassis with SCXI-1200 DAQ, and two multiplexers SCXI-1122 and
SCXI-1100.
Now we need a backup of our computer, but who will install Win-NT
I have learned that WinXP is not possible, thus we want to install Win2000.
We have tried a couple of things but didn't find an acceptable solution. We don't
know which NI-DAQ driver is necessary and what to do that our system works.
Who can help?
Thanks
Wolfgang Krüll

Hi Wolfgang,
Actually, the SCXI-1200 is not supported in Windows XP or 2000 by any of our drivers. As one of our legacy boards, it is only supported under previous versions of Windows, such as the NT version used on your old system. If you cannot use an older version of Windows, your best option will be to upgrade to hardware that works with Windows 2000. See NI-DAQ Driver Support for more information.
If you are interested in upgrading your hardware and would like some suggestions, post back with some more information about the system and specs that you need.
Thanks,
Justin M.
National Instruments

Re: Online Backup Services for Mac?

pc users have online backup services such as carbonite to choose from. Is there an equivalent backup service for Macs?
My pc friend says he pays $50/year for his online service which makes more sense than having an external drive next to your computer. Good when your hard drive craps out, yes, but not so good if both get damaged due to fire, water, etc. or disappear due to theft.
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There are a few, but I have only been experimenting with .Mac so far (which mostly for the other features). You can do a search for : online backup for mac : and several show up. I have heard good things from others about Mozy. Note the file transfer for any online service will be limited by your network bandwidth and availability.
Others may have specific recommendations.

Online Backup / Sharing Tool will not let me log in

I am trying to set up the online backup and sharing, using the downloaded software for a Mac running OS 10.7.3. I have installed, activated, etc, etc, etc. HOWEVER, the desktop tool will not accept any combination of ID and password, including the Primary Account ID and password under which online backup and sharing was purchased. I have re-downloaded, re-installed, and re-started multiple times, and continue to get "invalid user name or password".
What is the trick I'm missing here? Which ID and Password does this beaties want?
MJ
Solved!
Go to Solution.

After chasing through online chats and two phone calls, the answer is: the download software doesn't work with OS 10.7 -- would have been nice to know that up front. Their plans to upgrade to support 10.7 are 'some time this year'.
MSJ

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