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.

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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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Do i need to open port for crash plan online backup service

do i need to open port for crash plan online backup service?
Thanks!

Possibly. I would start by checking out this CrashPlan support article. CrashPlan does require certain ports on both your computer's and network router's firewall to be open in order to communicate properly.

Bypassing proxy for online backup service

BM 3.8.5 w/patch 1; NW 6.5.8. I'm trying to evaluate an online backup service that doesn't support proxy servers, bizarre as that may be. Is there a way to let a program on a workstation bypass the proxy server? Also, though not germane to this forum, if anyone has any suggestions for online back that are compatible with NW and BM for a small office (under 10 computers), please chime in.

On 08/07/11 15:36, JackCunha wrote:
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> The browser is not used. There is a program on the workstation which
> tries to connect to the site online. Tthe ports required are 4282 and
> port 4280/4285, but I assume I also need to get access and get through
> the BM proxy at 192.168.1.1, and the program does not support proxies.
>
>
bm proxy is normally only for port 80/443, when using the forward proxy.
If this program access port 4282 and 4280/4285, then it depends how you
internet connection is set up. If bm is the default gateway for the
internal hosts and filters are applied, then you will need a filter
exception for this ports and enable dynamic nat to allow this traffic to
reach the internet. So bm proxy is not involved here.
If bm is not the default gateway, then this program will use the default
gateway defined on the PC to reach the internet and then is there where
you have to allow this traffic.

OT: Online backup services

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company? Any recommendations or suggestions?
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What is the best online storage service for time machine

what is the best online storage service for time machine?

ds store wrote:
There isn't any, the reason is TimeMachine is a backup of your entire boot drive, can be many gigabytes in size which Internet Service Providers only provide a fraction of upload speed compared to download speed so it makes online backups rather impractical for most.
You can share some files via a service like DropBox between remote computers, but to backup your whole system it's better to have it stored locally.
After all how can you restore your hard drive if OS X isn't running to get online?
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3045
Why is local storage better than offsite? I had a house that burned down and can tell you from experience that local backup was totally useless.

Do you have old for new service for Mac air?

Do you have old for new service for Mac air?

I believe you are asking if you can trade in an older model MacBook Air for a new one.
Apple does not take trade-ins; however, in the U.S., they do have a recycling program which offers Apple gift cards in exchange for older Apple computers.
You should be able to sell your older computer.

I just bought and backed up my computer and time machine with a "Seagate BackUp Plus for Mac". Now my time machine is empty. Panicked. can anyone help?

I just bought and backed up my computer and time machine with a "Seagate BackUp Plus for Mac". Now my time machine is empty. Panicked. can anyone help?

Lets start over...
Please restart the network.. shut down everything..
Restart in order.. modem.. router.. if different to TC.. or TC.. client devices.. wait 2min between each startup.
If the TC does not show up on the computer, in finder.. then we need more info.. what OS are you running?
Does the TC show up in Airport utility? Are you running wireless or ethernet?
If you still have issues.. plug the TC directly into the computer by ethernet.
Do a full factory reset of the TC.. and see if it now shows up.
Please tell us exactly what model TC it is and how old.. the A1xxx model number from the base will help if you don't know.
You take a screen shot of the TC opened in finder.
eg..
My TC is named Tardis4.. click on it.. and then open the data folder.. on this one called Tardisdata.
Then take a screen shot of it so we can see what the problem is.. screenshot.. with area selection.. control + shift + 4 .. the picture goes into the desktop.. and then you click the picture icon in the posting web page controls and select the picture.

Seagate 1T backup plus for Mac won't mount

I have a seagate 1T backup plus for mac which suddenly will not mount. I have done the disk utility disk repair and it says the volume appears to be OK. What do I do next?

likely a dead SATA bridge card.
see here:
Your dead external hard drive is likely fine! Great hope for your 'faulty' external HD
verify on another Mac first however
"backup plus" by the way is just a name, and designates nothing special about this HD

Recommended online (offsite) backup service for Leopard?

I have searched the Apple Discussions and have only seen mention of Mozy. Does anyone know of any other good online backups? I have an external HD backup but want an OFFsite backup as well.
Thanks!

Thanks, but...for instance:
I just signed up for a trial version of dot mac. I have done a sync with my idisk to backup contacts, mail accounts, etc, but don't see anything on my idisk.
This doesn't make paying for dot mac sound that good to me. if i am using it as an offsite backup solution i do need access to my data and if i can't see it that is not good!
I assume these problems are because I am not using the application correctly. Any help appreciated...

The best backup software for mac os 10.4.8?

Hi,
I'm new on mac, I just got tired of PC and windows so I decided to make a change, a really good change.
First of all to say that I've been looking for an answer of this question around the forums, but havn't got what I'm looking for. What I've found is that people prefere freeware, I just want good stuff.
I'm not sure if this is the right forum to place my topic, but is not a bad one either.
Anyway, here is my question.
I need to clone and do incremental backups, but I have to be extremely sure that the software I use is completly trustfull and secure, so I do not care if I have to pay 100€ (not much more thouh), just want to be sure I get everything works right.
I also prefere software that only does clone and backups than a multitask soft.
Well, if u have any question just ask, u're the ones who really know about this things.
Thanks, everything is wellcome here.

You will find information on backup in this:
Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
For disk repairs use Disk Utility. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utilities are: Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.0 is now Intel Mac compatible. TechTool Pro provides additional repair options including file repair and recovery, system diagnostics, and disk defragmentation. TechTool Pro 4.5.2 is Intel Mac compatible; Drive Genius is similar to TechTool Pro in terms of the various repair services provided. The current version, 1.5.1, is Intel Mac compatible.
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep.
OS X automatically defrags files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems.
I would also recommend downloading the shareware utility TinkerTool System that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old logfiles and archives, clearing caches, etc.
For emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the commandline.
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand. I also recommend booting into safe mode before doing system software updates.
Get an external Firewire 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 significant):
1. Retrospect Desktop (Commercial - not yet universal binary)
2. Synchronize! Pro X (Commercial)
3. Synk (Backup, Standard, or Pro)
4. Deja Vu (Shareware)
5. PsynchX 2.1.1 and RsyncX 2.1 (Freeware)
The following utilities can also be used for backup, but cannot create bootable clones:
1. Backup (requires a .Mac account with Apple both to get the software and to use it.)
2. Toast
3. Impression
4. arRSync
Apple's Backup is a full backup tool capable of also backing up across multiple media such as CD/DVD. However, it cannot create bootable backups. It is primarily an "archiving" utility as are the other two.
Impression and Toast are disk image based backups, only. Particularly useful if you need to backup to CD/DVD across multiple media.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
Additional suggestions will be found in Mac Maintenance Quick Assist.
Referenced software can be found at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
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What (if any) Online Backup Services Can Handle 1 TB of Storage?

Hi -
I have a 750GB OWC external hard drive that I like a lot, but is getting full (I store a lot of videos for work, as well as everything on my MacBook). I'd like to back it all up, and thought it might be smarter to use an online service this time. But I can't find any online backup/storage services that offer more than a few GB of space.
Is there an online storage service out there that might back up 1 TB of data? Or is that impossible because of upload time involved, or something like that? With this much data, is there another option besides buying another external hard drive?
Thanks for your help -

In addition to Kappy's suggestions I believe the Apple store does have personal training so check that out. Also check out if your city has a MacUser Group or MUG. Also check out the Apple store Workshops (they are free I believe).

How do you re-install your catalog from the online backup service?

I have a new computer, but I backed up my photoshop files onto the online service, and paid for that. Now I have gotten my photos back, but am unable to find the catalog. Does anyone know how to find the catalog in the backup service files?

From online services , i hope you mean Photoshop.com services.
When you upload the file in photoshop.com then the ablums get uploaded.
To get the catalog as the old one
Create a new catalog
Go to the Backup synchpreferences (edit>preferences>Backup/Synch)
Mark the albums you want to download.
You can set the path of the download as well from the setting named as 'Folder For downloaded files :'
Thanks
Harshit

Customizing a backup plan for mac osx10.6.8

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My old back back up plan is not sufficient. i dont seem to have Time Machine with my Sno leopard
Thank you

Unless you deleted the application, you most certainly do have Time Machine. There is a prefence pane for it in the system settings, and the application itself is in the Applications folder.
If for some reason you prefer not to use Time Machine, then there are a number of third-party synchronization applications available such as Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper, ChronoSync, and a number of others.
Regards.

Advice needed on backup config. for Mac and Windows XP

I'm trying to work out my best options for configuring a way to backup both my Mac and XP machines and at the same time use a hard-drive as a type of media server (or at least somewhere to hold shared photos etc).
Current hardware is:
- MacBook connected to wireless router
- XP laptop connected to wireless router
- XP desktop connected to router via ethernet
- PS3 connected to wireless router
- iPod touch connected to wireless router
Am I right in thinking that Time Machine with Time Capsule will back-up my Mac but not in a way that makes the files on it accessible to other devices on the network. If that's the case then would I also need to copy any shared media separately? I guess I would also need separate software to back-up the XP machines.
What format would I need to use to hold files accessible to both systems?
Could I use TC to hold a shared iTunes library? Even if the music is currently held separately on XP and Mac?
All advice/bright ideas welcome. Obvious alternative is just to get hold of an external USB2 hard drive and move it around.

An MSDOS formatted drive should not be used for OS X backups. If you need to do PC backups then I would suggest a separate external drive. Otherwise, format the drive for use with OS X (Mac OS Extended.) Get MacDrive (Media Four) for the PC which enables Windows to read/write Mac drives.
Alternatively if you think you are sufficiently skilled you can try the technique outlined here for creating HFS+ and FAT32 partitions on one drive.

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