What's Backed up each time
I know this has been asked, but with 10.5.2 out I was wondering if it now logs what was backed up each time somewhere. I have looked over some of the logs and all I can find are summaries of what happened. Below is my summary.
Feb 14 17:34:14 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Backup requested due to disk attach
Feb 14 17:34:14 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Starting standard backup
Feb 14 17:34:14 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Backing up to: /Volumes/TM Time Machine/Backups.backupdb
Feb 14 17:34:28 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 496.8 MB requested (including padding), 311.62 GB available
Feb 14 17:34:33 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Copied 11 files (0 bytes) from volume VidMus Video and Music.
Feb 14 17:35:24 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Copied 1379 files (102.7 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Feb 14 17:35:25 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 377.0 MB requested (including padding), 311.52 GB available
Feb 14 17:35:27 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Copied 11 files (0 bytes) from volume VidMus Video and Music.
Feb 14 17:35:36 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Copied 504 files (2.8 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Feb 14 17:35:41 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Starting post-backup thinning
Feb 14 17:35:49 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Deleted backup /Volumes/TM Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/MyMac/2008-02-13-163931: 311.52 GB now available
Feb 14 17:36:09 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Deleted backup /Volumes/TM Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/MyMac/2008-02-13-153916: 311.54 GB now available
Feb 14 17:36:32 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Deleted backup /Volumes/TM Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/MyMac/2008-02-13-144008: 311.56 GB now available
Feb 14 17:36:32 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Post-back up thinning complete: 3 expired backups removed
Feb 14 17:36:32 MyMac /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[3336]: Backup completed successfully.MyMac
ugadawg94 wrote:
Just paranoia from having worked in IT for 20 years. My Rule of thumb is very backups.
If you're that concerned, you should probably also get a second external drive, on which you do bootable backups (with a program like SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner), as well as putting your important files on a portable storage device (like a memory stick or a DVD), and keep that offsite. That will ensure your files are safe.
Good luck!
EDIT: I have just found this Mac OS X Hints article, which does what you want, although it doesn't seem all that user-friendly from the description.
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